Administrators put Liverpool's Dixie Dean hotel up for sale

The Dixie Dean hotel in Liverpool has been put up for sale after falling into administration.

CBRE is marketing the property, which opened in 2020 and is named after former Everton FC player William Ralph ‘Dixie’ Dean.

The boutique hotel includes 45 themed bedrooms, a 120-cover bar and restaurant and is located within Liverpool city centre.

A CBRE brochure said the site had “proven to be a strong performer” in the hotel market and that it had “strong forward bookings” going into 2023. The asking price has not been disclosed.

The Dixie Dean’s parent company Signature Eden Limited entered administration in August, when the hotel employed 44 people.

It was one of around 60 firms which traded as part of the Signature Living family of companies. The wider Signature Living group entered administration in April 2020, leaving a number of its associated hotel projects in limbo.

The site of the planned George Best hotel in Belfast was put up for sale this summer after gaining approval from the courts.

An administrator’s report said there are plans to remarket Signature Living’s Shankly hotel in Liverpool after a planned sale was unable to go ahead. Administrators said discussions with interested parties are still ongoing.

Kroll has been contacted for comment. CBRE declined to comment.