LONDON— The Elizabeth Hotels has acquired the 52-room Humber Royal hotel in Grimsby, Lincolnshire, and the 95-bedroom Humber Crown hotel in Hull, East Yorkshire for the combined pricetag of £4.5 million (US$6.9 million). The two hotels have been renamed the Hotel Elizabeth Grimsby and Hotel Elizabeth Hull, and will add to the companys portfolio of 12 properties. Both hotels have large conference facilities. The Humber Royal has a function room that can hold 300 people and another smaller function room with space for up to 100. The Humber Crown has one 100-capacity function room and two with seating for 50 people each. The hotels were both owned by ex-miner Gordon Shepherd who bought them in 2000 for about £3m and now is retiring. Christie & Co was the agent. SOURCE: caterer.com
