Owned by the Bracewell-Smith family for a period until 1976, The Ellerman Group of Companies purchased the hotel for £80 million from Trafalgar House in October 1995.
Det var ejet af Bracewell-Smith famileni en lang periode frem til 1976, hvor, The Ellerman Group of Companies købte det for £80 mio. fra Trafalgar House i oktober 1995.