Co-owners of The Farringford Hotel, Freshwater, Martin Beisly and Rebecca FitzGerald.
THE Farringford Hotel, Freshwater, former home of poet Alfred, Lord Tennyson, could shut its doors for good in October.
The future of the loss-making 16-bedroom hotel, which currently employs six staff, has been put under review by its owners.
If a rescue package can’t be drawn-up, the Victorian building will shut its doors for the last time on October 4 when the hotel complex, which includes 30 self-catering bungalows, closes for the winter.
Co-owner of the hotel Martin Beisly told the CP he could not rule out job losses.
But he was hopeful the self-catering cottages would remain open.
He said: "We are not really certain what will happen at the moment. We are in the middle of a consultation process with staff and they have a month to come back with ideas before we make a final decision.
"Over the past three years, the hotel operation has lost quite a lot of money every year and we are going to have to do something.
"There should be a profitable business with the self-catering but we have not been able to make any money out of the hotel since we have owned it."
He added: "We have got to hear back from staff with their ideas before we decide on any job losses. It is very sad."
The Farringford Hotel has been the focus of this year’s bi-centenary celebrations of the birth of Alfred, Lord Tennyson. An exhibition on him was held at the hotel earlier this month.
Reporter: davidn@iwcpmail.co.uk