Daniel Sims, 33, from Huddersfield, and his friend Steve Ruddy exlored the hotel just north of Gynn Square last week, and discovered a huge hoard of hand sanitizer bottles from early in the Covid-19 pandemic.
7. Inside the New Hacketts Hotel
"It's trespassing, but we don't break in anywhere. If a place is open, it's simply entering. Everything is left as it is, we don't break anything, we don't take anything away." Photo: Daniel Sims
8. Hotel hell?
The New Hacketts Hotel was put on the market for £1.5m in 2018, but was unable to find a buyer and fell into disrepair. It was boarded up in May last year after neighbouring B&B owners complained to Blackpool Council about fly-tipping and vandalism. Photo: Daniel Sims
9. 'This eyesore makes the place look terrible'
Beaucliffe Hotel owner Mark King, representing a group of B&B owners in the area, said: "This eyesore makes the place look terrible. It is disgraceful. People going past in their cars or on the trams must think this part of Blackpool is terrible. We are all trying to attract new customers to Blackpool while people are staycationing and this does not help. Now we have got fly-tipping on that site too." Photo: Daniel Sims
10. Remains of a Christmas display inside the hotel
John Blackledge, director of community and environmental services, said oreviously: “The local community can be reassured that we are aware of their concerns and will continue to push for a resolution as soon as possible.
"The council is doing everything within its legal powers to ensure the building is safe and secure and we are working with the administrators to carry out repairs and find new owners.” Photo: Daniel Sims
11. Fire hit the building in December 2020
A huge fire which tore through the upper part of the hotel in December 2020, sparking a huge response from Blackpool, South Shore, Bispham, Fleetwood, St Annes, Lytham and Preesall stations. Photo: Daniel Sims
12. Fire remains a mystery
An arson investigation into the blaze was launched, however nobody was ever charged in connection with the incident. Photo: Daniel Sims