101 - Country B&B

Description

A delightful building constructed of Kilmartin stone and one of the most sought-after trading locations in the Highlands. This is an opportunity for a purchaser to acquire a profitable business, with the potential to increase booking dates. At the moment this is an Ideal Lifestyle business operation.

This well established business could be easily run by a couple or partnership team, The current proprietors operate the Bed and Breakfast on a seasonal basis through personal choice. The Business is offered for sale on a freehold basis with no chain.

The current owner’s efforts have generated a well-established business with a strong trading reputation. The Business has a good social media presence and utilise a number of portal websites such as booking.com.

The vast majority of room occupancy is pre-booked and forward bookings are always at a high level, popular with those who undertake touring holidays.

The Bed and Breakfast benefits from a modern website with an online booking feature that will be included in the sale, with the present owner able to assist the new proprietors with training on the daily working of the web site.

This sale offers a rare opportunity to purchase a respected and well-established business, which has the potential for further business development,

The Bed and Breakfast offers Breakfast to start your day and evening meals to finish the day, the Kitchen is set to cater for 12 guest in total with the potential to increase meals for potential dinners from the surrounding area if wanting to, the present owners choose not to open at lunchtimes but the new proprietors who wish to develop the food trade could take advantage of this opportunity, As the area is a tourist mecha all through the year so the new owners to increase the food and restaurant side if they wish.

This is an established and profitable business set within a popular tourist destination with guest staying in this area throughout the year and is ideally situated for the start and finish of the extremely popular North Coast 500 (NC 500) route and therefore well positioned to pick up significant levels of trade during the long tourist season's of this region, full of activities or sightseeing.

This region is the outdoor capital of Scotland offering a wide range of activities all year round, in some of the most rugged terrain in the British Isles. Given the proximity to scot-lands most visited areas,

Scotland is famous for its spectacular countryside, rugged mountains, stunning coastline and beautiful beaches. The idyllic scenery and open spaces combine to make the area highly popular with those seeking a relaxing or active holiday in the Scottish Highlands.

The Bed and Breakfast attracts a worldwide clientele for travellers heading for the ferry, or outdoor pursuits and the Historical destination's in and around the Highlands and Islands.

The Bed and Breakfast is a popular stop over for guest on the way around the region.

The Cairngorms National Park and with the Cairngorm Mountains are a short drive away. The Steading is six miles from Cannich the gateway up to The Glen Affic national park a area of Scientific Interest and is home to a wide variety of wildlife on the door step. Drumnadrochit an attractive Highland village Home to to Loch Ness visitors centre relating to the Lochness Monster, all things Nessy.

As well as being popular with golfers the area attracts specialist car tours, walkers and cyclists and there is first class shooting, stalking and salmon fishing available on nearby estates and rivers.

From the village of Drumnadrochit on the way to Inverness travel along the river Ness and along to Kingussie and Aviemore, which are the hub of the skiing industry in Britain.

Inverness has a busy and growing airport with links to both the south of England and the continent. This region offers an unrivalled choice of activities and pursuits for all ages and abilities all year round to include walking, climbing, fishing, skiing riding, cycling and all types of water sports. We are within driving distance of Isle of Sky, ideal for a daily trip from the Bed and Breakfast.

Inverness is a short drive away the Highland capital offering all the trappings and transport links of a large city heading in all directions of the compass.

Inverness has all the facilities of a modern city including its main line railway station, airport with regular flights to the south and Europe, The mix of old and new has allowed the city to retain much of its historic and strong Highland culture which blend well with modern theatre the arts and the university UIH, with a new main building at Inverness Campus was opened in August 2015.

The city on the river Ness heading out to the beautiful and unspoilt Highland countryside with its rivers and lochs, varied coastline and dramatic hills and mountains, along with a number of quality golf courses, all providing many opportunities for rural sport and recreation, but within commuting distance of all the major transport links. The Bed and Breakfast is easily accessible from Inverness and the airport, which has direct links to London and other UK and European destinations.

• Entrance

The Bed and Breakfast main entrance opens into the dinning room with an attractive log burner fire, to the side of the reception and small bar, through the hall door you will find the public ladies and gents wash rooms, laundry and store cupboard, locked while open. Entrance from reception through the fire door leads to the Kitchen door and along to the private owners living room.

The office is off the private owners lounge with a fire door leading to the bed and breakfast rooms corridor, and laundry cupboard.

The bedrooms are accessed from the outside garden area set aside for the guest staying with you with a beer garden to the side of the car park, with smoking area.

• Letting Accommodation:

ROOM 1 = The Highlander is an easily maintained self-catering apartment with private entrance sitting room kitchen on the ground floor, with the mezzanine floor via the stairs leading from the lounge, with a king-size double bed and en suite shower room.

The breakfast dinning room has seating for 12 guest but can be increased if you want to take advantage of outside guest for dinner or increase your breakfast or dinner table seating.

ROOM 4 = The Targe double room has an outside entrance with en suite shower room and all the trappings for two guests,with outside covered sitting area.

ROOM 3 = The Claymore is a twin room with an outside entrance with en suite shower room and all the trappings for two guests, with outside sitting area.

ROOM 2 = The Clan sleeps 4 with an outside with outside sitting area. To the entrance along the hall with an En suite shower room and all the trappings for 4 guests, in an executive bunk room, Or a family quad room.

ROOM 5 = The Chieftain sleeps 2 in a double bed, En suite shower room on the ground floor and a mezzanine floor to a second bed room or sitting room, that can be increased to a 4 bed family room.

All areas are presented in great walk-in condition, for a ready to go business offering the new owners to step in and take over, an up and running business

The grounds are extensive, with guest parking to the front of the property and a large private garden and work area with large shed to the back and side of the building with large owners parking to the side and rear of the property.

A smaller family area garden is two the back with plenty of space for a private family garden and private covered patio with jacuzzi.

This is Perfect for multi-family property with an income, potential, The entire property has been finished to a high standard, and provides a walk in, key turning home and Business.

The plot benefits from a large private work shed with general purpose storage shed in the garden. The property enjoys a fantastic rural setting amidst beautiful surroundings, yet is just a few miles from Inverness, Ideally placed for the commuting to all the major road and rail lines but still offering a tranquil, rural setting, The local area offers a wide range of recreational activities including fishing and hill walking.

The owners accommodation has a large lounge and stairs leading to a large double bedroom and En-suite. The private lounge has a patio door to a conservatory and private garden leading to a covered area with jacuzzi, a private garden entrance to the owners accommodation, and off road parking for multiple vehicle's. The internal bed rooms can be used for owners accommodation rather than to the public, leaving rental rooms out side, A self catering double room a double and twin room for guest, leaving the main house for the owners.