Guest house for sale

With first class reviews and a long-standing reputation for faultless service, this delightful 10-bedroom Victorian hotel built in 1870 provides an excellent opportunity for anyone wishing to take over a highly successful hospitality business. It is located just a three-minute walk from the scenic clifftop path and steps that lead down to the beach and about the same distance from Shanklin town and the railway station. The property is approached via a wide frontage where you can park seven cars and has a path flanked by dwarf hedges that leads to the front entrance. With its varied roof lines, ornate barge boards and first floor bay windows it offers charming external features from a bygone era and period features continue once you cross the threshold. At the same time the property has been sensitively updated by the owners and includes damp proofing, new flooring, a modern kitchen, and en suite facilities for every bedroom. The property also has solar panels to keep utility bills to a minimum. Each of the nine guest suites have been individually designed to provide the personal touch but still in keeping with the overall ambience of the hotel. On the ground floor there is a large guest lounge with a charming fireplace, a feature arch and a conservatory style frontage providing plenty of natural light. This continues into the spacious and welcoming guest dining room that can seat up to 22 guests. There is also a bar adjacent to the lounge where you can enjoy a relaxing drink or wander out onto the delightful guest terrace through the French doors. This floor also includes one double guest suite with access to the garden while the rest of the ground floor provides facilities for the owners. There is the owners' double bedroom, lounge/dining room, bathroom and office as well as a spacious utility room with four washer/dryers, a back door to the garden and the large kitchen that opens into the guest dining room. The kitchen includes a large food preparation area known as the ‘steel room' and the main kitchen with its large range cooker, microwaves and plenty of storage as well as fridges, freezers, dishwasher and a stainless steel topped central ‘island'. Off the impressive galleried landing on the first floor there are nine en suite guest rooms.

What the Owner says:
We bought the property about seven years ago and immediately spent time refurbishing the building with new flooring, damp proofing and structural renovation and have continued to main and update it over the years including installing the solar panels. We have thoroughly enjoyed developing the hospitality business but feel it is time to pass the baton on to new owners as we are looking to retire.
Shanklin is a lovely place to live and to go on holiday. It is a delightful seaside resort including the impressive Shanklin beach that was winner of the Beach of the Year Award in the Countryfile Magazine in 2019. As well as the thatched cottages the Old Village includes+ independent shops, restaurants and pubs, while the Shanklin Theatre provides a variety of professional and amateur shows for evening entertainment. There is a real feeling of community and, if you enjoy the ‘great outdoors' there is nothing like a bracing walk with the dog or a cycle ride to Culver Down or Ventnor.

Room sizes:

• Entrance Porch
• Hallway
• Guest Lounge: 17'5 x 13'11 (5.31m x 4.24m) plus 13'11 x 5'11 (4.24m x 1.80m)
• Bar: 14'0 x 8'0 (4.27m x 2.44m)
• Guest Dining Room: 18'7 x 13'8 (5.67m x 4.17m) plus 13'8 x 5'10 (4.17m x 1.78m)
• Kitchen: 13'9 x 10'11 (4.19m x 3.33m)
• Utility Room
• Laundry Room: 12'0 x 8'0 (3.66m x 2.44m)
• Cloakroom
• Bedroom 1 + En-Suite Shower: 10'5 x 10'0 (3.18m x 3.05m)
• Owners Office
• Owners Bathroom
• Owners Lounge / Diner: 16'8 x 13'6 (5.08m x 4.12m)
• Owners Bedroom: 12'11 x 10'3 (3.94m x 3.13m)

• Landing
• Bedroom 2 + En-Suite Shower: 12'7 x 8'0 (3.84m x 2.44m)
• Bedroom 3 + En-Suite Shower: 13'5 x 13'0 (4.09m x 3.97m)
• Bedroom 4 + En-Suite Shower: 10'0 x 10'0 (3.05m x 3.05m)
• Bedroom 5 + En-Suite Shower: 16'11 x 10'1 (5.16m x 3.08m)
• Bedroom 6 + En-Suite Shower: 14'1 x 11'6 (4.30m x 3.51m)
• Bedroom 7 + En-Suite Bathroom: 14'3 x 12'7 (4.35m x 3.84m)
• Bedroom 8 + En-Suite Shower: 15'3 x 13'6 (4.65m x 4.12m)
• Bedroom 9 + En-Suite Shower: 13'9 x 10'11 (4.19m x 3.33m)
• Guest Shower Room
• Driveway Parking
• Side Terrace
• Rear Garden

 
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