B&B And Self Catering Between Venice And Dolomites For Sale

Business description

A successful B&B and Self-catering business in a beautiful setting in North East Italy, just over 1h north of Venice and at the foothills of the Dolomites.

Villa Rosa is a beautifully restored 19th century venetian-style villa set on the edge of the Dolomites National Park, within 1h reach from Venice and Treviso airports. The nearby town of Feltre is just over 1 mile away and it's a walled, 15th century market town with lovely shops, supermarkets, typical restaurants and some nice pubs.
Villa Rosa is ideally placed for skiing trips to Cortina in the winter, cultural visits to historic towns like Verona, Vicenza, Padova and Venice all year round and Lake Garda and the Adriatic coast in the summer.

Surrounded by 13 acres of private land composed of gardens and woodland, Villa Rosa enjoys 180 degrees views over to the Dolomites of the National Park (Vette Feltrine and Sun Mountains), the old town of Feltre, the valleys around and the XI century church on the opposite hillside.

The Villa is comprised of a main large house and a separate country cottage. Set back from the house there is a very large barn, which provides ample covered parking, storage and excellent potential to be converted into 3/4 separate units.

The main house is on 3 floors and has 5 bedrooms, 5 bathrooms, 3 kitchens split into 2 self-catering apartments and two B&B rooms each with a private bathroom.

The ground floor has a large entrance hall, large dining room where breakfast is served, living room, an office/reception, small bathroom, kitchen and a further sitting/dining room.

The country cottage has an independent entrance and it's connected to the main house via the sun terrace (30sqm/300sft). The cottage has two double bedrooms on the upper floor and a large country kitchen/living area on the ground, which makes it the best seller of the property for family holidays. There are cotto/wood floors and ceiling beams, a newly fitted kitchen with dishwasher.

The villa also offers plenty of storage space in 2 two- roomed cellars.

The barn is stone-built, in good state of repair and has 3 large chambers, the roof was entirely refurbished in 2008. The main part has a coved ceiling with original feeding stations, hay shute and the hay loft above. Another part is currently used as a double garage and storage. The whole building offers the potential for 3/4 flats or 2/3 larger houses on two levels to increase the holiday let business or for the new owners. Planning permissions are subject to approval by the local Council.

High/Low Season:
The out-of-season work (March to June and September to November) is constantly increasing as is the Christmas/New Year period. Closing times are January and February.

Guests:
90% of guests are English speakers from all over the world, a small % is Italian. The business has been marketed extensively on the Internet with international websites mainly American and British sites and it's now well established with return customers.

Marketing:
Villa Rosa's website ranks in the first pages of Google when looking for accommodation in the area, competition is very limited as the locals are not very high-tech. The Dolomites have this summer (2009) being granted "World Heirtage statur" by UNESCO.

Property information

Real Estate:

Real Property Included

Living accommodation:

The owners currently live in a self-contained ground floor studio flat.

Location:

Situated just over 1 hour from Venice airport and 40 min drive from the new Treviso airport at the foothills of the Dolomites.
Villa Rosa is set in rural surroundings in a place of great natural beauty but just 2 miles from the town of Feltre that offers lots of restaurants, shops, supermarkets, both primary and secondary schools.
The property is surrounded by 5 hectares of private land (12.5 acres) mainly woodland and has its own private gravel drive.

Other information

Expansion potential:

Now that the Dolomites have become World Heritage it's likely that tourism in the area will improve, there are lots of beautiful places to visit of both historical and natural beauty, wine tours, adventurous sports etc.
The business can be developed by offering a restaurant and bar service. The large barn could also be developed into further holiday accommodation as well as SPA area or wellness centre.
A swimming-pool could be built in the garden and one of the cellars converted to changing room facilities.
The land could be used to cultivate organic produce or to raise animals.

Competition / Market:

Bed & Breakfast is a relatively new concept in Italy - people are still entering the market and not always with the know-how to promote the business. Thanks to our website people that book through the Internet will come to us first, there are few local competitors.

Support & training:

Sale includes established website with full FTP access. Training if needed!

Reasons for selling:

Moving on.

Trading hours:

March to November

Financing available:

Mortgages

Related documents:

• Main entrance to the villa with garden

• View east from the villa

• Sun terrace