French Catalonia B&B And Gite Business For Sale

Business description

A professionally-run tourist business on a wine estate between Perpignan and the Mediterranean.
Operated as a limited company (SARL) and as a property company (SCI).
Annual turnover - more than 250,000 euros.

What's for sale?
- a 19th century mas on 9 hectares of land, comprising:
- a main building, a side wing and an outhouse with 1450m² of living surface
- made up of: a Bed and Breafast business with kitchen, living/dining room with open fireplace and four bedrooms each with ensuite bathroom. Gas central heating.
- a 7-bedroom private apartment used by the current owner
- 6 gites (holiday homes) of which 2 have 4 bedrooms, 3 have 2 bedrooms and 1 has 1 bedroom - nearly all ensuite. Each with private patio.
- all fixtures, fittings and furniture in the B&B and gites
- 12 metre pool in its own spacious enclosure. Safety fence.
- 3.2 hectares of vines (mainly under Carignan)
- 2 pine forests
- eucalyptus grove
- orchard of avocado, lemon, orange
- horse paddock and stable
- pig-sty
- mobile home
- wine cellar of approx 150m²
- two professionally-dug wells providing all water needs

This business will appeal to both professionals looking for a good tourism investment in this highly-prized area of Roussillon as well as France-lovers planning a lifestyle change. The climate, the proximity to the sea and to the mountains (ski resorts at less than 90 minutes) make the region extremely attractive for all sorts of tourism.

Property information

Real Estate:

Real Property Included

Living accommodation:

7-bedroom apartment. Wood stove heating

Location:

The estate is between Perpignan (about 15 miles away) and the coast (less), with access to both sandy beaches and golf courses at less than 5 minutes. A private road leads to the house through vines and a pine forest.

Premises details:

This beautiful 19th century Catalan farmhouse is made from local brick and stone. A section of the former wine cellar has been converted into two large and spacious gites. The central area is the owner's 7-bedroom apartment. The rest of the buiding is devoted to the Bed & Breakfast with a stunning dining area dor guests and 4 beautifully decorated bedrooms upstairs. Each room has an ensuite bathroom which boast marble flooring and ceramic Spanish tiles. The east wing of the farm houses the other four gites, each with their own private entrance, terrace and bbq.
There is a courtyard with summer kitchen, a 12 metre pool surrounded by lawns and shaded by palm trees. Behind this complex there are avocado and apricot orchards, horse paddocks and eucalyptus groves.

Size in square feet:

13,000

Business Operation

Expansion potential:

Chalets, mobile homes and camping on the farm could be all be put into operation.

Competition / Market:

This is a tourist region which contains many hotels and campsites, although few properties offering this type of get-away-from-it-all accommodation.

Reasons for selling:

retirement

Trading hours:

300 days a year

Employees:

1

Years established:

20

Other information

Support & training:

yes

Furniture / Fixtures value:

€50,000 (included in the asking price)

Home based:

This business can be run from home.