Successful Bed And Breakfast With 2 Self Catering Cottages For Sale

Business description

Exceptional Small Manor House (neo-Gothic ceilings, high for summer cool), 5 beds/bathrooms, 2 cottages (tourist let), orangery (inc. lemons), olive grove (EU subsidy), swimming pool and adjacent leisure area (marble tables, large BBQ, boule court). Wonderful gardens including shady mature trees, fabulous rose and fruit tree garden, raspberries, strawberries, asparagus, artichokes, almonds, walnuts, free range seriously happy chickens, Shah the peacock, a few quail and great bird-watching, sensational scents.

Is that all? By no means: the country idyll it is: on the Portuguese/Spanish border. Elvas is an historic frontier fortress city - applying for World Heritage Status (Wellington; Peninsular War sites), Badajoz (20 mins away in Spain) is a happening/modern city, Olivenca (also 20 mins away over the river in Spain) full of holiday charm.

Currently a successful garden nursery developed by ourselves as amateurs (Portuguese economic crisis? what crisis?) and tourism business (see our website www.quintavaledemarmelos.co.uk). The joy of living here has to be experienced to be believed. Situated in a supportive rural community such as used to exist in UK 60 years ago, locals are kindly and caring, the climate and diet exceptionally healthy. Commercially there are lots of opportunities to use the property differently/to develop further business if desired. Or not.

Included in the price is the handing on of our considerable practical expertise/contacts and on-going support.

Why are we so insane as to want to leave then? Tim is now an OAP and ageing, so a time will come when he can't pretend to be a teenager any more work-wise. Either Ann needs a younger model or we both retire from here to UK grandparenthood. Pity though, it'll be a wrench. What will Sunny our dog think? Unimpressed possibly.

Property information

Living accommodation:

Large bedroom with en-suite bathroom, large sitting room, large library/2nd bedroom, office

Location:

240km motorway east of Lisbon. Elvas is a World Heritage walled city.

Premises details:

Four bed and breakfast en suite rooms on 2nd floor
Owner's living accommodation on 1st floor
Ground floor kitchen, dining and guest sitting room
1 x 1 bedroomed cottage and 1 x 2 bedroomed cottage
Workshop, garaging, barn, 3 garden nursery structures

Size in square feet:

2 hectares of land, House 575m2

Business Operation

Expansion potential:

Considerable within either tourism e.g. providing evening meals etc. or in the garden nursery/local markets/produce range.

Competition / Market:

Very little

Reasons for selling:

Retirement

Trading hours:

Bed and Breakfast open year round
Nursery - 9.30 - 5.30, closed Wednesdays

Employees:

2 (owners)

Years established:

Nursery 20 years, Bed and Breakfast 6 years

Other information

Support & training:

Full support/training given

Financing available:

Local mortgage available

Furniture / Fixtures value:

€7,000

Website:

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