Duirinish Bed & Breakfast, Viewfield Road, Portree

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DUIRINISH BED & BREAKFAST, VIEWFIELD ROAD, PORTREE, ISLE OF SKYE, IV51 9ES Offers Around £445,000 (Freehold) Rarely available stunning property and well-established bed and breakfast in a strategic trading location within the ever- popular tourist town of Portree, on the Isle of Skye

An elevated position offers stunning and unobstructed views to Portree Bay and the Cuillin Mountains

Easy to operate lifestyle business opportunity demonstrating exceptional occupancy rates providing sound income from a seasonal operation but with year- round trading potential

4 superior quality en-suite letting bedrooms supported by excellent guest facilities

Spacious owner’s living accommodation with exceptional garden grounds offering excellent amenity space

DESCRIPTION Duirinish Bed and Breakfast is a stylish and attractive detached villa in a prime trading location in the increasingly popular tourist town of Portree. With a prominent trading location on the main road leading into Portree, this stunning and imposing property is in a most beneficial operating situation. Duirinish is only a 5-minute walk from the charming and bustling town centre with its wide range of shops, restaurants and other facilities. In an elevated position this charming bed and breakfast has an unobstructed vista of Portree Bay with fantastic views to the distant Cuillin Mountains. The rooms to the front of the property benefit from a most stunning outlook. This property has a character and charm which sets it aside from other properties and with its excellent signage, Duirinish Bed and Breakfast is easily located. A substantial building dating back to c1930 the property has been sympathetically extended over the years presenting a spacious and appealing business and home. The guest facilities are of a high standard providing cosy yet spacious accommodation. In addition, the property also provides well-appointed and ample owners accommodation making this an exceptional property. The business generates a sound profitability from its 4 superior en-suite letting bedrooms. Skye has a well-recorded shortage of good quality accommodation during the main tourist season (April – October) which results in high occupancy levels without the need for extensive marketing costs. This easy-to-operate business model allows owners to generate a sustainable income and still maintain a quality of life. The current owners operate on a seasonal basis which suites their lifestyle and family commitments. However, there is scope to extend the swimming pool, pony-trekking and boat cruises plus plenty extraordinary pinnacles of the Quaraing. In addition there are trading pattern should new owners so desire as the business of shopping opportunities in addition to the great variety of many prolific hill lochs offering the angler an opportunity to has a strong trading identity and sound reputation. The cafes and restaurants. There is primary and secondary schooling catch spectacular native wild brown trout. combination of the excellent letting bedrooms and spacious within a short walk of the Guest House. The present owners have operated Duirinish since 2012 and owner’s accommodation makes this an ideal self-employment Portree is the cultural hub for Skye with the award-winning have enjoyed the rewarding lifestyle running and developing opportunity for a couple looking to operate a lifestyle business Aros Centre. The town is an ideal and popular base for exploring the business. However, it is their desire to pursue new business in a truly fantastic location. the rest of the Island. The surrounding area boasts a wide opportunities and to relocate closer to their grandchildren that range of activities that can be undertaken such as golf, guided brings this wonderful bed and breakfast opportunity to the LOCATION mountaineering, cycling, nature walks and fly fishing to name market. The town of Portree is the largest settlement on the Isle of Skye but a few. In addition to tourism, the Island is highly popular with a population of about 2500. A popular place of residence, with naturalists and ornithologists who find birds of prey, THE PROPERTY Portree also has a quintessential appeal for tourists and is an waders and a host of seabirds in the locale. Skye’s rugged Cuillin A detached villa built around the 1930’s, Duirinish has been established holiday destination. Its active port set around a Mountains are known to walkers and climbers the world over sensitively extended to provide a desirable home and business natural harbour framed by high cliffs and is a centre of activity and visitors are drawn to the spectacular Trotternish Ridge to opportunity. The main part of the property is set over two floors used by fishing boats, cruise ships as well as pleasure craft. the north as this wild area is dominated by astonishing rock with the extensions on either wing being single storey. The Portree benefits from excellent leisure facilities including a formations such as the Old Man of Storr, Kilt Rock and the truly property is of stone construction with a pitched tiled roof. PUBLIC AREAS Duirinish’s main entrance is accessed from a tarmac car park. Its resplendent pillars and portico lead into a vestibule and onto an attractive hallway. The reception desk is to the fore with a store room / W.C. to its rear. The guest lounge is to the right of the main hallway providing a most relaxing and comfortable space. The lounge is set to soft furnishings and is very well- presented with a bay window. To the left of the main hallway is the excellently presented dining room, also with a bay window affording excellent natural light. LETTING BEDROOMS The 4 letting bedrooms are located on the first floor and are configured to 2 twins and 2 doubles. All letting bedrooms benefit from smart en-suite facilities and have an excellent range of in-room services including tea/coffee making trays and televisions etc. OWNER’S ACCOMMODATION / SERVICE AREAS The rooms have been tastefully upgraded and are presented in pristine An attractive feature of this charming bed and breakfast is the spacious condition with charming fixtures, fittings and facilities. The front two owners’ accommodation which is all located on the ground floor. They bedrooms have views to Portree Harbour and the Cuillin Mountains retain for their own use a lounge, and ancillary rooms plus a large beyond. bedroom with en-suite facilities. The kitchen has a centre dining table and is well-fitted with attractive floor and wall mounted units. On the first floor there are additional storage / linen cupboards. Owner’s Bedroom Owner’s Lounge

Owner’s Lounge

Owner’s Bathroom

GROUNDS SERVICES Another attractive feature of this property and business is Mains electricity, water supply, drainage and oil fired central the mature and well stocked gardens to the front aspect and heating plus LPG gas for cooking. Double glazed throughout. the spacious grounds to the rear of the subjects. The property enjoys a well laid out parking area to the front for guest parking EPC RATING plus further space at the rear for owner’s vehicles. There are The EPC rating of this property is “E” numerous garden outbuildings plus a covered drying area. There WEBSITE is also a tidy vegetable patch with a polytunnel. www.duirinish-bandb-skye.com TRADING INFORMATION make an appropriate introduction. We have access The business trades profitably and full accounting to a large team of legal experts who can act in all information will be made available to seriously legal matters arising. interested parties subsequent to formal viewing. VIEWING PRICE All appointments to view must be made through Offers Around £445,000 are invited for the heritable the property complete with goodwill and trade contents Vendor’s selling agents: A (according to inventory), excluding personal items. ASG Commercial Ltd Stock at valuation. York House, 20 Church Street Inverness IV1 1ED DIRECTIONS Tel: 01463 714757 From the Skye Bridge take the main A87 towards Mob: 07799896931 S Portree. The Guest House is on the main road E-mail: [email protected] into Portree on the left-hand side and enjoys a Website: www.asgcommercial.co.uk prominent roadside location with excellent signage. Commercial OFFERS FINANCE & LEGAL SERVICES All offers should be submitted in writing to ASG G Hotels ASG Commercial is in touch with several lenders Commercial Ltd with whom purchasers should who provide specialist business finance. Paul T Hart register their interest if they wish to be advised of Guesthouses (Director Commercial Sales) will be delighted to a closing date if one is set. discuss your financing requirements with you and Licensed Retail Offices Industrial Units

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