Freehold Bed & Breakfast Business For Sale
Taupo, New Zealand



Bed and Breakfast and Farm Stay

Taupo is one of New Zealand’s favourite holiday destinations that offers something for everyone:

• Bustling shopping precinct with cafes, restaurants and dramatic mountain views across LakeTaupo.
• World renowned trout fishing on Lake Taupo and tributary rivers.
• Adventure sports including skydiving, bungy jumping, and winter skiing at the Tongariro National Park.
• Scenic excursions to the awesome Huka Falls and nearby Wairakei geothermal wonderland.
• Sporting and cultural events and festivals nearly every weekend.

Around 2.25 million visitors come to Taupo each year. These numbers are expected to grow to 2.45 million visitors in 2013 - an increase of 10.3% on current levels. Most of these visitors are New Zealanders (79 per cent) and nearly all want accommodation during their stay.

Brackenhurst is a Bed and Breakfast accommodation business on 14 acres of peaceful countryside just to the north of Taupo township. Brackenhurst also provides self-contained accommodation in a separate annex and in a nearby cottage. The self-contained accommodation offers away-from-home comforts and is popular with families wanting a Farm Stay option, plus equestrian people and travellers.

Downstairs double bedroom for guests

The property is 12 minutes north of Taupo township, two minutes from State Highway One, and 5 minutes from Wairakei Thermal Park. Brackenhurst is in easy reach of the Waikato River, Huka Falls, five golf courses, geothermal activity, and the ski-fields on Mt Ruapehu. Rotorua, Waitomo Caves, and the Hawkes Bay wine country are all a pleasant days outing from Brackenhurst.

This B&B business enjoys an exceptional occupancy rate and returns a net profit of $30,000 with a further $20,000 coming from the sale of cattle that are reared on the property. It offers the best of both worlds – peaceful county tranquillity while being close to a thriving tourist town.

Brackenhurst Homestay and Self-contained Accommodation

Bed and Breakfast
The principal building on the property is a warm, comfortable and modern home (Lockwood design) with a private guest wing for Bed and Breakfast guests. Guests have the option of a double or twin room, each with its own bathroom, or they can stay in the Annex.

Self Contained Annex
The Annex is located above a 4 car garage across the courtyard from the Lockwood house. It has one large bedroom with a queen size bed and 2 single beds, ensuite bathroom, and a fully equipped kitchen (microwave oven, no stove).

Cottage
A cottage from LeisureBuilt was opened near the house in 2006. It offers a lounge area with kitchen and a Queen size bedroom with ensuite bathroom.

Guest services

• Breakfast to suit, either Continental style or a full English breakfast.
• Dinner is available by arrangement, accompanied by fine New Zealand wines.
• Pets and horse friendly.

Spacious and comfortable lounge

There are fantails, tuis and bellbirds in the large garden and friendly highland cattle, sheep and chickens on the farm.

Freehold property

The owners are selling the freehold title to 14 acres and all buildings at 801 Oruanui Road just north of Taupo township. The house and annex are of Lockwood construction and were built in 1986 using timber for inside and outside walls, floors and ceilings. The roof is longrun Coloursteel.

Owner’s accommodation - an upstairs bedroom, upstairs main bathroom with toilet, and an upstairs office or fifth bedroom.

Owner's bedroom with extensive farm views

Bed and Breakfast accommodation – one downstairs guest bedroom with double bed, a second guest bedroom with 2 single beds, downstairs bathroom and toilet.

Shared services - kitchen with stove, range hood, and waste disposal, and lounge with wood burner stove fitted with a wetback for water heating. There is also a conservatory-sunroom and the rear of the house has an extensive area of decking.

4 car Garage - one of the garages is used as an office.

Grounds and courtyard – the house is surrounded by garden and lawns, with a cobblestone courtyard in the front of the house and a long concrete driveway.

Lawn and garden opens out to ever-changing rural views

Farm – the property has an iron hay barn, chicken pen, potting shed, and an implement shed.

Assets being sold

The business sale will include all the normal household chattels required to operate the Bed and Breakfast – a list is available. The following items, however, are for sale by separate negotiation:

• Honda Big Red farm bike.
• Ride-on mower.
• Trailer.
• Spa pool.

Day to day management

Business Hours:
Operating hours are at the discretion of the new owners.

Staff:
Brackenhurst is operated by the two owners and no other staff are needed. If required, the present owners are available to assist the new owner, terms by agreement.

Advertising and Promotion:
Brackenhurst advertises through signage at the roadside gateway, and through advertisements in the NZ Bed & Breakfast Book and in Charming Places to Stay in New Zealand. Other promotion is done through i-Site Visitor Information Centres and on the Internet via the B&B Book listing.

Many bookings come from repeat visitors and from word of mouth referrals.

Call Ray or Barbara on +64 7 377 6451 (day) or 0274 456 217 (evenings)

Taupo and the Great Lake

The Taupo Region covers an area stretching from Orakei Korako in the north, to Tongariro National Park in the south. This enormous area includes snow capped mountains, fresh water Lake Taupo, pristine native bush, steaming thermal areas and one of the world's only Dual World Heritage Parks.

Taupo is heralded as the events capital of New Zealand. Events include the International Ironman, the Wattyl Lake Taupo Cycle Challenge - with ten thousand riders completing the 160 km road ride around Lake Taupo, the 12 Hour mountain bike event – the biggest of its type in the world, the Oxfam Trailwalker, and the Odyssey 3 Day Mountain Bike Race to name some of the larger ones.

For others, there are sailing and boating excursions on the Great Lake, beautiful golf courses to be played at the Taupo Golf Club (2 courses) and the Wairakei International Golf Club, bungy jumping, sky diving, helicopter rides and a host of other activities. The ski fields of Whakapapa and Turoa, and the geothermal marvels of Rotorua and Orakei Korako are within easy reach.

The Tongariro River is Lake Taupo's main spawning river and is world famous for its rainbow and brown trout. Lake Taupo itself is also an important fishery that is open all through the year.

To find out more about the Taupo Region, click on:

http://www.laketauponz.com/
http://www.taupodc.govt.nz/
http://www.taupobungy.co.nz/
http://www.tauporacetrack.co.nz/
http://www.laketaupo.co.nz/
http://www.tts.net.nz/
http://www.taupogolf.co.nz/
http://www.taupolakeadventures.com/
http://www.cyclechallenge.org.nz/