Avalon Motel Business For Sale
Thames, New Zealand



The perfect place to explore the Coromandel

Thames is the 'Gateway to the Coromandel' and the starting point for countless thousands of tourists and holidaymakers who visit the Coromandel Peninsula each year.

Thames is only a ninety minute drive from big city Auckland. The town has a long history based on gold mining and kauri logging and many visitors come to explore the restored main street museums and the colourful past. Others come to enjoy the present with pubs, bars, cafes, restaurants, shops, boutiques, and the up-market Goldfields Shopping Mall.

Many visitors stay at Avalon Motel while visiting Thames. The Motel is located at the southern end of Thames’ famous Pollen Street and is only a 5 minute walk from the town centre. This spacious motel with its extensive parking and large mature garden is also the first motel that travellers see when entering Thames on the Pacific Coast Highway tourist route.

One Bedroom Family Unit with queen bed

Many visitors use the Motel as their base for exploring other tourist attractions on the Coromandel Peninsula that lie beyond Thames.

Avalon Motel is presented in immaculate condition by discerning owners. It enjoys a steady patronage from free independent travellers, New Zealand holiday makers, business representatives and those wanting a few days' escape from the big city. The Avalon Motel also enjoys niche branding being part of the Budget International Motel Chain with its logo ‘spend a night, not a fortune’.

The business is being sold as a “walk-in walk-out” going concern with everything in place for the new owners to trade from day one. Contact the owner for full details and financials.

Ideal location with a substantial road frontage and high road visibility

Avalon Motel offers 11 accommodation units:

• 1 x Executive Suite (with shower and a private spa) sleeping 2 persons
• 6 x Studio Units (with shower) sleeping 2-3 persons
• 4 x One Bedroom Family Units (with bath/shower) sleeping 4-5 persons

Executive Suite with private outdoor balcony

All of the units have a view of the large garden. Ten of the units have a fully equipped kitchen (8 with a stove, one with bench-top hotplates). All units have a refrigerator, microwave oven, toaster, cutlery, crockery, table and chairs, phone, Sky TV (3 channels), coffee table lounge chairs, and electric heating.

Fully equipped kitchens

Five units have a queen bed plus a single bed, one unit has a king bed, and one unit has a queen bed. The One Bedroom Units have a queen bed and 3 single beds. All units have ensuite bathrooms with a vanity and a toilet and all beds are fitted with electric blankets

Guest Facilities

• Cooked and continental breakfasts available, tea and coffee facilities in each unit.
• Hair dryer, cot and high chair available.
• Indoor spa and sauna for guest use.
• Barbecue area and barbecue.
• Guest laundry.
• Children’s play area with swings.
• Ample off street parking.

Leasehold premises

Avalon Motel trades from a leasehold property (3831 square metres) at 104 Jellicoe Crescent in central Thames. The motel comprises a substantial two-storey solid concrete block motel complex built in 1975 on flat landscaped section. The complex includes a motel laundry, ample storage and a large reception office with computer, printer, software, phone, fax, photocopier and Eftpos terminal. There is ample room for future expansion.

Low maintenance timber and block construction

The current owners have undertaken significant improvements to the property including:

• New roof, aluminium joinery replacements, exterior painting.
• Upgraded bathrooms, upgraded kitchen areas, motel laundry upgraded and gas-fired dryer installed.
• Terracing of gardens, new pathways, fencing upgrades.

Owner’s accommodation
The owner’s accommodation is perfectly situated to the front of the property, with ground floor spacious open plan lounge and diner opening onto private deck area. Upstairs are three bedrooms and bathroom to round off what is a relaxing and fresh environment.

Leasehold
Good long term lease in place with rent reviews every two years commencing 18 December 2010 and ending 18December 2022.

Day to day management

Business Hours:
Monday to Sunday – 7.30 am to 9.30 pm.

Staff:
The business is operated by the owner with assistance from 3 casual staff.

Advertising and Promotion:
Avalon Motel advertises through prominent roadside signage, advertisements in Travel Guides and via the business web site http://www.motelavalon.co.nz.

Call Margaret on +64 7 868 7755

Thames and the Coromandel Peninsula

The Avalon Motel enjoys a unique position at the ‘gateway’ to the Coromandel Peninsula - many tourists find themselves staying there upon arriving on their visit to the peninsula, and again at the end of their Coromandel adventure. Also, Thames is the business centre of the Coromandel, being home to Thames Coromandel District Council and numerous businesses, thus ensuring year round patronage.

Local attractions near Avalon Motel include exploring the gold-mining heritage of Thames in the working museum, shopping (1 km from the town centre), golfing (10 minutes to the Thames Golf Course), bushwalks and tramping, fishing in the Firth of Thames (2 km from the beach), fitness training (300 metres from the fitness centre) or swimming (400 metres from the heated swimming pool).

Avalon Motel is the ideal place from which to explore the Coromandel Peninsula. Within 1.5 hours guests can drive to any part of the Peninsula. Leisurely day-trips can be made to the Kauaeranga Gorge, Rapauga Gardens, Waiau Waterworks, Driving Creek Railway and Pottery, Coromandel Town, Whitianga, Cathedral Cove, Hahei, Hot Water Beach or many other natural and historic places.

The Coast Road from Thames to Coromandel is very scenic, especially in December and January with the pohutukawa in flower. There are also numerous large kauri trees and many bush walks to suit all levels of fitness.

To find out more about Thames and the Coromandel Peninsula, click on:

http://www.thecoromandel.com/thames.html
http://www.thamesinfo.co.nz/
http://www.tcdc.govt.nz/
http://www.thames-high.school.nz/
http://www.butterfly.co.nz/
http://tour.thepeninsula.co.nz/index_thepeninsula.htm
http://www.coromandelfun.co.nz/
http://www.thecoromandel.co.nz/