Property description

Attractive Highland Guest House within a popular area of Inverness. Trading on a restricted basis but with excellent business development potential. Easily run home and income lifestyle opportunity enjoying year-round trade. Excellent trading location 5 minutes walk from the City centre. Includes spacious owners accommodation, 4 letting bedrooms with pleasant grounds and amenity space to the rear of the subjects. Ardlair Guest House is a Victorian property enjoying a prominent position close to Inverness City centre. Located on a popular road in the City, Ardlair offers a warm welcome to its clientele. The present owners have maintained the property to a good standard. Currently trading purely on a bed and breakfast basis to reflect the vendors? preference to operate on a leisurely basis. Through choice they mainly take in students supplemented with some off-street business. Income could be readily expanded with a more proactive marketing strategy, possibly using portal websites, as Inverness is a highly popular area with golfers, anglers, ornithologists and those active in genealogical research, not to mention business clientele and of course tourism - the prime business driver. The sale of Ardlair offers a great self-employment opportunity in the heart of Inverness. The letting bedrooms are comfortable, combined with the attractive dining room and owner?s accommodation to form this desirable ?home and income? lifestyle opportunity. Of traditional stone construction built in the late 1800?s, Ardlair is an ornate and attractive semi-detached villa under a slate roof. Accommodation is laid out over two floors and is in generally good order throughout. It retains many of its original Victorian features including decorative coving, ceiling rose, arches and original tiles.

Ardlair is ideally situated centrally to Inverness City centre, highly convenient for guests wishing to walk to nearby shops, restaurants etc. The City itself, as the capital of the Highlands, has extensive facilities for visitors boasting two golf courses, an excellent indoor swimming complex, cinema, bowling and ample opportunity to enjoy evening entertainment at a range of venues which include Eden Court Theatre. Nearby Cawdor Castle and Culloden Battlefield offers a taste of Scotlands historic past. Whether it be a Whisky Trail, a boat trip on Loch Ness or a visit to one of the many accessible Scottish castles (including Inverness Castle), Ardlair Bed and Breakfast is an ideal base being within easy reach of a wide range of visitor attractions. The City of Inverness enjoys expansion providing impressive year on year growth in both commerce and opportunity. Expansion of this nature benefits established hospitality businesses and prompts trade outwith the main tourist season.

Owner's accommodation

An attractive feature of this property is the spacious owners accommodation which is located on the ground floor, consisting of a spacious lounge, a large double bedroom and a good-sized family shower room. There is also a conservatory with views to the garden. Presently the owners use the lounge as a further bedroom. Access from the owners accommodation can be made either from the rear through the garden or via the main entrance to the front of the building. The business benefits from a well-appointed modern kitchen with ample fitted storage cupboards, fitted appliances and good cooking facilities.

Letting bedrooms

The business has 4 letting rooms and sleeps up to 10 guests. All letting rooms have TV, hospitality trays and provide good quality furnishings and fittings. The bathroom facilities are presented to a good standard. There is a spacious bathroom on the mezzanine landing. The rooms are configured as follows:

Room 1 - Twin bedroom with Wash Hand Basin
Room 2 - Family Room Double and Single with En-suite Shower
Room 3 - Family Room Double and Single with En-suite Shower
Room 4  Twin with En-suite Shower    

Property Features :

• Attractive Highland Guest House
• Located within a popular area of Inverne
• Excellent business development potential
• Easily run "home and income" lifestyle
• Excellent trading location
• 4 letting bedrooms
• Spacious owner´s accommodation
• Pleasant grounds and amenity space