Property description
8-bedroom B&B hotel with a separate owners' apartment in prime trading location, with WONDERFUL SEA VIEWS. Bar, guests lounge, dining room and terraced gardens. Perfect opportunity to live and work by the sea.
An elegant detached Victorian gentleman's residence, believed to be a former rectory, with an elevated position giving fine views to Lynmouth Bay. Now trading successfully as an eight-bedroom B&B hotel with one-bedroom owners' apartment.
Accommodation in brief: eight guest rooms (seven en-suite) one with private bathroom; separate owners' apartment with one bedroom, lounge, kitchen and bathroom; guests' breakfast/dining room with conservatory-style windows and views across Lynmouth Bay; guests' lounge and bar, also with conservatory-style windows and views across Lynmouth Bay; terraced gardens with several areas for tables and chairs.
Approach
From the pavement on Watersmeet Road, a gateway opens to a paved path and leads through the terraced gardens to the front door. A wooden front door opens into an entrance porch with space for coats and boots. A part-glazed interior front door opens into the entrance hall.
Entrance hall
Fitted carpet. Two radiators. Sweeping stairs to first floor. Wooden wall panelling. Doors to owners' apartment, breakfast/dining room, office, lounge and bar. Wifi desk. Door to guests' WC.
Breakfast/dining room
Fitted carpet. Second door into hall. Conservatory-style double-glazed windows to the front and sides giving splendid views to Lynmouth Bay. Eight tables with chairs. Dresser with space for self-service buffet. Shelving and storage for crockery and glasses etc.
Office
Fitted carpet. Radiator. Double-glazed window to front.
Lounge
Fitted carpet. Wooden wall panelling. Stone fireplace with wooden mantle, slate hearth and cast-iron wood-burner. Two radiators. Sofa and armchairs. Bar with wooden counter, optics etc. Open-plan through to comfortable sitting area with sofas and armchairs. Two further radiators. Conservatory-style double-glazed windows to the front and sides give splendid views over the garden to Lynmouth Bay.
Owners' apartment
Inner hall with doors to bathroom, bedroom, living room and kitchen.
Bathroom
Tiled floor. Three-piece bathroom suite including panel-enclosed bath with Victorian-style mixer tap and shower attachment; low-level flush WC; wash basin in a vanity unit with mirror and light above. Opaque window to the rear. Heated towel rail.
Bedroom
Laminate floor. Double-glazed window to the front with view to Lynmouth Bay. Radiator. Built-in wardrobes with sliding mirrored doors.
Living Room
Laminate floor. Stone fireplace with wooden mantle above. Radiator. Double-glazed window to the front with view to Lynmouth Bay.
Kitchen
Tea, coffee and toast preparation area with double-drainer stainless steel sink unit. Wall and floor kitchen cupboards with worktops over. Double-glazed window. Space and plumbing for dishwasher. Space for fridge. Door to boiler cupboard housing oil-fired central heating boiler. Door to main kitchen with laminate flooring. Door to rear porch. Double-sized butler sink. Window to the rear. Central island unit with stainless steel worktop. Range of wall and floor kitchen cupboards with worktops over. Large AGA range with four ovens, two hotplates, built-in gas hob with six burners. (A full inventory will be provided during the sale process.)
Rear porch
Space for shelving. Door to separate area with fridges and freezers. Door to courtyard.
Courtyard
Private courtyard with wooden fence. Concrete standing. Space for three timber sheds currently used for a workshop and for further fridges and freezers. Space for oil storage tank, wheelie bins and LPG gas tanks. Gate to the side. Gate to the front.
First floor
From the entrance hall, elegant sweeping stairs rise, past a large stair-light sash window, to the first floor landing with a radiator and doors to bedrooms one to three and a further corridor leading to rooms four to eight.
Room one
Double room. Fitted carpet. Radiator. Windows to the front with views over Lynmouth Bay. Super-king sized bed. Writing desk, coffee table and two armchairs. En-suite with panel-enclosed bath with electric shower above, low-level flush WC, pedestal wash basin with mirror and light above. Radiator.
Room two
Double room. Fitted carpet. Radiator. Windows to the front with views over Lynmouth Bay. Occassional table. Two armchairs. En-suite: shower cubicle with electric shower; low-level flush WC; pedestal wash basin with mirror and light above. Extractor unit.
Room three
Double room with four-poster bed. Fitted carpet. Radiator. Windows to the front with views over Lynmouth Bay. Dressing table, wardrobe, writing desk, two armchairs & coffee table. En-suite: shower cubicle with electric shower; low-level flush WC; Wash basin with mirror and light above. Extractor unit.
Room four
Twin room. Fitted carpet. Radiator. Two double-glazed windows to the rear. Two single beds. En-suite: opaque double-glazed windows to rear. Shower cubicle with built-in shower. Low-level flush WC, pedestal wash basin with mirror and light above. Wall-mounted heater. Extractor unit.
Room five
Double room with four-poster bed. Fitted carpet. Radiator. Windows to the front with views over Lynmouth Bay. Dressing table. Wardrobe. En-suite: shower cubicle with electric shower. Low-level flush WC, pedestal wash basin with mirror and light above. Extractor unit.Fire escape with part-glazed door opening to cast-iron spiral stairs to the front.
Room six
Double room. Fitted carpet. Radiator. Wardrobe. Dressing table. Coffee table. Two armchairs. Windows to the front with views over Lynmouth Bay. En-suite: shower cubicle with electric shower. Low-level flush WC, pedestal wash basin with mirror and light above. Extractor unit.
Room seven
Double room with private bathroom opposite. Fitted carpet. Radiator. Double-glazed window to side with valley views. Wash basin in vanity unit with mirror and light above. Private bathroom: Shower cubicle with built-in shower. Low-level flush WC. Radiator, Two opaque double-glazed windows.
Room eight
Double room. Fitted carpet. Radiator. Built-in wardrobe. Dressing table. En-suite: shower cubicle with electric shower. Low-level flush WC, pedestal wash basin with mirror and light above. Extractor unit.
Garden
Terraced gardens with several paved patio areas with tables and chairs and rockery-style flower bed borders between.
Room facilities
All guest rooms have flat-screen TV with DVD player, tea and coffee making facilities.
The Business
Bonnicott House is traded by a couple for 12 months a year. Turnover is just below the VAT threshold, with potential to increase, if required. The business is offered for sale as a going concern with all equipment, furniture, fixtures and fittings needed to run the business. P&L accounts will be made available to interested parties, after viewing the property. The owners are prepared to offer a hand-over period, if required, after contracts are exchanged.
Website
The website and email address will be included with the sale. Please visit www.bonnicott.com
Trip Advisor
Trip Advisor Certificate of Excellence 2012. Trip Advisor 5 star rated, with over 240 reviews. Find Bonnicott Hotels Trip Advisor reviews at this address: http://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Hotel_Review-g186256-d624067-Reviews-Bonnicott_House-Lynmouth_Exmoor_National_Park_Devon_England.html
Listing
Bonnicott House is Grade 2 listed by English Heritage as being of special architectural or historical interest.
Property Features :
- Profitable business
- 8 guest rooms
- Separate Owners Apartment
- Glorious Sea Views
- Trip Advisor Certificate of Excellence
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