An idyllic hotel which can be found on Scotland's answer to Route 66 could be the ideal business opportunity for someone after it was recently put up for sale. The stunning ‘C’ listed Highland hotel is located on the North Coast 500 in the beautiful coastal village of Lybster, Caithness.
Estate agent ASG Commercial, which is in charge of the sale, say it could offer a "rewarding challenge" for someone looking for a successful business with plenty of expansion opportunities.
With the footfall provided by the ever-popular NC500 route coupled with the already established Highland tourism offering, they added that the 24 guest bedroom property is exciting because there is also the opportunity to utilise the flexible external aspects and grounds to offer a "variety of accommodation" drawing in extra income to the core business.
The Caithness business is on the market for a very reasonable price of offers over £625,000 and also comes with a large banqueting suite for up to 150 seated diners and an established wedding offering - as it's one of the few hotels in the area able to host them.
The building the hotel is based in dates from the 1850s, and has been "attractively developed and refurbished" by the current owners.
ASG added: "This business has great potential and offers new owners the opportunity to take it to the next level.
"The business mainly operates on a restricted seasonal basis, fully trading from April to October with limited opening during the Christmas and New Year period plus for one-off special events. The bar and restaurant business offers evening meals to be served to resident and non-resident guests.
"Most of the room occupancy is pre-booked and forward bookings are encouragingly at a high-level post-pandemic. The business draws in strong repeat custom and is highly commended on numerous visitor review websites."
Located on the NC500 Route, the Portland Hotel is approximately equidistant from the charming towns of Helmsdale to the South and Wick to the North; both being about a 20-minute drive.
Lybster itself is a picturesque village that dates back to 1802, with strong links to local landowner, General Patrick Sinclair, whose sons fought at the Battle of Waterloo and in their honour he named the section of Main Street "Quatre Bras", which was the preliminary engagement to the decisive Battle of Waterloo that occurred two days later.
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