Bed and Breakfast for Sale in The Anchorage, 2, Smythe Street, Rockingham, Perth, West Australia, Australia

Elegant Guest House in Booming Perth Seaside Town

'The Anchorage' is situated only 35 minutes from Perth City. This purpose built double storey English style guest house was erected in 1996 and the seperate owners cottage in 2002.
The property is 200 metres from the Beachfront in a booming seaside holiday town and only minutes to café and restaurant stip with a great al-fresco atmosphere.
The Anchorage is the longest operating Bed and Breakfast in the Rockingham and Safety Bay area.
This AAA 4 star rated business is offered for sale on a walk in – walk out basis with advanced bookings and 12 continuous years of goodwill, not to mention a number of options for expansion.
Comprising of first class quality guest accommodation, owners private quarters plus free standing 2 bedroom double storey cottage and teenagers hideaway den, The Guest house has been superbly furnished with a mixture of fine antique’s and quality reproduction fittings throughout.
A draft plan is available to subdivide the block into 2, retaining the existing guest house and owners chalet on each of the 2 blocks. Alternative plans have also been drawn up for this property for extensions and conversions of rooms into self catering suites to meet the additional increased demand and booming tourist trade

Guest Features and Facilities:-

• Six guest bedrooms. (3 queen with ensuites, 1 double with shared bathroom and 2 double (family) with a shared bathroom).
• All rooms include TV, VCR (free videos) fridge, with tea & coffee facilities
• Hardwired ADSL broadband connection to all rooms (including Garage, owners
accommodation and teenagers den – 24 hr free access)
• Congenial breakfast room with independent seating
• Cosy guest lounge with open fireplace and fireplace
• Sundowners Guest balcony – view the setting sun over the sea
• Pleasant outlook over tennis courts and sea views from balcony, opposite tennis and
bowling clubs.
• Bright practical kitchen in main building
• Off road car parking for 6 guest cars
• Magical fully reticulated landscaped gardens with mature trees and palms, Al fresco
areas, fish ponds and bridge with lighting
• Central air conditioning, roof mounted evaporative type
• Lucrative all year business, corporate clientele, naval officers and defence force support
staff. Also holiday makers

Additional Features and or Facilities:-
• Separate owners chalet with huge brick double garage and workshop underneath. Lounge, kitchen, two bedrooms and semi ensuite/bathroom, private balcony, extensive use of Timber, solid local WA Marri floors.
• Plans drawn up to extend owners lounge area with additional bedroom, bathroom with
additional undercover parking
• Spacious additional owners lounge with beautiful Antique fireplace and fan assisted log
effect fire
• Two large outside private owners patio areas one with outside open copper fireplace and barbeque
• Teenagers hideaway den at rear of garage with 2 small rooms, bunk bed, shower and toilet plus additional laundry facilities
• Roomy office
• Intercom- (valet system) 6 terminals with communication between owners chalet, Guest
house entry, guest lounge and owners private lounge in main building and garage.
The current owners have been operating the business for 10 years and now plan to retire. The present business has a good cash flow and little need for advertising, a selective clientele and good repeat business. It can continue to provide an excellent income.

ADDITIONAL NOTES

There is a radical shortage of quality accommodation in the area due to the increase of Defence based staff, booming local tourism, mining, local manufacturing and resource based industries. This is expected to continue to be the case, particularly with the completion of the railway line from Perth in Spring 2007

• Currently operating mostly 5 day week business (no one night stays)
• Under present ownership for 8 years operating without additional staff
• Owners presently take two overseas holidays per year plus local holidays
• Approximately 85% off all expenditure is tax deductable
• Situated in new Rockingham waterfront village area- with new Park completed,
community hall and village square nearing completion over the next few months
• Booming local development with rapid expansion currently taking place
• Shuttle trams to and from train station every 10 mins routed past front of house with Rockingham beach bus stop just across the road
• Town Pier/ Jetty/ 500 berth Marina proposed at beach end of road (200m) to include shops, restaurants and entertainment
• Stirling Naval Base being expanded
. Planned construction of Rockingham Marina at end of street
• Swim with Rockingham dolphins and all aqua sports.
• Award winning beaches


There are a number of additional opportunities to increase future business, some of which could be implemented with minimal outlay.

Note: Block size is 928 m2 currently zoned R30 – Currently under application for subdivision (strata or green title



ROOM RATES & CHARGES

Currently $110-$130 per night

OCCUPANCY & FINANCIALS

Available on request from Owners

INVENTORY

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PLANS & MAPS

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