Unique Family House on the Beach for Sale in Isla Margarita, Venezuela

Isla Margarita Exquisite Beachfront Home

Price on Application

A beautiful income-generating or retirement property.

- This is a rare opportunity to purchase a beautiful colonial compound-style beachfront property, with its various residential structures arranged around an internal courtyard garden. The house's many original features already make the property a characterful and very comfortable home, but the ample size of its beach-side lot gives it great potential for further development.

- The front door opens directly onto the beachfront boulevard that runs along the length of a small very sheltered bay that offers traditional beach activities, such as swimming, boating, Jet Ski, sun loungers, Pina Coladas stands, restaurants, etc., and the protected nature of the bay makes the beach ideal for small children, as there is no danger from undertow or excessive breakers.

- On the first floor, there are two air-conditioned Master Bedroom suites, both with en-suite bathrooms, and there is a further family bathroom/WC on the ground floor.

- Also on the ground floor, adjacent to the internal courtyard garden, there further two sleeping areas, one of which is at present guest accommodation, and the other of which is staff quarters.

- There is a very large double-height dining/sitting room whose windows open directly onto the beach, next to which there is a TV room/lounge area.

- Beside the TV room there is a self-contained air-conditioned office, with all the usual fax/telephone and internet connections. It is also possible to use laptops equipped with broadband dongles for internet access throughout the house.

- There is an internal kitchen/pantry area, as well as a large covered patio cooking and dining area at the side of the garden, with seating for 8-10 people.

- The house is provided with a laundry room with washing machine and drier, and a food storage and preparation area with with two refrigerator/freezers, and glassware cabinet.

- At the back of the property, farthest from the beach, where the road comes in, there is a large secure garage, as well as a covered courtyard area, giving space for up to three cars, and/or small power or sail boat. A motorized sliding door, controlled by a remote, opens onto the access road that leads away from the property to the main road and the rest of the island.

- There are three local restaurant/bars just 2-3 minutes walk from the house along the beachfront boulevard, and one of the bars has an attached mini-market, while beach vendors provide fresh coconuts, fresh pina coladas, icecreams, local snacks, clothing, and handcrafted souvenirs, throughout the day. There is also a well organised supply of deckchairs and loungers on the beach, available for a small daily fee. Hire of Jet Skis is situated towards far end of beach, in such a way that the house is not disturbed by any noise resulting from this activity.

- This extraordinary beach-front property is ideal both as a wonderful full-time family home, or as a second home for extended family holidays. It is also very suited for use on a private time-share basis arranged among a group of friends keen to enjoy peaceful and relaxing vacations.

- While Playa Zaragosa is not disturbed by noisy nightlife, clubs of all kinds can be found if required on nearby beaches a short drive away.

- The property's location and layout around its internal courtyard garden would make it easy to convert it to either a beachside restaurant/bar, and/or a beachfront hotel, or Posada.

- Isla Margarita's main town, Porlamar, is about 25 minutes drive away, and the gigantic shopping mall Sambil, with its designer boutiques, supermarkets, multi-screen cinemas and several restaurants including the Hard Rock Cafe etc., is also located about 25 minutes drive away. The international airport is about 40 minutes from the house.

- At present the house is maintained by a live-in caretaker/guardian, who is also a good general handyman, driver, and cook, whose wife takes care of the cleaning and laundry. The couple are local island people, with a good knowledge of the area, its customs and the local authorities. The present owner has enjoyed many years of excellent service from this couple, and would highly recommend them to any buyer wishing to retain them. They are a hard-working and very honest couple with the ability to really facilitate the success of a stress-free living and holidays in the house. There is however no obligation on a buyer of the property to keep them on if their services are no longer required.

- It should be noted that the beach front part of the property, which is at present only one storey high, offers enormous potential to easily build upwards to provide an exceptional ocean-view penthouse suite, subject to the usual planning consents, that could be easily obtained once plans are drawn up and submitted to the local authorities.

- A very reluctant sale due to owner leaving the island for family reasons.