Freehold Motor Inn Business For Sale
Brightwater, Nelson, New Zealand



Owner's residence, budget accommodation (2), motels (3) and hotel buildings

Brightwater Motor Inn is located about 20 minutes from Nelson and just south of Richmond on State Highway 6, the main arterial road to the West Coast. This large hospitality complex offers:

• Main truck stop in top of the South Island with ample parking
• Largest hospitality business south of Richmond
• Bar, off-licence and licensed restaurant
• Motel and budget accommodation

The town of Brightwater (population about 2,000) is one of the fastest developing areas in Tasman District. It is home to one of Fontera’s milk factories, a very large engineering firm servicing the international market, several other industrial businesses, a school, a garage, a grocery shop and a dairy. Each year the town hosts the Brightwater Wine and Food Festival, an iconic event of the Nelson region's summer season.

Main hotel building with licensed restaurant and extensive parking

Brightwater Motor Inn is the preferred stop-over for more than 140 trucking businesses and Company Representatives. There is no other motel accommodation south of Richmond for tourists and this helps with maintaining full occupancy.

The owners of Brightwater Motor Inn have steadily increased turnover from their business over the past 11 years, mainly by adding more motels. They now want to pursue other interests and they have put the complex onto the market as a freehold going concern.

Significant Nelson hospitality and accommodation business for sale

The Brightwater Motor Inn complex occupies 1.32 hectares at the intersection of Lightband Road and State Highway 6 in Brightwater.

Hotel Services
Brightwater Motor Inn sells a great selection of beers, wines and spirits via a large public bar-lounge and a bottle store (off-licence).

Well appointed main lounge bar

The hotel building is only six years old. The bar is fully equipped with counter top, bar equipment, beer chiller and dispensing system, and a drinks refrigerator. Furnishings include tables, chairs, leaners and stools and a pool table.

Brightwater Motor Inn is an easy business to operate. If needed, the bar and accommodation can be left in the charge of one bar staff member during the day to time off for the owners.

Licensed Restaurant
The restaurant has been leased for the last two years and is working very well, bringing in $36,000 to $40,000 per annum without any inputs from the owners.

The restaurant offers a selection of popular meals, bar meals and takeaways. It is supported by a well organized kitchen with fryer station, grill, oven and microwave ovens, and lots of stainless steel work surfaces.

Motel Accommodation
Brightwater Motor Inn offers 18 sunny, ground floor, units comprising six units in each of 3 separate buildings:

• 3 x Family Units each with 2 bedrooms, fully equipped, sleeping 2-6 person.
• 2 x One Bedroom Units sleeping 2-5 persons.
• 13 x Studio Units sleeping 2-3 persons.

One of three motel blocks, each having 6 units

The original block of six motels are approximately 22 years old and have just been refurbished. The second block of 6 motels is five years old and the remaining block is only two years old. All motels are in excellent condition. The complex has a separate motel office, a motel kitchen for preparing breakfasts, and motel conference facilities.

Guest services

• Continental breakfast and cut lunches available.
• On site licensed restaurant and bar.
• Guest laundry.
• Ample off-street parking.

Budget Accommodation.
There are two large buildings on the property that provide budget accommodation for up to 20 people. Most of the present 18-20 residents live there permanently. The budget accommodation buildings are about 22 years old and have just been refurbished.

Storage Facility
The property includes a large storage shed 14 x 7 metres, big enough to store an 8.5 metre hard-top boat and two cars plus workshop space as well. The storage shed is about 22 years old.

Owner’s Residence
The owners occupy a stand-alone house situated in the corner of the complex. The corner location provides some privacy and a country feeling which most other complexes don't have. The house (approximately 140 square metres) has three bedrooms, large open plan living, kitchen and lounge area, laundry, separate toilet and shower. It is nine years old and is set on large lawn (1710 square metres) along with a separate two car garage.

Day to day management

Business Hours:
Monday to Sunday - 8.30 am to 9-12.00 pm.

Staff:
Brightwater Motor Inn is operated by the two owners with assistance from four bar staff and three cleaners. If required, the present owners are available to assist the new owner, terms by agreement.

Licences:
Managers Certificate.
On Licence.
Off Licence.

Stock:
Wet and dry stock will total about $20,000.

Customer Database:
A current database of regular customers is available as part of the business sale.

Advertising and Promotion:
Brightwater Motor Inn advertises through roadside signage, advertisements in Travel Guides and through word of mouth recommendations. Little other advertising has to be done as thousands of cars and trucks pass each week on State Highway 6.

Call Ross on +64 3 542 3607 (day) or +64 3 542 4181 (evenings)

Brightwater, Richmond and Nelson

Brightwater is about 6 minutes south of Richmond and is the birthplace of Lord Rutherford, our best known physicist. The township offers a relaxed rural lifestyle, making it a great place to visit and live. The surrounding area is ideal for growing premium wine grapes including Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay, Riesling, Pinot Noir and Merlot.

Nearby Richmond is a service centre for the farms, orchards and vineyards of the Waimea Plains. Pip fruit and berries are grown here, as well as hops for the beer industry. There are three National Parks close at hand – Nelson Lakes, Abel Tasman and Kahurangi.

Nelson City and the Tasman District offer an enviable climate with over 2400 hours of sunshine coupled with world-class scenery. The whole region boasts the ultimate lifestyle with a vibrant arts scene, year-round music and events, great shopping, upmarket cafes and restaurants and many boutique wineries and breweries. For those wanting to enjoy the great outdoors there is a huge range of activities and sporting facilities including winter snow sports and summer swimming, fishing, diving, boating and tramping.

To find out more about this exciting part of New Zealand, click on:

http://tdc.govt.nz/index.php?Brightwater
http://www.brightwater.school.nz/
http://www.nelson.co.nz/
http://www.nelsoncitycouncil.co.nz/
http://www.harlequin.co.nz/nelson/
http://tdc.govt.nz/
http://www.wineart.co.nz/
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