Motel, Backpackers, & Restaurant Business For Sale
Ohakune, New Zealand



Accommodation to suit every budget and great food

Ohakune is the southern gateway to Mt Ruapehu with winter snow sports and summer adventures.

In winter, thousands of skiers and snowboarders come for winter holidays and après ski fun. In summer, tourists come from all over the world to walk the Tongariro Alpine Crossing and to enjoy a whole range of local attractions. Many stay at the Alpine Motel, Lodge & Restaurant which offers quality "all year round" accommodation, catering for snow sports in winter and alpine activities in summer.

Motel and Chalets with winter snow

Alpine Motel, Lodge & Restaurant is situated in the heart of the Ohakune town centre:

• only 100m from shopping centre, banks, supermarket, galleries, theatres, and ski hire services.
• the closest town to the Turoa Skifield and only 40 minutes to Whakapapa Ski Area (transport to both ski areas depart from the motel).
• adjoining the Tongariro World Heritage Park, famous for its magnificent scenery and the Tongariro Alpine Crossing.

Alpine Motel & Lodge offers a mix of accommodation types to suit all budgets and its on-site restaurant "Sassis" is especially popular with locals, Contractors, Corporate sales reps, and free independent travellers.

If you are looking for an established business in a major tourist town, you should seriously consider what Alpine Motel, Lodge & Restaurant has to offer – location, quality buildings, and steady year-round turnover.

Accommodation business at the doorstep of the Tongariro World Heritage Park

Alpine Motel & Lodge offers 9 well appointed ground floor units, a 4 bedroom fully self contained townhouse, and a Backpackers Lodge.

Units sleeping 2-4 persons

• 1 x Studio Unit with microwave, toaster, tea and coffee facilities, Queen bed, single bed, and sofa bed.
• 4 x Studio Units with a self-contained kitchen that includes an electric hob and microwave, Queen bed and double sofa bed.
• 1 x One Bedroom Unit that includes a lounge with a double sofa bed, self-contained kitchen with microwave and electric frypan, and a separate bedroom with a double bed (plus single bed if required).

Studio Units are equipped with ensuite bathrooms, television, telephone, Internet connection, electric blankets and good heating.

Units (above) and Chalets (below)

1 x Family Unit and 2 x Chalets sleeping 4 - 8 people
Alpine Motel provides 2 Chalets sleeping 4 – 7 people and one Family Unit sleeping 4 - 8 people. All have a downstairs lounge, double bed and double sofa bed, bathroom and full kitchen facilities. The mezzanine floor has 3 bunks. Facilities include television, telephone, Internet connection, electric blankets and good heating.

1 x Townhouse sleeping up to 14 people
The upstairs level has two bedrooms with queen size beds, one room with 2 sets bunks, one double bed-settee, shower and separate toilet, and a lounge area with views of Mt Ruapehu. The downstairs level has a lounge with a double bed-settee, dining area, kitchen and bathroom, and one bedroom with double bed.

Townhouse - ideal for larger groups in winter and contractors during the summer months

Facilities include a kitchen with wall oven, microwave, dishwasher, cooking utensils, cutlery and crockery, television, telephone, Internet connection, electric blankets and a Kent fire with a wet-back water heater.

Backpackers Lodge sleeping up to 40 people in 2, 3 and 4 berth rooms
Rooms are fitted with bunks, continental quilts, pillow, pillowslip and bottom sheet provided. Guests share facilities. The Lodge has a fully equipped kitchen, television, and access to the Motel's drying room and laundry facilities.

Backpackers Lodge

Sassis Licensed Restaurant
Alpine Motel, Lodge & Restaurant provides breakfasts and dinners from its Sassis Bistro. The restaurant is open seven days a week and offers quality dining in a friendly and relaxed atmosphere. Sassis Bistro also offers an extensive wine list at realistic prices, and a wide range of ales and spirits.

Leasehold premises

Alpine Motel, Lodge & Restaurant trades from leasehold premises (2000 square metres) at 5-7 Miro Street, Ohakune.

Buildings are mostly constructed of conventional timber framing on concrete floors with stained weatherboard cladding, aluminium joinery, and iron roofs. Interior walls are lined with painted plasterboard and floor coverings are a mix of carpet, tiles and vinyl. The Backpackers Lodge has walls and roof made from corrugated iron, with board and batten end walls.

Guest parking is available outside each Unit and in a separate car park area. There is also a 140 square metre storage shed/workshop attached to the townhouse, ideal for parking the family car or storing a boat - Lake Taupo is less than an hour away.

A 30 year lease is available at a figure to be decided between purchase and freeholder (the freehold may also be available to purchase).

Manager's Accommodation
This accommodation comprises a 3-bedroom house located above the restaurant. With wrap-around balcony and great views of Mt Ruapehu, it truly is a great place to relax and unwind.

Assets being sold

A complete list of lessee fittings, fixtures and chattels being sold is available. Main items include:

• Counters, Light fittings, floor coverings, window treatments, wall decorations.
• Motel Unit furnishings, beds and bedding, kitchen and contents.
• Backpacker Lodge furnishings, beds and bedding, kitchen and contents.
• Restaurant kitchen and contents, dining room furnishings, glassware, cutlery and crockery.
• Office-Reception with computer, printer, software, phone, fax, till, Eftpos terminal.

Day to day management

Motel Reception Hours:
Monday to Sunday – 7.00 am to 9.00 pm.

Staff:
The business is operated by the two owners with assistance from 5 staff.

Licences:
Liquor Licence.

Stock:
Wet and dry stock will total about $5000.

Advertising and Promotion:
Alpine Motel and Lodge advertised through building and roadside signage, a listing in Yellow Pages, advertisements in Travel Guides and on local radio. The business operates an informative website http://www.alpinemotel.co.nz with online booking form.

Call Scott or Dara on +64 6 385 8758

Ohakune

Ohakune, at the southern foot of Mt Ruapehu, adjoins the Tongariro National Park World Heritage Site. The Park also includes Mt Ngauruhoe and Mt Tongariro. Ohakune is the largest town (population about 1500) on the Central Plateau and is an important service centre for local farming and forestry industries as well as carrot growing.

Mt Ruapehu is famous for its two ski areas – Turoa Ski Area above Ohakune and Whakapapa on the western flank of the mountain. Thousands flock to the area for winter snow sports and Ohakune is widely known as the aprés ski capital of the North Island.

The world famous "Tongariro Alpine Crossing" that links all three mountains in the Tongariro National Park has been described as "the best one day walk New Zealand has to offer". This area is also famous as the backdrop that became Mt Doom and Gollum's Pool in the Lord of the Rings film trilogy.

Ohakune is the ideal starting point for many summer-time activities on and around the mountain including canoeing in the Whanganui National Park, trout fishing in local streams, numerous walks and tramps through pristine native bush, and quality golf at the Waimarino course. For mountain biking enthusiasts, the infamous "Ruapehu Downhill Ride" freewheeling from the Turoa skifield down to Ohakune is a “must do” event.

To find out more about Ohakune, click on:

http://www.ohakune.info/
http://www.ohakune-mardigras.co.nz/
http://www.teara.govt.nz/1966/O/Ohakune/Ohakune/en
http://www.mtruapehu.com/winter/
http://www.snow.co.nz/areas/34.asp
http://www.doc.govt.nz/templates/trackandwalk.aspx?id=36028\
http://www.doc.govt.nz/templates/trackandwalk.aspx?id=36048
http://www.ruapehuquadadventures.co.nz/
http://www.ohakune.school.nz/
http://www.ruapehucollege.school.nz/about.htm