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10-Room Country Inn on Coffee Plantation
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| Property Group | Commercial | | Property Type | Hotel or Resort | | Lotsize | 2.00 hectares | | Price | US$ 2,000,000
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| Location | Alajuela | | Nearest City | Alajuela | | Offices | 1 |
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REF: Eduardo-Cafetal-1
This wonderful Country Inn is just 20 minutes from the airport in Costa Rica. The spectacular two - story house with rounded, glass corner alcoves overlooks the Colorado River Valley and fields of coffee and sugarcane, with views of the cities of Alajuela and part of Heredia, as well as three volcanoes: Poás, Barva, and Irazú. Your hosts, Lee and Romy Rodríguez, greet you at the door and treat you as an honored guest throughout your stay. The working coffee plantation is surrounded by beautiful mountain a nature preserve canyon and big river in the mornings one can hear the howlers monkeys which come to feed from a tree right outside of our backyard for your enjoyment- a lookout point "mirador" making and ideal spot for bird watching. After a day trip or day of relaxation at the inn. You can choose a casual walk to nearby waterfall with trails, and also we provide horses. Breakfast is served buffet style in our cozy stone patio with break taking views and see our parrot Lola Flores. The coffee picking season starts late October until February, you are more than welcome to join the picking.
This is a turn-key business offering that includes the business, the real estate, goodwill, guest mailing lists, business equipment and furniture. The working coffee plantation is surrounded by a beautiful mountain, a nature preserve, canyon and big river. In the mornings, guests can hear the howler monkeys which come to feed from a tree right outside of the Inn's backyard where the owners have provided a lookout point "mirador" making and ideal spot for bird watching. After a day trip or day of relaxation at the inn, guests can choose a casual walk to nearby waterfall with trails, or horses can be also provided. Breakfast is served buffet style in our cozy stone patio with breath taking views and see our parrot Lola Flores. The coffee picking season starts late October until February, guests are more than welcome to join the picking.
The Inn currently operates 25 Tours directly from the Inn! From the Inn, guests can choose tours to Poás Volcano, Waterfalls and gardens which are only 20 minutes from Poas; to Aerial Tram or Turobari in Orotina NEW! Orchid, Butterfly and Snake farms, to Zoo Ave which is a zoo for tropical birds; to the Los Angeles Cloud Forest in San Ramón; to the typical towns of Sarchí, Zarcero, Palmares, Or go Hang Gliding at Jacó Beach. Guests can visit Tortuga Island in a luxurious catamaran, and walk the Carara Reserve; Take a city tour of San José; Come to Alajuela for a night mariachi tour or ride a train from Atenas to Puerto Caldera the old fashion way, passing through small towns! (Saturday only).
COMMENTS FROM THE GUIDE BOOKS:
"This friendly and clean place... with large garden with two easy trails to waterfalls, a pool and 10 attractive rooms with plenty of light and great country views... Tower Rooms offer exceptional vistas" and go for $115 for a regular tower to $130 for the Master Tower and casita for a family of four. Regular Cafetal double room is $85. "The property is on a coffee plantation." From The Lonely Planet, by Rob Rachowiecki. Look in other tourist books such as Costa Rica handbook, Fodors - New Key to Costa Rica - Costa Rica Natural Destinations, Insight to Costa Rica, The National Geographic, Traveler Costa Rica, and others. Look under Atenas, Alajuela or Grecia".
ABOUT THE RESTAURANT AT THE INN: Also from the Lonely Planet Guidebook "The owners recently opened The Mirador Del Cafetal on the outskirts of Atenas. This lovely coffee shop which sells their own brand of La Negrita coffee, is named Mirador (look out) for good reason. Java Philes will be in heaven with 19 types of cappuccinos on the menu, and there is also a variety of snacks and meals. Souvenirs from all over the country are sold here." Available for special events.
"Wow adequately expresses your first and lasting impressions of the Inn, a spectacular bed and breakfast with all the elegance and luxury of a no-expense-spared five-star hotel. What taste owners Romy and Lee Rodríguez have displayed in their 10-bedroom hostelry. Light streams in through glass doors and huge, rounded by windows that offer miraculous vistas. The open-plan lounge even has marble floors and cascading fountains and thick white pillars holding the bedrooms aloft! Outside is just as impressive, with a patio and steps that lead down to a large, tiled swimming pool and a sand-floored, shady rancho and restaurant." - From Tourist Guide "Costa Rica Handbook" done in 1997, by Christopher Baker, Moon Publications.
Also in other tourist books such as Lonely Planet, Fodors - New Key to Costa Rica - Costa Rica Natural Destinations, Insight to Costa Rica, The National Geographic Traveler Costa Rica and others. Look under Atenas, Alajuela or Grecia". In addition to the 10 bedrooms at the inn the owners also offer a small casita also in the plantation with kitchenette for families of maximum of 2 adults and two kids under 12. The price is $120 per night includes full buffet breakfast and taxes.
The main building consists of a large guest area and lobby with a fountain, a kitchen, plus 10 guest bedrooms and 10 1/2 bathrooms.
The new separate poolside lodge hosts 4 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms includes a bungalow with kitchenette and large private balcony. The other rooms have a wrap-around terrace with professionally maintained landscaped gardens.
Large beautiful clover-shaped pool is an oasis for any lucky guest to feel refreshed. This is a popular spot for the guests as are the flower shaded hammock areas.
Expansive rancho with BBQ/Fireplace, bar and large seating area. Perfect for catering, banquets, parties and weddings. In addition there is a massage area with 2 poolside bath/changing rooms.
Private Plantation Casita (owner's/manager's residence) with 2 Bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, living room, kitchen, balconies. Canyon and river views. Spanish tile. Bright and airy.
The property is 2 plus hectares ( approx. 6 acres) of hills, views, flowers and lush coffee plants, hence the name El Cafetal Inn.
300º Views of mountains, volcanoes, river, fruit trees and coffee.
80 Meter deep water well.
Telephone Lines • Cable TV • Internet
Loyal and dedicated employees.
The Restaurant, locatedat the entrance to the hotel is also for sale by it's owner and the opportunity exists to merge the 2 businesses.
Excellent Business Since 1994 • Owners Retiring
$2,000,000.00
Owners may offer financing options to qualified buyers.
This hotel is listed by one of our International Real Estate Partners who specializes in hotel and resort listings throughout the world. This listing, as with most of his listings, is a confidential listing and no additional information will be provided without a "Letter of Intent" from a buyer and the submission of verifiable proof of the buyer's ability the purchase a hotel or resort property in this price range. |
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