One of Carlisle’s highest-rated guest houses has been put up for sale for £495,000.
Fern Lee Guest House, on St Aidan’s Road, has been brought to market by H&H Land & Estates, who say the sale “provides an opportunity to acquire an existing business with an impressive income stream and further scope for growth”.
The property has eight letting en-suite bedrooms and has been extended to provide separate owners’ accommodation. Fern Lee Guest House is highly rated both on Tripadvisor and Booking.com.
Fern Lee is for sale as a going concern with a guide price of £495,000. The business has always achieved a healthy turnover, and with the increasing number of people taking staycations, a vast number of forward bookings are already in the diary for 2022.
The Victorian property has been well maintained and is described as “in excellent decorative order”. The main letting part of the property comprises eight bedrooms over three floors, each having its own en-suite shower or bathroom, with a large traditional dining room on the ground floor and extensive car parking.
Attached to the rear of the property, is a modern, three-bedroom, two-bathroom, self-contained, single-story owners’ accommodation, with a large contemporary kitchen, its own private entrance, and garden.
With easy access both to the motorway and Carlisle city centre, Fern Lee is ideal, both for previous guesthouse owners and those wanting a new lifestyle. There is the additional bonus that the property is offered with the majority of the guesthouse business contents included, the goodwill and the transfer of the established website, www.fernleeguesthouse.co.uk making it an immediately operable business.
Kate Patrick, Head of Estate Agency with H&H Land & Estates said, “This is a great opportunity for someone to buy a successful, well-regarded and established business. The true testament to its success is the high number of repeat visitors and the broad customer base, from walkers and tourists to corporate clients.
“It is also an extremely attractive Victorian house, which, with the right planning permission, could be returned to its original purpose – a substantial family home, with the owner’s wing ideal for a private annexe for multi-generational living.”
