Arpino, Frosinone, Lazio, Italy

Sunrise Crest Hotel and Restaurant complex with 16 guest rooms and a 25 metre swimming pool in a highly advantageous location. A rare opportunity to acquire a commercially licensed small hotel, on a stunningly beautiful elevated site, meters away from monuments of deep antiquity and importance and part of historic Arpino.

Famous as the birthplace of Cicero and for Roman and Iron Age monuments and today a beautiful hilltop town experiencing something of an international rediscovery, Arpino is the quintessential undiscovered gem. Long known to discerning Italian tourists and more recently to an increasingly diverse set of international homeowners, this gorgeous old citadel is as steeped in history as it is bestowed with beauty. With a strong property market, ever stricter zoning laws and increasing interest from a tourism sector seeking out alternatives to already oversaturated destinations, commercial opportunities like this will undoubtedly very soon become exceedingly difficult to find anywhere in the vicinity of Arpino and simply impossible so close to a site with the significance of the Acropoli di Arpino.

The Hotel Property is licensed and equipped with the services and systems required by local and national regulations. The modern building has three main levels with a total of 1,132 m2 interior space and approximately 560 m2 of terrace and porch areas and a 25 meter swimming pool with a surface of 350 m2.

The pool itself is magnificent and in excellent order, Olympic short course size, 12 meters wide with a 3 meter maximum depth and is equipped with a 5 meter high diving platform. The extensive poolside area accommodates sunlounger and table and chair combinations as well as potential for tiered seating for competitive events. The poolside extends out into an open semi formal lawn area which can be adapted for a variety of uses. Also near the pool are various gazebo areas, a bar ares, showers and changing rooms.

The middle ground floor houses the main entrance and stylish reception area, a 550 m2 dining room, a connected terrace of about 330 m2 with a gorgeous panoramic view, kitchens of about
70 m2, hallways, storage rooms and 80 m2 of bathrooms. The first floor has 16 guest bedrooms with 16 bathrooms, and totals approximately 360 m2 with a terrace area of 130 m2. Four of the guest rooms have private terrace areas with access from the rooms. This floor also has hallways and storage rooms and is connected to the lower floors by lift and stairwell.

This very strategically located commercial property could be made operational relatively quickly as tourist accommodation. Certainly it may benefit from some stylistic and decorative upgrading, it would likely be the wish of any new proprietor to stamp a fresh identity and character on the place and this of course would conveniently coincide with what could be a surface refresh of furnishings and some finishes with a relatively small initial outlay. This means that the possibility of running a profitable business is imminently attainable in a very short timeframe with a modest investment. The guestrooms, restaurant and pool with attendant facilities could be put to work very quickly and most likely provide a very satisfactory return.

The considerable commercial importance of this location, boasting panoramic views, stunning natural beauty, tranquil surroundings and proximity to history is coupled with the fact that it is an hour and a half from central Rome, from the two major airports there, an hour and a half from Naples and about two hours from Pompei and the Sorrento Amalfi area and is less than an hour from winter skiing and the year round wonders of the Abruzzo National Park. The building is in excellent condition and very well designed for purpose, handling capacity with ease and is possessed of a singularly advantageous asset, the magnificent pool. Together, the location and the property itself therefore suggest that a more significant investment might be very worthwhile and that this sale represents very considerable potential for a variety of projects.

An exclusive retreat and base for those seeking luxury and privacy as they tour these areas of Italy. A niche tourist offering, speciality products ranging from 'experience' tourism to offers for specific market segments. The gamut of potential tourist business could be accommodated and so too other potential businesses. An exclusive care home or residential offering in the health and care sector or the development of a clinic, a rehabilitation center, a wellness center or spa facility. It could, with imagination and flair make a truly amazing private home, it has afterall a pool, space for guests, gardens, views, privacy, ideally located for a country retreat yet ready to become a sumptuous contemporary place to live, the ingredients are there. With the stunning location and flexible modern building along with the glorious pool, this is a property which will attract attention from a variety of potential investors and possible purchasers. Given what might be considered a very reasonable asking price and a site that could prove to be a very prudent investment this attention is likely to be considerable.

ARPINO AND THE CIOCIARIA

Arpino is one of the major medieval hilltop towns in the area of Italy called the Ciociaria, the name given to the fertile land that lies south of Rome but north of Naples, situated inland in the hills in the heart of Italy. The Ciociaria region is within easy reach of both Rome and Naples and their respective airports. A day's shopping in Rome is a common pastime, while an even shorter drive brings you to the charming beaches south of Rome. Alternatively, drive east, and the mountains of the Abruzzo National Park await with horse trekking in the magnificent beech forests, and sparkling mountain lakes and rivers where you can swim in the heat of the summer. And at the other extreme of temperature, although Arpino itself is temperate, less than an hour's drive brings you to the winter ski slopes.

Often overlooked, both by tourists and by those foreigners in search of an Italian home, in favour of the more publicised regions of Tuscany and Umbria, the Ciociaria remains largely an unspoilt gem with beautiful scenery and medieval hilltop towns. A home or second home in the Ciociaria, in the hilltop towns of Arpino, Veroli, Alatri or Alvito or in the rolling countryside that surrounds them, will afford you a setting where over two thousand years of history combine with an idyllic rural Italian lifestyle, where you can still discover the 'real' Italy and take time out from the busy crowds of the larger tourist cities, while being less than ninety minutes journey from central Rome or either of Rome's two airports.

VIA ROMANA Srls and CASE & CASALI REAL ESTATE AGENCY

Via Romana Srls is an Italian-incorporated company owned by a British/Australian Chartered Accountant and her photographer daughter, and offers a package of services to facilitate all aspects of the purchase and restoration of Italian property by overseas clients. The Via Romana team works in collaboration with various fully-licensed Italian real estate agencies including Case & Casali Real Estate Agency represented by Sig. Ciro Tomei. Sig. Tomei has been enrolled in the register of real estate agents at the Chamber of Commerce in Frosinone, Lazio since 2007, is one of the largest and most highly-regarded real estate agents in the area and has much experience in the international marketing of Italian real estate.