Auvergne, Haute-Loire, St-Bonnet-le-Froid, France

Attractive and beautifully situated 29 bedroom hotel in the pretty village of Saint Bonnet le Froid on the edge of the Ardeche in a great location.

This successful hotel has undergone a total restoration and comes with a popular restaurant

with 3 large 150 m2 dining areas with large French windows opening onto external terraces overlooking breathtaking landscapes.

Also included:

-Conference facilities: 3 meeting rooms of changeable sizes, for a space capacity of between 25 and 100 m2 catering for up to 60 people, with all commensurate facilities.

-Play areas

- Apprentice kitchen for cooking classes and other workshops related to the mushroom-picking activities

- 2 heated swimming pools (external and internal)

- Spa area offering a sauna, Jacuzzi and massage room

- Fitness room, volleyball pitch, bowling area

- Pool tables

- Cocktail lounge, bar and quiet reading/television room

-Staff areas: For house staff, individual houses (140 m2, 70 m2 living space with fully-equipped kitchen, 3 bedrooms, external 40 m2 terrace, bathroom with separate wc, laundry room and garage)

- For other personnel, 3 bedrooms and a 2-room apartment

There are 24 en suite bedrooms, 3 split-level bedroom suites and 2 bedroom apartments compliant with disability regulations, creating a complex of 29 individual bedrooms ( including 2 luxury suites).

Following significant refurbishment in 2012 and 2013 the hotel was classed as a three-star hotel compliant with current regulations (including security and disability criteria). All the bedrooms are fully fitted with bathrooms and separate wcs, telephone, flat-screen TV and WIFI. There is a private and closed car park.

All bathrooms have been fitted with heated towel rail, hair-dryer, large showers and wcs.

Two bedrooms and their respective bathrooms have been entirely renovated according to disability access regulations.

The surrounding land:

* Total surface area 2 hectares

* 40 car parking spots located either side of the main building

* Non built-on land is either covered in lawn, compact or asphalt

The main building:

* Several semi-detached buildings, built over three levels.

* Stone walls, roof tiling, PVC carpentry

* Flooring: carpet in the hotel area, tiling and carpet in the restaurant area

* 29 individual bedrooms (some of which can be joined to form suites)

* All bedrooms refurbished in natural material for a natural feel

Internal equipment:

Heated 8x4m (26x13 ft) swimming pool

Jacuzzi Massage room Fitness room Games room

External equipment:

Heated (between May and September) 15x6 m (49x19 ft) swimming pool

Volleyball pitch Bowling ground

Surface areas: Basement 260 m2 (2,798 ft2) Ground Floor 810 m2 (8,718 ft2)

First floor 680 m2 (7,319 ft2) Second floor 310 m2 (3,337 ft2) Loft 70 m2 (753 ft2)

This is a high quality building in excellent condition, with no need for medium- or long-term improvements. The building complies with all relevant regulations linked to the catering and hotel business.

Maintenance and servicing works are diligently carried out on a yearly basis (one of the members of staff dedicates his entire activity to the building's maintenance and servicing needs).

High-quality communication materials (map, brochure, etc). Up to date web site is a key feature in sales activities.

The village of Saint-Bonnet-le-Froid is well-known, enjoys a strong reputation and ever-growing dynamism (for example, 2015 will see the opening of a new health and fitness centre offering "mountain" therapy treatments).

The village enjoys an incredible amount of events: mushroom fairs, car racing...The pretty village of Saint Bonnet le Froid is a 250-strong village perched at 1159m, between the Velay and Vivarais high plateaux

* At the border of the Ardeche and Haute Loire departments

* Linking point between the Rhone Alpes and Auvergne regions, tucked between the Rhone valley and the Massif Central mountains

* At the heart of the pine forests of the Boutieres plateau

* Overlooking the gorges of the Cance and Doux rivers

- A 45 minute drive from St Etienne (high-speed (TGV) train station) - A 45 minute drive from Puy en Velay (Loudes airport)

- A 1h15min drive from Lyon (Saint-Exupery airport)

- A 1h30min drive from Valence (high-speed (TGV) train station)

- A 2 hour drive from Clermont-Ferrand

Further details available on request.

REFERENCE: 184184