income and lifestyle - beautiful eco guest house for sale in the tourist hotspot of banos, ecuador
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La casa verde is unique in a tourist town with mostly below average accommodations. It’s consistently rated the top hotel/guest house in Banos – and one of the top 10 in Ecuador (based on overall guest satisfaction).
Located on 2450 sqm (about 2/3 acre) of prime riverfront 100% freehold land. It is less than 2km (a little over 1 mile) from town but in a very quiet and sought after suburb, in the ‘safe zone’ of Banos. This area is where people evacuate (if needed) in case of major volcanic activity. It is also conveniently located 400m from 1 of the 3 thermal bath complexes in Banos.
La casa verde is privately owned and 100% freehold. There is no debt on either, the land, the building or the business (including fixtures and fittings). la casa verde is already a great business offering a great ROI. With only a fraction of the land being used for the buildings, there's plenty of room to expand, if desired.
A small permaculture lot could be further established also. The soil is extremely fertile and there have been no chemicals used on it since we've had the land (2006) and potentially 5 years before that too. The land has many abundantly producing organic avocado and mandarin trees. The passionfruit and granadilla vines and the tomato plants also produce incredibly well! There are also lemon, orange, apple and peach trees coming on. We have year round organic herbs and veges (sweet potato, pumpkin, corn, chard, onions, beet, various salad leaves and cabbage) growing also. Free range chickens thrive and there's also room for a pig! This is a gardener's paradise, where you could easily produce all your needs for the guest house (and more) if you wanted.
Owners are selling to live back in New Zealand (mostly for the education of the kids).
Construction
There are 2 buildings (both council approved) on the property. They were built as eco-friendly as possible by the owners and to international standards, i.e. everything works properly! They are very low maintenance - an absolute rarity in Ecuador!!
The main building consists of 660 sqm (7100 sqft) over 3.5 floors. There are 11 guest bedrooms (all with private bathroom), a reception, large lounge, kitchen, dining area and communal bathroom. On the 4th floor and part of the 3rd floor, there’s a spacious (170 sqm – 1830 sqft) 3 bedroom penthouse apartment, with open plan kitchen, dining, lounge, sunroom, balcony, bathroom and separate toilet.
The secondary building of 50 sqm (540 sqft) has the main kitchen, laundry, massage and treatments room, volunteer room and bathroom. There’s an additional 90 sqm (940 sqft) of decking. All are constructed to international standards, including (but not limited to):
Structure
Brick and cement construction with steel framing and roofing. Reinforced concrete slabs and columns to anti-seismic standards. Anti termite protected wooden floors and wooden decking. Ceramic tile bathrooms.
Electrics
Heavier gauge wire used throughout the building (mostly 10 and 12 gauge whereas Ecuadorean buildings generally use 16 and 18 gauge). Our wire holds more current to effectively run appliances without melting the wires or constantly tripping breakers.
Breaker boxes on all 4 floors. Rooms are separated so if the rare occasion arises of there being a problem in one room, it can be isolated (the rest of the floor and building will not be affected)
Plumbing
Grey and black water is separated. Grey water is filtered back into the garden and the black water goes straight into the septic tank.
Large diameter and stronger pipes used than in typical Ecuadorean buildings. This prevents blockages and the need for a bin beside the toilet (for used toilet paper) which is common in most buildings in Ecuador. The in-coming water pipes are strong enough to withstand the excellent water pressure provided by the pump.
Joins have been properly sealed so there are no leaks.
The main pipes are on the outside of the building.
There are shut-off valves for each water inlet and access caps for each grey outlet (in case of blockages – which there haven’t been any to date). Again, rooms can be isolated if work needs doing on them. The rest of the rooms and building will not be affected.
This is an amazing package and the hard work has been done. A wonderful turnkey operation to continue as is. OR, stamp your own mark and invest a little more for even better returns.
Thanks Rebecca