House for sale in Orillia, Ontario, Canada, with great potential as a start-up hostel.

The city is in the perfect location for a hostel: it's on two popular recreational lakes, Lake Simcoe & Lake Couchiching; and just off Hwy 11 which is a major tourist route from the Toronto & Niagara regions to Algonquin Park & Muskoka. Day trip destinations within easy driving of Orillia include: Wasaga Beach, Georgian Bay, Collingwood, Muskoka, Algonquin Park (canoeing, camping, dog sledding), Casino Rama, Lake Simcoe (sailing or boat charters).

The house itself is large with a good layout for lodging. On the upstairs level, there are 4 bedrooms, 1 storage room (with window), 1 storage room (with kitchenette/sink), and 1 full bathroom.

On the main level is a large living room, 1 bedroom, 1 den/office, dining room, kitchen with walk-in pantry, bathroom with shower, and laundry room.

The house is on a corner lot with a fully fenced yard. There is plenty of parking at both the front and side of the house. The location is in walking distance to downtown (good for backpackers who are getting around by Greyhound) and 1 block from the bus route. Features of the house include: newer forced air gas furnace (Dec 2007), newer carpets, most newer windows, central air conditioning, 5 appliances (fridge, stove, washer, dryer, dishwasher).

Summer is the busiest tourist season in the region, when many international and domestic travellers visit and pass through the area. During the slower school months, some or all of the rooms can be rented to students at Georgian College or Lakehead University satellite campus.

The house is in a commercially zoned area of the city, allowing for a variety of businesses, but it's currently used as a cash-flowing, single-family residential rental. Asking price for the house is $219,900 (Canadian), negotiable depending on the terms of sale.