FREEHOLD LICENSED HOTEL/RESTAURANT & FUNCTION VENUE IN 4.5 ACRES NEAR KIRKCUDBRIGHT

THE ARDEN HOUSE HOTEL Fitted to high industry specifications throughout, these charming, substantial and impressive TWO STOREY stone-built landmark character premises provide truly outstanding and highly functional internal business accommodation with Wi-Fi internet access throughout and which, to the GROUND FLOOR, briefly comprises an inviting public porchway vestibule entrance into a spacious and welcoming hotel reception foyer area with well maintained fitted carpets, a fully fitted service desk and feature open dog-leg staircase access to first-floor level. The reception hallway, in turn, affords easy level access through to extremely well presented and appointed communal and ancillary areas which consist of a welcoming public lounge bar and 70-cover general dining area with fitted carpets, well maintained loose and fixed upholstered dining furnishings and open access to a large and attractively furnished 30-cover glazed conservatory dining extension affording delightful views over the gardens to the River Dee, both of which are served by a fully fitted, timber-built free-of-tie licensed servery with full range of optics, draught pumps, chilled bottle display cabinets, bottle and glass display and storage shelving and electronic till/food ordering point etc. The lounge bar and conservatory dining areas also afford easy access through to a spacious, The hotel kitchen has been upgraded with a new cooker extractor etc fully fitted and extensively equipped commercial kitchen with extraction system housing ample stainless-steel work surfaces, storage units, fully fitted and equipped adjoining washing-up kitchen and utility/laundry room areas and a full range of well maintained, industry standard catering appliances, all of which we understand are to be included in the sale price and further details of which will be available upon request to any genuine interested parties. Accessed directly from the bar and restaurant areas, or by means of its own separate entrance, the ground-floor premises also feature an extremely spacious and versatile 180-cover function room (“The Britannia Suite”) ideal for weddings and all manner of other private and corporate occasions, with well maintained furnishings, fitted carpets, large dance floor area and full range of modern in-house sound and lighting systems, which we understand is the largest of its kind in Kirkcudbrightshire and includes its own, fully fitted free-of-tie licensed servery with 2 x electronic till points and ornamental security shutters. The ground-floor premises naturally also incorporate all the usual separate male and female washrooms/WC facilities for customers, with further ancillary accommodation consisting of a staff restroom area with private staff washroom/WC facilities, together with a fully fitted and equipped trade beer cellar/bottle store with refrigerated barrel storeroom and separate access for deliveries. Accessed directly from the business premises, or by means of its own separate entrance, to the ground floor the property currently also provides an equally high standard of living accommodation in a smart management/staff apartment consisting of a good-sized lounge and a fully fitted domestic kitchen housing ample work surfaces, quality wall and base storage units, fitted sink unit and a full range of built-in appliances, together with four double bedrooms and a fully fitted bathroom/WC. Accessed by means of a staircase from the ground floor reception foyer area, to the FIRST FLOOR a landing area affords access to an exceptional standard of hotel guest accommodation which comprises :- 7 x double rooms with fully fitted private en-suite facilities 1 x twin-bedded room with fully fitted private en-suite facilities 1 x family-sized room with lounge seating area and fully fitted private en-suite facilities All the guest rooms additionally boast flat-screen colour TV, Wi-Fi internet access, hairdryers and the usual complimentary hospitality facilities, with

The subject property occupies a stunning trading position affording magnificent views over unspoilt surrounding countryside and the adjacent River Dee, and just one mile from all the many amenities and attractions of the charming fishing port of Kirkcudbright, which lies with excellent access to major tourist routes (A711, A755, A762 and the A75 to Carlisle and Stranraer) and approximately four miles from the dramatic Irish Sea coast, in Dumfries and Galloway.