FREEHOLD VILLAGE HOTEL/PUBLIC HOUSE & RESTAURANT IN THE CAIRNGORMS

Dating back to the mid-19th century, this substantial and impressive THREE-STOREY freehold stone-built landmark character property has been sympathetically converted and modernised over the years whilst retaining many attractive features including a wealth of exposed original timberwork and stonework, wood panelling, open fireplaces and stained glass. The premises provide extremely well fitted internal business accommodation which, to the GROUND FLOOR, briefly comprises an inviting public vestibule entrance into an impressive and welcoming reception foyer area with feature open original timber staircase access to the upper floors and a prominent, fully fitted service desk with telephone and full complement of payment and modern online booking and business management systems. The reception area, in turn, affords easy access through to the main public lounge and sports bar area with large, wall-mounted TV screens for live televised sporting events, pool table, dartboard and good mix of loose and fixed upholstered furnishings, which houses a prominent, fully fitted and 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. Further ancillary accommodation to the bar area consists of all the usual separate male and female washroom/WC facilities for customers. Accessed directly from the bar area, or by means of its own separate entrance, the ground floor premises also incorporate a charming and attractively furnished dedicated dining area with its own, fully fitted free-of-tie licensed servery, which may comfortably accommodate up to 50 covers. The restaurant area also feature its own separate male and female washroom/WC facilities allowing it to operate independently from the bar area, and is served by a fully fitted and extensively equipped commercial kitchen with extraction system housing ample stainless-steel work surfaces, storage units, a fully equipped preparation/washing-up kitchen area, heated food pass 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 made available upon request to any genuine interested parties. Further ancillary accommodation to the ground floor consists of a good-sized general dry good store and consisting of a fully fitted and equipped utility/laundry room, together with a fully fitted and equipped trade beer cellar/bottle store with refrigerated barrel storeroom and separate access for deliveries. To the ground floor the property also provides a high standard of hotel guest accommodation with excellent access for the elderly and physically impaired, which comprises :- Room 1 – a standard twin or double bedroom Room 2 – a standard twin or double bedroom Both the ground floor bedrooms are served by a fully fitted and disabled compliant shared bathroom/WC. Accessed by means of a feature open original timber staircase from the ground-floor reception area, to the FIRST FLOOR a landing area affords access to further attractively furnished and presented hotel guest accommodation, which comprises :- Room 3 – a family/super-king with fully fitted private en-suite facilities Room 4 – a single room with fully fitted private en-suite facilities Room 5 – a twin or double room with fully fitted private en-suite facilities Room 6 – a family/super-king with fully fitted private en-suite facilities Room 7 – a twin room with fully fitted private en-suite facilities Room 8 – a single room with fully fitted private en-suite facilities Room 9 – a single/twin room with fully fitted private en-suite facilities Room 10 – a double/twin bedded room with fully fitted private en-suite facilities Room 11 – a twin room with fully fitted private en-suite facilities Room 12 – a double/twin room with fully fitted private en-suite facilities Room 14

The subject property occupies an outstanding and highly visible trading position overlooking the picturesque main central square of the charming village of Tomintoul with its eclectic mix of Victorian and Georgian architecture. Reputed to be the “highest village in the Scottish Highlands”, the village is situated on the main A939 on the slopes of the dramatic Cairngorm Mountains, with a considerable volume of year-round additional tourist trade generated by its position on the famous “Malt Whiskey Trail”, including the nearby Glenlivet Distillery (approximately 7 miles) in a delightful rural area of Morayshire.