Homewood Hill B&B Retreat And Gallery For Sale

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Homewood Hill Luxury B&B, Accommodation Retreat and Artist Gallery for sale in Kaikoura is situated on a very special hilltop, just a few minutes north of Kaikoura.

This purpose built 7.7840ha lifestyle tourism and farming property considered as one of the ultimate spots in Kaikoura consists of:

Main Lodge building is 310.25m2 plus 102m2 decking and courtyard areas. Features of the main lodge include ex railway timbers for columns and beams, pinus and oregon rafters, T&G sarking and large timbered and railed decks plus copper and brass plumbing. The kitchen, open plan dining and living areas are suitable for the front page of Home & Garden magazines!

The Bed and Breakfast in the main homestead consists of 2 bedrooms upstairs with bathroom facilities and are rented out at $395.00 per night. Downstairs are another 2 bedrooms with living area and a bathroom which is currently being used by the existing owners. The main lodge is ideally suited to developing the exisitng 4 bedrooms into 4 ensuited rooms with an option of the owners living in the Artists Retreat.

The Artists Retreat is a character filled building resembling an old church perched on top of a hill this accommodation offers breathtakingly stunning views over farmlands from the mountains to the sea. The surrounding native bush is alive with birdsong from the native Tuis and Bellbirds. Built in 2000 as an artist gallery which has now been relocated to another building, the Artists Retreat is completely self contained with 2 bedrooms offering queen sized beds both upstairs and downstairs and another bedroom with 2 single beds downstairs. A family can rent this seperate accommodation for $185 per night or 4 single adults for $50 each per night. The Artists Retreat is 131.60 sqm plus 16 square metre deck and ramp and includes a bathroom, toilet, kitchen and laundry.

The Garage/Store is 157sqm and one third of this area has recently been converted into an art gallery with the rest of this area being used to house classic cars which are then hired out for weddings.

There is also an Aviary, landscaped gardens, fencing to all paddocks and 2 x 25,000 litre water tanks along with a stunning outdoor spa from which to admire the view.

Homewood Hill is seriously the ultimate lifestyle block featuring alot of land and real estate for the asking price. With potential income streams from the Bed and Breakfast, Artists Retreat Accommodation, Art Gallery and the farming operation, which could be leased to adjoing farmers, the ideal opportunity for a potential purchaser to put their own stamp on this special property and take the business to the next level.


Kaikoura is a town on the east coast of the South Island of New Zealand. The town has a strikingly beautiful setting, as the Kaikoura mountains, a branch of the Southern Alps come nearly to the sea at this point on the coast. Because of this, there are many walking tracks up and through the mountains. Kaikoura became the first local authority to reach the Green Globe tourism certification standard.

Kaikoura has now become a popular tourist destination, mainly for whale watching (the Sperm Whale watching is perhaps the best and most developed in the world) and swimming with or near dolphins. There is also a large and readily observed colony of Southern Fur Seals at the eastern edge of the town. At low tide, better viewing of the seals can be had as the ocean gives way to a rocky base which is easily navigable by foot for quite some distance. It is also one of the best reasonably accessible places in the world to see open ocean seabirds such as albatrosses.

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