White Hart Hotel Profitable Country Pub For Sale

Business description

The Location:

The White Hart Hotel occupies a prominent corner site on a town centre intersection that has long been associated with hotels.

It is a very good example of a traditional New Zealand corner pub, once a common building type but now becoming rarer, and has survived in relatively authentic form for a building of this type. As the oldest pub in the centre of Hawera, still serving its original use, it has strong historic value, and is reminiscent of the time when the town was built completely of timber.

The building also has high townscape value for its scale, decorative interest and "sociability" in that it has a two storey verandah on the street frontage. It is one of only two buildings in the centre of Hawera with this feature.

(source: HAWERA TOWN CENTRE Heritage Inventory - Prepared by Chris Cochran BArch ANZIA Conservation Architect, for the South Taranaki District Council, June 1998, amended and reprinted in June 2003).

The Bar:

There are two bar areas serviced by a central “U” shapes bar. The bars are light, clean and well maintained. The smaller bar has a pool table, the larger bar area has a darts area. A 15 machine gaming room is at the far end of the main bar.

Restaurant and Courtyard:

The Restaurant is warm and friendly, seating about 34, including “Old Mac’s Shack” – a popular rustic private alcove in one corner. There is a small sheltered outdoor courtyard off the restaurant with additional seating. Access to the Restaurant is from the Bars via the Hotel foyer, and from a separate street entrance. The Restaurant also has its own bar.

Accommodation:

Upstairs there are 16 tidy Rooms. 2 double rooms with ensuites, 7 twin rooms and 7 single rooms. There's also a guest lounge/tv room, guest toilets and showers, and access for guests to the upstairs verandah.

Owners Accommodation:

This is a quiet spot tucked away above the Hotel. The owner's apartment has recently been renovated in nice neutral colours. It's light, warm and feels secure.
This apartment consists of a reasonable size master bedroom, with two additional rooms which could be used as separate bedrooms, or bedroom and office/study. The lounge, dining and kitchen are open plan, and have access onto the verandah.

The current owners have worked steadily for the last eleven years and are now ready for a break. The mixed income streams (liquor / food / accommodation) are well balanced and provide a very solid platform. This Business is trading well, is well maintained, and offers a steady income to a couple or partnership prepared to apply them-selves.

About Hawera:

South Taranaki is on the west coast of New Zealand’s North Island and contains the towns of Hawera, Waverley, Patea, Opunake, and Eltham. South Taranaki is predominately a Dairy Farming area, with many historical sites.

Hawera is the largest of the South Taranaki towns that developed to support the surrounding farm blocks. Hawera means 'the burnt place' or 'breath of fire' and takes its name from the old Maori village of Te Hawera, which was located approximately 3 km south east of the present town.

Hawera has a rich cultural history. Original blockhouses, redoubts, monuments and well preserved pa sites tell of early Maori life and the Maori-European Land wars.

Hawera is blessed with a mighty mountain at its backdoor. But Hawera is more than that; it has such a brilliant Aquatic Centre, fantastic beaches close by, and of course it's the start of the Surf Highway 45

Property information

Real Estate:

Lease

Living accommodation:

Owners Accommodation: This is a quiet spot tucked away above the Hotel. The owner's apartment has recently been renovated in nice neutral colours. It's light, warm and feels secure. This apartment consists of a reasonable size master bedroom, with two additional rooms which could be used as separate bedrooms, or bedroom and office/study. The lounge, dining and kitchen are open plan, and have access onto the verandah.

Location:

The White Hart Hotel occupies a prominent corner site on a town centre intersection that has long been associated with hotels.

It is a very good example of a traditional New Zealand corner pub, once a common building type but now becoming rarer, and has survived in relatively authentic form for a building of this type. As the oldest pub in the centre of Hawera, still serving its original use, it has strong historic value, and is reminiscent of the time when the town was built completely of timber.

The building also has high townscape value for its scale, decorative interest and "sociability" in that it has a two storey verandah on the street frontage. It is one of only two buildings in the centre of Hawera with this feature.

(source: HAWERA TOWN CENTRE Heritage Inventory - Prepared by Chris Cochran BArch ANZIA Conservation Architect, for the South Taranaki District Council, June 1998, amended and reprinted in June 2003).

Premises details:

The Bar:

There are two bar areas serviced by a central “U” shapes bar. The bars are light, clean and well maintained. The smaller bar has a pool table, the larger bar area has a darts area. A 15 machine gaming room is at the far end of the main bar.

Restaurant and Courtyard:

The Restaurant is warm and friendly, seating about 34, including “Old Mac’s Shack” – a popular rustic private alcove in one corner. There is a small sheltered outdoor courtyard off the restaurant with additional seating. Access to the Restaurant is from the Bars via the Hotel foyer, and from a separate street entrance. The Restaurant also has its own bar.

Accommodation:

Upstairs there are 16 tidy Rooms. 2 double rooms with ensuites, 7 twin rooms and 7 single rooms. There's also a guest lounge/tv room, guest toilets and showers, and access for guests to the upstairs verandah.

Other information

Reasons for selling:

The current owners have worked steadily for the last eleven years and are now ready for a break. The mixed income streams (liquor / food / accommodation) are well balanced and provide a very solid platform. This Business is trading well, is well maintained, and offers a steady income to a couple or partnership prepared to apply them-selves.