Boutique Wellness Retreat And Dwellinghouse In St Albans For Sale

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Property Information

Real Estate:

Real Property Included

Living Accommodation:

The Managers Studio and Geodome provides another 70 sq m self contained accommodation, including kitchen and bathroom. This can also be used as additional accommodation, seperate airbnb accommodation or even a separate residence (STCA). This location has direct access to the river.

Location:

Yanada is an idyllic bush retreat on 38 acres, nestled in the glorious green McDonald valley between the Gunanday River and the Yengo National Park, yet only 90 minutes from Sydney CBD.

Yanada is in the McDonald Valley 2km outside the historic village of St Albans. We adjoin the Yengo National Park and are 17 minutes from Wisemans Ferry and the Hawkesbury River. This is the southern tip of Darkinjung country with Mount Yengo at its heart. This place is hidden and remote, known since first European settlement as the Forgotten Valley, yet less than 2 hours drive from Sydney.

The drive itself is beautiful. From Sydney, once you leave the M2 and Pennant Hills Road you will follow the original convict built route north from Sydney. The Old North Road takes you along the Dural ridge with stunning Blue Mountain views, through Marramurra National Park and down into Wisemans Ferry, set on a picturesque loop in the Hawkesbury river system. Cross the free Webbs Creek vehicular ferry, a 4 min ride, then along the McDonald Valley, with steep sandstone cliffs and the meandering river, to Yanada, just before the National Trust village of St Albans.

Premises Details:

Yanada (‘Moon’ in Dharug and Darkinjung) has two 95 sq. m spaces over two levels each fully surrounded by fully furnished deep cool verandahs, including two outdoor settings, chairs, tables, a pod chair, two day beds and a BBQ. Each space can be open on three sides with views over the valley. There are external stairs from the living level down to a mid level hydrotherapy spa and a yoga terrace, pond and fire pit at ground level.
Relax on Balinese day beds on the cool verandahs or pool pavilion, listen to the sound of birds, watch the Kookaburras and Kangaroos, look out along the silvery Gunaday (McDonald) River or over the fields and across the valley.

Our 15m x 5m swimming pool is perfect for lap swimming or just chill out in the water seat, on the sunbeds or in the pavilion. It is a good distance from the house to ensure privacy with beautiful views over the valley.

Take one of the private bush walks possible on the property; around a flat rock peak adjacent to the Yengo National Park or for a swim or kayak in the river. Drive or cycle 5 – 10 minutes to the historic St Albans Village and other National Park walking tracks in the valley.

The upper space includes a huge retreat kitchen with seperate guest serving counter, including zip tap for meals, drinks, tea and coffee. The kitchen includes gas stove, eye level ovens, dishwasher, microwave, two fridges and all cooking utensils.

There are dining tables capable seating up to 22 people and a sumptuous living area of sofas big enough for two separate groups to use. The living area is centred around a wood fired stove for cosy winter evenings. In summer there are ceiling fans and ducted reverse cycle air conditioning throughout.

Size in square feet:

Land: 17 ha (approx 38 acres). Internal approx. 500 sq m

Planning Consent:

The land is zoned C4 Environmental Living under Hawkesbury LEP. STRA (short term rental accommodation) is an exempt and registered use (Property ID PID-STRA-3903). Other permissible uses, with consent, include Camping grounds; Caravan parks; Eco-tourist facilities; Tourist and visitor accommodation.

Business Operation

Expansion Potential:

We have made a lifestyle choice not to advertise or promote weekday bookings. There is a huge scope to expand into the weekday market. NDIS funded carers retreats are a good and untapped source of potential weekday income. Yanada provides a perfect country respite for both carers and people living with various disabilities.

Running your own retreats, rather than renting out to facilitators, providing your own add-ons (like massages) is another major opportunity to expand and increase revenue.

The business plan conservatively estimates a potential additional income of $100,000 available through mid-week bookings, add-ons (massage etc), and self-run retreats.

Competition / Market:

Established over 11 years with word of mouth advertising, Yanada is a well known, established and respected retreat centre. We are booked every weekend, usually 8 months in advance so do not advertise further. There are limited numbers of retreat centres in the Hawkesbury and Blue Mountains and we do not feel a need to compete with any of them. However there is considerable expansion potential, as described above.

Reasons for selling:

After 11 years of creating this successful business, we are getting older and it is time to slow down, relocate to a smaller property and focus on other interests. We are selling now, whilst both us and the business is thriving and want to see it looked after and improved upon by the right people.

Trading hours:

24/7

Employees:

6 (contractors)

Years established:

11

Other Information

Support & training:

Our intention would be to work with the new custodian to explain the business and the property, passing on staff and contractors as require, to help make that transition as seamless as possible. We will be relocating inter-state and will not be setting up another retreat centre.

Furniture / Fixtures value:

$45,000 (AUD)

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Home based:

This business can be run from home.