Luxurious Lodge And Successful Event Venue

This property will be sold plus GST (if any).\nA well-established country lodge and function centre with scope to grow the business. While Charlemagne Lodge has for many years earned its living from accommodation and weddings it was built 24 years as a family home. The Victorian house exudes such authenticity you would swear it was original. The atmosphere may evoke the past; however, the convenience and comfort is very contemporary. The home displays native timbers and includes beautiful stained glass, sash windows and French doors to bull nose roofed verandas with railings and fretwork. Reception rooms, bedrooms and bathrooms are decorated and furnished to evoke the era while engulfing visitors in graceful luxury. The two master suites and two other bedrooms make this ideal accommodation for a wedding party, inviting quests to celebrate with them in the adjoining function centre which is licenced for 120. Its brick patio incorporates some of many recycled materials which feature in the home and grounds. A huge designated parking area behind the function centre accommodates guest vehicles while a second drive accesses the front door of the lodge and the characterful barn style home which has served as manager's accommodation. The grounds of this 7390m2 property which overlooks the local I'Anson reserve are landscaped to completely enclose the home and create a parklike environment with formal plantings nearer the house. A wishing well, pond, gazebo and an arch of foliage are among its photogenic settings. The mass of cherry trees and the way the home is lit at night have made this a local landmark noted by passers-by on State Highway outside Te Puna village, just ten minutes from Tauranga, and an easy 2 hours from Auckland airport. Charlemagne Lodge has weddings booked well into next year and regular bed and breakfast guests and there is an opportunity to grow function use and occupancy. Its Victorian style is unique in a region of relatively young architecture where Charlemagne provides a glimpse into the days when life was lived elegantly and with attention to detail. The next owner of Charlemagne may opt to have the lodge accommodation and functions managed as now, to live on site and personally entertain guests, or maybe to use it as a wonderful family home with the big function room making an expansive business base.\n