18 Kings Avenue, St Arnaud, Victoria
Farmers Arms Hotel - Priced to Sell - Own the Only Hotel in Town
Leasehold - $400,000
Business Description
Business is booming in this multi-faceted business, with year-on-year growth, the current owners have grown their restaurant trade and takeaway service. The hotel also offers chargebacks with all the local motels, offering drinks online for delivery, as well as food, their bottle shop business (the only one in town) is also thriving. Embrace the ability to reap the rewards of this well executed business plan and buy yourself this dream business that is set to continue growing with trade from seasonal workers, tradies, tourists and the local community.
The Farmer's Arms is well positioned on the main street of this strong rural town with the recent refurbishments making the hotel one of the best presented leasehold hotels on the market. The hotel has a great trading history over the past 4 years and has become the only operating hotel in town since October 2024.
Once you step inside and see what's on offer you will instantly fall in love with this hotel.
Offering:
• large public bar,
• pool room,
• large bistro,
• 2 private dining rooms,
• new beer garden,
• new drive through coffee shop and a drive through bottle shop (the only one in town).
Well planned and designed, the hotel has one service point ensuring that the bar and bottle shop can be operated simultaneously, saving hours of labour to offer a high return. The business is trading 7 days per week
To enhance this hotel further there is a second story managers complete with 2 bedrooms, walk in wardrobe, spacious living room, a generous sized bathroom and a kitchen area on top of the staircase.
If you are looking to own a country hotel with a long lease and multiple streams of income and profitable, your search is over.
Business Summary
Other Features / Notes
A:LEASEHOLD, B:HOTEL/BAR, C:VIC - NorthKey Investment Insights
1. Only operating hotel in town since October 2024, creating local monopolistic advantage for accommodation, beverage and food sales.
2. Multiple revenue streams including large bistro, takeaway, thriving bottle shop, drive-through coffee, drive-through bottle shop, pool room and private dining, reducing single-channel risk.
3. Bottle shop and drive-through bottle service are the only options in town, supporting strong market share and convenience-led sales.
4. Proven year-on-year growth with strong trading history over the past four years, described as profitable and priced to sell.
5. Strategic main street location in a strong rural town, capturing foot traffic, locals and passing trade.
6. Diverse customer base including seasonal workers, tradies, tourists and the local community, offering steady and seasonal demand.
7. Operational efficiency via a single service point that allows simultaneous bar and bottle shop operation, saving labour and improving returns.
8. Seven day per week trading, maximising revenue opportunities across all trading days.
9. Recent refurbishments and presentation make it one of the best presented leasehold hotels on the market, supporting higher guest appeal.
10. Chargeback arrangements with all local motels, creating incremental drinks and food revenue from accommodation partners.
11. New beer garden and other upgraded hospitality spaces enhance capacity for events and outdoor trade.
12. On-site second-storey manager’s residence with two bedrooms, walk-in wardrobe, living room, bathroom and kitchen area, supporting on-site management and reduced staffing accommodation costs.
