Littlestairs Road, Shanklin, Isle of Wight

A delightful 1930s guest house, with seven en suite guest bedrooms, provides an ideal opportunity if you are interested in taking over a successful bed and breakfast business. The property is in an excellent location as it overlooks Shanklin Bay and is only three minutes' walk to the clifftop path and the steps down to the beach. At the same time it is not far to Shanklin Old Village and the award-winning Shanklin Chine.

There is a wide frontage where you can park a number of cars and this leads to an entrance corridor with a distressed feature wall and shelving as well as a door to a games area that has access to the delightful sunroom where you can sit and relax or play with the children in the kiddies' corner. A wide archway provides an open plan feel between the games area and the spacious dual aspect dining room where you can seat at least 20 people in comfort.

The good sized kitchen has a range cooker and plenty of storage units as well as stand-alone appliances including two dishwashers, a fridge freezer and a separate fridge while still leaving space for a table and chairs. Beyond the kitchen is an important aspect of this property – the substantial owners' accommodation. It includes a hall with independent external access, a spacious lounge with patio doors to a private garden with a terrace and large lawn, a shower room and an en-suite bathroom as well as four bedrooms which are all doubles with one being used as an office. Naturally this configuration could be altered to suit the requirements of new owners.

On the first floor there are five bedrooms with flat screen TVs. Some of them have sea views including the large family room for four guests that has an en suite shower and a fridge and all the other four further double bedrooms have en-suite facilities and two of them can be twin or double beds. The two-family sized bedrooms for four guests on the second floor both have en-suite shower rooms, fridges and stunning sea views from one room, whilst the other offers lovely countryside views.

What the Owner says:

We moved here about six years ago and completely refurbished the whole of the guest accommodation incorporating a charming blue seaside theme. We fell in love with the location and it was ideal as there was sufficient owners' accommodation for us to be able to live here as a family. Also, the primary school is only a five minute walk and it is not too far to the secondary school. Sadly, we are having to pass the baton on to new owners for health reasons.

Shanklin is a delightful seaside resort including the impressive Shanklin beach that was winner of the Beach of the Year Award in the Countryfile Magazine in 2019. The Old Village is charming with its thatched cottages, independent shops, restaurants and pubs, while the Shanklin Theatre provides a variety of professional and amateur shows for evening entertainment. There is a real feeling of community and, if you enjoy the ‘great outdoors' there is nothing like a bracing walk with the dog or a cycle ride to Culver Down or Ventnor.

Room sizes:

• Entrance Hallway
• Games Area & Dining Area: 26'4 x 15'11 (8.03m x 4.85m)
• Sun Area: 27'2 x 5'3 (8.29m x 1.60m)
• Kitchen: 18'5 x 12'10 (5.62m x 3.91m)
• Inner Hallway
• Owners Bedroom 1: 14'11 x 13'5 (4.55m x 4.09m)
• Storage Room
• Shower Room
• Owners Bedroom 3: 9'3 x 9'0 (2.82m x 2.75m)
• Owners Bedroom 4: 12'1 x 6'10 (3.69m x 2.08m)
• Owners Bedroom 2: 11'10 x 8'3 (3.61m x 2.52m)
• En-Suite Bathroom
• Lounge: 14'10 x 10'9 (4.52m x 3.28m)
• Landing
• Room 1: 9'11 x 8'8 (3.02m x 2.64m)
• En-Suite Shower Room

• Room 2: 13'8 x 11'8 (4.17m x 3.56m)
• En-Suite Shower Room
• Room 3: 11'11 x 11'0 (3.63m x 3.36m)
• En-Suite Shower Room
• Room 4: 11'11 x 10'10 (3.63m x 3.30m)
• En-Suite Shower Room
• Room 5: 9'11 x 9'0 (3.02m x 2.75m)
• En-Suite Bathroom
• Landing
• Room 6: 15'8 x 14'11 (4.78m x 4.55m)
• En-Suite Shower Room
• Room 7: 13'11 x 11'5 (4.24m x 3.48m) plus 6'0 x 5'6 (1.83m x 1.68m)
• En-Suite Shower Room
• Driveway Parking
• Private Rear Garden

 
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