Club Hotel - Country Town Lifestyle - Pub for Sale in Pahiatua

Main Bar: The main bar is a warm and sunny "L" shaped bar. It's welcoming and friendly. Trade is steady with the summer being busier than the winter. The Hotel runs an active Social club, Handle club, Pool club, and Darts club. The Bar has Kareoke setup and ready to run. There's also a large screen and projector, though this is not often used. There is not a separate Bottle Store at the Club Hotels so the main bar also serves as an Off License. Off the main bar is a small Gaming room with 9 machines. The Function Room or Second Bar: This bar backs on to the main bar making it easily serviced by staff. Customer access can be directly from the street or from the main foyer adjacent to the restaurant, office, and main bar. This is a good sized room with a small stage set up. When the owner arranges events such as bands, the bar is well patronised. As this venue is commercially zoned there are no noise restrictions which might normally impact other locations. This space is often booked for private functions such as stag parties and hens nights, work functions, birthdays and anniveraries. The room can be extended by open the folding doors providing access to the restaurant. The Restaurant: Operates Thursdays through to Sundays, with some extended hours during the summer subject to demand. The food is good hearty country fare and is supported by a regular clientele. The Kitchen also provides Takeaways. The Restaurant is suitable for small functions of 30 to 40 people, and can be extended by opening the folding doors into the Function Room or second Bar. The dominant feature in the Restaurant is the schists wall on the northern side. This runs the length of the wall and through into the Function Room or second bar. Upstairs Accommodation: The Hotel has 13 single, 1 twin, 1 family, and 2 double rooms upstairs with shared bathroom facilities. There is also a guest lounge and kitchenette upstairs. The rooms are modestly furnished and in keeping with this style of premise. All rooms are clean and light. Most rooms have vintage oak or native timber furniture. Over the winter the owner has spent some time stripping back the original native timber joinery. This old lady now shows off some of her original character and charm. Self Contained Units: There are 3 self contained Units on the rear boundary of the property. These are about 11 years old, well constructed of concrete block with concrete floors. Access is from Wakeman Street through the rear yard of the Hotel. The units are let on a long term basis. Occupancy is good on these units, providing a steady and dependable income. Laundry: The Hotel operates a small semi-commercial laundry servicing the Hotel's needs. They also have a contract with the local Rugby Club which provides some supplimentary income during the winter months. The Laundry facilities are also open to the public. Owners Accommodation: There is a three bedroom flat on the first floor, with bathroom, and separate lounge. There is not a separate kitchen in the flat but there is space to install a small kitchette. Business Broker's Comments: This is a business that has all the pieces in place. It needs an operator with some energy to really make it sing. The current owner does little marketing so there's plenty of potential here. A new owner could build packages around the regions reknown trout fishing or local golf courses (at Pahiatua, Eketahuna, Alfredton and Makuri). The function room and restaurant are under utilized and could be developed into something special. History of The Club Hotel The Club Hotel, Main Street, Pahiatua. This hotel was established in 1878, but has since been rebuilt. The present building is a two-storeyed one of brick and wood, with verandah and balcony, and contains sixty rooms. It has a wide frontage to two streets, and the double entrances open into large halls, which are well lighted and ventilated. On the ground floor is a fine commercial room, four sitting rooms, and a dining room, with seating accommodation for eighty guests. The first floor contains forty well-furnished bedrooms, three sitting rooms, two bathrooms, and lavatories. There are convenient stables adjoining the hotel, from which cabs leave to meet every train. The Club Hotel is well managed, the table and accommodation are good, and the liquors are of the best brands. Source: The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Taranaki, Hawke's Bay & Wellington Provincial Districts] circa 1897 to 1908 About Pahiatua: Originally, Pahiatua was to have a railway right through its town centre. But the tracks were eventually constructed to the west of the town. The area that was to have borne the tracks was made into gardens, giving the town an attractive point of difference. If you arrive in Pahiatua from the north, you'll be greeted by a yellow WWII Harvard, which has been converted into a children's slide. Those arriving from the south will notice the white stone Polish Memorial. For eight years from 1944, Pahiatua hosted a refugee camp for children from Poland. The town has an assortment of accommodation, shops and eating places. Local trout fishing is excellent. Pahiatua rivers are known throughout New Zealand, within half an hour's drive you'll find 200 kilometres of fishable water. For much of the year these top class fishing spots are undiscovered territory. Their names are legendary: Makuri, Mangahao, Mangatainoka, Makakahi and Manawatu. Contact the Broker: Steve Swann is the Specialist Hospitality Business Broker that is acting for the Owner of this property. He is happy to discuss this property's details at any time, please refer to the contact details on this page. 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