Bruce & Co. are delighted to introduce to the market Clarke Cottage; a beautifully presented guest house situated in the heart of Dunfermline. Clarke Cottage provides luxury guest house accommodation in 9 letting rooms on a bed and breakfast basis, in a commanding property with elegant interior – making the business very unique in the local area. The business has been awarded a 3 star rating by the Scottish Tourist Board, and is featured on the Visit Scotland website.
The property has been under the very caring ownership of the vendors since 1982, and throughout this time, they have carefully carried out substantial renovations and refurbishments throughout the entire property to an extremely high standard – creating an impressive private home with separate country cottage guest house accommodation. The vendors are reluctantly offering the business to the market due to their impending wish to retire. Clarke Cottage enjoys a generous turnover and not only provides the owners with an excellent source of income, but also a substantial and completely private family home.
Situated to the East side of Dunfermline, Clarke Cottage provides an ideal base for tourists wishing to explore this area of Scotland. With excellent transport links at Halbeath Park & Ride close by and Queen Margaret Railway Station only a 2 minute walk from the property; guests can make their way to Edinburgh, Perth, St. Andrews and Stirling – to name but a few. Business clients are also attracted to Clarke Cottage due to its excellent location and close proximity to the M90 motorway and Edinburgh Airport.
Constructed in the 1980’s, the original Victorian property served as the home of a prominent family in the linen industry. The property was purchased by the vendors in 1982 to raise a family in, and Clarke Cottage was established in 1993 when the first renovation began to extend the property and create 4 en-suit twin bedrooms. The extension was carefully thought out and implemented by the sellers to create a completely separate guest house, whilst retaining the privacy of their family home. Due to the extremely high occupancy levels, and popularity of Clarke Cottage, the next extension was carried out in 1997 to create a further 5 letting rooms, a resident’s lounge and a dining conservatory.
Today, the guest house consists of 6 en-suite twin rooms and 3 en-suite double rooms which offer a comfortable level of guest room accommodation which today’s traveller expects. The extended guest house has a completely separate entrance allowing full flexibility for guests to come and go as they please, as well as maintaining privacy for the owners. Each room is finished with modern contemporary interior and traditional furnishing and is presented to a very high standard.
The owner’s accommodation is a particularly attractive aspect of this sale, as owners are very well catered for at Clarke Cottage. The building has been completely modernised to create a substantial family home with luxurious finishes, yet still retains many traditional features in keeping with the period of the property such as ceiling roses, cornices and stained glass windows. This commanding property benefits from 4 bedrooms, 3 reception rooms, a conservatory, fully fitted kitchen, toilet with shower cubicle and a large bathroom. The living room and dining room feature real flame gas fires and traditional high quality hard wood flooring features in many of the rooms.
This charming guest house is available for sale through Bruce & Co. on a freehold basis for £420,000. For further information about the property, please contact 0844 7011 825, quoting the reference 42847.
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