Country hotel nestled in Byrne Valley has much to offer

● Ian Wyles Auctioneers, instructed by the owners who are emigrating, will be auctioning a traditional country estate hotel on December 7 at 11am.

The Oaks Country Hotel in Byrne Valley, Richmond, KwaZulu-Natal, will go under the hammer in an online and live auction at The Oyster Box in Umhlanga Rocks, north of Durban.

Near the Serpentine River, which runs through the village of Byrne, the property is surrounded by stunning scenery and capped by lush green hills and forests. This delightful escape lies about 45 minutes from Pietermaritzburg and 75 minutes from Durban.

The property sits on almost 20ha and includes a bowling green, tennis courts and a putt-putt course.

The hotel features 42 rooms.

The main building comprises a dining room, kitchen, cold room and storage room, snooker room, toilet facilities, reception, lounges, bar and bar veranda, offices, a poolroom, shop, cellars, a playroom, a swimming pool room, a workshop and shed, a number of storage rooms, staff quarters, storage silos, old milking shed, laundry and linen rooms, walled salad and herb garden and undercover staff parking area, in addition to a generator.

The conference facility has two breakaway rooms, a kitchenette and two toilet facilities.

There are two management houses, each comprising three bedrooms, two bathrooms, a kitchenette and two lounges with a fireplace.

Electricity is provided by Eskom 1 & 2. Water is by own supply. The total gross building area is 2,421m2. The seller is VATregistered.

An inventory of assets is available on request. Viewing is by appointment only. For more information, contact Andrew Giddy at 082-601-9278 or 031-579-4403 or visit www.ianwyles.co.za.