Al-Shaz Beachside retreat in the Cook Islands is for sale.

PROPERTY INFORMATION

Al-Shaz Beachside retreat in the Cook Islands are for sale. 

Waking to a polynesian morning in your ultimate beachside housing or enjoying an afternoon cocktail from your very own pacific hideaway ,you soon relise that you now have a lifestyle that very few would ever experience.

Forget how to spell traffic hassel or gridlock , your new life is filled with sunshine and barefoot walks along golden tropical sands lapped with crystal blue waters and the sounds of the outer reef , which would you prefer?

A well appointed 3 bedroom beachfront home, located on the southern shores of Rarotonga. This ultimate beachfront housing has been the tropical hideaway for Sharon and Alistair for many years, and has only now become available due to other interests off shore.

This residence has an additional income stream with a rental accommodation located on the property as well.

Ample room to move , the most beautiful white sandy beach at your door step , glorious sunsets , and nothing to spend , just move in and relax. Your early morning walk along your beach. The only other footprints besides yours will be that of the wading seabirds or the sand crabs.

A self serviced, absolute beachfront three bedroom holiday house and cottage with all the comforts of home .. and then some!

On the bluest lagoon and whitest, purest beach you ever saw!

*Fantastic swimming and snorkelling
*Many kilometres of beach to stroll
*Private Lawns and Tropical gardens
*Only a short stroll to superettes, cafes and restaurants
*On the circle island bus route
*Kayaks and snorkelling equipment complimentary
*Outdoor beach shower

Villa facilities

Three spacious bedrooms with ample linen and towels etc
1. queen bed
2. queen bed
3. up to 3 single beds
Bathroom with shower

Ceiling fans and good cross flow ventilation utilising sea breezes.

Huge lounge with TV and sound system
Large dining room
Spacious fully equipped kitchen with oven and large frig/freezer
Ample cutlery and crockery , glassware etc
B.B.Q.
Huge decks and verandahs with al fresco dining and lounging furniture
Brilliant Seaviews

Cottage facilities

• Cute studio cottage
• Located between the villa and the road in a garden setting.
• One Double bed
• Bathroom with shower
• Kitchenette with gas hob, microwave, small fridge.
• Dining facilities
• Verandah
• Garden views  

Special Note on Buying Businesses and lease properties in the Cook Islands 

In the Cook Islands Real estate is always owned by the respective families and a 'Foreigner' (ie: anyone who is not a Cook Islander ) has the ability to obtain a lease from the ' landowner(s) ' to conduct a business or to build a home or take over an existing lease on a residential property or business - after all the necessary legal documents are passed by the B.T.I.B ( Business Trade Investment Board ) and the necessary documentation is passed by the Dept of Immigration.

FEATURES

The Cook Islands

The Cook Islands are a self-governing parliamentary democracy in free association with New Zealand. The fifteen small islands in this South Pacific Ocean country have a total land area of 240 square kilometres (92.7 sq mi), but the Cook Islands Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) covers 1.8 million square kilometres (0.7 million sq mi) of ocean.

The main population centres are on the island of Rarotonga (14,153 as of 2006), where there is an international airport. There is also a much larger population of Cook Islanders in New Zealand, particularly the North Island in the 2006 census, 58,008 self-identified as being of ethnic Cook Island Māori descent.

With over 90,000 visitors travelling to the islands in 2006, tourism is the country's number one industry, and the leading element of the economy, far ahead of offshore banking, pearls, marine and fruit exports.

Defence is the responsibility of New Zealand, in consultation with the Cook Islands and at its request. In recent times, the Cook Islands have adopted an increasingly independent foreign policy.

The Cook Islands are in the South Pacific Ocean, north-east of New Zealand, between French Polynesia and Fiji. There are fifteen major islands, spread over 2.2 million square kilometres of ocean, divided into two distinct groups: the Southern Cook Islands, and the Northern Cook Islands of coral atolls. The islands were formed by volcanic activity; the northern group is older and consists of six atolls (sunken volcanoes topped by coral growth). The climate is moderate to tropical.

History

The Cook Islands were first settled in the 6th century A.D. by Polynesian people who migrated from nearby Tahiti, to the southeast.

Spanish ships visited the islands in the sixteenth century; the first written record of contact with the Islands came with the sighting of Pukapuka by Spanish sailor Álvaro de Mendaña in 1595 who called it San Bernardo (Saint Bernard). Portuguese-Spaniard Pedro Fernández de Quirós, made the first recorded European landing in the islands when he set foot on Rakahanga in 1606, calling it Gente Hermosa (Beautiful People).

British navigator Captain James Cook arrived in 1773 and 1777 and named the islands the Hervey Islands; the name "Cook Islands", in honour of Cook, appeared on a Russian naval chart published in the 1820s.

In 1813, John Williams, a missionary on the Endeavour (not the same ship as that of Cook), made the first official sighting of the island of Rarotonga.

The first recorded landing on Rarotonga by Europeans was in 1814 by the Cumberland; trouble broke out between the sailors and the Islanders and many were killed on both sides.

The islands saw no more Europeans until missionaries arrived from England in 1821. Christianity quickly took hold in the culture and many islanders continue to be Christian believers today.

The Cook Islands became a British protectorate at their own request in 1888, mainly to thwart French expansionism. They were transferred to New Zealand in 1901. They remained a New Zealand protectorate until 1965, at which point they became a self-governing territory in free association with New Zealand. In that year, Albert Henry of the Cook Islands Party was elected as the first Prime Minister. Sir Albert Henry led the country until he was accused of vote-rigging. He was succeeded in 1978 by Tom Davis of the Democratic Party.

Today, the Cook Islands are essentially independent ("self-governing in free association with New Zealand") but New Zealand is tasked with overseeing the country's defence.

On June 11, 1980, the United States signed a treaty with the Cook Islands specifying the maritime border between the Cook Islands and American Samoa and also relinquishing its claim to the islands of Penrhyn, Pukapuka, Manihiki, and Rakahanga.
Contact the Broker

Contact the Broker 

Ross Larsen, the Tourism & Hospitality Business business broker that is acting as the agent for the owner of this property is happy to discuss this property details at any time - refer to the contact details on this page.