The Club Hotel in Pahiatua is for sale

PROPERTY INFORMATION

The Club Hotel in Pahiatua is for sale  

The Club Hotel in Pahiatua has been a town landmark since its inception in 1888. There has been many changes to the building since then of course but the character of the property is still a charm. It is a popular " local " for many and is a popular meeting and party place with special events and theme nights a feature.

The Main Bar

The main bar is a warm and sunny "L" shaped bar. It's welcoming and friendly.  The Hotel runs an active Social club, Handle club, Pool club, and Darts club and the bar has a Kareoke setup and is well used and always ready to run.  There is not a separate Bottle Store at the Club Hotel so the main bar also serves as an Off License.  Off the main bar is a small Gaming room with 9 pokie 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 events are organized the bar is well patronised. The venue is commercially zoned and tlthough there are no concerns related to this 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

The restaurant operates Thursdays through to Sundays during the summer period with flexible hours subject to demand. The food is good hearty country fare and is supported by a regular clientele. The Kitchen also provides Takeaway food for those regulars and travel through patrons.

The Restaurant is suitable for functions of 30 to 100 guests and can be extended by opening the folding doors into the Function Room or second Bar. The dominant feature in the Restaurant is the schist rock on the side wall which runs the full length of restaurtant and into the 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 and flooring.

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 constructed of concrete block with concrete floors. Access is from Wakeman Street through the rear side of the Hotel. The units are mostly 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 supplimentary income during the winter months. In fact this laundry is the only laundrymatt facility that is open to the public in the town.

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

The current owners of this pub are doing well with the refurbishing of the guest rooms on the second floor and in general the facility is a nice and cozy place to be part of.  When special events are put on by the team at the pub they run well and are very popular with the locals. Reggae nights with visiting bands make the place humm.  

The old style pub has its character and it takes good character to run a place like this. The Club Hotel has some great potential and is well worth lookinh at in the scheme of things. 

FEATURES

History of The Club Hotel

This is a commentary given of the hotel in 1908 :

The Club Hotel in the main street of Pahiatua was established in 1878, and has since been rebuilt with the present building being a two-storeyed building with verandah and balcony, and contains twenty. 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

Photo: Alexandra Turnball Library circa 1910

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

Ross Larsen is the Specialist Tourism & 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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