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Talari is a beautiful sanctuary in Southern Costa Rica. It is nestled in tropical gardens and forest yet only 10 minutes from Costa Rica's second city San Isidro el General. * 7.7860 hectares (19.24 acres) of tropical landscaped gardens, riverside, fruit orchards (40+ types mature fruit trees), secondary forest. 2 kms of well maintained trails. * 8 newly refurbished rooms each with private bathroom and solar heated hot water. * Restaurant with kitchen, capacity 24 also with 1 bedroom attached. * 3 bedroom fully furnished family home, DirecTV satellite television. * Palm fringed swimming pool (70m2.) * 900m above sea level, comfortable year round climate. * 10mins by car from San Isidro de El General (excellent schools, health care, low crime.) * 10kms from the famous Chirripo National Park, one of Costa Rica's most important. * Your own mountain river (El General) at the bottom of the garden. * A nature haven - over 225 species of birds have been identified here. * Complete business setup - 4X4 vehicle, great bi-lingual website, computer, fully equipped restaurant kitchen, etc. Due to a family illness, we (the British owners) reluctantly need to sell our home and business. What can Talari offer you? A well reputed hotel business that is mentioned in many guide books with reliable growing income. Talari is also recognised and used by travel agencies (Ara Tours, Sunny Travel, Costa Rica Gateway etc.). A fully furnished famliy home. A secluded paradise setting yet with great communications - 10 minutes by car from San Isidro, on good roads. Telephone, fax, internet All operating permits An simple purchase procedure (merely a transfer of shares) Buying a company (over 200,000 USD) gives you automatic 'investor' status for you residency application. A great investment opportunity (we price to sell) Price: 565,000 USD (negotiable - offers accepted) more info... About the property The total constructed area is approximately 500 m2, this encompasses the family home, the restaurant building and the 2 cabin buildings. All constructions are earthquake resistant. * Restaurant. 120 m2. Accomodates 24. Fully equipped kitchen with industrial 4-ring gas hob. Additional 6-ring gas hob and gas oven. Microwave. Fridge/freezer, separate freezer. Cooler. Heavy duty electric mixer. Ladies & gents toilets. 20 m2 terrace. There is a 9th bedroom with private bathroom attached to the restaurant for use by guide, drivers, etc. * Guest Rooms. Housed in two identical cabins, 80 m2 each. 4 rooms have views to the Talamanca mountains, 4 rooms look out over the orchard and forest. There are 2 twins and 6 triples (a double and a single.) All rooms have private bathroom with solar-heated water, orthopedic mattresses on double beds, table and chairs, fan and fridge and small terrace. * Family home. 125 m2. 3 bedrooms, bathroom with solar-heated water, kitchen, living area, outside covered terrace and office/reception area. * Swimming pool. 70m2 with 70 m3 water capacity. Machine room with water filter and pump. The grounds comprise landscaped gardens, riverside, orchard and secondary forest. El General river runs along one of the property boundaries and there are 3 natural springs active during the rainy season. Drainage has never been a problem on the land and small creeks run throughout the property efficiently evacuating water. There are approximately 2kms of trails running through the grounds, from along the river up through the forests. There is an orchard with over 40 fruit trees, a vegetable plot where we grow our own vegetables and herbs. There are some outbuildings used for storage and an area where we keep our chickens. If you wish to keep goats, a few pigs or even a cow there is a small field and stable. Services * Access. The 500m road from the road is paved and accessible with all vehicles. * Water. The supply is from the community water distribution service in Rivas controlled by the health department. It is of high quality and very reliable. Talari does have 2X1000 litre emergency backup water tanks. The El General river provides water for irrigation. * Electricity. Provided by ICE. Talari has its own transformer. * Telephone. Talari has 2 phone lines - for phone/fax and internet. Business Before our arrival, Talari had been run as only a background interest by the then owner with little marketing or effort. Talari has still done well with the following gross incomes: Year Costa Rican Colones US Dollar Exchange rate (USD:CRC) Sept 2003 - Aug 2004 13701906 31498 1:435 Sept 2004 - Aug 2005 25418564 54082 1:470 Sept 2005 - Aug 2006 27715357 55430 1:500 It should noted that these are declared figures and sometimes business is done differently here. The outgoings of Talari are up to the buyer. For example, the previous owners chose to sacrifice large profits and benefit the community by employing many local people. However, the hotel can easily be run by a couple as we are doing now with great success. Average monthly costs are as follows: Water - 8 USD Electricity - 120 USD Gas - 30 USD Telephone - 100 USD Food - 600 USD Total - 858 USD Within these costs, all normal family living expenses are already accounted for. Tax here is relatively low (around 20%) and so healthy yearly profits can be made whilst living in this paradise. For example, in Nov 2006 gross income was 6667 USD, and Dec 2006 gross income was 7570 USD. The season (longer here than on the coast) runs from Nov to July with traditionally the strongest months being January to May. Thus, post tax and costs, Dec 2006 has a net income of 5369 USD (7570 - 858 = 6712 USD, less 20% tax) If the new owner wishes to employ people, a cook (for example on a 42 hour week) would cost the business 370 USD per month (includes salary and social security payment) and a garderner, roughly the same. Talari has entries and recommendations in the following guide books ensuring a steady and reliable stream of people. * New Key * Lonely Planet * Ulysse * Frommer’s and Fodor’s * Reise Know How * National Geographic Talari has newly refurbished rooms (painted, new bed spreads, new curtains) and is known for its great natural setting and great food. The business also benefits by its attractive bi-lingual website and info packs inside each room detailing Talari and the surrounding area. We reluctantly need to sell and so are accepting offers hopefully approaching 565,000 USD. Should the buyer wish to pay in Great British Pounds (offers approaching 325,000 GBP) or Euros (offers approaching 452,000 EUR), we are happy to deal in these currencies also. Any questions or queries, please contact us (Ben and Mandie): (506)7710341 or talaricostarica@gmail.com