A Unique Hotel Opportunity In Salento

This 24 room hotel situated in Salento, recently voted Colombia’s safest little town, is available for your inspection. It was lovingly created four years ago from a home built by one of the town’s historical families, two of the rooms, offices now, are native to the original building. The design accurately imitates Spanish Colonial structures from years gone by and features an interior enclosed courtyard. Paint in attractive but bright colors has been applied to much of the wood. The structure also contains two large street level tiendas, set up as rental restaurants, not currently operating. There is also a large one room apartment with mezanine that the staff uses for rest when required. The size is critical to the operation, groups don’t want to be split over multiple locations and this hotel can accommodate up to seventy.

Most bookings for the hotel are for large groups from tour operators in Colombia, a relationship has been built up with them over the four years that it has been in operation. While we were there, a group of 40 from Mexico that had spent two nights was leaving, another group of 34 from Germany was arriving. They were part of a cruise that had docked at Cartagena and were taking in more of the wonderful sites that Colombia has to offer.

There is a lot of unrealized potential here. It would suit someone with hotel experience, a financial background, or that was in business development and now wants to be their own boss. It might also appeal to someone who wants to remain active in retirement. The occupancy rate Is estimated at 30% and just the addition of a webpage and social media exposure along with promotion to other tour operators should increase that substantially.

Call us for your personal showing. Based on the present income, unrealized potential and tour contacts, it presents a unique opportunity for the right someone to build it into a very profitable business.