Colliers International (Cairns) Pty Ltd is pleased to offer for sale the commercial hotel property known as the â€Å"Daintree Inn”, located at 2 Front Street, Mossman QLD.

Originally named the Exchange Hotel, the property was first established on the site in 1886 and is now listed on the Queensland Heritage Register. While the building has undergone various refurbishments over the years, it is still considered a prime example of the timber architecture of its era.

The property is prominently located on the main fiveway intersection bounded by Mill Street to the north and Front Street to the west. The building has an L-shape plan and is built to the street boundries and developed over two levels with wide verandas to both streets over the footpaths.

The building comprises of a mix of public and commercial spaces on the ground floor with accommodation across the first floor.

The main bar occupies the prime position in the front corner of the building with a modernised shop front (previously the bottle shop) occupying the remainder of the ground floor along Front Street.
A small private bar and a large eighty person dining room is accessed via the Mill street side of the building. To the rear of the dining room is the kitchen which while functional, is modest with typical meal service bench and preparation areas. Upstairs from the dining room by way of a substantial timber staircase is the hotel accommodation which is currently configured for 18 rooms with shared laundry, dining, kitchen and conveniences. The first floor has a central corridor running to both ends of the building with rooms on either side connecting to both the front and rear verandas.
At the end of each wing, rooms have been converted into staff accommodation and the managers residence. Shared toilets and bathroom facilities are located on the rear verandas - offering separate male and female amenities.
Sale highlights include;
• High profile corner 1,438sqm (approx.) commercial freehold
• Building comprising dining room, commercial kitchen, 2 x bars, bottle shop, beer garden with pool and accommodation
• Opportunity to enter the hotel and accommodation markets
• Sale includes chattels, plant and equipment
• Offered with a commercial liquor licence (under voluntarily suspension)
• Currently closed and sold with vacant possession

The â€Å"Daintree Inn” opportunity offers astute and capable buyers an opportunity to enter the hotel and accommodation market with an iconic hotel venue or provides a substantial property foot print from which to develop and number of separate enterprises which could include separate shops, restaurant, café or motel (subject to council approval)