An Absolute Charmer!!!

This turn of the century villa is sure to cast a spell on you. Beautifully renovated while staying true to its original features, character lovers are sure to be smitten!!! This property offers so much for a family to enjoy or perhaps a retired couple may choose to utilise the fifth bedroom as a bed & breakfast room like the previous owners did. Those looking for self-sufficiency will be delighted to see the over 100 fruit and nut trees that are mature & established to provide not only food for the house but possibly the excess could be sold from the roadside stall out front. There are hazelnuts, macadamia, almonds, figs, black boy peach, feijoas, plums, tangelo, oranges, pear, persimmons, nashi, avocado, apricots, apples, boysenberries, gooseberries, red & black currants. In fact, my clients say they are pretty sure they have just about every fruit imaginable! Then there is a large vegetable patch close to the house that looks out over farmland and a stunning mountain back drop. The house itself is an absolute charmer! There are gorgeous character features throughout, from the polished floors to the fire surrounds to the bay windows in two of the bedrooms. The living areas are of a generous size and the dining area opens through French doors onto a lovely deck area to enjoy that first morning coffee. The kitchen is open plan with plenty of cupboards and a good sized pantry for all those preserves you might make! The living area has a good sized wood burner to keep things cosy as well as a heat transfer system into 3 of the bedrooms. While we are on the subject of warmth, there is also wall cavity insulation and a heat pump so my owners tell me they are toasty warm in winter! There are five bedrooms in total, all are at least doubles in size and as mentioned previously there is a bedroom, small living area and ensuite bathroom that also has its own access outside and has previously been used as a Bed & Breakfast room. The property is located in a very popular part of Golden Bay and yet has no neighbours so enjoys fabulous privacy. The school bus can be caught at the gate to get to either Motupipi School or Golden Bay High School and the beaches and township of Takaka are only a few minutes drive away. There's over an acre of land (4421m2), with a solar heated and fully fenced swimming pool. A huge garage with workshop area plus a smaller garden shed should take care of all the outside storage requirements. Water comes from the Rameka Creek. A protected and absolutely stunning Magnolia Tree creates some much needed shade in summer and considerately sheds its leaves in winter to allow the sun onto the verandah. There is plenty of lush lawn for the children to play as well as a cute children's playhouse to complete the package. This property personifies the "Golden Bay Dream" Don't view this if you don't want to be tempted as I think this one will be hard to walk away from! Contact Nikki Ryan to view.