Here is your opportunity to own your home in the iconic Shamrock building.

Once a hotel lounge, now your lounge, this two-bedroom apartment is tucked inside the historic Shamrock building, one of Wellington’s earliest hotels. It still wears its history proudly, from the high-stud ceilings to the faint outline of room numbers on the old doors.

You get your own front door off the sunny balcony (no awkward shared hallway shuffle here). The balcony looks out over Thorndon rooftops and up the valley, a fine spot for morning coffee, a BBQ with mates, or just basking like the cat pictured in the afternoon sun.

Inside, the bedrooms are generously sized, the lounge is big enough for all your furniture, and the galley kitchen makes cooking simple (and cleaning even simpler). The shower and toilet each have their own rooms.

There’s a car park, a peaceful outlook over a courtyard, and instant motorway access when you want to escape town, or an easy stroll to Parliament, the Botanical gardens, New World Thorndon and the city when you don’t.

If you like a home with character, convenience and a good story behind it, this one’s worth a look.

Offers invited from upward of $649,000

Key apartment features include

• 70% NBS
• Body corporate levy of $8962 per annum
• 69m2
• Single car park
• Top floor unit, set back from the road
• Heritage building

^Source of information: Property Guru, Nexus, Wellington City Council (non-verified).