International Lifestyle Magazine Issue 54 | Page 74
Pucon, Chile
“ The Lakes District”
List Price: 11,700 UF (approx. $490,000 USD)
Type: Residence with Swimming Pool
Bed & Breakfast Business Potential
Style: Spanish Colonial
Living Area: 300 m2 or 3,225 ft2
Lot Size: 30,000 m2 or 7.4 acres
Year Built: 2003
Beds/Bath: 8 Bed / 6 Bath
When you live in a wonderful resort town everyone you know wants an opportunity to visit you
during the vacation season and holidays. So the year round resident owners of this unique property
habitually have made their home a great space to welcome those yearly requests.
Having been available for just several weeks during the high season to friends and a few paying
guests this potential Bed & Breakfast is still a clean sheet of paper. Situated back up on the hill but
only 2.3 kilometers (1.5 miles) away from the ever popular Lago Villarrica, the view is a bit further
out but even better because the surroundings are a woodsy-pasture combination; the summer
temperatures are cooler and the environment more peaceful and quieter than those closer to the
lakeshore drive.
Located at the end of a gravel road, at the top of a knoll, the parcel is a great find since it has
7 large acres (2.5 ha) and is mostly flat. It’s really a good buy since pieces of this size between
Pucon and Villarrica are getting rarer and harder to source. And if you find one of comparable size
actually for sale it will be too steep to be of any great use.
Built one story above ground on heavy duty cement underpinnings and huge wooden piers for
the elevated deck, this house feels both massive and solidly built. It is a great place where people
feel at ease and inspired. Whilst dining al fresco on the expansive deck and after a few glasses of
delicious Chilean wine… a previous guest commented that they felt as if they
were really staying overnight in an enchanted tree house.
Utilizing the “U” shape of the traditional Spanish courtyard a comfortable set-up for both housing
and entertaining guests has been created. The eight bedrooms have been configured in a chain or
somewhat like a train with inter-connected passenger cars. This clever design creates expandable
accommodations with the use of adjoining doorways between the rooms. By opening or closing
& locking them at required intervals, modular over night suites can be custom prepared in just a
few minutes depending on the needs of your visitors. Each of the rooms has at least a Jack-n-Jill
bathroom between the two sleeping rooms. Meanwhile several of the eight bedrooms also have
their own private en suite baths.
A second full service kitchen in the corner divides the next segment of rooms from the first and
in this manner the house can be easily rented out by halves to guests. This is especially nice
for large family groups or those that prefer their own cooking arrangements. Besides the classic
individual room rental for couples a different option is to divide the offerings out into
thirds and provide a breakfast buffet layout to be served in the secondary kitchen and dinner
service options to be catered thru the principal kitchen, serving in the dining room.
With more than ten exterior doors and multiple sets of sliders the whole house is built with outdoor
entertaining as its major theme. A no-fuss design contributes to the perfect setting for a relaxing
visit, allowing needed time for rest, reflection and enjoyment of one’s companions…all with
the greatest of local eco-tourism options close at hand. With full access to the main deck from
practically everywhere it’s not hard to be drawn outside. And once there, you will appreciate the
view, the pool, the BBQ area and the great green yard.
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