Advantageously located halfway between Sydney and Brisbane at the foothills of the Great Dividing Range on the New South Wales Mid North Coast is Smugglers on the Beach Resort.

This boutique beachfront resort is sitting on over an acre of beautifully landscaped tropical gardens in the amazing location of Korora Bay. Smugglers on the Beach is only 5 minutes to the town centre and 3 minutes drive to the large shopping centre, Park Beach Plaza. The location makes you feel like you are miles away, yet so close to everything.

Nestled on the beachfront reserve, with the sounds of the ocean, life doesn’t get much better than this. This amazing environment provides a great place to work and enjoy your leisure time. It is a truly spectacular holiday destination.

Smugglers on the Beach is the only boutique beachfront resort in Coffs Harbour and has sat at the top of Trip Advisors rankings for well over 5 years. The resort has recently being inducted into the Trip Advisors Hall of Fame after 5 consecutive Certificates of Excellence. Coupled with a 90% Occupancy for the past 3 years, Smugglers on the Beach is a premiere Management/ Business opportunity on the Coffs Coast. At listing price the business has a 12.7% nett return.

Smugglers has a strong online presence through its recently updated website, and multiple booking and It’s Facebook page has close to 2000 likes and has consistent engagement. Couple this with great return customers and a strong emphasis on systems, Smugglers is a true walk in walk out business – (Ready to go).

Included in the sale of this business, is the Management Rights of 15 apartments, a spacious 2 bedroom unit, a 2 storey office, large linen room and garden shed. There is also have access to another linen room and a workshop. The modern 2 bedroom unit can be lived in as the manager’s residence or let out to generate income. This has been in the management pool for a number of years so have full figures on this unit.

The 2 storey office included in the sale means you also have the opportunity to create and run a 2nd business from the one location as they are 2 individual offices. The current owners created a real estate and the space also lends itself to beautician, masseuse, property maintenance business or many others.

Coffs Harbour is a city on the up. Earmarked as a major regional centre Coffs has seen major growth (over 10%) in it’s housing and building sector over the past 12 months. It is forecast (forecast.id.com.au) to have 30.32% population growth by 2036. This paired with strong tourism growth around 5-6% inbound and 3-4% domestic tourism (Tourism Research Australia) will create even more demand for resorts such as Smugglers on the Beach.

With an average maximum summer temperature of 27 degrees Celsius, which drops to a mild 19 degrees average in mid-winter, Coffs Harbour gets the scientists’ vote for the best climate in Australia. Toss in pristine beaches, a lush hinterland, fishing, beautiful marina, challenging golf courses, cavorting whales and dolphins and a variety of theme and adventure parks, and Coffs is the perfect location to invest, live and run a business.