The property comprises the Star Inn Pub & Restaurant, the Star Inn Letting Rooms (Alma Hotel) plus a 2-bedroomed mid-terraced manager’s house. The Star Inn Pub & Restaurant comprises a detached 2-storey traditional building of stone and synthetic slate construction incorporating a 2-storey projection to the rear plus flat roofed single-storey projections to the north and rear elevations. There is block paved and demarcated parking (4 spaces) at the south gable of the building plus a timber constructed external seating area. The Star Inn Letting Rooms (Alma Hotel) comprises an end of terrace “B” Listed traditional building of stone and slate construction under a pitched roof. The building has recently been fully refurbished including a new roof and repointed stonework.
Internally the letting rooms (6) are decorated and finished to a modern high specification with all rooms having en-suite facilities and under floor heating. The Manager’s accommodation comprises a mid-terraced 2-storey traditional house of stone and slate construction also recently refurbished attached to the Letting Rooms building but separately accessed from Stuart Street. The property also benefits from under floor heating.
Location
Inverness is the Capital and main administrative centre for the Highlands and Islands of Scotland covering a wide geographic area serving over 350,000 people. The expanding city is well connected via the main A9 leading south to Perth, Glasgow and Edinburgh, and north to Wick and Thurso. The A96 connects to Aberdeen and the A82 to
Fort William. The city is well served by public transport and has direct rail links to Aberdeen, Edinburgh, Glasgow and Perth. It also benefits from an excellent bus network that connects Inverness to other towns and cities in the north of Scotland, as well as further south. Ardersier is a scenic coastal village and popular tourist spot enjoying open views over the Moray Firth. The village lies approximately 11 miles to the north east of Inverness via the main A96 trunk Road leading to the B9039 or B9006. The subjects are prominently located and well placed for a range of local amenities at the junction of High Street with Stuart Street within Ardersier village centre. The neighbouring area is primarily residential in nature with Ardersier Pharmacy and McColl’s convenience store nearby. Some of the key local features include:
Fort George (1.5 miles north) is a busy tourist attraction and received 76,169 visitors during 2019. It is a large 18th century fortress, the fortification is based on a star design; it remains virtually unaltered and nowadays is open to visitors with exhibits and facsimiles showing the fort's use at different periods, while still serving as an army barracks.
Inverness Airport (3 miles south) sees up to one million passengers per year and it is only a few minutes drive from Ardersier (3 miles), situated at Dalcross. The airport is the main gateway for travellers to Inverness and the North of Scotland with a range of scheduled services throughout the United Kingdom, and various scheduled services to Continental Europe. Charter and freight flights operate throughout the UK and Europe. Airlines flying to and from include Loganair, EasyJet, KLM and British Airways providing a point-to point service to the rest of the world. Ardersier Port (3 miles east) is a significant £300 million regeneration project for the local economy and builds on the site’s proud history. The major redevelopment works shall provide an energy transition facility to serve off shore wind farms and other projects contributing to the UK’s offshore wind energy targets and decarbonisation priorities. It is a 450-acre industrial site located to the east of Inverness and one of the largest brownfield ports in the UK. The operators, Haventus project that the site will employ 3,000 people at full utilisation. Cabot Highland (4 miles west) previously known as Castle Stuart, is home to the renowned 18-hole Castle Stuart Golf links, designed by Mark Parsinen and Gil Hanse. It also features a practice range, an art-deco inspired clubhouse, and the historic 17th century castle after which the golf course was named. The facilities will expand with the build of a second golf course designed by acclaimed architect Tom Doak, scheduled to open in 2025.
Accommodation
STAR INN: 3,126 FT²
STAR LETTING ROOMS: 1,593 FT²
MANAGER’S HOUSE: 613 FT²
Terms
SERVICES The Star Inn & Restaurant benefits from oil-fired central heating plus a gas supply to the kitchen. A Froling P4 Biomass boiler provides under floor heating to both the Star Letting Rooms building and the Manager’s house. All of the buildings are connected to mains supplies electricity, water and drainage.
RATEABLE VALUE The property is listed in the current Valuation Roll as follows: Public House (Apportioned Res): NAV/RV - £20,000 Hotel: NAV/RV - £7,000
EPC The Star Inn Pub & Restaurant – Rating: “B”. The Star Inn Letting Rooms (Alma Hotel) – Rating: “B”. The Star Inn Manager’s House – Rating: “B”. Certificates and Recommendation Reports are available on request.
PLANNING The Star Inn has most recently been operated as a pub and restaurant under Use Class: Sui Generis and the Letting Rooms under Use Class: 7 (Hotels and Hostels). Other potential uses may be possible, subject to securing the appropriate Planning Permission from The Highland Council