Motel + Owner - Operator Lifestyle - Only $350k!

Invercargill City
Reference: OS860
Motel / Motor Lodge
Business Lease $350,000

Outstanding Motel & Owner-Operator Lifestyle Opportunity – Invercargill

Centrally located just a 5-minute walk from key Invercargill attractions including Bill Richardson Transport World & Cafe, Stadium Southland and the Cycling Velodrome.

The motel features a distinctive hacienda-style design, highlighted by a unique veranda profile, new black roof completed May/June 2025, and a fresh white exterior, making it a striking view from SHW 1.

There are 7 spacious, well-appointed ground-floor units, all with parking directly outside each unit and a covered walkway for guest convenience, 1 x two-bedroom apartment, 2 x one-bedroom apartments and 4 x studios.

Current lease term expires November 2041 and there is one (1) x 10-year right of renewal.

Owner's residence live rent-free on the premises - no accommodation costs while residing in the house. Located privately at the rear of the property, it offers modern comfortable living, 3 generous bedrooms, 2 bathrooms. Primary suite with walk-in wardrobe, ensuite and ranch slider opening to the garden, open-plan living, flowing seamlessly to a north-facing private garden and courtyard.

Ideal lifestyle & business setup, this opportunity would suit:
• A couple wishing to work together in the same business, with one person operating the motel and the other working externally
• A work-from-home lifestyle

Invercargill is the capital of Southland and the gateway to the increasingly popular Southern Scenic Route. As New Zealand's southernmost city, it benefits from a strong and diverse industrial & corporate base, delivering steady demand & supporting performance during off-peak seasons.

An Information Memorandum is available to download from our website coffeys.co.nz. Some details of this listing are confidential and can only be disclosed upon completion of a confidentiality agreement, included in the Information Memorandum.

We would welcome your enquiry on the Business Lease of this Motel for sale via this website or direct to DEREK JOHNSON.

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Derek Johnson

Derek joined Coffeys in April 2021. He decided to step up to the plate and help other moteliers & accommodation business operators buy or sell their properties after the challenging year of COVID 19.

Derek brings with him over 18 years’ experience in the hospitality and tourism industry. Managing and owning businesses has been particularly important to him. He owned and operated a large rural hotel for 10 years prior to leasing a successful & highly profitable 19-unit motel in Wanaka (pre-Covid) with his wife Crystal. They have done extensive work on upgrading & modernising the interiors. Also, a lot of effort has gone into landscaping & improving/upgrading outdoor facilities such as the playground. He is very fond of his roses found throughout the property.

His role as the local publican gave him a variety of experiences with the public and within the community, such as sponsorship for all the main local sports teams. Derek loves to chat to people.

SO YES. Derek knows how to market your property and importantly, he also understands how you run your business. Let him help you get the result that you want. Derek says he chose to come to Coffeys as he believes in the brand and their ethics.

Travelling regularly from Wanaka to Dunedin to see his daughter, filling his time in there with projects around the holiday home – although he is not too sure when the ‘holiday’ part starts. His interests are hiking and sports – any kind! Rugby and cricket (which he loved to play), being his favourites. Family time is most important to him.

Derek's Current Listings

Derek's Sold Listings