13 John Street, Tanunda, SA 5352
Sold: $310,000 (09-14-2012)- hotel 3
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Sitting pretty behind a quaint picket fence & just a stones throw away from cosmopolitan town life, this circa 1880s Stone Cottage is brimming with character & appeal. Renovated throughout & currently operating as a busy B&B, this cute & cosy Cottage has so much to love, either continue to offer this desirable property as a romantic get-a-way for others to enjoy or claim this historic haven as your own perfectly positioned home base.
Like out of an old story book this Cottage certainly has some magic about it & many appealing original features throughout, the front verandah sweetly greets with its little cottage garden, solid timber front door & casement windows. Comprising of three queen size bedrooms, the Cottage is more spacious than first appears, a central hallway is flanked by the first two bedrooms & then opens into the homes central lounge, a welcoming space warmed by a slow combustion wood fire in its corner.
The large eat-in country kitchen is a mix of old & new, offering the ease of modern appliances back with an ambience created by the Cottages original enamelled cast-iron wood stove retained within its corner alcove. Multi-pane glass doors link the living spaces of the home & invite in light from one space to the next.
A huge & heavenly bathroom offers the luxury of a two person spa-bath with lead-light accents & a solid timber vanity that add to the country cottage experience.
A long tiled sunroom to the rear is situated between the laundry at one end & a second loo to the other. Tiles meet with pavers out under the full length rear pitched verandah, where north facing winter sunshine allows for those long table alfresco lunches & in the heat of summer, provides a cool outdoor retreat sheltered by the Cottages pretty & privately hedged garden space.
This 918sqm country block provides for a second yard beyond, ideally fenced off to discreetly store work vehicles, trailers & equipment. Theres a shed right out back & plenty of room for expansive veggie patches to maximise on the yards ideal northerly aspect.
The delightful Claras Cottage is immaculately presented right throughout & is ideally located as the perfect country township escape. Whether your wish is to continue running this successful boutique guest accommodation business yourself or to simply hang your own hat & boots here, Claras Cottage will continue to be all about enjoying lifes moments.