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Lodge Name (Location):
Black Sheep Inn (Ecuador)
Sale Price:
US$ 595,000
Sale includes business Black Sheep
Inn CIA LTDA, a legal Ecuadorian company, 6 acres of land with 7 major
adobe buildings and several other outbuildings, pick-up truck and all
infrastructures of appliances etc. Most of the 9 staff members have been
working for over 10 years and are extremely reliable and know how to run
the Inn.
Sale by owner?
Yes
Is the lodge currently in operation?
Yes, Black Sheep Inn averages over 4800 people nights per year.
Double Occupancy Rate:
US$ 160
Number of Rooms:
Black Sheep Inn has 9 private guestrooms with wood burning stoves and
3-story A-frame bunkhouse with a total capacity for 30 to 35 guests.
Black Sheep Inn averages 13 people per night. There is also a large
guest lodge/restaurant, kitchen, office, yoga studio and deck,
gymnasium, massage room, sauna and hot tub, cold food storage room with
wine and cheese rack, tool and hardware bodega, laundry storage room and
laundry area with roof water collectors and wastewater tanks, 10
composting dry toilets, 9 hot showers, gravity run water system, a
greenhouse, wood storage shed, a bus stop, tree-house and suspension
bridge, 100-meter zipline, sheep corral, guinea pig shed, lots of
firewood, fish/duck pond and raft.
Year of Construction:
Construction began in 1995 and continues to this day. Black Sheep Inn is
a successful work-in-progress, constantly improving, moving, breathing,
maintaining and bettering the facility. Price may increase as facilities
expand and improve.
Reason for Sale:
There are more things in life than earning money. The ecolodge is
highly successful and sustainable, but the owners want to move on to
something a little bit more low key. Black Sheep Inn is an excellent
award winning ecological business that is profitable, low impact and
educational for its guests and the local community.
Materials of Construction:
Homemade Adobe blocks, eucalyptus wood beams and ceilings, rock, Spanish
tile roofs, straw roofs, some cement block construction.
Property Features:
Black Sheep Inn has been designed using Permaculture philosophy, which
includes: organic gardens, buildings made with renewable natural
resources and materials, composting toilets, reforestation with native
trees, terracing, roof-water catchments, gravity fed water systems,
renewable energy and recycling. Permaculture Design connects features to
make them multi-functional, resilient and sustainable. Ecotourism has a
low impact on the land, educates guests and gives back to the community:
Black Sheep Inn does all of this and more.
Energy-Saving Features if applicable:
All lighting at the Black Sheep Inn is with compact fluorescent light
bulbs. Several automatic sensors exist on the property for lighting.
Most lights have 3 or 4 way switches for convenience in turning them on
or off. Water is provided from 3 sources, including roof-water
catchments. Wastewater is reused for irrigation. Pond water is lifted
for irrigation using a solar direct submersible pump. There are plans to
install a hybrid solar/wind alternative energy system and be completely
energy self-sufficient.
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The reception with the restaurant on the loft
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One of the 9 rooms
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The Restaurant |
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Inside the sauna |
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Environmental Conservation Features:
Black Sheep Inn conserves energy and resources in every aspect of its
operation.
Description of Location:
Black Sheep Inn is perched on a hillside at 10,500 feet in elevation
with fantastic views of the Rio Toachi Canyon and high Andean patchwork
fields. It is a day hiker's paradise offering several climates to explore
all within a 5 km radius.
Distance in Km from nearest Beach:
n/a. (Laguna Quilotoa has a sandy beach less than 7 km away but it is
a beach on the edge of a volcanic crater lake at 12,000 feet in
elevation - cold swimming! The high Andes of Ecuador have a year round
temperate climate: an eternal spring.)
Type of Beach (sandy, rocky etc):
n/a
Nearby Attractions (within 50 km):
Attractions include: the Iliniza Ecological Reserve with several
endangered species in Andean Humid Forest (Cloud Forest), Laguna
Quilotoa - a spectacular emerald volcanic crater lake, the Rio Toachi
Canyon (which some people call the Grand Canyon of Ecuador), a locally
cooperatively owned Swiss-Style cheese factory, 3 pre-Incan ruin sites,
and several small indigenous markets all within a 35 km radius. Location
is everything, and the Black Sheep Inn is in a perfect location, one of
the most beautiful spots in the world, with plenty to do or see nearby.
Accessible by public transport:
Yes. Black Sheep Inn is located only 85 km (directly)
from Quito, but approximately 4 hours driving on rough windy roads, 3
hours from Latacunga and the Pan American Highway. There are 2 daily
buses in and out of the village of Chugchilán; private transportation is
also available.
Airline connections:
Quito (the capital of Ecuador) is the closest international airport.
Any other points:
Black Sheep Inn is well known with a fantastic reputation,
listed in guidebooks for over a decade. It is an award winning
world-renowned ecolodge, eco-certified by the Ecuadorian Ministry of
Tourism.
Black Sheep Inn has satellite internet, two land phone lines and
cellular reception, Ozone water purification, a wood-fired sauna, and
100-meter zipline, a glass house and a tree house. Black Sheep Inn
actively helps the community with several projects including: a public
library and computer centre, recycling centre, teaching English and
computer skills, and helping the local schools and health clinic with
infrastructure needs.
Other tourist activities include horseback riding, mountain biking
and climbing. Potential business growth projects are downhill mountain
bike tours, llama trekking, spa and healing lifestyle centre,
alternative energy learning centre, conference centre for ecotourism,
artists, musicians, and yoga enthusiasts.
PERSONAL NOTE: We built the Black Sheep Inn in a location where there
was no prior tourism, let alone ecotourism. We were young, energetic,
hard working and focused. Our labours, vision and persistence have
realized this dream. We have created a successful sustainable tourist
destination in the rural village of Chugchilán and have set an example
of what real ecotourism can accomplish. Black Sheep Inn is a unique
place with the potential to flourish and make dreams come true.
RECOGNITION includes, but is not limited to: Top 10 Ecolodge in the
World Outside Magazine 2003 Winner! Sustainable Tourism Award in
Conservation - Smithsonian Magazine/Tourism Cares for Tomorrow 2005
Highly Commended: Best in Mountain Environment - First Choice
Responsible Tourism Awards 2005 Finalist for Tourism for Tomorrow Award
- World Travel & Tourism Council 2005 Short-Listed - Responsible
Traveler Award 2004
This type of recognition will guarantee tourists coming to this
location for the next decade. Black Sheep Inn is outstanding in its
flock and makes for a great investment opportunity and sustainable
lifestyle change.
Contact: Michelle Kirby & Andres Hammerman
Owners: Yes
Lodge Website:
www.blacksheepinn.com
Contact Telephone: +593 3 270 8077 |
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