The Fat Salmon is a seasonal backpacker's mecca, offering 38 beds in
dormitory-styled rooms. There are four bathrooms, two lounges, a kitchen, a
BBQ outside and both front and back decks. There is laundry and workshop
downstairs, as well as a drying room for wet hiking, cycling and kayaking
gear. The back of the hostel sits two streets up from the beautiful Harbour
Quay in rugged Port Alberni.
The 90 year-old building, sitting on two city lots, comprises two floors
the main street-level is the hostel, and the lower floor houses the
manager's suite (complete one-bedroom apartment), as well as a second
one-bedroom apartment, currently used as a rental unit (but perfect for
expansion of the upstairs hostel, too). There is an unfinished attic that
could easily be renovated to expand the hostel or to finish as another
rental unit. All plumbing, electrical and alarm systems were updated in 2005
to meet code.
The Fat Salmon has worked hard within the community to establish a reputable
and solid name for itself and hostelling, in general. It has succeeded. The
Fat Salmon works closely with local kayaking outfitter, Batstar Adventure
Tours, local tubing outfitter, Stamp River Tubing, as well as Rendezvous
Dive Adventures in the Barkley Sound.
The Fat Salmon is a member of Backpackers Hostels Canada (national
hostelling association), Pacific Hostels Network (international hostelling
association), our local Chamber of Commerce and Women's Business Network, as
well as the Canadian Federation of Independent Business.
The hostel was written up in the 2007 Lonely Planet BC guidebook and in the
2008 Lonely Planet Canada guidebook.
The Fat Salmon has also been written up in both local newspapers (the
Alberni Valley Times and the Alberni Valley News), the Vancouver Island-wide
business newspaper, Business Examiner, as well as appeared on the local
television channel, Shaw. In early 2008, the hostel appeared on the front
page of the Travel section in the Edmonton Journal in Alberta and the
Victoria Times Colonist in British Columbia. The Fat Salmon has also
appeared in the international diving magazines Duiken (Belgium and Holland),
Taudren (Austria) and SPITS (Germany).
Contact Chris and Char directly at:
250.723.6924. Email us at charmead@mac.com .
Come and see what all the noise is about. Golden, BC
The town of Golden has changed since the development of the Kicking Horse Resort 8 years ago and the small backpackers on Station Avenue has enjoyed every minute of watching the town grow and the ski field become world class.
Golden's original Backpackers is up FOR SALE, here's your opportunity to take the business and property to the next level.
Walk straight into a successful business and start generating cash immediately. Or, develop the property using the empty section next door to expand the business. The options are limitless
The future looks good for Golden, with the Kicking Horse Mountain Resort becoming a very popular ski destination. With improved highway access from Calgary and the upcoming Olympics, tourist numbers for B.C. look to increase even more.
The Historic 100 year old rail house has a separate upstairs apartment for the owner. Main level has 2 bathrooms, 3 bedrooms, kitchen, and common room. Basement has storage space and laundry. Backyard fire pit, deck, and fenced-in yard. Zoned: c-2 highway commercial. We are in town and close to the kicking
The Backpackers has 8 years of Goodwill running as a successful and popular hostel Google search engine returning 144,000 hits with the words "Kicking Horse Hostel". Web page, Email Address, Telephone Number, P.O. Box number all to be transferred to the new owner to provide seamless takeover of the business. We will even alter the web Page for new owners at current owners' expense. All chattels needed to continue running as a business are included.
Check out more details at and see some pictures at www.kickinghorsehostel.com, or call the Managers Ryan and Vanessa to get some more details.
After 7 years in Canada we are planning to relocate back to Australia & would love to leave our backpackers in good hands and sell our property to like minded individuals.
All the hard work is already done - we are licensed with Nova Scotia Tourism and have passed our property inspections (scheduled every two years), we have waded through the bureaucratic red tape associated with local councils in order to open the doors, we are listed in the usual "backpacker" guide books (eg Lonely Planet, Hostel Handbook etc) and registered with online booking engines & popular sites such as Hostelworld, Hostelbookers, TripAdvisor etc. We also currently belong to Backpackers Hostels Canada (a national body of independent hostel owners) and have a good working relationship with other Nova Scotian hostel owners having now formed Backpackers SouthWest Nova.
The property has been progressively renovated over the past 5 years whilst retaining as much of the original character & architecture as possible. Some general info.....
There is currently a mix of rooms as you will see from the website - these could be retained or mixed around as desired. A large proportion of our guests tend to be either couples and/or older professional people who like the privacy of the double and twin rooms. As well as the backpacker section of the house (as detailed on the website), there are private living quarters for the owner or manager. This can be either 1 or 2 bedrooms depending on your needs. Photos of the downstairs area can be supplied on request to prospective buyers (serious enquiries only please).
Property details.....
Property lot size approximately 13000 sq feet. Timber house is approximately 2200 sq feet - on two levels plus attic and unfinished basement on stone/brick foundations
Small storage shed
Oil forced air furnace, some electric baseboard heating upstairs
All original hardwood flooring upstairs
Timber house built approximately 1880s in Italianate design
Corner block for maximum street exposure.
Large garden area with plenty of room for future expansion to the backpackers eg a separate bunkhouse for the dormitory and change the upstairs to a B&B. The yard is large enough that even with any additional buildings there would still be room for a private garden area.
Specification sheets can be provided to serious, prospective buyers.
Recent major renovations.....
2008 New electric hot water tank
2004 New roof shingles
2004 Blown in insulation in attic and outside walls
2003 New upstairs deck and separate 2nd floor exit
2002 Two new bathrooms 2nd floor. Wiring - upgraded to 100 amp
The property can be retained as a backpackers, upgraded slightly to be a B&B or guest house, changed to two apartments, or make a wonderful large family home - the possibilities are endless. Check out what Nova Scotia has to offer.......take a look at Nova Scotia Tourism and business opportunities in the field of tourism....PS Ask about our 30 acres of land on Morris Island (part of the network of 365 islands in the beautiful Tusket Islands group). Perfect for camping/canoeing & trips for guests, create some hiking trails or just a hideaway for yourselves!
POA - for more details, pictures, specifications and of course the price
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