1741 St Albans Rd, St Albans, NSW 2775

Iconic Yanada Retreat, A luxury boutique estate, the perfect escape from city life with significant and proven commercial opportunity. The perfect blend of lifestyle and enterprise, an iconic property with versatility and potential.

This is a rare opportunity to acquire one of the Macdonald Valley's finest properties. On arrival you are greeted by a sweeping driveway and the commanding presence of the elevated homestead that sits gently on the land spanning over an impressive 38 acres. The property has incredible soul, a true sense of serenity, privacy, space and comfort. Yanada is a perfect retreat on every level.

The property was initially designed as a boutique city escape and has been curated and transformed under the current ownership into a highly sought after yoga and wellness retreat. Yanada has the capacity to accomodate 22 guests in comfort across the homestead, luxury tent lodgings and spherical yurt. There is also a self contained managers residence that would be ideal as additional guest accomodation or teenagers retreat.

Comfort, relaxation and entertaining are at the heart of Yanada. The homestead is spacious, open plan and filled with natural light. Soaring ceilings, expansive windows and hardwood floors are a nod to the quality of the home. Ducted air conditioning throughout as well as a roaring wood burning heater keeps the homestead comfortable year round.

Flanked by deep verandas overlooking the property, Yanada takes full advantage of the outdoor lifestyle the Macdonald Valley bestows. Relax by the 15 metre infinity pool complete with pool-side pavilion or jump in the 10 person hydrotherapy spa and watch the valley light up at sunset.

Yanada offers so much versatility, a proven and on-going lifestyle retreat, a luxurious family home or stylish weekend getaway, the choice is yours!

Yanada Retreat is perfectly located in the beautiful Macdonald Valley on Sydneys North West fringe and nestled between the historic villages of Wisemans Ferry and St Albans. Surrounded by national parks the region is renowned for its natural beauty, historic trails and of course the Macdonald and Hawkesbury Rivers are within easy reach of the property. The location cannot be overstated just 90 minutes to Sydney's CBD and just over 60 minutes to the Hills District.

The property is being offered for sale with the business as a going concern if desired. Financials and future bookings will be available to interested parties on enquiry. 

   -  An established and well regarded retreat centre, fully booked throughout the year and up to 8 months in advance

   -  Spanning an Impressive 38 Acres - Mix of Arable and Pristine Australian Bush

   -  Over 400 sqm (approx.) of floor space in the main building

   -  6 Generous Bedrooms, 4 bathrooms

   -  90 sqm (approx.) group hall with multi media, yoga and mediation equipment

   -  Ducted Air Conditioning and Slow Combustion Wood Burning Heater

   -  Massage/ Therapy Room or potential 7th bedroom

   -  Levelled powered spaces for glamping

   -  15m swimming pool and poolside pavilion

   -  10 person Hydrotherapy spa

   -  Large Entertainers Kitchen with Quality Appliances 

   -  90 sqm (approx.) Open Plan Lounge/Dining

   -  Seperate self-contained managers studio or Teenagers Retreat

   -  Yoga Terrace and Fire Pit

   -  Private 2km circular bush walk, perfect for mindful walking

   -  Extensive Landscaping and Established Low Maintenance Gardens

   -  Ability to Pump Directly from the River

   -  Sustainable and Resilient infrastructure including;– Grid – solar – back up generator electricity– Starlink Wifi– 2 water sources, 240,000 litre emergency storage– Grey water irrigation

LAND

The land is 15.37 hectares (approx. 38 acres) with 1.3 km boundary and 2 street frontages. 

There is approximately 11 acres of cleared land with 5 acres comprising the driveway, main building, shed and pool; with another 6 acres cleared to the east (right hand side) of the street entrance. This portion has a driveway and vehicular accessible access road to the ridge line. There is an existing approval for stables on this land. 

The land is zoned C4 Environmental Living under Hawkesbury LEP.  STRA (short term rental accommodation) is an exempt and registered use (Property ID PID-STRA-3903). Other permissible uses include Camping grounds; Caravan parks; Eco-tourist facilities; Tourist and visitor accommodation. 

There is a legal vehicular easement to the Macdonald River to service a water pipe and pump. There is also direct access to the river across Crown Land. 

BUILDINGS

Built in 2004, Yanada is approx 500sqm in floor area. It has two 95sqm common spaces over two levels each fully surrounded by deep verandahs, Each space can be opened on three sides with views over the valley and Macdonald River. There are external stairs from the living level down to a mid level hydrotherapy spa and a yoga terrace, pond and fire pit at ground level. 

Bedrooms comprise 5 x twin rooms and 1 x Master Suite with ensuite and WIR. Currently with 5 beds this could also be used as owners / managers residence. The massage room can also accommodate 2 beds. The two glamping tents accommodate 4 x beds. 

The buildings are 23m above the 1:100 flood line and do not flood. 

The 15m x 5m swimming pool was constructed in 2014 including a pool-side pavilion

A 6m x 8m shed provides additional parking, plenty of storage space and room for a workshop.

The rear of the shed has been converted into a 6m x 8m self contained studio / managers residence. This includes a kitchen, bathroom, WIR and could accommodate 6 beds if required. 

There is also levelled land above the shed, with mains power, accommodating a geometric dome accomodation with beautiful views. This area of the property has been recently upgraded with new sandstone block retaining walls and landscaping with an access way down to the river. 

INFRASTRUCTURE 

Water and Irrigation

There is an in-ground concrete 110,000 litre rain water tank which pumps up to a 20,000 litre storage tank that supplies fresh water by gravity to the house and shed. 

There is another 20,000 litre tank for river water storage, used for irrigation and has an additional water store. The rain water tank automatically overflows to the river water tank when it is full to prevent any wastage. Both tanks have fire hose connection points. 

If need for fire fighting purposes the RFS use the swimming pool which holds 100,000 litres of water and the spa holds 10,000 litres. This totals a readily accessible water supply of 260,000 litres in addition to direct access to river water. 

The Envirocycle aerated septic system is useable with sprinklers or (currently) underground water feed to non-native planting. The reliance on the septic system has been considerably reduced with the installation of a grey water diversion system from the laundry and two bathrooms. 

Extensive irrigation, underground piping and above ground drip systems has been installed throughout the property using river tank water. Much of this is automatically controlled with a bHyve internet based watering system, using local rainfall data to control watering. 

The 15m x 5m pool incorporates a salt chlorinator, automatic water filler and jet vac that requires minimal maintenance. There is plumbing already set up ready for solar heating and enough power to run a heat pump. Three layers of drainage above the pool prevents inundation from the hillside during storm events. Both water supply systems are available at the pool; either river or tank water. 

Electricity 

Yanada is supplied by 3 phase grid power. A 5 kW solar array and inverter is installed which reduces electricity bills by between 30% and 50%. There is capacity to significantly increase this solar array and install batteries. 

A 2 phase switched 50amp generator plug in set up provides back up power to the entire property if needed, except the main house air-con. If needed the air-con can be run using the Honda 120i petrol generator, available as part of the chattel. 

Comms

Telstra ADSL and Landline is still connected to the property and is functional. Phone and electrical lines come underground so no poles are visible. This can be removed once mobile services are established in the coming year. Once removed ADSL will not be reinstalled by Telstra. 

Super High speed Starlink internet has also been installed with routers and repeaters providing a stable wifi mesh throughout the property. This is available as part of the chattel. 

Compliance

Fire Upgrades undertaken in accordance with BCA requirements for a single use Class 3 building; ie  hard-wired interlinked smoke alarms and fire extinguishers. Bush Fire Plan and Isolation plans are in place. A UHF base station has been installed as part of the community resilience program. 

BUSINESS SALE

A Business Valuation has been prepared and can be provided upon request. 

The sale of the business includes:

   -  Mailing List 770 (csv file of names, email addresses)

   -  Instagram 1216 followers 

   -  Facebook Page

   -  Bookings 247 and Update 247 booking system – including all past and future booking details

   -  All future booking payments provided at time of sale (current bookings to Dec 2024)

   -  Vbro (Stayz) listing 

   -  Airbnb Premium Host listing 

   -  Various other retreat and tourism listings including Tourism Australia, NSW and Hawkesbury

   -  Registered STRA (short term rental accommodation) Property ID PID-STRA-3903

Do not miss this exceptional opportunity to acquire this spectacular property. Contract Trent Iverson on 0409 738 388 for further information.

Disclaimer: All information about this property has been provided from sources we believe to be reliable. Vella Iverson Real Estate has not verified the information and does not warrant its accuracy or completeness. Parties should make and rely on their own enquiries in relation to this property.  All photographs, maps, boundary markings, measurements and images are representative only for marketing purposes.

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