Former garni hotel in the renowned historic city centre.
In Locarno, in the heart of the beautiful historic city centre, in a highly strategic and sought-after location just a few steps from Piazza Grande and all the amenities of the town centre, we offer for sale this charming historic building, a former garni hotel, with a beautiful open view over the splendid Old Town.The building, dating back to the early twentieth century, approximately 1925, requires a complete conservative restoration, but offers enormous potential in a wonderful location that is highly sought after by both local residents and tourists. Arranged over 3 split levels plus basement rooms used as cellars, it is laid out as follows:Cellar floor:Large natural vaulted cellar for food storage, cold room and goods lift up to the ground floor for transporting supplies. Additional spacious cellar/storage room with 12,000-litre oil tank room and traditional heating room with centralised hot water.Ground floor:Entrance with a large wooden door, defined by a courtyard with granite slab flooring and partially covered. Spacious open room arranged over two levels, formerly used for restaurant purposes, with approximately 50 indoor seats and 20 outdoor seats. The lower level provides access to another beautiful internal courtyard with corridor and secondary access. A bar room and a spacious, well-separated kitchen complete this floor.First floor:External access from the stairwell with wonderful balconies and connecting terraces, which, thanks to the elevated position, offer a splendid view over the rooftops of the Old Town and lead to the first service rooms: laundry, ironing room and staff room. Raised floor with the first two bedrooms with bathrooms.Second floor:Small apartment with large bathroom, one bedroom and living room. Raised floor with two additional bedrooms, one of which has a small balcony, both with bathrooms.This fantastic property also includes an additional undeveloped plot on the opposite side of the road, used as the restaurant’s garden and vegetable garden. It is located in an elevated position above the road level and is arranged over two flat levels.The property does not have its own parking spaces. However, several municipal parking spaces are available along the adjacent road and in the surrounding area.In the event of conversion into a multi-family residential building, there may also be the possibility of allocating up to 35% of the residential gross floor area as secondary residence.Do not miss this extraordinary opportunity. Contact us now for more detailed information and a possible site visit.Further information and sale price: on request.