Blumenwiese Gans Apartments - Bad Gastein, Austria

Blumenwiese Gans Apartments - Bad Gastein, Austria
Five traditional 2 and 3 bedroom alpine apartments plus penthouse ● Part of the vast Amadé ski region with 860km of skiing on
one pass ● Tranquil location next to the golf course ● Optional furniture packages available ● Possibility to combine apartments
to make a large residence ● Fantastic panoramic views of the mountain range ● Prices start from 279,000 euros
Blumenwiese Apartment Gans
Blumenwiese Chalets (ALL SOLD)
The Blumenwiese apartments are located in a sunny position next to the golf course in Bad Gastein. They benefit from underground car
parking areas and also have fantastic views of the Gastein Valley. Each apartment is built to order to the owner’s specifications and optional
furniture packages are also available to make it as easy as possible to move in and enjoy your new holiday home. These spacious
apartments are sold as freehold properties and each has its own balcony or garden.
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Resort Information – The Gastein Valley is only 70minutes from Salzburg airport
Located at the foot of the Hohentauern National Park Bad Gastein was once visited by Kings and the rich and famous and with its stunning
architecture and spa baths you can see why. This Belle Époque town is situated high in the Gastein valley with a natural waterfall
cascading through the very heart of the town. The town has magical charm and is one of our favorites!
The Gastein valley lies within the Salzburg province of Austria and is formed by three towns Bad Hofgastein, Bad Gastein (Bad being
German for spa) and Dorfgastein. Bad Hofgastein is only 70 minutes drive from Salzburg airport and these resorts are also easily
accessible by regular direct trains from Salzburg and Munich.
You can fly directly to Salzburg from London, Birmingham, Bournemouth, Bristol, Coventry, Doncaster Sheffield, Dublin, East Midlands, and
Manchester.
For more information on Bad Gastein & the Gastein Valley please scroll down to the end of this brochure
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The Gastein Mountain range in summer, looking down at the Blumenwiese plot of land
Location
Set against a picture perfect mountainous backdrop and with the Gasteiner Ache River running close by The Blumenwiese Gans is ideally
suited for both summer and winter use and offers fantastic value for money.
This charming development of just 5 apartments are walking distance from the local shops and restaurants of the small village of Badbruck
and only a moment’s walk from the free ski bus which takes you directly to the ski lift (or a 4 minute drive). The Blumenwiese Gans will
enjoy a south westerly aspect located in a quiet sunny spot only moments walk from the golf course, bakery and local gasthofs.
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Blumenwiese Chalets (ALL SOLD)
Blumenwiese Gans
Blumenwiese Chalet (SOLD)
Property – The Blumenwiese Gans
The Blumenwiese Gans is a typically Austrian style apartment building and will comprise 1 penthouse apartment and four single apartments
(these can be combined to make a large apartment if required). Built in a traditional chalet style; these apartments will be located in an
open and sunny position adjacent to the Bad Gastein golf course.
Apartment Gans will be built to a high standard with generous covered balconies, chunky overhanging roofs and open-plan living / dining
and kitchen areas with large windows offering panoramic views of the mountains. All apartments have either a terrace and garden, or a
balcony, and each apartment has its own private underground parking space and a lockable storage/ski area. Construction of these
apartments is already nearly complete and they will be ready for summer.
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Tranquil location - The Blumenwiese Gans apartments are to be built here
Blumenwiese Gans apartment will have four 2 to 3 bedroom apartments ranging in size from 84m2 to 86m2 and an enormous 160m2
penthouse with 5 bedrooms. Each apartment will have open plan living /dining and kitchen areas and apart from the penthouse the
apartments have the option to be either 2 or 3 bedroom residences. All apartments have either terraces and a garden or a balcony. An
underground parking place is included in the price of these apartments as well as a fully fitted kitchen of your choice.
There are also a host of optional extras for owners to buy if they wish such as Jacuzzi hot tubs, romantic wood burning fireplaces, and
furniture packages.
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Example kitchen
Apartment Finishes
All apartments are built to order to your own specification so you can choose from a wide selection of fixtures and fittings including the style
of your kitchen and integrated Siemens white goods. It is also possible to choose from a selection of bathroom fittings and tiles to
personalise your apartment. Flooring choices include wood, tiles or carpet.
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Optional furniture packages are available
Optional Furniture Packages
Optional furniture packages are also available and the developers have appointed interior designers to provide every comfort for owners
should you wish for your apartment to be fully furnished on completion. These packages are extremely flexible and affordable and include
everything you will need to make your purchase as smooth as possible including sofas, wardrobes, cutlery, and crockery. This service is
available at a cost 11,000 euros for a 2-bedroom apartment or 13,000 euros for a 3-bedroom apartment. Other optional extras include gas
effect or wood burning fires if you enjoy cosy nights round the fire.
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Apartment Gans
Price List Blumenwiese Gans – all prices include a private underground parking place
The price list shows the gross purchase price and net purchase price for your apartment but If you wish to rent your property out on a
commercial basis so that it pays its way, there are tax advantages as you may reclaim part of the VAT after purchase and receive a refund
of almost 10% of the value of your property (ultimately paying only the net price). If you prefer to keep your property for your own exclusive
use then you can do so by paying the gross price. Please note all prices are shown in euros and are gross of tax. Prices do not include
purchase fees; please see section on purchase costs at the end of brochure. Red donates reserved or sold.
Apartment
Number
3
4
5
6
Apartment
Number
Penthouse
Floor
Ground
Ground
First
First
Floor
Second
Size m²
approx 86.95m²
approx 86.95m²
approx 86.95m²
approx 86.95m²
Size m²
approx 168 m²
Balcony/
Terrace m²
17.09 m²
15.94 m²
7.21 m²
7.21 m²
Balcony/
Terrace m²
15 m²
Garden m²
81.66 m²
83.56 m²
Garden m²
Parking
Spaces
One
One
One
One
Parking
Spaces
Two
2-bedroom
Price - Gross
279,600 euros
265,800 euros
3-bedroom
Price - Gross
SOLD
283,200 euros
SOLD
SOLD
5 Bedrooms
Price
SOLD
3-bedroom
Price - Net
SOLD
254,800 euros
SOLD
SOLD
5 Bedrooms
Price
SOLD
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Apartment 4 - Floor plans
The ground floor Blumenwiese apartment has 3 bedrooms, open plan living dining and kitchen area and a superb garden and terrace area
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Plot Plan
All apartments have great views of the Gastein Valley and benefit from underground parking. Entrance to the car parking is located below
Chalet Marille.
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Picture taken December 2009
Construction
Construction is already underway for these apartments and they will be complete for summer 2010
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Rental Obligation? – complete flexibility!
Every EU citizen can have permanent residence in Austria and you can elect to use your Blumenwiese apartment as your main home if
you choose. If you do not want to live in your apartment permanently you are obliged to make it a ‘holiday home’, as opposed to a ‘second
home’. There are two ways you can do this:
Private Holiday Home – For owners wanting to make the maximum use of their apartment and have complete flexibility, they can rent their
apartment privately to friends and family.
Rental Holiday Home – For owners wanting to maximise the potential income their apartment could generate by renting through a tour
operator whilst it is unoccupied. There can be tax advantages to this, please see our Austrian fact sheet for further information. If you
would like to rent your apartment in this way we have several tour operators we can recommend to you.
Which ever option you choose, the dedicated management company can deal with the hand-over of keys for your guests, and a laundry
and cleaning service will deal with the change-over when your guests have departed if you require.
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Purchase Costs
Purchase costs for buying an apartment work out about 6.5% of the gross purchase price. The Purchaser will be required to pay the notary
fees after the contract of sale has been signed and the notary has sent off all the papers to obtain the foreigner purchase permit. Fees are
calculated as follows:
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Purchase Tax ‘Stamp Duty’ is 3.5% of the gross purchase price
Entry to the Land Registry is 1% of the gross purchase price
Notary’s fees – 2% of the gross purchase price plus VAT
Court costs, administration fees – approx 150 euros
Bank Finance
Austrian banks will fund up to 60% of the purchase price (70% of the net price) and can usually lend up to a period of 25 years. Variable
interest rates are currently at around 3%, although it is possible to have 1-year or 5-year fixed rate mortgages too.
If you are taking a mortgage the fees involved add up to approx 4% of the value of the loan you will be taking. These comprise a bank set
up fee of around 2%, an appraisal fee of 0.5% and you will also need to pay a 1.5% mortgage registration fee. All the financing fees can be
incorporated into your mortgage if you like.
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Resort Information - The Gastein Valley
We have been specialising in Alpine property for over 20 years and
in our experience buyers always look for three things when
choosing a resort to buy a ski property. They want a lively dual
season resort with a large ski area or access to high altitude skiing
and it must be within one and a half hours of an international
airport. Bad Gastein ticks all three boxes and is the perfect choice.
The Gastein Valley is made up of three attractive towns:
Bad Gastein - The stunning belle époque town of Bad Gastein is
situated high in the Gastein valley with a natural waterfall cascading
through the very heart of the town. Its thermal spas are famous
throughout Europe and Bad Gastein retains its imposing grandeur
that made it hugely popular at the turn of the 20th century.
Nowadays not only the spa, but also the great skiing, fantastic
scenery, luxurious casino, and fine restaurants which draw in the
sophisticated traveller seeking a resort in a romantic period setting.
Bad Hofgastein - Bad Hofgastein is just ten minutes down the road
and is a busy metropolis with fashionable designer shops and fine
restaurants. The town boasts some of the best spa hotels in Europe
including the superb 5 star Grand Park Hotel. It is also home to
another super Alpine Thermé complex (see below) there are plenty
of charming coffee bars, a beautiful park and outdoor ice skating in
the pedestrianised centre of this charming town.
Dorfgastein – At the entrance to the Gastein valley this charming
village is famous for its solar baths and fairytale stalactite cave.
Keeping the children entertained is never a problem with a miniature
railway, waterslides and child-only ski slopes
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Investment
Bad Gastein is more than just a ski
resort: it is stunning spa town and
therefore it has a particularly long tourist
season. Bad Gastein is a well respected
ski resort with modern lifts and an
extensive and high altitude ski region
(offering more skiing than Kitzbuhel,
Obertauern, Schladming or Zell am
See). It also has natural thermal spas
which are famous throughout Europe for
their fun, relaxation and healing qualities.
The Gastein region is a pleasure to visit
not just in winter or summer but also well
into the autumn so higher than average
occupancy rates are achievable.
As far as capital investment is concerned
Bad Gastein was very popular in the
1960’s and attracted stars such as Liza
Minelli. Now it is on its way up again with
millions of euros being invested into the
town. Many of the old hotels are being
renovated or redeveloped by Dutch,
Danish,
German
and
Austrian
developers. An Italian hotel group is
investing in a cool boutique hotel, and
16.8 million euros is being injected into
the ski region. If you are looking for
capital appreciation, Bad Gastein is a
good investment.
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Winter & Skiing
With 200km of piste the Gastein valley offers a fantastic skiing area with 60 km of easy, 117 km intermediate and 24 km difficult runs and
includes family-style hills, carving hills, deep-snow and moguls runs. There is also 90km of cross-country skiing, floodlit tobogganing, ice
skating, curling, ice climbing, horse drawn sleighs and winter hiking. The skiing goes up to an altitude of over 2,600m. Bad Gastein is the
highest of the towns and its increasing popularity and superb ski conditions make it the ideal host for the 2008 Nokia Snowboard FIS
World Cup. The Gastein Ski Region also forms part of the vast Ski Amadé ski region www.skiamade.com offering 860km of skiing on one
pass www.gastein.com
An ambitious investment program of around 16.8 million euros for 2008 is currently under way. A new 8-person gondola cable car (The
Senderbahn) has been completed from ski-centre Angertal to Stubnerkogel, new pistes from Stubnerkogel and from Schlossalm to
Angertal. Improvement of snow-making facilities on Stubnerkogel and Schlossalm, replacing of snow-grooming-equipment like snow cats,
and the Children’s zone in Angertal has also been completed.
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Piste Map – 200km of skiing up to 2,646m
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Ski Amadé Piste Map – The vast Ski Amadé ski region offers 860km of skiing on one pass
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Summer
The Gastein Valley has plenty to offer in the summer months as it is ideally located at the foot of the Hohe Tauern National Park
www.hohetauern.at There are numerous cycling and hiking routes - you can even take your bikes in the cable car and cycle down
stopping at any of the 55 mountain inns and restaurants scattered throughout the valley. As well as all the spa facilities with their indoor
and outdoor pools there is an and eighteen-hole golf course, horse riding, tennis, squash, volleyball, basketball, football, fishing,
skateboarding, and paragliding.
This is a truly a year round destination and you will be able to visit or rent your apartment throughout the year.
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The spa pool in Bad Gastein
Spas
In addition to the many spa hotels in the valley there are also several fantastic public spa facilities fed by the seventeen thermal springs
that emerge into the Gastein region (Bad being German for spa). These thermal pools are great for both fun and relaxing with themed
pools with waterfalls, geysers and big water slides to keep the children (and adults) happy! The mountain location means that in addition
to the usual steam and sauna rooms most resorts offer, Gastein also has many cave based saunas and steam rooms. Bad Gastein has a
fantastic thermal complex with indoor and outdoor pools; and the spa at Bad Hofgastein even has six adventure and vitality worlds which
are spread out over 32,000 m2, featuring a unique, 360° panoramic view of the Alps, a sauna world with a mountain lake, leisure and
wellness areas, a multimedia adventure dome, and a glassed-in sky bar.
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Golf – 18-hole, Par 71 Golf Course in Bad Gastein
The Gastein Golf Club (Par 71) was founded in 1960; it is one of the oldest golf clubs in Austria and occupies a beautiful position between
Bad Gastein and Bad Hofgastein. Picture perfect fairways guide you graciously through the natural landscape at the foot of the Gastein
Mountains. The driving range and the putting green are in the immediate vicinity of the clubhouse which, with the cosy golfer's pub and the
large terrace, forms the hub of club activity. There is also a golf school for those who want to learn or to improve their play.
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Viewing - Where to stay
We have an intimate knowledge of all our resorts
and whether you are travelling alone, with a partner,
or bringing the whole family we can suggest the
perfect place to stay. We can also recommend
excellent local restaurants and even let you know if
there are any exciting events happening in the
vicinity to ensure you have an informative and
pleasurable trip. Simply let us know which dates you
have in mind and we will arrange for one of our
representatives to meet you and show you around.
All you need to is book your flight and organise a
hire car and we can help organise everything else
for you.
How to get there
It is possible to visit this development for a weekend or even as a day trip from Stansted Airport. Flights to Salzburg are particularly
inexpensive and very frequent. Ryanair provide a punctual service from Stansted Airport and also Dublin. www.ryanair.com
Thomson Fly – Fly directly to Salzburg from Bournemouth, Coventry, Doncaster/Sheffield, Gatwick and Manchester. www.thomsonfly.com
British Airways – Fly directly to Salzburg from Gatwick and Manchester. www.britishairways.com
All our developments are within 1hr 30mins driving time from Salzburg airport but it is also possible to fly to Munich as an alternative. It is not
necessary to have a car, as these resorts are very easily accessible by regular direct trains from Salzburg to both Bad Hofgastein and Bad
Gastein. A return journey only costs 33 euros.
Company Profile
Investors in Property specialise in the sale of ski chalets and apartments in Switzerland, Austria, France & Italy. We have over 20 years experience and an unrivalled knowledge of well established and up and
coming ski resorts. We will provide expect advice and professional guidance through every step of your purchase. If you have any questions or need general advice please do not hesitate to contact us.
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