Goulburn Valley’s Cheeky Grog Co and Pine Lodge Hotel on the market

Two popular and iconic Goulburn Valley hospitality ventures have hit the market with both being pitched as exciting business ventures.

The Pine Lodge Hotel and Hostel is up for sale.

From decades old to more than a century old, two Goulburn Valley hospitality ventures are on the market and full of potential.

The Pine Lodge Hotel and Hostel is ready for someone to take it back to its glory days, while the Cheeky Grog Co cidery and restaurant promises an exciting business adventure.

The hotel in Shepparton East is a “nostalgic” venue with a licence that extends back to about 1870.

Farmer David Cook purchased the hotel in 2017 and had been running the hostel since.

He said he would have loved to have been able to reopen the pub.

“It has a lot of potential and there was so much I could have done with it,” he said.

The Pine Lodge Hotel and Hostel has been part of the Shepparton East landscape for more than 100 years.

“I was hoping to fund the pub’s redevelopment through the accommodation but with Covid and having a farm to run it was time to put it up for sale.

“There’s still a lot of old clientele that would love to see it open so it would be great for a publican to grab it and have a go.”

Mr Cook said the previous owners to him built the 40-bed hostel.

“They also built a fantastic outside lawn and bar area, for having functions and Saturday sessions, they had one wedding there too,” he said.

“I’ve been using the front bar as a common room for people staying which they have enjoyed.”

The Cheeky Grog Co business, restaurant and cider making equipment is ready for new owners to walk in and take the reins.

The Cheeky Grog Co, a function venue and cider production space at Bunbartha is for sale.

Owners Mark and Jenny Morey have been making cider since 2004, and opened the Bunbartha property in 2012.

“The cidery was good fun, we built it as a hobby and liked we could make something from the juicing apples from our orchids,” Mr Morey said.

“It took off and got bigger and we opened the restaurant and it kept growing too.”

Mr Morey said the couple now planned to slow down and look towards retirement so were selling the 2ha property, including a four-bedroom house.

He said it was well supported by tourists and he offered locally made beers and wine as well as the cider.

The Cheeky Grog Co is a 2ha lifestyle property with a cider production business and function venue.

“I think it’s important to keep it going, it’s been good for the town,” he said.

“People would come for the whole day, they could walk through the orchids and there’s plenty of space for kids to play.”

Mr Morey said while the restaurant was shut now due to the busyness of fruit season, it was open for four months over summer and if it was not sold he expected to open the doors again in spring.

“A few people have been a bit sad that we closed the door for now,” he said.