Are you looking for a suite place to land?
The Golden Bee could be yours
have you ever wanted to live in the beautiful city of Guanajuato, Mexico?
The Golden Bee is FOR SALE: 3 RENTALS plus
OPEN LAND to BUILD YOUR DREAM HOME and GARDEN.
Land size: 726 sq. meters / 7,814 sq. ft. (approx. a fifth of an acre)
OPEN LAND to BUILD YOUR DREAM HOME and GARDEN.
Land size: 726 sq. meters / 7,814 sq. ft. (approx. a fifth of an acre)
MAJESTIC 340° VIEW of Guanajuato, Valenciana and surrounding Hillsides
PROPERTY DETAILS
Land size: 726 sq. meters / 7,814 sq. ft. (approx. a fifth of an acre)
The 3 story home or rental has 246.1931 sq. meters / 2,650 sq. feet of construction, plus
a garden shed on the lower level.
1st, 2nd, and 3rd-floor Terraces Total: 72 sq. meters / 775 sq. feet
Large bodega under the house (basement) of 67 sq. meters / 728 sq. feet
Beautiful, easy-care Garden with sitting areas (details below) 198 sq. meters / 2,130 sq. feet
An exterior high stone wall surrounds the entire property: 136 meters in length / 446 feet in length.
The exterior walls are built on bedrock and have large foundations.
Annual Property Taxes for 2021 were $4,596 pesos, $232USD (Amazing Bonus)
FEATURES OF THE HIVE
Located on the upper side of the Panoramica with a 340-degree view of Guanajuato, Valenciana, and the surrounding countryside. It is located in the Colonia or neighborhood of Mellado.
This sale includes:
A 3 story fully furnished home or three separate apartments all artist designed and built. Each full floor is a separate apartment but could be converted into a home, easily.
A brand new traditional hand-built pink Cantera stone wall surrounds the property with cast concrete honey bees (made by the owners) that are inserted throughout the stone wall, as details.
The structure is primarily built with COVINTEC, a LEED platinum foam panel product, that is insulating for both cold and hot days and is more soundproof than brick or block.
The Golden Bee has 2 hot water heaters and one solar panel hot water tank (150LT /40 gal). There is one large propane tank (500 LT) on the roof plus a propane fill on the first floor outside of the house. There is a Digital reader for the propane tank in the second-floor kitchen, no need to climb on the roof to check the gauge. There are two large tinaco’s (water tanks) 1100 LT / 290 gal. each. The Golden Bee runs off of city water and is connected to the city sewer system.
All the plumbing pipes, fasteners, and faucets were purchased in the US and were delivered to us in Mexico. All the plumbing has been installed with vents and toilet paper can be flushed unlike in most of the plumbing in Mexico. Our plumber and electrician were both trained in the US and Canada. All kitchen sinks have filtered drinking water taps and the water for the whole house is filtered for sediment.
All floors have great Wi-Fi and the house has an inline power surge protector that is connected at the main which should keep all computers safe if there is a huge power surge. We have never experienced one, but it feels good to know that it’s installed.
This sale includes some of the ceramics and art pieces collected on our travels. Large paintings on the walls are negotiable.
Each Floor has Separate Amenities
1st Floor - QUEENDOM: Fully Furnished
•Huge Chef’s kitchen
• New appliances except for the range
• Pot filler so you can fill large pots of water while on the stove
• Mesquite wood cupboards
• 3 station stainless steel sink with two sink faucets, GREAT for the Chef in you.
• Filtered drinking water tap at kitchen sink
• Microwave
• Kitchen Lighting designed and made by owners, who are artists.
• AMAZING large Bovada (brick dome) ceiling in the kitchen and dining room.
• Beautiful dining area with a large glass wall that opens completely onto the cactus garden
• Kitchen Island with large hand carved end panel designed by owners.
• Dining table for 8 plus people
• Fully stocked with kitchenware
• Large new refrigerator
•Living Room
• Gas fire place.
• Hand carved partition in Living room entrance
• Scalloped plastered ceiling
• LED channel (programmable) for ambient lighting
• Large stones from the land are integrated into the architecture
•Large bedroom (two twins or a king bed)
• Closet and storage wardrobe
• Hand carved headboards designed by owners
• LED channel (programmable) in the bedroom for ambient lighting
• Gas wall heater
•Bathroom/Steam Room
• Steam Room in Shower
• Closet
•Entrance and bathroom floors are concrete tiles, made from an original mold created and designed by the owners.
•Huge Chef’s kitchen
• New appliances except for the range
• Pot filler so you can fill large pots of water while on the stove
• Mesquite wood cupboards
• 3 station stainless steel sink with two sink faucets, GREAT for the Chef in you.
• Filtered drinking water tap at kitchen sink
• Microwave
• Kitchen Lighting designed and made by owners, who are artists.
• AMAZING large Bovada (brick dome) ceiling in the kitchen and dining room.
• Beautiful dining area with a large glass wall that opens completely onto the cactus garden
• Kitchen Island with large hand carved end panel designed by owners.
• Dining table for 8 plus people
• Fully stocked with kitchenware
• Large new refrigerator
•Living Room
• Gas fire place.
• Hand carved partition in Living room entrance
• Scalloped plastered ceiling
• LED channel (programmable) for ambient lighting
• Large stones from the land are integrated into the architecture
•Large bedroom (two twins or a king bed)
• Closet and storage wardrobe
• Hand carved headboards designed by owners
• LED channel (programmable) in the bedroom for ambient lighting
• Gas wall heater
•Bathroom/Steam Room
• Steam Room in Shower
• Closet
•Entrance and bathroom floors are concrete tiles, made from an original mold created and designed by the owners.
2nd Floor - CLOUD NEST: Fully Furnished
•Fabulous Kitchen which Sara•Tink calls “My kitchen from France”
• Stunning View: large arched glass windows centered on a view of downtown Guanajuato
• Floor to ceiling window wall with door that opens onto a large patio and view of Valenciana, and the surrounding countryside
• 3 hand-carved Honey Bee panels that open for a cross breeze, designed by owners
• Filtered water tap in the Kitchen sink
• Microwave
• Dining table for 4
• New refrigerator
• Stocked with kitchenware
• Large terrace with a view towards Valenciana and downtown Guanajuato, a great location to eat a meal
•Livingroom
• Large seating area
• Full bathroom, glass bottle window details in walls and showers
• Terrazzo bathroom counters (marble, abalone shell and dichroic glass, mirror) created and designed by owners
• Closet
• Glass Block in the upper wall section
• Gas wall heater plumbed
•Large bedroom (two twins/or a king bed)
• Hand-carved headboards designed by owners
• Full bathroom
• Terrazzo bathroom counters marble, (abalone shell and dichroic glass), created and designed by owners
• Lovely glass bottle window details in walls and showers
• Closet
• Large storage area above the bathroom
• Gas wall heater
•All interior floors are concrete tiles, made from an original mold created and designed by the owners
•Fabulous Kitchen which Sara•Tink calls “My kitchen from France”
• Stunning View: large arched glass windows centered on a view of downtown Guanajuato
• Floor to ceiling window wall with door that opens onto a large patio and view of Valenciana, and the surrounding countryside
• 3 hand-carved Honey Bee panels that open for a cross breeze, designed by owners
• Filtered water tap in the Kitchen sink
• Microwave
• Dining table for 4
• New refrigerator
• Stocked with kitchenware
• Large terrace with a view towards Valenciana and downtown Guanajuato, a great location to eat a meal
•Livingroom
• Large seating area
• Full bathroom, glass bottle window details in walls and showers
• Terrazzo bathroom counters (marble, abalone shell and dichroic glass, mirror) created and designed by owners
• Closet
• Glass Block in the upper wall section
• Gas wall heater plumbed
•Large bedroom (two twins/or a king bed)
• Hand-carved headboards designed by owners
• Full bathroom
• Terrazzo bathroom counters marble, (abalone shell and dichroic glass), created and designed by owners
• Lovely glass bottle window details in walls and showers
• Closet
• Large storage area above the bathroom
• Gas wall heater
•All interior floors are concrete tiles, made from an original mold created and designed by the owners
- 3rd Floor - Penthouse Studio Apartment - PANOROMANTICA : Fully Furnished
•Romantic Boveda (brick dome) with a glass cupola to see the sky
•Queen bed
•Lovely glass bottle window details in walls
•Kitchenette
• Stove with oven
• Copper sink designed by owner and handmade to fit the curve of the kitchen counter
• Under counter refrigerator
• Dining table for 2
• Pantry
•Two private outdoor terrace spaces
•340-degree view of Guanajuato
•Ensuite Toilet and Sink
•Walk-in Shower Steam Room with a long bench to lay on while enjoying your steam
•Shadow puppet collection from Jakarta
•Concrete tile floor set in a large pattern, designed by the owners
•Includes Washer and Dryer
Garden with solar path lighting on building
With 2 hose bibs on building, 3 in the garden and 1 in the lower garden area.
• Garambullo cactus over 20 feet tall (6 meters plus tall) and the same across.
• Fruit and Citrus Trees (guayaba, orange, lime, fig, apple, grapefruit and sour orange)
Many large euphorbias— over 20 feet or 6 meters
•Órgano cactus'
• Many other large cactus, hibiscus, oleander, bird of paradise , lavenders, agaves, beautiful ground covers, garden herbs, and succulents.
• Shaving Brush trees
• Moringa trees ( great super food)
• Red pepper and Mesquite trees
Ceiba Tree: The ceiba was the most sacred tree for the ancient Maya, and according to Maya mythology, it was the symbol of the universe. The tree signified a route of communication between the three levels of earth.
With 2 hose bibs on building, 3 in the garden and 1 in the lower garden area.
• Garambullo cactus over 20 feet tall (6 meters plus tall) and the same across.
• Fruit and Citrus Trees (guayaba, orange, lime, fig, apple, grapefruit and sour orange)
Many large euphorbias— over 20 feet or 6 meters
•Órgano cactus'
• Many other large cactus, hibiscus, oleander, bird of paradise , lavenders, agaves, beautiful ground covers, garden herbs, and succulents.
• Shaving Brush trees
• Moringa trees ( great super food)
• Red pepper and Mesquite trees
Ceiba Tree: The ceiba was the most sacred tree for the ancient Maya, and according to Maya mythology, it was the symbol of the universe. The tree signified a route of communication between the three levels of earth.
DREAM HOME and GARDEN SPACE: OPEN LAND for building with a separate entrance.
441 sq. meters, 4,748 sq. feet of open land for you to build your dream home and garden. Access pipes for plumbing and electrical are already run to that end of the property. There is also a running water and a hose bib installed in the lower area..
POTENTIAL IDEAS
You can live in one of the apartments while building your dream home. Since there is a separate entrance to the buildable lot, it won’t disrupt any other tenets if you wish to rent out the other apartments.
• You can create a Friends and Family Community.
•In Mexico, you can sell each floor of a building like a condo.
•You can split up the land in half or in thirds and sell it.
•You can have a huge garden or no garden and build more than one dwelling, such as a studio or yoga/dance space.
•The Basement of the Golden Bee can be excavated for a parking garage.
441 sq. meters, 4,748 sq. feet of open land for you to build your dream home and garden. Access pipes for plumbing and electrical are already run to that end of the property. There is also a running water and a hose bib installed in the lower area..
POTENTIAL IDEAS
You can live in one of the apartments while building your dream home. Since there is a separate entrance to the buildable lot, it won’t disrupt any other tenets if you wish to rent out the other apartments.
• You can create a Friends and Family Community.
•In Mexico, you can sell each floor of a building like a condo.
•You can split up the land in half or in thirds and sell it.
•You can have a huge garden or no garden and build more than one dwelling, such as a studio or yoga/dance space.
•The Basement of the Golden Bee can be excavated for a parking garage.
Other Perks:
Besides the incredible view, it’s 20 min downhill walk into the center of Guanajuato.
BUS: The Golden Bee is on a bus line, one minibus that goes into the Centro and one that goes around the Panoramica.
• Taxis and Ubers are also easily available.
PARKING: The Basement could be excavated into a parking garage. There is also a parking lot 1 block away with monthly parking, gated with 24-hour security, it's around 500 pesos a month. It’s great for guests staying with you who are driving and it’s a good place to park campers.
The Neighborhood: Our neighbors are friendly and helpful. There is a small tienda across the street with all the convenient things you need from eggs to mops. Next door to that is a paper store and a hardware store.
Electrical Meters: The first floor has its own meter and the second floor and third floor share a meter. We have a slot open for installing another meter if desired.
This sale also includes:
The Golden Bee Website https://www.goldenbeemx.com/
The Golden Bee facebook page https://www.facebook.com/goldenbeeretreatsandrentals
The Golden Bee Instagram page https://www.instagram.com/thegoldenbeemx/
The Golden Bee Airbnb page - which includes an introduction to previous guests via a letter.
The Golden Bee Google business link https://g.page/the-golden-bee?share
Besides the incredible view, it’s 20 min downhill walk into the center of Guanajuato.
BUS: The Golden Bee is on a bus line, one minibus that goes into the Centro and one that goes around the Panoramica.
• Taxis and Ubers are also easily available.
PARKING: The Basement could be excavated into a parking garage. There is also a parking lot 1 block away with monthly parking, gated with 24-hour security, it's around 500 pesos a month. It’s great for guests staying with you who are driving and it’s a good place to park campers.
The Neighborhood: Our neighbors are friendly and helpful. There is a small tienda across the street with all the convenient things you need from eggs to mops. Next door to that is a paper store and a hardware store.
Electrical Meters: The first floor has its own meter and the second floor and third floor share a meter. We have a slot open for installing another meter if desired.
This sale also includes:
The Golden Bee Website https://www.goldenbeemx.com/
The Golden Bee facebook page https://www.facebook.com/goldenbeeretreatsandrentals
The Golden Bee Instagram page https://www.instagram.com/thegoldenbeemx/
The Golden Bee Airbnb page - which includes an introduction to previous guests via a letter.
The Golden Bee Google business link https://g.page/the-golden-bee?share
Inside the garden • Outside the garden • Endless discovery
MEET THE CREATORS OF THE GOLDEN BEE
Sara•Tink and Theo are Artists and Builders from the Columbia Gorge in Washington State. They started building when they were 23 years old. During the building of the Golden Bee in Guanajuato, they were always present to help build, design or make something special like the lighting in the Queendom Kitchen, or the mold for the concrete tile floors. They loved this land when they first saw it! The magnificent, magical cactus covered in bees, grabbed them by the hands and The Golden Bee was designed around it's presence. It's pretty hard to find such a large cactus in the city. There was nothing on the land but some garbage and so they began cleaning the land and building the stone walls. After the house was constructed, they hired a licensed engineer to evaluate the construction, everything was perfect (report to be included).
With the help of many wise and creative hands, the Golden Bee emerged. Guests from all over the world have enjoyed her wings over their heads. From China, Australia, Europe, Mexico, Canada, and the US, people have traveled to Guanajuato to stay at the Golden Bee, for its “a suite place to land.” Theo and Sara will be staying in Guanajuato but living closer to Sara’s mother to help her create wonderful retreat gatherings while building an art studio for themselves. For more info Visit their websites.
Sara•Tink Mapelli and Theodore Holdt
Sara•Tink and Theo are Artists and Builders from the Columbia Gorge in Washington State. They started building when they were 23 years old. During the building of the Golden Bee in Guanajuato, they were always present to help build, design or make something special like the lighting in the Queendom Kitchen, or the mold for the concrete tile floors. They loved this land when they first saw it! The magnificent, magical cactus covered in bees, grabbed them by the hands and The Golden Bee was designed around it's presence. It's pretty hard to find such a large cactus in the city. There was nothing on the land but some garbage and so they began cleaning the land and building the stone walls. After the house was constructed, they hired a licensed engineer to evaluate the construction, everything was perfect (report to be included).
With the help of many wise and creative hands, the Golden Bee emerged. Guests from all over the world have enjoyed her wings over their heads. From China, Australia, Europe, Mexico, Canada, and the US, people have traveled to Guanajuato to stay at the Golden Bee, for its “a suite place to land.” Theo and Sara will be staying in Guanajuato but living closer to Sara’s mother to help her create wonderful retreat gatherings while building an art studio for themselves. For more info Visit their websites.
Sara•Tink Mapelli and Theodore Holdt
