Description: The historic Hotel Hope, built in 1897, is suitable for a variety of uses, including a gourmet restaurant, event center and retail spaces. A waterfront gem!
The historic Hotel Hope building (c. 1897) overlooks Lake Pend Oreille and the Hope Islands on 7 lots with 175 feet of commercial frontage. Additional adjoining 50 foot lot available. This beautiful two story 9,460 sq ft building combines unique architecture with commercial and residential mixed use potential. 1st floor is presently configured for use as a restaurant, lounge and retail space that could be easily configured for other uses. 2nd floor (presently being partially used as owners penthouse suite)
The town of Hope is built on a steep hillside rising above Lake Pend Oreille and the Hope Islands. Incorporated in 1891, Hope was a populous and vital railroad town on the Northern Pacific line, and a shipping port for destinations all around the lake. Originally built as the Jeannot Hotel by gambler and mining magnet Joe Jeannot, the Hotel Hope is one of the oldest brick commercial buildings in Bonner County. The Hotel looks south over the lake, with unobstructed 180º panoramic vistas of the lake and surro
The Hotel Hope was painstakingly restored beginning in 1998 with wide ranging and vast monetary improvements, including plumbing, electrical, heating/AC, carpet, and a 24 hour monitored fire alarm system. Additional general improvements were begun in 2011, including a 1,200 sq ft 3 car garage that is freely convertible to retail use, and a 2,000 sq ft rooftop patio for entertaining or corporate meetings. (All measurements are approximate. Buyer is responsible for confirming size of land & building.) Further