Castello - B&B in Liguria

by Believer

Bajardo

We bought the Castello in Liguria/Italy, built in 1920, and have been renovating it for 2 years. Our aim is to open it as a Bed, Breakfast & More. We want to live our dream and inspire others with it.

Share crowdfunding project

CHF 550

2% of CHF 20’000

2 %
This is how it works

The «all or nothing» principle applies: The project only receives the funds if the funding target is reached or exceeded.

5 backers

25 days to go

This is what it's all about.

We bought the Castello in February 2023 and have been renovating it ever since - while still living and working in Switzerland. We would like to run it as a Bed, Breakfast & More. We will have 5 double rooms, 1 family room and 1 suite on offer.

The Castello is located in a picturesque, mediaval mountain village called Bajardo, near the Riviera of Flowers in Liguria/Italy. The coastal town of Sanremo and the French Cote d’Azur are just a stone’s throw away.

At the same time, we are currently setting up an agency based in Switzerland to promote the project and generate customers from here (vacation guests, event organizers, wedding couples, retreat organizers, corporate event organizers).

The view over Bajardo from our tower
The view over Bajardo from our tower

Our project is special because ...

The Castello should not be just another place to stay like so many others - we want to inspire people to live their dreams too. We want to offer an extended range of activities with hikes, bike tours, offer it as a location for events such as weddings, company events, retreats, creative vacations, etc. and enable people to get away from their everyday lives with us. Companies can organize workshops and team-building events with their teams here - in dreamlike surroundings and far away from everyday office life.

We attach great importance to sustainability and will offer regional products and produce many things ourselves. Here with us, the soul simply has nothing to do but relax. And all senses can enjoy.

Everyone helps diligently - including our kids
Everyone helps diligently - including our kids

This is what we need backing for.

So far, we have been able to manage everything from our own resources and without financing and have put a lot of our own effort into it in the form of practical work on the building site - but as everything has become much more expensive than we initially thought, the 20% buffer zone that was factored into the project in advance has now been used up.

We have put all our eggs in one basket for this dream: Existing property sold - letting go of supposed status symbols (car etc.) - my husband has given up his self-employment in Switzerland to be able to devote himself entirely to our project - every family vacation is a working vacation on the construction site.

Where we are now: For example, we have installed a new heating and hot water system for the entire house, the 80 square meter roof terrace had to be completely and extensively renovated, the entire house has new windows, 24 of them. So far, so good. But not the end yet.

The renovation work in the house is almost complete. We have done all the painting work, are currently renovating the 8 bathrooms and much, much more ourselves and with a lot of sweat, blood and sometimes tears - what is still missing to be ready for use: Furnishings, furniture, household items and reconstruction of the garden.

So we’re almost there. But only almost!

No pain, no gain
No pain, no gain