We found two options of currently trading agroturismo hotels, one was ideal with the exception it was outside the budget, the other required some renovation work to be at its best.

We were able to offer assistance and an introduction to a bank to help with financing the additional amount on the first property, make suggestions as to how to increase the turnover and profit.

The second property we negotiated a substantial reduction and organised quotes for the refurbishment of the business so that the clients could make a good comparison of the two.

The families after careful consideration decided to go for the first hotel as the potential for growth that could be achieved outweighed the cost of the finance.

They have taken over the business now and the previous owner is assisting them until the end of the tourist season 2008.

Well done, we believe you made the right choice. Good luck.

Business opportunities in Deia are very few and far between. We can sometimes source restaurants for sale or shops. It`s a beutiful place to visit and the majority of the tourists here are either day trippers or wealthy stars or business people who have villas in the area.

Businesses change hands in Deia for premium prices as business is rarely effected by the economy and the bars and restaurants are generally up market and can command a premium price.

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Resort Information -- Deia

The mountain village and municipality of Deya, which you may also see written as Deià in many of the local guide books and travel guides, lies in the heart of the Sierra of Tramuntana mountain range, mid way along the north west coast of Majorca, and approximately 28km from the capital Palma.

Although being one of the smallest and remotest municipalities on the island, the area is widely regarded as being the cultural centre of Majorca. Instead of all the night clubs and karaoke bars so popular in the southern resorts, you’re more likely to find it’s the musuems and art galleries that attract visitors here.

Most, if not all, of the visitors to the village are independent travellers who prefer to make the short 30/40 minute trip inland from the airport either by taxi or hire car. The few tour operators that do go here describe the village as being “small and exclusive”, but perhaps many don’t actually realise how small it really is.

The latest census shows a resident population of the 15km2 that make up the municipality, of just 840 people, and little has really changed over the past years to increase this figure. In fact if we are honest, little has really changed in the village for the past 150 years!

Deya is surrounded by narrow terraces that have for centuries been cultivated with olive and citrus trees, these and the old village church standing proud over the stone houses, will be a familiar and comforting sight for anyone returning to the village.

The skyline above the village is dominated by the imposing the mountain Teix, which is pronounced locally as “tesh”, and at 1062m above sea level is the second highest mountain on Majorca. For those intested in statistics, the highest mountain on the island is the “Puig Mayor”, overlooking nearby Soller, at 1445m above sea level.

A settlement on this site can be traced back to pre-historic times, although a recognisable village really only began to take shape under the Moorish rule of the island between the 10th and 12th Century. The first tourists to Deya first began to arrive in the late 19th Century, even in those days attracted by the prospect of peace, solitude and outstanding scenery.

One of the first visitors to Deya was the Archduke Luís Salvador of Austria, who was responsible for the construction of many of the impressive manor houses in the area. A trend followed more recently by the British businessman Richard Branson, who refurbished the stately houses of Son Moragues and Son Canal to create the best known hotel in the area, the very exclusive La Residencia.

Over the past Century, the village has welcomed a number of celebrity guests, including the English poet and novelist Robert Graves who first bought property there in 1932 with his mistress Laura Riding, and then subsequently returned there to live in 1946 with his second wife Beryl Hodge. The Parish church in Deya is where Graves was buried after his death in 1985, his simple headstone inscribed in the drying concrete reading “Robert Graves, Poeta, 1895-1985″.

More recently in 1962 the American painter and archaeologist Dr. William H. Waldren also founded the Deià Archaeological Museum and Research Centre in the town.

Without a doubt the most famous foreign residents, that currently own property around Deya, are Michael Douglas and his wife Catherine Zeta Jones, who are often known to visit their fabulous villa in the town during the summer months.

In all fairness, other than the numerous visitors who arrive throughout the day on the tour buses, most of the visitors here are middle aged couples who are attracted by the cultural heritage of the area and chose Deya as a base to escape into the Serra de Tramuntana mountains along the network of paths and tracks that cover the area.

It has to be said that Deya is particularly unsuitable for those with mobility problems. The streets are very narrow and very steep, and certainly no concessions or consideration is given to disabled access.

Campos until recently would not have been the place to buy a business unless you wanted a locals bar. However the town has changed over the last couple of years and now has its fair share of tourists visiting the market and the craft shops on the main street.

Its proximity to one of the main beaches on the island, Es Trenc has seen it get busier as people find out what it has to offer. Its also on the main route to the busy South East resort of Cala Dor.

Having said that if you are looking for a busy tourist based bar to buy then Campos is not the place just yet.

What we do find quite often are rural hotels for sale in the Campos area.

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Area Information – Campos

The municipal district and small residential town of Campos, is situated almost midway between the towns of Llucmayor and Santanyí in the south east corner of the island, approximately 40km or 25 miles east of the capital Palma.

The south east corner of the island is now regarded as being the centre of the Majorcan dairy industry, and visitors to the area often comment on the large number of windmills which are again being put into use driving water supply pumps. A Majorcan specialty that is produced in the town is the “Piris” cheese, which is allowed to mature in a mixture of brine and paprika for approximately 3 months before it is ready eat.

Campos still remains primarily a residential town, and few concessions are made to the small number of tourists who do make it here. These visitors are generally independent travellers who are looking to escape the commercialism that has dominated much of the island, and who use the town as a convenient base to further explore the south east coast and in particular the unspoilt beaches of Sa Ràpita and Es Trenc.

If you’ve never visited Majorca before, the Es Trenc beach is a totally undeveloped 3km long stretch of coast, that is famed for its beautiful fine white sands, and crystal clear waters, which in recent years has become particularly popular with nudists. Behind Es Trenc a channel then leads to the Es Salobar wetlands, which is second is size only to the Parc Natural de s’Albufera on the north coast of the island between the resorts of Alcudia and Playa de Muro.