5 The Esplanade, Esperance, WA 6450

Knight Frank are pleased to present for sale The Captain Huon Motel, a prominent waterfront accommodation property located on 5 The Esplanade and 6 Dempster Street, Esperance WA.

5 The Esplanade has a land area of 1,993 sqm and 6 Dempster Street is 1,783 sqm for a massive, combined future development site of 3,776 sqm. The property commands a highly visible position along The Esplanade, opposite the Esperance foreshore and harbour.

Improvements

The combined landholding operates as The Captain Huon Motel, providing a total of 21 self‑contained studio accommodation units 
with kitchen facilities, ocean‑facing aspects and on‑site parking.

5 The Esplanade, Esperance

The original two-level Houn House constructed of fibro and timber with tile roof comprises ground floor office/reception, dining room, 
kitchen, storeroom and separate ablutions and a 2-bed x 2 bath managers residence. On the upper level there are five bedrooms 
each with separate bathrooms.

Adjoining Houn House is a separate two-level brick and tile motel block comprising 10 motel units each with sleeping and living area, 
kitchenette and bathroom. Also on this site is a steel framed garden storage shed, car parking and well-maintained gardens.

6 Dempster Street, Esperance

This property is improved with a single level brick and tile building offering six two-bedroom motel units. Each unit has two bedrooms, 
bathroom, kitchen and living area.

Trading Licenses
• Captain Huon Motel has a liquor license No. 60600632318.
• Captain Huon Motel has a lodging house license classified as ‘Serviced Apartments’.
• Fully equipped kitchen and dining room. Complies with Health Department requirements.

Under the Shire of Esperance Local Planning Scheme No 24 the property is zoned Residential R40/R60.

The Captain Houn Motel offers investors and motel operators an inherent flexibility for the continuation of short‑stay accommodation use with proven occupancy and income with potential redevelopment, to capitalise on the unobstructed coastal outlook across the Esperance foreshore. 

Esperance is a coastal town located approximately 714km southeast of Perth, an easy 8-hour drive or a short 1.5-hour flight from Perth airport. The locality is renowned for its stunning beaches considered the whitest in Australia, crystal waters, unique wildlife and national parks like Cape Le Grande, nearby Fitzgerald River National Park and the scenic Great Ocean Road with its unrivalled scenery. 

The Captain Huon Motel business and improvements together with the huge land parcel is being sold via “Expression of Interest” closing 3.00pm (AWST), Wednesday 24th June 2026.