BON Hotel Margate, a six storey, 60 room, full service hotel on Margate’s main thoroughfare overlooking the blue flag beaches will open on 1 November 2013.
BON Hotel Margate will be positioned in the 3 star market, but with 4 star facilities and 5 star service.
Adding to their growing stable, BON Hotels have concluded a joint venture with the developer to manage and market this exciting new hotel on the KwaZulu-Natal South Coast that will carry the name, BON Hotel Margate.
Guy Stehlik, chief executive officer of BON Hotels says their joint venture agreement with the developer demonstrates the company’s commitment to partner with property developers on hospitality projects where they can confidently add value, to inject capital into their ventures, and to add significant value to partnerships with their hospitality experience.
Margate is a vibrant town with golden beaches and coastal forests and a popular destination for families, students, conference delegates, golf lovers and more budget conscious travellers.
The new hotel will be situated on Marine Drive, within a few minutes’ walk of the beach with its hard-won Blue Flag facilities - ablutions, showers and lifeguards are in place, with extensive shark netting to ensure safe bathing, explains Stehlik.
The hotel will be attractive not only to holidaymakers and families, but to the corporate, government and golfing market – with some of South Africa’s best golf courses in close proximity, two of which are rated amongst the top 12 in the country, and Durban only 120kms away, he says.
Other attractions include scuba diving and deep sea fishing, bungee jumping and hiking at nearby Oribi Gorge, the beautiful Umtamvuna Nature Reserve, golden beaches, lakes and lagoons.
Stehlik says that the KwaZulu-Natal South Coast needs to re-establish its rightful position as an exciting, value-packed, mid-market destination that caters to all spectrums of the South African tourism market and they will do everything in their power to assist in this regard.
Group conferencing, team building, day conferencing and meetings will constitute the hotel’s core business throughout the week, with the various venues accommodating up to 250 delegates, says Stehlik.
The rooms in the hotel will be spacious and modern and guests will have a choice of 1, 2 or 3 bedroom units, all with balconies and most with sea views.
In addition to the regular hotel facilities, the units will also have WIFI and limited self- catering facilities.
The rooms will be sold under sectional title at prices ranging from R750 000 upwards and the owners will be obliged to place them into the hotel-operated rental pool.
“BON Hotels is looking forward to working with domestic wholesalers, conference organisers and travel trade in projecting the hotel into the domestic markets.”
He says the hotel’s position close to the beach and to Margate village, and its likely ability to appeal to the passing walk-in trade, will preclude it from being too upmarket and exclusive.
“BON Hotel Margate will be positioned in the 3 star market, but with 4 star facilities and 5 star service,” he adds.
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