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Samuel Nassimov, managing director of Premier Hotels and Resorts, enthusiastically overseeing the final touches of Umhlanga’s new landmark Premier Hotels development high on the Umhlanga Ridge.
Premier Hotels and Resorts – set to open new hotel in Umhlanga
Premiere Hotels and Resorts nears completion of its hotel development in Umhlanga, and legendary Cutty Sark in Scottburgh, due for opening in December.
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remier Hotels and Resorts is nearing the end of its construction programme of two brand new hotels in Umhlanga. The R380-million investment will feature a four-star Premier Hotel, a three-star Premier Splendid Inn and a conference centre, all located in one precinct high up on Umhlanga Ridge in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal. The three-star Premier Splendid Inn Umhlanga will open in time for the busy Festive Season in December while the four-star Premier Hotel Umhlanga will open in February 2021. The Premier Resort Cutty Sark, a famous landmark on the KZN South Coast, will also reopen in time for the holiday season. The Premier Hotel Umhlanga will offer 130 bedrooms, a restaurant and
bar, swimming pool and gym. The Conference Centre is fully subdivisible into three noise-dampening, acoustically designed units for delegate comfort and offering meeting capacities for up to 300 attendees. An amazing feature of the Conference Centre includes a magnificent open-air timber view deck with glass balustrade, allowing conference delegates to enjoy views of the Indian Ocean and the surrounding Umhlanga precinct from the tenth floor. The hotel has been designed to maximise the use of its location, with all bedrooms having balcony access and spectacular sea views. The design characteristics of the hotel incorporates a modern yet classical palette, the use of darker stained ash woods, cut glass
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lighting and liberal use of marble tiling on floors and walls. The ninth floor of the hotel features all-suite rooms, whilst the 126-seater restaurant offers dining views of the Indian Ocean. Premier Splendid Inn will feature 64-bedrooms and its own 50-seater restaurant. This urban style, modern and contemporary hotel offers a fresh young appeal, with light bleached oaks, sand-coloured marble tiling, and lighter finishes in the bedrooms and throughout the hotel – befitting the location close to the ocean. Guests in this hotel are able to access the rooftop pool and conference centre. The pool is located on the third floor with the main access from the four-star property – designed again with sea views. www.businesseventsafrica.com
