Big hotel brand for Durban

REZIDOR, part of the
Carlson Rezidor Hotel
Group, is set to open
its first property in Durban in
2019.
The 207-room Radisson Blu
Hotel Durban Umhlanga will be
designed as an urban resort
within Oceans Umhlanga, a
mixed-use complex that will
include luxury apartments and
a shopping mall.
The hotel will feature
Radisson Blu signature
services, such as free Internet;
a restaurant offering all-day
dining; a lobby bar and coffee
shop; rooftop outdoor bar and
terrace; and business lounge;
a spa and gym; and outdoor
swimming pool. The meeting
and events area will cover
1 200sqm.
“We are delighted to launch
our core brand Radisson Blu
in Durban and complete the
business triangle with Cape
Town and Johannesburg. The
presence in South Africa’s
three major cities further
strengthens our position in the
country and on the continent.
Africa is our biggest growth
market where we, on average,
sign a hotel every 37 days
and open a hotel every
60 days,” says Wolfgang
Neumann, president and ceo
of Rezidor.