LUX* Maldives hotel gets a fresh look
LUX* Resorts & Hotels will reopen LUX* South Ari Atoll in the
Maldives on September 1. The 193 pavilions and villas have
received a new beach house look with a nautical theme. The resort’s
seven restaurants and five bars have also undergone a complete
overhaul. The hotel will be the largest in the LUX* portfolio.
City Lodge releases financials
CITY Lodge Hotels has seen a drop in profits of nearly R3m for its
financial year ending June 30. The hotel group posted a profit for
the period of R315,3m, compared with last year’s R318,3m. The
group expects to open a new 151-room Town Lodge in Windhoek
and two new City Lodge-branded hotels in Nairobi and Dar es
Salaam during the second half of next year. It is still awaiting
financial approval for a 148-room City Lodge Hotel in Maputo,
with construction expected to start soon.
Le Victoria goes high-tech
BEACHCOMBER has added some new features to its Le Victoria
hotel in Mauritius. The new Skype Bar offers free, high-speed
Internet to guests and the Teens’ Club now has networking facilities
and a mobile app called Beachcomber TAMTAM. The adults-only
wing is still in development, with construction starting in 2017.
