Three-Star Hotel 28-Keys, Ocean-View Hotel, Scope to Upgrade and Add Rooms, North of Durban, South Africa
Location: KwaZulu-Natal’s North Coast, 15 mins drive (12km) from King Shaka International Airport, North of Durban, South Africa
Name: La Mercy Beach Hotel
Guide Price: ZAR 27m – Around £1.3m
No. of Keys: 28…scope to add further rooms, subject to planning consent
The Opportunity: This three-star hotel is located on prime Indian Ocean beach-front, and is ripe for a refurb to realise it’s full potential as a deluxe boutique hotel. The hotel has good-sized conference and events space and can cater for upto 200/300 people in three different rooms, as well as a full restaurant and 2 bars. The hotel is two hours away from the Umfolozi and Hluhluwe game parks.
15 minutes away (14km) is the Mt. Edgecombe golf estate and the Zimbali resort development. The hotel size is 2,579 sqm.
La Mercy is situated between Ballito and Umhlanga. It forms part of the greater northern corridor, and is accessed via the M4, which is easily accessible to the N2 Freeway. The township forms an integral part of the expanding northern corridor with large scale developments underway in Umdloti to the south and Ballito and Zimbali to the North.
It is predominantly a middle to high income residential area, which is supported both
by the Ballito and Umhlanga CBD’s.
Most amenities are located within Ballito, Umdloti and Umhlanga, and are within a short driving
distance. There are shopping centres in close proximity including the Umdloti Shopping Centre, the Gateway Shopping Centre, Ballito Lifestyle Centre, and the Umhlanga Shopping Centre.
Main Picture: The hotel and it’s view over the ocean
Current Owner: Privately-owned since….
Flag and Management: Both free to the new owner
Financials: 2019 data available upon signing LOI/EOI, as well as floorplans
Tenure: Freehold
Agent: Local agent in partnership with THPT
Guide Price: ZAR27m
Price per Room: ZAR964,286 – around £46k
Date Posted: February 2021
THPT Comment: An opportunity to buy this three-star hotel, awaiting a full-refurb, with stunning views of the Indian Ocean to transform the property into a mainstream luxury boutique hotel.
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