Other facilities at the hotel include the elevATE Restaurant and Bar , with its gentle neutral tones providing the perfect backdrop for high end dining and socialising . Located on the same floor , the swimming pool and expansive deck add to the social ambience .
The hotel is home to one of the largest conferencing facilities in the city , with modern state-of-the-art audio-visual equipment and well appointed venues . Guests attending work events at the hotel have a choice of workspaces , with each room having a workstation , in addition to several other venues throughout the hotel .
“ Other hotel groups closed their properties over the last 18 months , but we identified Mbombela as a growth opportunity for our group , and for the hospitality sector as a whole ,” Wachsberger explains . “ We saw growing demand for our apartment-style offering , and accelerated our plans to build this hotel in the city , with investment from the Industrial Development
Corporation ( IDC ) and Cube Capital . We ’ re excited for what the future holds for the group and for Mbombela .”
Designed by Boogertman + Partners , the hotel strikes a balance between sophistication and comfort . Greg Reid of Boogertman + Partners says , “ The design aim of the hotel was to create a simple aesthetic that speaks to the modernity of the brand . The building is split into two sections . The first is the conference facility , restaurant and meeting rooms which was done under a sheet metal roof to allow for longer structural spans . The second part comprises the hotel rooms . The angled walls of the hotel rooms allow shading on the façade to assist with solar heat gain whilst allowing maximum floor to ceiling glazing in the rooms . The conference and restaurant area , intended for guests and visitors , uses a combination of different materials and clean lines to create a dynamic but inviting face to the building .”
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