Tsogo Sun is consolidating and relaunching its Southern Sun Elangeni and
Southern Sun North Beach hotels into one complex – Southern Sun Elangeni & Maharani.
The South African hotel group has for many years featured prominently on
Durban’s Golden Mile, with the two properties already mentioned, along with
Garden Court Marine Parade, Garden Court South Beach, and the SunCoast Casino
and Entertainment World, including the SunSquare and SunCoast Towers hotels.
The first phase of the project, which will be completed in time for the Tourism
Indaba in May, will consist of: a total refurbishment of the Maharani Tower,
including the bedrooms, core infrastructure, conference centre and public
areas; substantial new food and beverage offerings within the Elangeni Tower;
the rework of the Porte Cochere’s creating a sense of arrival and better access
to the complex; the renovation of the external building facades.
The complex
facilities include 734 rooms, two gyms, three swimming pools (one
heated), free Wi-Fi connectivity, 17 meeting and conference rooms, two
fully-equipped business centres, and 11 restaurants and bars offering a variety of a la carte and buffet meal
options. Phase two will see the opening in the third quarter of 2013, of
The Camelot Spa, which will feature five treatment rooms, a double treatment
room with a hydro therapy bath, and a
Himalayan salt room in the Elangeni Tower.
The historic Raffles area is being
transformed into a multipurpose venue on top of the Maharani Tower available
for conferences, launches, themed evenings and a myriad of other events. The
final phase will include a refurbishment of the Elangeni rooms and additional
public areas, and once complete, Tsogo Sun
would have invested a total of R220 million.
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