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COASTLANDS HOTEL
AND RESORTS

Apartments, The Royal Hotel, The Skye Luxury
Apartments, Retail and Hotel
Customer Base: Leisure, Corporate, Government
No. of Employees: 350+
Bankers: First National Bank
Industry Quality Standards: ISO 9001 TGCSA 4 Star and
3 Star Accredited
CEO: B-BBEE Status: Level 1
Saantha Naidu
KEY PERSONNEL
Full Name of Company: Coastlands Hotels and Resorts
CEO: Saantha Naidu
Services / Products: Hotel Accommodation, Restaurants, CONTACT DETAILS
Conference and Event Venues HEAD OFFICE: CONTACT DETAILS
Date Established: 1993 Physical Address: 3rd Floor, Mercury House, 320 Anton
Lembede Street, Durban
Subsidiaries: Coastlands Umhlanga Hotel, Coastlands Tel: +27 (0)31 305 55476
Musgrave Hotel, Coastlands Durban Self-catering Website: www.coastlands.co.za

KZN’S MOST INNOVATIVE AND PRIVATELY During 2007, the SNG group identified a site in the
popular and ever-expanding, Peter Mokaba Ridge
OWNED HOSPITALITY GROUP Road, Musgrave and opened the popular four-star
graded, Coastlands Musgrave Hotel in November
Coastlands Hotels and Resorts is KwaZulu-Natal’s 2009. This boutique hotel boasts 101 bedrooms
leading, innovative hospitality group that prides and has beautiful views of Durban, distant Indian
itself on four and three-star hotels, restaurants, ocean and harbour views. The newly refurbished 315
and conference venues. This renowned company Restaurant on the ground floor of the hotel offers
is people orientated, rooted on establishing an array of delectable buffets which has become a
relationships, which are cogent in integrity, filled ‘must-experience’ for many. In recent past, a multi-
with passion, systematically guided with expertise level car park was built adjacent to the hotel with a
and driven by excellence. Coastlands Hotels and sky bridge which connects the existing hotel and
Resorts offers corporate travellers, travel agencies, conference rooms to a brand new, state-of-the-art
government departments and leisure guest’s world-
class facilities coupled with unparalleled service event facility, The Sapphire Convention Centre which
standards. The credibility of Coastlands Hotels and can accommodate in excess of 600 guests for large
Resorts is based on its directors and senior manage- sized weddings and functions.
ment’s proven credentials, which bring innovative In November 2010, the group launched Coastlands
and entrepreneurial skills to each hospitality product Umhlanga Hotel, a four star graded hotel which,
using trusted business relationships. with its unique architecture, became a landmark in
The group was founded in 1993, when several entre- Umhlanga, boasting 136 bedrooms, a restaurant,
preneurs, including investor and chief executive banqueting venues and a brand new reception floor.
officer of the SNG Group, Mr Saantha Naidu, acquired The beautifully appointed Deluxe, Family and Suite
a holiday apartment building on Durban’s Golden guestrooms offer partial sea views and magnificent
Mile. Situated in South Beach, this high-rise building, views of the immediate Umhlanga surroundings.
Coastlands Durban Self-Catering Holiday apartments Saffron restaurant, situated on the fourth floor of
boasts 252 rooms and large conference facilities. the hotel is a popular meeting place for colleagues,

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