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COASTLANDS HOTELS AND RESORTS

Saantha Naidu
www.coastlands.co.za

AN INNOVATIVE HOSPITALITY COMPANY bedrooms and has beautiful views of Durban, the Indian
Ocean and Durban Harbour.
Coastlands Hotels and Resorts is KwaZulu-Natal’s
leading innovative hospitality company that prides One year later, November 2010, saw the launch of
another four-star Coastlands Hotel situated on the
itself on four and three-star hotels, restaurants and Umhlanga Ridge, a booming corporate and leisure
conference venues.
node. The 4-star hotel boasts 136 bedrooms, which
The group was founded in 1993, when several offer either full sea view or partial sea views and
entrepreneurs, including investor and chief executive magnificent views of the surroundings.
officer of the SNG Group Mr Saantha Naidu, acquired
a holiday apartment building on Durban’s Golden In 2015, Coastlands Hotels and Resorts added the
Mile. Coastlands Hotels and Resorts offers corporate iconic Royal Hotel to its portfolio. With beautiful views
of Durban harbour from its deluxe and executive
travellers, travel agencies, government departments rooms, this iconic hotel, known as the “Grand Lady”
and leisure guests, facilities that are managed by top
hoteliers. With the focus on hospitality, this leading offers a total of 206 rooms, two restaurants, and a
company offers service of only the highest standard. coffee shop.
Hotels The hotels well maintained and serviced bedrooms
are equipped with king sized beds, TVs, laptop safes,
During 2007, the SNG group identified a site on the individually controlled air-conditioning, tea and coffee
popular Ridge Road (now Peter Mokaba Road) in making facilities and amenities that will ensure you
Musgrave to develop upmarket residential apartments. have a comfortable stay. Wi-fi is also available.
However, during the construction phase it was decided
to adapt this building according to the requirements Conferences and Functions
of a hotel, which then opened as a four-star graded Conference and function facilities form an important
hotel in November 2009. This boutique hotel boasts 101 part of the three hotels and comprise 29 small,

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