Mövenpick Hotels & Resorts to manage upscale Zanzibar Beach Resort

IFA Hotels & Resorts (IFA HR), with strategic partner Kingdom Hotel Investments (KHI), has appointed international Swiss hotel operator Mövenpick Hotels & Resorts (Mövenpick), to manage its new upscale resort on the exotic ‘Spice Island’ of Zanzibar, located off the East Coast of Africa. The resort will open under the name “Mövenpick Resort & Spa - Zanzibar.”

Set within the picturesque environment of Zanzibar, amidst beautifully landscaped gardens and white sandy beaches, construction of the project is expected to reach completion in the last quarter of 2006. IFA Hotels & Resorts and Kingdom Hotel Investments are jointly developing the resort, which consists of 109 keys, made up of double rooms, twin rooms, single rooms and suites in Phase 1, but on completion will have 220 keys. A number of Food & Beverage outlets are being constructed adjacent to the main leisure area, overlooking the main pool, poolside bar, sun deck and out across the main beach onto the reef and Indian Ocean, providing a perfect backdrop for sunset dining.

One of the resort’s main attractions is its water sports facilities, providing windsurfing, boating, fishing charters, as well as a fully equipped dive centre with a decompression chamber, one of only three in Africa and the Indian Ocean.

Other facilities include two main swimming pools, both with poolside bar, as well as an additional pool set within the grounds for children, a children’s play area, leisure areas, gymnasium, world class spa facilities and restaurants overlooking the main beach. The resort will also operate with a full-time doctor and an on-site medical clinic.

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