NH The Lord Charles Hotel to receive significant makeover

NH The Lord Charles Hotel

NH Hotel Group South Africa has announced a major revamp of its landmark property, NH The Lord Charles, near Cape Town, South Africa.

NH The Lord Charles Hotel has 198 beautifully appointed guest rooms and houses one of the largest conference venues in the Western Cape. The hotel is perfectly situated amid the breathtaking surroundings of the famous Cape winelands, 20 minutes from the airport and 30 minutes from Cape Town.

Internationally renowned for its conferencing capabilities, NH The Lord Charles Hotels layout has made it a safe and popular venue to host world leaders. “Honoured guests include Nelson Mandela, Thabo Mbeki and Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu, to name but a few,” says Jaco du Plooy, Sales, Marketing and Revenue Manger at NH Hotels South Africa.

NH 5-year plan
The extensive refurbishment of NH The Lord Charles Hotel is in line with the five-year strategic plan announced by the international NH Hotel Group in 2014. NH Hotel Group is the third-ranked business hotel chain in Europe, operating close to 400 hotels in 27 countries across Europe, the Americas and Africa.

According to Jaco du Plooy, a key aspect of the NH five-year plan is the investment of €200M to restructure its hotel portfolio into four distinct brands. The refurbishment of NH The Lord Charles forms part of this brand repositioning programme.

Comprehensive remodelling
The refurbishment project, which will unfold in phases, will focus largely on the lobby area and conference centre of the hotel, but will also include upgrades to a 100 guest rooms. These include new, super comfortable, beds and the installation of state of the art 42-inch smart televisions in all rooms to name but a few. To complement the new look rooms, the en suite bathrooms will also receive a makeover.

The hotel’s fully equipped conference centre will also undergo a number of improvements. The conference centre comprises of 12 meeting rooms that can accommodate small groups as well as larger groups of up to 600 delegates. The conference centre has a spacious pre–assembly area, as well as a courtyard for tea breaks, lunches and cocktails.

The Grand Ballroom makes the ideal venue for tailor-made formal dinners and glamorous weddings.

“We are greatly looking forward to the end result of all this work. We have planned the renovations in such a way, as to ensure that the impact on our valued guests will be kept to an absolute minimum during the renovation period. We are confident that these upgrades will greatly enhance their stay at our hotel,” says Serge Foulon, Managing Director of NH South Africa.

The full refurbishment is scheduled for completion by the end of August 2015.