adminopening up of space between the reception area and the veranda to transform it into a state-of-the-art reception area that fares well internationally.
The refurbishment included demolition of walls that demarcated the former executive bar, guest lounge, offices, restaurant, veranda, ceilings, reception area and floor plan into a spacious and unique set-up.
The hotel’s new trendy colours of white and lime green, as well as the contemporary new soft furnishings and artistic pieces are a must-see.
The Kadoma Hotel is under the Rainbow Towers Group.
Kadoma Hotel and Conference Centre general manager Ms Paula January said the refurbishment of the hotel was to consolidate it into a top-of-the-range conferencing destination.
“KHCC is strategically located and therefore has traditionally been a favourite for conference delegates and this will remain a key target market in our future plans,” she said.
Refurbishment of the hotel’s conference facilities, including the setting up of 300 new chairs, 50 round tables, 10 trestle tables and installation of new translation equipment among others, is targeted for completion in the third quarter of this year.
The hotel’s management said this first phase of the refurbishment was financed through internal funding to the tune of US$450 000, while complete refurbishment of the hotel is expected to cost around US$2,4 million and should be completed by the first quarter of next year.
Ms January also outlined the broader refurbishment plans for the hotel: “We have sanctioned the blueprints for the renovation of the rest of the hotel including bedrooms and conference facilities.
“The refurbishments will be done in a phased approach. It is our desire to renovate at least 35 rooms by the end of the second quarter of this year and we anticipate that the end of 2012 will see the completion of the first phase that involves the refurbishment of the Casitas and Villas. The hotel is expected to have undergone complete refurbishment by 2013.”
Meanwhile, RTG last week officially handed over a renovated block of Wilkins Hospital in Harare.
Refurbishment of Wilkins’ Opportunistic Infections Clinic (OIC) Ward was part of RTG’s latest corporate social involvement with the hospital to the tune of US$21 000.
The extent of the resort group’s engagement with Wilkins Hospital includes refurbishment of the OIC Ward, installation of outside waste bins, supply of linen and crockery, and cleaning of the hospital facilities.
RTG chief executive Ms Chipo Mtasa told the Herald Business that the initiative constituted part of the company’s broader contribution to the fight against the HIV and Aids pandemic.
“This partnership with Wilkins Hospital started three years ago and it was basically an extension of our internal HIV policy.
“We realised that our fight, as a corporate, against HIV and Aids would have a limited results if it was not benefitting the community at large,” she said.
RTG is also carrying out similar initiatives in Kadoma, Victoria Falls and Bulawayo.
Wilkins Hospital is one of two infectious diseases run by the City of Harare’s Department of Health Services.
It was originally constructed as an isolation unit in the 1950s, however, the growing pressures of population growth and the emergence of other infectious diseases resulted in it being upgraded into a clinic complex for the counselling and treatment of sexually transmitted diseases and related problems.
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