The Square Boutique Hotel and Spa
Location. Convenience. Luxury. These three attributes underpins some of The Square Boutique Hotel and Spa’s defining attributes.
Opened in the heart of the Umhlanga this May and managed by Three Cities Management Group, the hotel was planned within a vibrant, active mix of retail and commercial properties and designed with synergy into existing and future developments in mind.
Situated in La Lucia Ridge Office Estate—the hotel is centrally located and within reach of many things. A mere 15 minutes drive from the new King Shaka International Airport; a stone’s throw away from Gateway Theatre of Shopping, and a bird’s eye view to Moses Mabhida Stadium and 180 degree views of the Indian Ocean.
The Developers carefully selected this strategic point for this property to benefit from the busy node in and around key points in Umhlanga Ridge and the greater Durban area.
This sophisticated and trendy hotel offers the ultimate in convenience and luxury for business and leisure travellers. It is positioned in a safe, pleasant and globally competitive environment where visitors can experience the growth of South Africa's most exciting development node, where people live, work and holiday in a contemporary urban setting on a subtropical coastline with year-round summer and incomparable lifestyle.
Hotel Facilities
Facilities on site include the Aqua Spa, Compact Fitness Centre, rooftop pool and sky bar which create the perfect scenario for ultimate leisure and pampering.
The three-storey hotel has 50 sophisticated rooms with air-conditioning, satellite TV, telephone, internet and email, mini bar, room safes, fold out sofas for children including a laundry service. The onsite Cosmopolitan Restaurant is open for breakfast, lunch and dinners.
Additionally, the hotel features the first IPTV, Internet and data system to be installed in the province. It is also equipped with the latest Internet data facilities integrated television system and security and access control features.
Described as ‘simple, minimalistic and crisp’ by Axis Mason, designers of the hotel, the development exhibits a modern design that bodes well with other developments within its business park.
In executing the appropriate design a selection of low-maintenance, high quality materials were selected. “The building uses only a few elements as features on the exterior—plaster and paint, raw concrete, aluminium windows, doors, sunscreens and cladding as well as timber on open decks and white stone chip Marmoran finishes on both focal areas of east and west elevations with a splash of colour,” says Rajesh Mahadeo of Axis Mason.
Challenges
Designing and planning the hotel in a fully functional office park presented a number of challenges to the professional team. Fixed site constraints (a construction zone between existing office buildings) and logistical challenges such as accessibility, cost effectiveness, function and operation—played a major role in the design process.
The Square Boutique Hotel and Spa is modern with functionality and elegance, set close to a natural environment of reclaimed wetlands where thousands of indigenous trees and shrubs encourage birds and animals to blend in with the beautiful surrounds. It is minutes away from the pristine beaches of Umhlanga rocks, two casinos, wine tasting venues, whale watching, golf, fishing, shark diving, deep sea diving, scuba diving, abseiling, and health clubs.
The Square Boutique Hotel and Spa on 250 Umhlanga Rocks Drive is sure to become the ideal destination for travellers, offering an international urban lifestyle in a magnificent and tranquil setting with the unequalled convenience of being in proximity to everything.
Developer Personify Investments (Pty) Ltd
Client Three Cities Group
Project Manager Alexander Projects
Quantity Surveyors BTKM Quantity Surveyors
Engineers ARUP
Architects Axis Mason
Interior Architects Union 3
Engineers SNA Consulting
Engineers WSP Consulting
Property Managers Broll Property Management
