Construction plans for the extension and upgrade to five-star status of Le Northolme Hotel at Glacis have been submitted to the Ministry of Tourism & Transport for approval.

If the project is approved and goes according to plan, Le Northolme Hotel, one of Seychelles' oldest tourism establishments, will gain six new standard suites, six superior suites, 29 luxurious, single-standing villas with individual garden areas, a horizontal-view swimming pool with bar, two speciality restaurants with adjacent sophisticated cocktail bar in addition to various other extensions and facilities.

According to the hotel's management the closure for Le Northolme Hotel is provisionally planned for the 15th of May 2003. The hotel will be under construction and renovation for almost one year and is scheduled to reopen in April 2004.

Both the interior design and exterior architecture are focusing on preserving the hotel's history and introducing a unique Creole touch that will complement the surrounding vegetation, which will be preserved to the utmost possible.

It is to be recalled that seven months ago, Le Northolme Hotel was taken over by Crown & Champa Resorts and by Universal Hotels, both Maldivian companies, and The Wren's Hotel Group, a UK-based company that is entrusted with the project preparations and the present and future hotel operations.

Meanwhile Le Northolme Hotel will remain fully operational until the proposed closure date.

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