Hotel plans for Paarl

THE Drakenstein Municipality hopes to facilitate the development of a hotel and commercial waterfront in the current vicinity of the Paarl Rugby Club on the bank of the Berg River at the Market Street bridge.

The land will be sold to the approved developer, if a suitable tender is submitted.

The hotel will be located next to the current Parys cricketgrounds which could be converted to a base camp for a soccer team contesting the World Cup soccer.

The base camp site will be leased to the developer for a set period.

A proposal by a development company includes conference facilities, a wellness centre, a gymnasium and boardwalk on the river bank at an estimated cost of R650 million.

Provision could be made to accommodate the existing sports club facilities. It is also intended to negotiate with Spoornet regarding a new railway station abutting the site.