The project is a hotel building classified as a 5 star Apartment-Hotel and is located in the town of Santa Maria in the Island of Sal, Cape Verde. It's located in St. Maria's Tourism Development Area on a plot of land with an area of 41,472 square meters.

More concretely, the plot presents a very privileged site as it is positioned within the first line of hotels, adjacent to the south facing part of the beach, in the west of St. Maria. This front is mostly fully built-up, and the hotel we plan to build will occupy a void between two other existing hotel units, the Hotel Morabeza and the Hotel Oasis Belorizonte.

In terms of urban integration the hotel's position takes into account various factors such as regard to local character, the surrounding built up environment, the desirability of taking advantage of the panoramic views as well as the search for optimum solar exposure. Equally consideration is taken of the existing massing and sequence of the external spaces planned to allow access to the beach from the 2nd line of tourist development immediately to the north.

The apartment hotel in this project comprises of 492 accommodation units and is made up of two entities which we shall call SalinaSea and SalinaSand. Despite it being a single unit these two blocks are capable of functioning independently. On this page we shall present the SalinaSand block.

The project accommodates studios, one and two bedroom units and will support a maximum of 1700 beds of which 580 will be fixed and 1120 will be convertible. The planning ensures that the great majority if rooms enjoy good solar orientation and panoramic views towards the south. It is equipped with a large range of facilities such as panoramic restaurants, bars, SPA, swimming pools, open air jacuzzis, games room, wet bar, commercial spaces, exhibition gallery, lounges and reading areas, artificial beach and shallow pool lounging area.

In terms of access for people with restricted mobility every care has been taken to ensure a comfortable stay.

In terms of fire safety the project strictly abides by the relevant current legislation regulating applicable to the construction, fitting out and operation of hotel buildings.

The plot on which SalinaSand is sited is situated to the West of St. Maria and adjoins SalinaSea to the South. In the immediate vicinity, both to the East and the West, there are no buildings.

General Description

SalinaSand occupies a part of the plot with an area of 26,472 square meters. It comprises 316 accommodation units with a 5 star rating. There are no existing buildings or other structures within the site.

This block consists of two adjoining buildings in the shape of an E, linked by the central "arm" of the E at the ground level. The reception is located in this arm and the other arms, to the North and to the South, will have two small concierge areas supporting users entering and leaving the building. The building is almost entirely three storeys high, matching the other buildings being constructed along the same line of tourist development. It is raised from the ground in order to avoid problems arising from the minute distance between the thin surface of soil and the water table.

The shape of the building creates two large external spaces, one designed for private use and the other for public use, separated by a central reception area. The space designed for private use contains several facilities for the exclusive use of the residents of SalinaSand, such as swimming pools, wet bar and large expanses of shallow water. The public space incorporates a series of commercial areas designed to be open to public use and management.

Functional Organization

SalinaSand comprises 316 accommodation units, 32 2-bedroom, 170 1-bedroom and 114 studio flats, with a total capacity of 468 permanent beds and 632 convertible beds. As mentioned, the building is characterized by two distinct wings, at right angles to the water line, one to the East and one to the West, linked perpendicularly by a further central wing. The latter allows for the creation of two external spaces, one to the north and another to the South, the first designed to be used exclusively by the residents and the second, designed for public use by the inhabitants of St. Maria.

Ground Level

At ground level and in the central area of the building are the entrance atrium, reception/concierge area and back-office, lounging and reading areas, spaces for art exhibitions and shops. To the North is a porters area, a spa, restaurant, esplanades, bar, outdoor swimming pool, wet bar and shallow water pools, as well as stair and lift access to the higher levels, aligned with the restaurant and bar. To the South we have several commercial areas supported by facilities such as large esplanades, an outdoor stage for live performances, lounging areas, the whole landscaped and furnished with water pools and fountain features.

At this level there are also accommodation units, three of which are purpose built for wheel chair users. Two wheelchair accessible public lifts are also provided, serving each of the arms perpendicular to the sea.

Service staff have a dedicated service shaft containing stairways as well as lifts, one in each arm, linking the half basement to the other levels.

Level 1

Accommodation units and one restaurant mostly take level 1 with an outside veranda for use as a small esplanade. Small outdoor and indoor lounging areas have been planned all along the corridors giving access to the apartments.

Level 2

Level 2 is very similar to Level 1, featuring an outdoor Bar with Jacuzzi pools, esplanade with views to the inside of the development, over the restaurant on the level bellow. Access to the roof is through external staircases located at the top of each of the blocks perpendicular to the West and East wings.

Half basement level

All service areas are grouped at this level: kitchen, dining rooms, separate toilets and changing rooms for both sexes for use by staff, maintenance workshop, laundry room, recycling bins, rubbish bins, technical rooms, storage area, as well as 3 water tanks two (one in each wing) with sufficient capacity to provide temporarily for service needs should the normal water supply fail and a further one, for fire brigade use.

Public toilets are also provided at this level to service the atrium, reception/concierge and bar and further toilets serve the commercial areas accessible from the outside.

37 open air parking spaces are planned to accommodate cars and 4 spaces for tourist coaches.

Disabled access

Some of the measures we have taken to support users with physical disabilities include:

Wheelchair accessible public lifts;
3 wheelchair accessible one bedroom apartments at level 0;
Public toilet facilities (1 for each sex) at level 1;
3 parking spaces for wheelchair users.

Fire risk

The design of SalinaSand conforms to the requirements of current fire safety legislation regulating the building, fitting-out and operation of the hotel industry.

Rental Guarantee

We believe this is a great chance to invest in a top quality development which is unique in Cape Verde, in the last major beachfront location on Santa Maria Beach. There will be no plots left in Sal which will be able to have developments of this type directly on the south beach. Add to that the experience of the developers in the Cape Verde rental market, and this seems an opportunity not to be missed. 3 YEARS GUARANTEED RENTAL AT 5%. After the first three years, owners earn a 60% share of the profits of the unit.


Competitive advantages

Oásis Atlântico Hotels Group Experience
Possible synergies with Oásis Atlântico Hotel Group
Excellent location
Great support infra-structures
Commerce areas
Green spaces
Creation of Employment

Assignment of Tourist operation: The Company assures a Assignment of Tourist operation, in which the buyer has the right to a 5% pay return for the first 3 years. In the remaining 7 years will be given a rate corresponding to 60% of the income that the unit will generate.

With the signature of the contract, the buyer will have the possibility to get 4 week vacation in a date of their choice except in the high season.

The buyer has the right to take the unit for four weeks, without any extra-cost. Except condominium, which will be withdrawn from the pay return.

The buyer may reserve one other unit, and will have a 20% discount, from the table price.

After the deed signature the buyer has:
10% discount in food and beverage
Free access to all the development facilities
Access to spa with a 20 % discount
Access to the Scuba Course with a 20% discount
Access to the internet with 20% discount
Access to the rent a car service with a 20% discount
Free offer of the Oásis Atlântico Card

The buyer may contract with oasis the occupation in any building of the group, and will have the following discounts:
20% in the high season
30% in the medium season
40% in the low season

The sales company assures the maintenance of the unit, according the higher standards established in the tourism industry.

The seller is responsible for the payment of a civil responsibility insurance in behalf of the buyer, that protects the building and furniture.

Payment terms

€ 2,000 - Reservation fee (this is then deducted from the contract payment)

Option 1

20% on signing the promissory contract

20% on start of construction

20% rough ending

20% interiors ending

20% Deeds

 

Option 2

50% on signing the promissory contract

50% Deeds

This option gets a 1.5% discount from the purchase price

 

Option 3

80% on signing the promissory contract

20% Deeds

This option gets a 3% discount from the purchase price

 

Option 4

100% on signing the promissory contract

This option gets a 4.5% discount from the purchase price

 

Option 5

25% on signing the promissory contract

25% rough ending

50% Deeds

 

Option 6

40% on signing the promissory contract

10% rough ending

50% Deeds

 

Construction Plan

Beginning of construction - 2nd-3rd Quarter 2008

Rough ending - 2nd Quarter 2009

Interiors - 3rd-4th Quarter 2009

Deeds - 1st Quarter 2010