Raffles Gateway Hotel in Nadi is undergoing refur­bishments worth around $3.15 million.

Hotel Location

The hotel, situated directly op­posite the entrance of Nadi In­ternational Airport has been a popular destination for tourists arriving and departing the coun­try.

This is because of its close prox­imity to the airport.

An old steam train in the front of the hotel have added to its grandeur and beauty.

Akshay Singh, director Sales, Marketing and Strategic Plan­ning for Raffles Hotels and Re­sorts which own the hotel, said while the public area refurbish­ments have almost been complet­ed.

Public Areas Refurbishment

Mr Singh said “We have almost completed our full public areas refurbishment at the hotel.”

This includes a full refurbish­ment of our bar, restaurant, café, reception and poolside area.

“We have spent more than FJ$650,000 on this refurbishment.

“The style of the refurbishment supports the original colonial design of the hotel, bringing out classic and classy colours with a plantation colonial theme.”

Room Refurbishment Programme

Fiji Gateway will be embarking on a two-year room refurbish­ment plan from May to June 2019.

This will include a full refur­bishment of all 95 rooms at the hotel.

“We will be spending almost FJ$2.5 million on this room re­furbishment.

“Our goal is to open the hotel as a four-star hotel in mid-2020.

Transforming it from a three-star transit hotel to the leading hotel in close proximity to the the Nadi International Airport.”

Meanwhile the Fiji Gateway Hotel will be celebrating it’s 50th Anniversary in October.

charles.chambers@fijisun.com.fj