Yoho Group announced in a statement yesterday that the Yoho Gold Coast Hotel, operated by the group, will launch its first-phase opening in November.
The Yoho Gold Coast Hotel site in Taipa was originally the New Century Hotel. Its owners appointed Yoho Group through an open tender last July to carry out renovation works and launch hotel operations. The project has proven more challenging and required greater investment than initially expected, and is now anticipated to be fully completed by February next year, the statement said.
It added that the aim is to transform a landmark that had long stood silent, and holds many stories, into an integrated destination combining premium accommodation, dining, shopping, and community leisure activities.
The statement indicated that the hotel’s 243 economy guestrooms are expected to open first, by the end of this month.
The first phase of the hotel and its associated “The Gold Coast Shoppes” – which includes the hotel’s retail mall, banquet hall, bar, most of the dining and retail outlets, a food court, and street-level shops – will begin partial trial operations in November alongside 317 five-star guestrooms and suites on the 3rd to 7th floors (including the swimming pool and health club), the statement said.
The second phase, comprising 383 guestrooms and suites on the 8th to 13th floors, is expected to be completed and begin trial operations by February next year, the statement said. It added that the project will then be fully completed, forming an integrated complex that combines hotel accommodation, banquet facilities, dining, retail, leisure, entertainment, and community consumption, i.e., spending by local residents at the hotel.
This artist’s rendition of the exterior view of Yoho Gold Coast Hotel. Photo courtesy of Yoho Group
