Naumi Hospitality Acquires Hotel in New Zealand

SG, Singapore, November 27, 2014 (Newswire.com) - Naumi Hospitality announced today, through its Singapore headquarters that it has entered into an agreement to acquire and assume management of Hotel Grand Chancellor Auckland Airport. The 193-room property located in Auckland Airport Precinct will be operated under its award-winning Naumi brand and is slated to open in the fourth quarter of 2015. The acquisition of this two-hectare property marks the group’s first foray into New Zealand, making it its first property with major meeting facilities that can accommodate MICE groups for up to 200 persons.

The yet-to-be-named hotel will be closed for an extensive renovation to be retrofitted into a contemporary and modern development much akin to its unique hotel concepts in Singapore. Room sizes start from 27 square metres and all guestrooms come attached with a balcony, while those on the first floor open up into the gardens. The rooms, public and F&B spaces will be extensively stripped and retrofitted with a new interior design and is slated to be opened in the fourth quarter of 2015.

"This is a very exciting project for us. It will allow us to develop the boutique Naumi brand into a full-fledge millennial hospitality brand with different product concepts. With two award-winning hotels, Naumi Hotel and Naumi Liora in Singapore, this acquisition will be a big step forward and a testament to our group's drive towards the growth of Naumi Hospitality into leading markets."

Gaurang Jhunjhnuwala, Director

“This is a very exciting project for us. It will allow us to develop the boutique Naumi brand into a full-fledge millennial hospitality brand with different product concepts,” says Mr Gaurang Jhunjhnuwala, Director at Naumi Hospitality. “With two award-winning hotels, Naumi Hotel and Naumi Liora in Singapore, this acquisition will be a big step forward and a testament to our group’s drive towards the growth of Naumi Hospitality into leading markets.”

Located in the North Island of New Zealand, Auckland is the city with the largest and most populous urban area in the country. Voted “Top 10 Cities In The World” by Lonely Planet in its 2014 Best In Travel Awards, it is also the world’s largest Polynesian city and a melting pot of cultures with a mix of European descendants, Maoris, Pacific Island descendants and a growing Asian population*.

Hotel guests can expect the same design ethos which Naumi has become known for and look forward to experience our famed Naumi-Centric service philosophy - meticulous yet unobtrusive with an exuberant passion to please, through our dedicated team members.

Naumi Hospitality is a part of The Hind Group, who also owns and operates Rang Mahal Restaurants in Singapore, and Ovolo Hotels in Hong Kong and Australia.

*Source: AucklandTourism.co.nz

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ABOUT THE HIND GROUP

The Hind Group is a group of companies owned and operated by the Jhunjhnuwala familiy since 1918. Its key businesses focus on hospitality, food and beverage, investment and hardware. With headquarters in both Hong Kong and Singapore, the group is primed for growth across Asia Pacific with its  hospitality brands, Ovolo Hotels and Naumi Hospitality. The group also run food and beverage brands, Rang Mahal Restaurants and Café O in Singapore, Malaysia and Hong Kong, co-owns Shalimar Paints, a public-listed paint manufacturing company in India, and focuses on other investment opportunities present in the region through its investment arm.

ABOUT NAUMI HOSPITALITY

Naumi Hospitality is a brand synonymous with personal luxury and prime locality. With three outstanding properties, the Group’s vision is to consistently engage today’s discerning traveller in a warm sanctuary of comfort with a stylish design concept whilst showcasing architectural and design philosophies reflective of city hotels. Each Naumi establishment aims to represent the highest standard of hospitality that is passionate, enthusiastic and intuitive.

Portfolio of Properties: 
Singapore
·       Naumi Hotel
·       Naumi Liora

New Zealand
·       Auckland Airport (Q4 2015)

Awards and Accolades (List is not exhaustive): 

Naumi Hotel
·       Best Suite Interior Design (Top 5 Finalists) – Asia Hotel Design Awards 2015
·       Asia’s Top Design Hotel – NOW! Travel Asia Magazine 2014
·       Best Hotel Upscale Category (Top 3 Finalists) – Gold Key Awards 2014
·       Green Mark Award (Gold) – Building Authority of Singapore 2014
·       Best Boutique Hotel – Singapore Tatler from 2008 to 2013
·       Best Small Luxury Hotel – CNBC’s Asia Pacific Property Awards 2009
·       Best Independent Hotel in Singapore – Monocle 2009

Naumi Liora
·       Top 5 Boutique Hotel in Asia – SmartTravelAsia.com
·       Top 4 Best New Hotels in Singapore – Readers’ Choice Awards 2014 by IS Magazine (SG)
·       Hotel with the Bounciest Bed in 2013 – Hotel Awards 2014 by Asiaroom.com