A breathtaking view of Table Mountain as well as the Atlantic Ocean or the lively streets of Cape Town from its rooftop: this is the promise of a new hotel for Mama Shelter. While the lifestyle brand also has a project in Casablanca, the brand founded by Serge Trigano is preparing to set up at the other end of the African continent by 2025-2026. For a first in South Africa both for the hotel chain and for Ennismore, the Accor subsidiary dedicated to contemporary hotels, while another player supported by the French group, the real estate investment capital platform Kasada is also behind the project.
“ We look forward to creating with Ennismore an exceptional place to live for business and leisure guests, as well as a must-visit destination for the local community that will help revitalize this well-known part of Cape Town’s city centre ,” declared Olivier Granet and David Damiba, Managing Partners and co-CEOs of Kasada. The future Mama Shelter Cape Town is part of the transformation of an emblematic building in the city, City Park, which formerly housed the Christiaan Barnard Memorial Hospital, whose name celebrated the memory of the heart transplant pioneer.
Overlooking Bree Street, one of the main streets in the Central Business District of the South African metropolis, this mixed-use project includes, in addition to the future Mama Shelter, offices, several restaurants and numerous shops. As for the hotel, it will offer 127 rooms and 68 branded residences, but also places directly aimed at business travelers with 213 m² of meeting rooms and 380 m² of work spaces.
However, the brand is also arriving in these southern latitudes with its festive spirit, materializing in a restaurant on the ground floor and another on the rooftop, a swimming pool and a terrace, in addition to a great first for the brand . On the occasion of this development, Mama Shelter Cape Town will have the premiere of a new concept, Mama Play . That is to say a large games room, 742 m², including a bowling alley, a karaoke, areas dedicated to catering and events.
“ More than a hotel, more than a restaurant or a bar, Mama Shelter is a place to live – a place to meet, eat, drink, sing and dream ,” described Cedric Gobilliard, brand director at of Ennismore. With this new project, Mama Shelter seems to be a sure value for export with other hotels expected in Dubai , Casablanca and Los Angeles , in addition to the opening of Mama Shelter Nice next June.