Sun, Jul 05 2009
At least eight projects for hotel construction in Bulgaria's Hisarya spa resort have already received approval, Hisarya municipality said.
The town is famous with its healing mineral springs, investor.bg reported.
Bulgarian and foreign investors showed their interest in the town. Large plots feature among the most wanted terrains for the construction of hotels, spa centres and smaller vacation houses.
Prices in the centre of the town reached 70 to 80 euro per sq m. The most attractive areas are the terrains close to the mineral springs and hotel Augusta.
The new residential construction is offered at average prices of 800 euro per sq m.
The average price for small houses with yards amounts to 15 000 euro. Terrains outside Hisarya could still be found at lower prices, nearly ten euro per sq m as the prices are expected to go up soon.
The project will be financed by the Bulgarian Bank for Development, and the Joint European Support for Sustainable Investment in City Areas, or Jessica Programme, although the report has so far failed to reveal the total cost of the vast enterprise.
The strategic plan envisages the conservation of the nature "for decades ahead", and it was formulated by a municipal team headed by professor Ivan Nikiforov, backed by Prime Minister Sergei Stanishev.
Once the overhaul and reconstruction of the Sofia–Vidin line is complete, it will cut travel time to three hours, as the train will be able to reach speeds of up to 160 km/h, shortening the journey to three hours.
Marriott however has made it clear that is not interested in investing in construction, but rather to occupy and manage existing buildings. Its strategy is to obtain management contracts.
Investors realise that it’s not viable to have a building remaining empty over the course of a year – so it's better for them to employ more flexibility to offset that loss.