Hahei Beach resort sells to Kiwis
The new owners will continue to run it as a beach resort.
Hahei Holiday Resort has been bought for $13.25 million by a group of New Zealand-based investors who intend to operate it as a holiday resort.
The resort comprises 6.79ha of land and buildings immediately behind the beach at Hahei on the Coromandel Peninsula.
Vaughan Magnusson is a spokesman for the buyers who have owned the Opoutere campground in the Coromandel for 10 years.
“Our vision for Hahei is for it to continue to be run as a great Kiwi family holiday resort. We want people to enjoy the camping they have loved here for years, and to encourage people to see that there’s more to the resort than camping: there are villas, studios and apartments here too, so you don’t have to be in a tent to enjoy Hahei. And we are hopeful that the staff will come along with us on the journey,” he says in a prepared statement.
“Most importantly, we want to ensure that customers know that all bookings made to date will be honoured, and that we are open for business as usual: in fact, I would encourage anyone looking to book to do so quickly, to make sure they don’t miss out.”
One of the previous owners, Ian Carter, says that it is great news for the Carter-Harsant family that the resort will keep operating.
“Our family feels truly privileged to have run such a special resort for so long, and we know how strongly connected people are to this wonderful place.
“We love the resort and we are sad to hand it over after 50 years of ownership and investment."
More than 100 expressions of interest were received by the marketers, John Bedford and Warren Hutt of CBRE. Settlement is due on October 1.
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Chris Hutching
Tue, 18 Aug 2015
Tue, 18 Aug 2015
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Hahei Beach resort sells to Kiwis
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