O&L Leisure

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O&L Leisure Hotels & Lodges

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legal form Pty Ltd.
founding 2007
Seat Windhoek , Namibia
management Norbert Wurm
Number of employees 464
Branch Hotel chain
Website www.ol-leisure.com

O&L Leisure (Hotels & Lodges) (registered as O and L Leisure (Proprietary) Limited ) based in Windhoek is a hotel company in Namibia that emerged from Namib Sun Hotels and is part of the Ohlthaver & List Group of Companies , the largest private company in the country, founded in 1919 .

history

As early as 1937, the company Ohlthaver & List (O&L) , founded in 1919 by Hermann Ohlthaver and Carl List , acquired the Midgard and Okatjemise farms . In 1988 the company built the Mokuti Lodge on the edge of the Etosha National Park .

In 1995 the Mokuti Lodge , which belongs to the O&L subsidiary Namib Sun Hotels, received 5 stars and has been Namibia's best lodge for years. At that time, the portfolio of the Namib Sun Hotels also included the Midgard Lodge, the Ghaub Guest Farm, the Strand Hotel in Swakopmund and the Thüringer Hof in Windhoek , which were built in the mid-1950s .

In 2003, Namib Sun Hotels also took over the Zambezi River Lodge and King's Den Lodge in the Caprivi region from Gerhardus and Alta Visagie. In 2004, Henry Feris became General Manager of Namib Sun Hotels and expanded the company to include the hunting safari operator Namib Sun. Hunting safaris with the associated Katenba and Otjiwa hunting ranches, each with 28,000 hectares of land, which were completely rebuilt according to international standards for this purpose. When the Otjiwa Lodge was reopened in 2006, Namibian Prime Minister Nahas Angula described the lodge as a central element for branding Namibia as a destination for premium tourism . Otjiwa is the oldest lodge in Namibia.

In 2007, the Ohlthaver & List Group agreed a joint venture with IFA Hotel und Touristik AG and their partner Kempinski Hotels SA . The agreement encompassed the joint development and marketing of the hotels of the Sun Hotel Group, which for this purpose were combined into the joint OLIFA Hotels & Resorts Ltd. was convicted. Bruce Hutchison became managing director and Shepherd Chinhoi general manager. The new company was to build a new hotel in Windhoek and the replacement building for the Strand Hotel in Swakopmund as well as the renovations of the Chobe King's Den Lodge and the Mokuti Lodge , while Kempinski would implement the O&L locations Mokuti Lodge and Mokuti Country Estate as well as both Should operate new hotel buildings at 5-star level.

As part of the realignment, O&L Leisure was founded on February 16, 2007 . In 2008, Namib Sun Hotels sold the Hotel Thüringer Hof to the United Africa Group ( Protea Hotels ; today Protea Hotels by Mariott ). In the same year the Strand Hotel in Swakopmund was closed and demolished.

In 2010 IFA ended their cooperation for financial reasons and O&L acquired their shares in OLIFA. Until 2012 only the upgrading of the Mokuti Lodge had been implemented and this and the Midgard Country Estate were operated by Kempinski. As a result, O&L ended its partnership with the Kempinski Hotels Group in a dispute over its alignment as a premium hotel group. Kempinski then withdrew from Namibia and the Midgard and Mokuti lodges returned to full responsibility of the hotel operator O&L Leisure Hotels & Lodges, which also continued to operate the new hotel in Swakopmund. The plans for the new hotel building in Windhoek were given up.

In 2015 the Strand Hotel Swakopmund was reopened after a long planning period and two years of construction . The old Strand Hotel , built in the mid-1950s and demolished in 2008, stood in the same place. In October 2015, the beach hotel developer Bruce Hutchison resigned shortly before the opening and left Namibia. Terence Makari took over the management of the company in 2019 . The Chobe Water Villas hotel complex was opened in July 2016 .

Norbert Wurm has headed the company since mid-2019 .

Hotels and lodges

O&L Leisure is the owner and operator of four tourist accommodations in Namibia. After Namibia Wildlife Resorts and the Gondwana Collection, it is one of the largest hotel groups and, as the successor to Namib Sun Hotels, the oldest hotel company in Namibia. The companies of the Namib Sun Group included the “Hamburger Hof” in Otjiwarongo (closed in 2002 after 91 years), the farm accommodations “Otjiwa” and “Ghaub”, and the hotels “Fürstenhof” and “Thüringer Hof” in Windhoek.

Mokuti Etosha Lodge

The Mokuti Etosha Lodge , built in 1988 (from 2009 to 2012 Kempinski Mokuti Lodge ) is a lodge near Tsumeb . It lies on a 4000 hectare private nature reserve and borders directly on the Etosha National Park . The 4-star hotel (according to self- marketing ) has 106 rooms and is a member of the Tripadvisors Hall of Fame .

Midgard Country Estate

The Midgard Country Estate is a hotel complex east of Okahandja . It is located on the banks of the Swakop on a 12,000 hectare farm that has been owned by the List family since 1937. The 4-star facility (according to self-marketing) has 46 rooms as well as the largest open-air stage in Namibia and extensive conference facilities. The facility was reopened in 2009 after extensive renovations.

Strand Hotel Swakopmund

The Strand Hotel Swakopmund, which opened in 2015, is located directly on the beach promenade (pier) in the center of Swakopmund. The 4-star hotel (according to its own marketing) has 125 rooms and five restaurants and bars.

Chobe Water Villas

The Chobe Water Villas (formerly King's Den Lodge ) is a hotel complex opened in 2016 in the Caprivi Strip of the Zambezi region . It is located directly on the river bank of the Chobe opposite the Chobe National Park ( Botswana ). The 5-star complex has 16 boutique lodges , each with 85 square meters.

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Individual evidence

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  12. ↑ Sun sets for Swakop's landmark Strand Hotel. , in The Namibian , April 4, 2008.
  13. ↑ Protea Group takes over Thüringer Hof. In: Allgemeine Zeitung . Namibia Media Holdings , April 25, 2008, accessed August 13, 2016 .
  14. ↑ O&L buys the shares from IFA. In: Allgemeine Zeitung . Namibia Media Holdings , October 10, 2010, accessed on August 13, 2016 .
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  17. ↑ Ellanie Smit: O & L hotels increase revenue. In: Namibian Sun . Namibia Media Holdings , August 24, 2015, accessed on August 14, 2016 .
  18. ↑ Terminated shortly before opening. In: Allgemeine Zeitung . Namibia Media Holdings , October 15, 2015, accessed on August 15, 2016 .
  19. ↑ Chobe Water Villas opens to guests in Namibia. Breaking Travel News, July 4, 2016, accessed August 15, 2016 .
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  22. ↑ Ghaub: Life's work of a missionary. , Allgemeine Zeitung, August 10, 2005.
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  27. ↑ O&L Leisure Hotels & Lodges - Strand Hotel Swakopmund. Namibia Tourism Board, accessed August 13, 2016 .
  28. ↑ Manuela Schmidt: New boutique lodge opens at Chobe National Park. Inspiration Africa, July 9, 2016, accessed August 13, 2016 .