Local hotel Am Weinberg will join the Gondwana Collection Namibia portfolio in a management capacity effective 01 February 2022.
Gys Joubert, Chief Executive Officer of Gondwana Collection Namibia, made the announcement on Thursday.
Joubert noted that The Weinberg is well suited for both leisure and professional travelers, and provides an ideal venue for conferences, events, and celebrations, adding that the 41-roomed intimate hotel, centered around the fountain courtyard, offers direct access to the facilities of the Am Weinberg Estate, including Soulstice Day-Spa, Cape Town Fish Market, Butcher’s Block and Olivia’s.
‘We are humbled that there is such faith in our brand and our ability to run this iconic Windhoek hotel, which will now be proudly owned and managed by Namibians,’ he said.
The renaming of the hotel, ‘The Weinberg,’ and the appointment of Janet Wilson-Moore as General Manager, comes as Gondwana Collection Namibia has been looking for an opportunity to add a hotel in the capital city to its collection.
Wilson-Moore stated that the Gondwana team will maintain the quality of ‘Am Weinberg’, while imbuing the Gondwana charm and magic that has earned the group its worldwide reputation, and that the company anticipates a smooth transition and a fruitful collaboration with the entire team of hotel employees.
‘It’s exciting to work with a new team that is ecstatic to be a part of the Gondwana family. Aside from that, after two difficult years in tourism, we now have the opportunity to lead this hotel into a brilliant new future,’ she added.