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'Five-star' Seagull set to spread wings in Cox's Bazar

A 'five-star' hotel is set to welcome guests in the resort town of Cox's Bazar by the end of this year.

Seagull Hotel, overlooking the world's longest natural sea beach, will be the first 'five-star' accommodation in Chittagong division, investors said.

Only 25 yards off the beach of the Bay of Bengal, the hotel will woo huge number of tourists both from home and abroad, said Masoom Iqbal, managing director of Seagull Hotels Ltd, which owns the resort.

"Although a five-star accommodation involves huge investment and impending risk, we have embarked on this venture to tap immense tourism potential in Cox's Bazar," said Iqbal.

He also said Cox's Bazar fails to lure foreign tourists due to absence of luxury hotels and other facilities.

"Cox's Bazar does not offer beach-based sports. The only thing tourists can do is to loiter in the sands and take baths in the water. So tourists are turning back," he explained.

The Seagull Hotel will have its own sprawling beach where guests will be enjoying jet skiing, hot balloon ride, power glider, yachting and other beach sports, Iqbal said.

There will be a 200-foot long and 50-foot wide wooden deck at the hotel beach compound from where guests will watch the panoramic view of the Bay.

Most of the staff have been recruited from the Middle East where they worked with five-star hotels for 10-20 years.

"In fact, the hotel started its operation with facilities equivalent to a three-star hotel in December last year. Swimming pool, health club, business centre and tennis court of the hotel will be completed soon," said Iqbal, who is also the proprietor of White House Hotel in Dhaka.

The hotel has 182 rooms including 120 regular rooms, 41 deluxe rooms, 20 suites and a presidential suite.

Seagull Hotel, sprawling on over seven acres of land, will have five restaurants including coffee shops to offer Bengali, Thai, Chinese, Indian and Italian cuisine. Mahua, the bar, will serve a variety of foreign liquors.

The hotel has three conference halls, Parabar for 750 people, Baridhi for 500 and Samabesh for 30.

Seagull Hotel will also have health club, steam and sauna and massage service in addition to beauty parlour, shopping arcade, money exchange, travel desk, and billiard and card room.

Asked about business in off-season, the managing director of the hotel said there will be no off-season for guests. "We will arrange musical soirees, traditional festivals, dance parties, food festivals, cultural programmes and special packages to attract tourists during lean period."

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