Sol Meliá puts its name to Natal’s Jacuma Beach Resort

Jacuma Beach, dubbed Natal’s first ‘world-class’ beach resort and considered by the Secretary of Tourism to be “the best development within the seven states of north east Brazil” is already making waves due to its wide range of facilities and coveted beachfront location, however, the news that Spanish hotel giant Sol Meliá is now participating has sent interest from property investors soaring.

Samantha Gore, Head of Sales and Marketing for Brazil experts uv10.com, explains, “Previously we were only able to sell Jacuma Beach Resort as having ‘on-site rental management’ as Sol Meliá had not finalized contracts so confidentiality was a priority, but since the ink hit the paper in January 2008 we’ve been able to indicate just how big an impact this ‘joining of forces’ will have on the future success of the resort. Sol Meliá, founded in Spain in 1956, is the third largest hotel chain in Europe and 12th in the world with number one ranking in Latin America and the Caribbean. The first Spanish hotel company to be traded on the stock exchange in 1996, Sol Meliá now has 350 hotels on four continents; Jacuma Beach Resort joins that impressive fold.”

Samantha continues, “Sol Meliá’s international marketing machine will offer enormous leverage to Jacuma Beach Resort as it brands the 200-room five-star hotel with conference facilities for up to 1,000 delegates. Luxurious yet petite, the hotel will not detract from rental possibilities for owners whilst Sol Meliá will assist in rentals across the resort as a whole attracting European holidaymakers in particular. The hotel chain will also run the bars, restaurants and beach club and so on ensuring standardized five-star services across the board. Jacuma Beach Resort will be in Sol Meliá’s capable hands whilst the biggest real estate agent in the state of Rio Grande do Norte has also been contracted to assist in maximizing rental opportunities. This company has considerable pull when it comes to enticing national tour companies operating in the region.”

Sol Meliá is mirroring a trend for several Spanish companies to participate in the property boom across the Atlantic. Due to a cultural proximity and in many countries, a common language, Spanish developers now make up the second largest group of investors in Latin America with Brazil emerging as the favourite due to its stability, size and therefore endless possibilities.

Jacuma Beach Resort is a secure gated beachfront development of apartments and semi-detached villas plus five-star hotel arranged in five distinct condominium areas. On-site there will a huge beach club with pool, stunning man-made lagoon, tennis courts, several communal pools, cocktail bars, two restaurants, convenience stores and private medical centre all built to luxury standards. Off-site residents can enjoy surfing, snorkeling, dune buggy driving or a game of golf on one of the five PGA-standard courses being created next door. Natal is within 25km of the gated resort and the new international airport of São Gonçalo del Amarante Airport, the eighth biggest in the world, will be within 15 minutes’ drive when opened in 2011.

uv10 can offer superior sea view apartments for a discounted investor price of 81,000 euros for one bedroom and 116,000 euros for two bedrooms. Two bedroom Balinese-style waterfront semi-detached villas start from 160,000 euros. The whole project delivered will be delivered in the first quarter of 2011 with exceptional 30-20-50 payment terms, (30% on contract, 20% ten months later and 50% upon completion). Capital appreciation is well over 20% per annum and the promoters anticipate a net rental income for owners of around 9% per annum based on a conservative 63% occupancy per annum.

For more information, visit uv10.com.