Muriya to showcase sample Jebel Sifah apartments soon

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MUSCAT: Jebel Sifah, the integrated tourism complex being developed by the Muriya Tourism DevelopmentMuriya Tourism Development, has started to take shape, providing a glimpse of what the destination will look like.

Spread over an area of 6.2 million square metres and surrounded by turquoise waters and the Hajjar mountain range, the destination offers a choice of the view you would want to enjoy.

Construction work is in progress at different stages in all the 18 apartment blocks, while finishing work is nearing completion on five blocks.

A mock-up apartment is being completed, with the interiors done up, to give a realistic insight on design and space. The mock-up apartment will be open for public in a couple of days.

The 63 villas, part of the initial release will be designed in eight different styles of which 41 are nearing completion. In the first quarter of 2011, phase I customers will start receiving the handover of their villas and apartments.

Bahaa Kareem, marketing director of Muriya Tourism DevelopmentMuriya Tourism Development said, "all the apartments and over 70 per cent of the villas have been sold out. The owners are 70 per cent Omanis and the remaining 30 per cent constitute expatriates mainly from France, Germanany and Switzerland."

With the construction work in full swing, MuriyaMuriya will soon announce the release of new units and schemes. Selective hotel-managed new apartments and villas will offer a unique rent back guarantee programme and will be operated by top brand hotels, a first of its kind associated with freehold properties in Oman. The new villas to be released will have new convenient sizes. An on-site sales office will be set up soon, to further enhance the service to the customers, including site visits.

MuriyaMuriya has also set up a home design department, and are providing owners furniture packages, interior finishing, audio-visual packages, landscaping and upgrade options.

The roads leading to Sifah will be widened for safe access to the destination. The internal roads within the project have already been laid out, providing clear access to the properties and the marina. Final revetment for internal roads will be finished by beginning of next year.

The central hub of 'Jebel Sifah' is the marina that will be bustling with an array of activities surrounded by lively restaurants, cafes and apartment blocks with narrow, shaded, cobbled roads when completed. Even so, a lot of thought and attention has gone into the planning to ensure that the feel and look of the place remains open and uncluttered, at the same time aesthetically pleasing.

High quality
The marina was flooded in November 2009 and will be soon ready for berthing boats. High quality weather-resistant pontoons have been put in place that will provide space for up to 150 boats.

A promenade will weave through the lively marina town that will also accommodate a marina boutique hotel having 55 rooms. Nearing completion, the marina hotel will open in the first quarter of 2011 and will be managed by MuriyaMuriya Hotel Division.

MuriyaMuriya has secured a portfolio of the most reputable and prestigious hospitality brands for Jebel Sifah that include Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts, Banyan Tree Hotels and Resorts and Angsana Resorts and Spas, Missoni Hotel and the fourth hotel will be operated by a famous French hotel company.

In partnership with the iconic fashion house of the same name, Hotel Missoni will be stylish, intimate, contemporary and eclectic in design.

The property with 250-room keys will be designed by Michael Graves and Rosita Missoni will oversee the interiors. Construction for the Missoni Hotel is scheduled to start in 2010.

MuriyaMuriya was established in 2006 when Egypt's Orascom Hotels and Development (with 70 per cent stake) and Omani government-owned Omran (with 30 per cent stake) formed a joint venture.

Since then, MuriyaMuriya has announced four projects across the beautiful locales of Oman. Work is ongoing on two projects that are integrated tourism complexes (ITCs) offering freehold properties -- 'Jebel Sifah' and 'Salalah Beach'.

In addition, MuriyaMuriya will also be developing a city complex in Muscat and a boutique hotel on 'As Sodah Island'.

© Times of Oman 2010