With a fisheye view of Mon Repos and a section of the Atlantic Ocean, the new Caribbean Inn hotel hopes to be the next best thing on the East Coast of Demerara.
The hotel, which opened its doors to the public on Saturday evening, is the latest business venture by the Rambrich family.
Daniel Harricharran, Food and Beverage Manager at the Hotel, told Stabroek News that the family’s intention is not only to bring something new and different to the East Coast Demerara but also cater to the emerging oil and gas sector. “The only other hotel on the East Coast is Grand Coastal, so we wanted to bring something else to the area, we wanted to bring something new and different,” he said. The hotel offers to the public 19 rooms, all of which are designed to capture sections of the suburban area or the coastline. In addition to the rooms, there is also a bar, named Beach Specialties, and a restaurant that is headed by a Jamaican chef.
According to Harricharran, the restaurant is special since their main focus is preparation of seafood, which is expected to attract seafood lovers.
In terms of staffing, he explained that they have 31 persons from the East Coast and other parts of the city employed at the hotel at present, with the number expected to increase as time goes by.
This newspaper understands that prior to the development of the hotel, the building, which is located at lot 86 Agriculture Road, Mon Repos, had housed a roof top bar and several small stores.
However, with the emerging energy sector, the Rambrich family opted to convert the space into what is now the Caribbean Inn.
It was explained that the modification of the building commenced between six and seven months ago, with works now 85% complete. “Yesterday we had a lot of persons coming over to check us out and that was one day after our official opening,” he said.
Harricharran told this newspaper that all works should be completed by next weekend; this, however, does not include the plans to have a swimming pool installed. The developers are still procuring additional space to accommodate the pool.
Notwithstanding, Harricharran said the facilities, which are family-oriented, are opened to the public.
