August 2017, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam: The Ho Tram Project Company Ltd (HTP) launched its KAHUNA Ho Tram Strip condotel and villa project. The event was attended by several hundred potential investors who were entertained and presented with a virtual reality tour of the highly anticipated resort development.
Designed by leading Ho Chi Minh City architects, Korn, and international engineers, OROCON, KAHUNA, named after the legendary waves of Hawaii, captures the essence of a beachside holiday experience. It offers a compelling opportunity to be part of a slice of this fast-developing coastal holiday destination. Mr. Michael Kelly, Executive Chairman of HTP, described the condotel and villa development as “featuring a design inspired by a luxury cruise liner with sleek nautical lines” and added that “in reinforcing the origins of its name and its coastal location, an aquatic concept has been incorporated throughout the resort design.”
KAHUNA Ho Tram Strip is a 244 key resort development made up of 164 condotel units situated in a 12-storey tower, 36 double key villas and 8 beach front villas all for long-term lease. Investment costs range from VND 2,022,000,000 (USD 88,800) for a one-bedroom standard unit to VND 9,110,000,000 (USD 400,000) for a penthouse and from VND 7,970,000,000 (USD 350,000) to VND 20,500,000,000 (USD 900,000) for a villa. HTP guarantees a return of 8% per annum for 2 years of net lease cost. Following this, lessees benefit from a favorable 60/40 net rental revenue share for the remaining 8 years of the rental pool agreement. In addition, lessees enjoy 21 room nights per annum in the resort.
HTP, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Asian Coast Development Ltd, leads the development of the Ho Tram Strip which is located two hours from Ho Chi Minh City. It comprises 164 hectares along 2.2km of pristine beachfront and is surrounded to the west by natural forest. KAHUNA is the fifth phase of the Ho Tram Strip development, adjoining the existing 541 room 5 star Grand Hotel, Vietnam’s largest and most awarded integrated resort, and the 559 room 5 star Beach Club (the newest hotel product currently under construction). To the west are located the award-winning Greg Norman designed Bluffs Golf Course and the prestigious Gallery Villas residential development.