2023-04-27 16:55:00
The first blows of the mechanical shovel have just been given. The Bemat company has begun construction of what will become the Hôtel Van der Valk Charleroi Centre. The hotel infrastructure, of the 4-star “superior” category, will rise on land on the Left Side Business Park site, next to the new building occupied by the FGTB: the deed of acquisition was signed this Wednesday by Ben Wohrmann, already CEO of the Hotel Van der Valk Charleroi Airport.
The future hotel will have 140 rooms, will have a restaurant, will have its own car park on two floors, conference spaces on one floor, as well as an indoor swimming pool and wellness areas, like the hotels in Nivelles and Mons from the Dutch group. A roof top will allow you to enjoy a 360° view of the city. Hundreds of solar panels are also planned “The investment is of the order of €30 millionindicate Ben Wohrmann. About seventy full-time equivalents will be occupied there.
Bemat’s first task is to carry out the first soil tests in order to determine the bearing capacity of the ground and define the depth of the piles to be placed in August. The construction company will be able to rely on the expertise it has acquired with the construction of the FGTB building. Didier Balériaux, director and managing director, does not rule out coming across “buried beds” which might be the remains of factories, or even on an old bridge over the Sambre, the place being once the old bed of the river. In this case, the Walloon Heritage Agency would be notified. Including the intervention of the latter, the works will last a maximum of two years, predicts the CEO, for an opening in the summer of 2025.
Should we fear hotel overcapacity in the city center where the Novotel is already located? “There is room for everyone”, replies the boss. Firstly because projects are taking shape in Charleroi (A6K-E6K development, future Aerospacelab factory), a hotel has disappeared (Leonardo). “I have been in Gosselies for 18 years, and I know what the clientele wants. With us, overnight stays represent 40 to 50% of turnover, which is less than at the Novotel. Events, the restaurant and the bar are at least as important to us.”
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