Water polo hotel in Sijarinska banja stays at preliminary project

(Preliminary design) Water polo players of Serbia won the fifth title of the first award by winning Croatia in the finals in Russian town Kazan. After celebration and euphoria, sports public returned to the story of bad treatment and insufficient investment in development of terms where current and future champions train. The discussion comprised also non-implemented idea of construction of "Water polo hotel with four starts in Sijarinska banja eKapija wrote about in 2012.

Belgrade-based C.T.D.3 developed in 2005, elaborate for defining the status of Sijarinska banja and in 2010 Feasibility Study for the hotel which would be built along with the existing outdoor swimming pool filled with thermal water. With constant consultantions with the Water polo Association of Serbia and with the support of the Ministry of youth and spors, Water polo hotel project was developed.

According to Svetlana Dragic, author of the study from C.T.D.3, Medvedja municipality as an investor of the elaborates submitted a request to the republic Directorate for property to carry out transfer of ownership rights over the land to municipality so that it would participate in PPP set up.

She outlines that, along with the study and preliminary design, there is an available location for four-star hotel construction apart from already existing swimming pool. Location through which the Banjka reka flows though occupies 3.000 m2, and the Water polo hotel should be a modern facilities with elements of the old Serbian architecture totaling EUR 5,1 m.

- Planned hotel facilities are adapted to needs of water polo players and guests with special requests, kids and business people who visit congresses, seminars and presentations. Planned hotel capacity comprises 88 rooms and 5 suites, and conference, entertainment, recreation, rehabilitation and wellness facilities as well as kids’ area were planned – a collocutor of eKapija, says.

She concludes that the Water polo hotel project is ready for the beginning of development of technical documentation and that there are no obstacles for obtaining urban terms and approvals in order to get decision on construction and later on usage permits. Further program implementation ofeferd through the study will depend solely on the interest of the future investor and successful agreement with current owner of the location and water polo swimming pool.

- Feasibility Study for the hotel construction is justified so the facility with a well-planned market will generate profit which will enable loan refund and payment of all expenses – Svetlana Dragic says.