Opening of the resort Blue Horizons The project was supposed to open in 2014. The planning documents called for a five-star hotel, luxury villas, a spa center, swimming pools, restaurants, and a pedestrian promenade. However, construction on this site was blocked for nearly a decade and a half due to a property dispute over a private plot of land.
What has changed?
Company Blue Investments (until recently known as Qatari Diar Hotel & Property Investment Montenegro) sent to the Environmental Protection Agency of Montenegro a complete package of documentation for the project to build a new luxury five-star resort in the bay near Tivat - on the site of the former complex Blue Horizons. This is reported News.
The documents are currently undergoing public review. Following the review, the Agency will decide whether the investor requires a full environmental assessment and what conditions they must meet to obtain a construction permit.
The project was resumed after 14 years of waiting.
Construction of the complex Blue Horizons The project was blocked for nearly a decade and a half due to a property dispute over a private plot of land. However, the parties finally reached an agreement: the owners of the disputed land will receive an alternative plot. in Tivat, which is state-owned and has the same status and development coefficient. This paved the way for the project to continue.
The investor remained the same - a Cypriot offshore company Q. Hotel and Marina LTD, headed by Tariq Khalid AA Al-Abdullah. He is listed as a director of 58 other companies in the Cypriot registry. Previously, the public had repeatedly reported that the Qatar Investment Authority was behind the project.
Plavi Horizonti: How it all began
In January 2010, Qatari investors purchased a site of approximately 270,000 square meters for €25 million from the company HTP PrimorjeThe deal also included other attractive properties, including territories in Бонићиwhere the brick factory used to be DucklingBuildings of the old complex Blue Horizons were demolished in 2011, and the opening of a new luxury resort worth 270 million euros was planned for 2014.
In 2013, an agreement was signed with a state-owned company Sea good A 30-year lease of the sea and coastline was agreed upon for €50,000 per year. However, other than constructing an access road and leveling the site, no actual construction work has been carried out for 14 years. According to official information on priority tourism projects, investors have invested approximately €79,6 million since the purchase.
Even then, in the planning documentation, Blue Horizons The plan included a five-star hotel with 168 rooms, additional buildings with 78 rooms, villas, a spa center, swimming pools, restaurants, a tennis club, a beach bar, and a pedestrian promenade. All of these elements are reflected in the current documentation.
246 rooms, a tennis club and a beach restaurant
The main part of the future complex will be located on site UP1. The project includes:
- main hotel and basic hotel facilities - 168 rooms;
- additional buildings - another 78 rooms;
- entrance area, beach restaurant, multifunctional facility, beach bar, tennis club and games area;
- sports and tennis courts;
- underground engineering structures.
The maximum height of the buildings is four storeys, but the central architectural element will have seven levels.
Other areas of the complex include infrastructure: a liquefied gas tank, a waste collection system, public parking for more than 300 cars, a site for a transformer substation, and a network of internal roads with landscaping.
The water supply and sewerage system is designed according to the requirements of the municipality Tivat water supplyAll wastewater will be supplied to the Kotor-Tivat regional treatment plant through two pumping stations.
Nearby buildings will be set back 30 meters from the beach. The project includes the preservation and enhancement of green spaces.
Luxury resort: 80 square meters of greenery per guest
The developers claim the complex meets five-star resort standards and will include a spa and wellness center, sports and recreational areas, mini-golf, swimming pools, and a range of additional services. Each guest will have 80 square meters of green and open space.
Concept Blue Horizons The project is based on a combination of the natural environment of Montenegro, the architectural motifs of coastal towns, and contemporary design solutions. The design integrates tree species characteristic of the region.
Vehicle access will be limited to the main entrance and parking lot, and only electric buggies will be allowed within the grounds.
The resort will feature a large lawn area inside, which will be used for weddings, events and celebrations.
Protecting olive trees is a must
The project includes special measures to preserve the olive trees growing on the complex's grounds. These trees are protected by the state, and any work around them has been discussed extensively.
Any tree that cannot be preserved in situ must be replanted using a special technique, under expert supervision, using containers and suitable substrate. The document emphasizes that the olive is a long-lived species that tolerates transplantation well.
The project also includes the construction of 23 villas, united into the so-called Village — a residential "village" inspired by the aesthetics of old seaside towns. It is not specified whether these villas will be part of a hotel development or intended for sale.
According to the designers, the central street of the "village" will become the key axis of the area, housing boutiques and small markets. Fountains will connect pedestrian routes from the hotel to the beach.
Each villa will be one or two stories high, with a private pool. The complex will also feature two large communal pools: one in front of the hotel (with a whirlpool area), and a second beachfront pool measuring 508 square meters, with a 57-square-meter children's pool.
