The Plenary of the City of Totana is planning to award this Thursday, coinciding with the regular session for the month of July, the new lease of the hotel and the eight rural houses of La Santa after it has been made in recent weeks the relevant Administrative procedure to complete this procedure.
According to sources from the Department of Contracting, the type of contract will be private for the lease of the operation of the hotel complex and the cottages located in the vicinity of the sanctuary for a period of 20 years.
The company awarded will be the mercantile "Hoteles de Murcia, SA", which will carry out necessary investments valued at 340,834.39 euros for the start up of the entire complex, with an annual fixed income that is set at 26,400 euros plus VAT, According to the same sources.
Among these investments and improvements that the company will progressively contribute are a plan of works and operation, plan of maintenance of existing supplies, space for the construction of a swimming pool, cafeteria service throughout the year and other hotel offers .
The Plenary of the City Council of Totana approved last May, with the votes in favor of the PSOE, Ganar Totana-IU and the mayor not assigned and the abstention of the PP, the new list of administrative clauses;
Which on this occasion was more attractive and feasible to take over the lease of the tourist complex of the hotel and rural houses of La Santa.
The corporations returned to address last Thursday, as already happened last January, the proposal of the Councilor for Finance and Contracting, Ana María Cánovas, in relation to the parameters that have governed the new lease of this located tourist space Next to the sanctuary of the Patron of Totana;
And that it has to endorse the plenary body this week.
Despite its appeal, the Consistory totanero has seen how on two occasions the contest has been deserted, although now after lowering the annual exploitation fee, has been allowed to concur to the process two hotel companies, remember from the Department of Contracting.
The hotel complex had until its closure the category of four stars and counted on a hotel of 35 rooms besides the rural houses, whose cessation of the activity occurred in February of the 2016.
This is located seven kilometers from the town of Totana, in the regional park of Sierra Espuña, next to the architectural set of the hermitage of the Patron of Totana, Santa Eulalia de Mérida;
And is erected on an old 16th century building.
