Olympia Crown listed for sale, owner eyes retirement
Published:Tuesday | January 2, 2018 | 12:00 AMAvia Collinder
Olympia Crown Hotel, located on Molynes Road near the heart of Half-Way Tree in Kingston, has been placed on the market by owner Robert Forbes.
Forbes, 65, who is also managing director for the 92-room hotel, told Gleaner Business that he needed funds for retirement.
"I owe no one. I want to retire now," he said.
The property is now two decades old, having opened its doors in 1997. The asking price for Olympia Crown is $688 million, which is also listed on major property sites in five alternate foreign currencies US$5.5 million; CDN$6.89 million; €4.69 million; or £4.19 million.
Forbes said the price was negotiable.
He said the hotel has around 40 per cent occupancy year-round, and earned revenue that "paid the bills.
"It's a local hotel patronised by a lot of locals. Returning residents also come," the managing director said.
Forbes said Olympia Crown was currently his only business, apart from construction projects pursued periodically, including some apartments.