Hotel Dnipro bought by founder of Na'Vi esports team. Plans to create esports arena there
On the site of the ordinary hotel, a large esports project is planned.
The Dnipro hotel was bought by co-founder of the Ukrainian esports team Natus Vincere, Oleksandr Kokhanovskyi. The new owner of the property reported this on his Facebook page.
Dnipro was originally put up for auction. The State Property Fund put it up for sale on July 15, after which it was bought the same day by LLC Smartland for UAH 1.1 billion.
Oleksandr Kokhanovskyi
founder of Natus VincereWe will turn it into the first hotel in the world fully prepared for esports events. It will include not only the attributes of a top hotel, but also unique esports elements: training zones, an esports stage, special rooms for professional players, and the best players' lounge in the world.
Natus Vincere — a well-known esports team in Ukraine. The organization's greatest successes came in Dota 2 (winning The International in 2011) and Counter-Strike, where it also became a repeat winner and prize-winner of tournaments.
Kokhanovskyi currently serves as CEO of DreamTeam, the first esports network for recruiting and managing esports teams. Until January 2018 he was also co-owner of the Russian esports holding ESForce.
Under the terms of the transfer of Dnipro to the new owners, the latter commit to keep its name, repay its debts within six months, and keep the hotel with at least 100 rooms.
The starting price for the hotel at auction was UAH 80.92 million. 29 companies took part in the bidding.
The 4-star Dnipro hotel is located in central Kyiv on European Square. The total area of the hotel is 12,829 sq m. The building has 12 above-ground floors, 1 technical floor, a mezzanine and a basement. Guest parking is designed for 56 spaces. Dnipro has 186 rooms of various types, restaurants, bars, a SPA centre and several conference halls.
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