Kismet Hotel | 460 Longmarket St, Pietermaritzburg, Pietermaritzburg, 3201, KwaZulu-Natal

Kismet was built in the early 1960s and in 1988 was taken over by the Kisten Chetty Family whom still run the family business to date Fifty One years ago when Kismet hotel was built a double room without bath would have set you back R250 per night those wanting extra luxury could specify with bath for an extra R1 00things have changed since then just as it did in 1988 when Ronnie His Brother Anand Together with brother inLaw Peru Chetty bought the enterprise from it original owners In buying the Hotel they fulfilled a longheld dream inspired by their late brother Jerry namely to own his own hotel and bottle store Six months later an extensive program of renovations and extensions was begun with the famed Kismet Ballroom opening in the mid 1990s We have always catered for families and couples hence the accent of formal dancing and family occasions such as Birthday parties engagements weddings etc In 2015 2016 Kismet Hotel had begun with another renovation program bringing the modern aspect to the business We