A leader in the Turkish tourism industry, Kaya Hotel Group introduced the concept of top-standard four-season hotel operations in the country. Since 1988, Kaya Hotels & Resorts have been rendering their first-class accommodation and leisure services on a round-the-year basis – for business, entertainment, sports and health purposes – with guests from everywhere in Turkey and worldwide. The offer includes seaside, golf and ski resorts as well as thermal and convention hotels and spa resorts.

Kaya Side was the first five-star hotel in the Antalya region, opening in 1988. Throughout the years, further hotels and resorts opened in significant tourism hot spots such as Belek, Side, Istanbul, Ankara, İzmir, Bolu, Kartalkaya, Uludağ, Tabriz and Cyprus – in total 13 locations with approximately 14,000-bed capacities and 5,000 staff.

The business success is based on individual concepts for the various locations, extensive experience in the design, construction, renewal and operation of holiday villages and resorts. Further, excellent business relations in both domestic and international markets, as well as top-qualified staff and premium service for the guests, have contributed to a long-standing success. Today the Group looks back on 30 years of company history worth of experience.

The latest addition to the Group’s resort portfolio is the new five-star Kaya Palazzo Resort & Casino Girne in Northern Cyprus, which opened on April 20. This new address for premium accommodation, gaming and dining is located directly at the beach, one kilometer from the city center of Kyrenia and 40 kilometers from Ercan International Airport. With its unique architecture inspired by the Versailles Palace, the central location in Kyrenia and the fantastic seaside view, Kaya Palazzo Girne offers all it takes to become a new tourism favourite in the region. In total, 261 luxurious and spacious rooms, a lavish pool landscape with entertainment activities for children, gorgeous spa facilities, conference rooms for up to 550 guests as well as a top gastronomy offer and, last but not least, the casino make Kaya Palazzo Girne a premium holiday resort.

The culinary offer leaves nothing to be desired: a variety of restaurants from Mediterranean to Far East cuisine, snack restaurants at the pool and the beach, a patisserie as well as various bars and nightclubs provide delights for all times of the day. A 2,000 sqm spa and wellness area provides for every possible amenity guests may wish to relax: pool, fitness studio, sauna, Turkish bath, iglo room, massage, steam bath, beauty center and Jacuzzi.

A main attraction of the new Kaya Palazzo Resort & Casino Girne is the resort’s own Las Vegas-style casino – a 5,000 sqm casino floor that comprises the latest gaming equipment with 320 slots and 39 live gaming tables as well as a dedicated VIP area for high rollers. The ground floor hosts two cocktail bars, a wine cellar, restaurants and a specially designed slots floor with live tables whereas the first floor is dedicated to the VIP area, more live games and another restaurant.

A considerable share of the gaming technology and equipment was provided by NOVOMATIC – in total 140 units complemented by cutting-edge IllumiSigns as well as a comprehensive myACP casino management system implementation. The cabinets comprise a premium selection of casino technology:  NOVOSTAR® SL 3.27 with a selection of Premium-V+ GAMINATOR® editions, NOVOSTAR® V.I.P. 3.50 as well as V.I.P. Lounge™ 2.32 with the latest NOVO LINE™ Interactive and Impera-Line HD™ game compendiums, NOVOSTAR® V.I.P. Royal 2.65 and DOMINATOR® Curve 1.40 machines with NOVO LINE™ Concurve and Impera-Line HD™ curve game mixes, as well as an electronic table game (ETG) Roulette installation. Based on the proven NOVOMATIC multiplayer platform.

NOVO LINE Novo Unity™ II, the ETG offering comprises 50 EXECUTIVE SL™ 1.24 terminals linked to Novo TouchBet® Live-Roulette, Novo-Multi Roulette™ and Novo Flying Roulette™, thus offering a choice of live, fully automated and virtual Roulette games. Also available on each of the terminals are slot games – for guests who like to take a short break from Roulette.

A number of the newest models of Ainsworth slots have also been implemented on the gaming floor of the new Kaya Palazzo Casino: A640® Upright machines with Premium Plus library games like Mustang Fury™, Rumble Rumble Bear™, Rumble Rumble Bison™, Ice Money™, Fire Money™, Desert Dawn™ and Desert Dusk™ as well as A600® Upright with a selection of the popular Multi-Win game mixes including Stand-Alone Progressive Jackpots.

All is run via the myACP casino management system that was implemented with full system functionality at Kaya Palazzo Casino (except the TITO module, since the casino operates a smart card system). MyACP is an advanced system solution, designed to connect any brand of EGM via SAS protocol and effectively manage multiple, daily casino processes related to customers, gaming devices, monetary transactions, reporting, analysis, data protection and storage as well as real-time monitoring and control over the casino floor. To ensure maximum usability for guests, the latest touchscreen player tracking modules have been installed for the first time in Cyprus.

All gaming machines, as well as the 39 live tables and the various jackpot groups, are linked to the myACP system including the virtual SAS based jackpot controller plus the Logismos Live Table module. The newest Business Intelligence modules ensure comprehensive live reporting, controlling and business analyses and the CRM modules include a market-specific marketing module that provides customized promotional and CR options for Kaya Palazzo.

Sonya Nikolova, Head of Sales Ainsworth Europe, said: “Kaya Group has a unique and magnetic style in delivering first-class hospitality and supreme emotions for guests, which is recognizable at first sight when entering any of their resorts. The Group’s casino business knowledge bonds long-term, international player relationships, the highest industry standards as well as unrivalled innovation in the offering complexity of casino, entertainment and leisure satisfaction.”

She continues: “Myself and the colleagues from the NOVOMATIC Global Sales Department were really motivated to provide a premium customized solution for this project to match Kaya Group’s concept and quality expectations as well as prove the ultimate competitiveness of NOVOMATIC’s product bundling. Having such a major role within this prestigious project in one of the most competitive markets in Europe is a big honor and at the same time a big responsibility for a future-proof technological partnership.  I would like to thank the owners and Executive board of Kaya for the trust and enthusiasm to cooperate with us!”

Kaya Group Casino Coordinator Irfan Ozkaya said: “NOVOMATIC is one of the most preferred gaming machine producers in North Cyprus and our new casino has chosen the most popular machine versions with games such as Chicago™, Lucky Lady’s Charm™ and Book of Ra™. Our group has been working with NOVOMATIC since 2007 and we are glad to be partners with such a professional company. We would like to express our deepest appreciation to Mrs. Sonya Nikolova for her excellent guidance and support through our partnership. We will be happy to see everyone who is interested in a premium gaming experience in June for our Grand Opening of the Kaya Palazzo.”