The developments in Westlands in Nairobi and Reunion Islands will cement the family’s entry into high-net value hospitality investments under a contractual management agreement with New York-listed Hilton Worldwide Holdings.
Brothers Ashak and Noorani Manji are set to invest millions of shillings in development of two high-end luxury hotels under the Hilton Garden Inn brand.
The developments in Westlands in Nairobi and Reunion Islands will cement the family’s entry into high-net value hospitality investments under a contractual management agreement with New York-listed Hilton Worldwide Holdings.
“We are not going to any other brand in our planned two investments as Hilton brand is a strong brand and its management trusted,” said Mr Ashak.
This comes days after Tourism secretary Najib Balala commissioned the Sh2.5 billion Hilton Garden Inn on Mombasa Road.
Hilton has in recent years opened airport hotels at Heathrow in London, Ataturk in Istanbul and Schiphol in Amsterdam.
The newly opened facility has 175 guestrooms, five deluxe suites, a 24-hour convenience store for snacks on-the-go, 220-person capacity meetings rooms as well as a business centre.
Last February, the listed firm opened its Ngong Road hotel dubbed Double Tree by Hilton, Nairobi and signed in as the anchor tenant occupying 45 floors in Kenya’s 70-floor project, dubbed Pinnacle Towers expected to open doors in 2020.
Last year, Kenya earned Sh120 billion from tourism with Jomo Kenyatta International Airport handling 1.4 million tourists and 6.5 million transiting passengers.
Several global brands entering the Kenyan market include JW Marriot, City Lodge and Radisson. Local brands including Acacia Hotels have announced regional expansion plans.
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