Kenya’s iconic Hilton Hotel to close after 50 years

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Kenya’s iconic Hilton Hotel to close after 50 years

9:53 CAT | 28 Apr 2022

The iconic Hilton Nairobi (centre) was built in 1969.

Kenya’s iconic Hilton Hotel – a multi-storey building that was once one of the tallest structure in the centre of the capital, Nairobi – will reportedly cease operations in December.

The hotel was built in 1969 – six years after Kenya gained independence from the UK – and has been a landmark feature of the city.

Its impending closure comes amid a slump in the tourism and hospitality sector arising from the Covid pandemic.

A number of big hotels in Nairobi shut operations, some indefinitely in the wake of the pandemic. Hilton says its closure is not linked to Covid.

It told Kenya’s Business Daily newspaper that its closure would result in some of its employees losing their jobs while others would be redeployed to other businesses under its portfolio.

“Following extensive discussions with the hotel ownership, Hilton Nairobi will close its doors for the last time on 31 December 2022 and cease operations,” a Hilton spokesperson was quoted as saying.

The hotel, which which is owned 40.57 percent by the government, has 17 floors, with a total 287 rooms.

Source: BBC