Any 5 star hotel outside Nairobi to match this?

Any 5 star hotel outside Nairobi to match this?

Depay said:
I have been to Zanzibar a couple of times and unless another Zanzibar grew up overnight then I have no idea what you are talking about
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Which resorts/lodges were u? 😅

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Emerging market spotlight on Zanzibar
Thursday, 22nd March 2018
Source : Bill Barnett, Managing Director, C9 Hotelworks

Indepth hotel and industry news - South East Asia news


There is something in the name Zanzibar that conjures up exotic imagery of faraway places; for many travelers they would have a hard time pinpointing the destination on a map, though all that is rapidly changing.
As a primer, Zanzibar is a semi-autonomous region and part of the East African nation of Tanzania. One of its most known attractions is the UNESCO World Heritage site of Stone Town.

Traditionally the island has been a two-stop destination, with tourists going on safari on mainland Tanzania and also taking in the beaches and culture of Zanzibar.

C9 Hotelworks has undertaken extensive fieldwork on the ground and has published the new Zanzibar Hotel Market Update. Currently there is limited penetration international hospitality groups operating properties with only Hyatt, Marriott, Hilton and Melia represented. The development pipeline of five hotels does include Ritz-Carlton and Anantara.

What is dramatically changing the destination is direct international airlift, which has greatly improved seasonal trading patterns. Over the past five years, arrivals by air and sea have doubled, with the total annual arrivals in 2017 over 430,000.

Upscale accommodation in Zanzibar has traditionally been focused on all-inclusive packages, though with the arrival of the brands, is seeing signs of a shift with more FIT and bed and breakfast take-up. The scale of accommodation establishments stood at 455 properties with 8,494 keys at the end of last year.

There are a number of mixed-use large-scale developments underway including the Blue Amber integrated resort and Fumba Town. Another key project is a new terminal at the international airport.

Real estate is also emerging as a key market mover with provisions for foreign ownership in approved development and residency visas available for overseas buyers. One of the best known experts in the sector is REMAX Omela.

When viewing Zanzibar against more established island destinations off East Africa such as Mauritius, what is critical to growth is the continued push on infrastructure, while the availability of good beachfront properties bodes well for the future of the island.

Download the full report

About C9 Hotelworks
C9 Hotelworks is led by founder and Managing Director Bill Barnett, who brings over 30 years' experience in the Asian hospitality and real estate sectors. Prior to founding C9 in 2003, Bill held senior executive roles in hotel operations, development and asset management. He is considered to be a leading global authority on hotel residences, and has sat at almost every seat around the hospitality and real estate table.

Bill promotes industry insight through regular conference presentations at key events and contributes to numerous industry publications. www.c9hotelworks.com

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kennedy0000 said:
Gran Melia is not even rated by any professional body.
I suspect it would get a solid 3 star, owing to the usual Tanzanian lazy services.
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Ati? Wacha wivu babu Melia hotels is a global brand! Even global known hospitality net has classified it as a 5 star establishment

HOTEL ANNOUNCEMENTS
PIPELINE 6 November 2018

Meliá Arusha
Meliá Hotels International Has Announced The Opening Of Its Third Hotel In Tanzania
Scheduled for Q1 2019 – 171 Rooms
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Meliá Hotels International has announced the opening of its third hotel in Tanzania, joining the Meliá Zanzibar and Meliá Serengeti Lodge. The hotel is located in Arusha, a city near Kilimanjaro International Airport and the main starting point for all the routes north to the country's major attractions such as the Serengeti National Park, Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Lake Manyara National Park, Olduvai Gorge, Tarangire National Park, Mount Kilimanjaro and Arusha National Park and Mount Meru.

Meliá Arusha is scheduled to open in April 2019 as a 5-star luxury resort and gateway to an African adventure in an exceptional natural environment next to a traditional coffee plantation and perfectly integrated with the landscape. It will provide 171 rooms, a swimming pool, different dining spaces (including a rooftop restaurant), a spa, gym and almost 2,000m2 of facilities for events and meetings (including a banquet room).

The addition of these two hotels strengthens the Meliá Hotels International partnership with Albwardy Investment, owner of the properties and a key partner for international growth for Meliá. Thanks to the excellent relationship and trust that exists between the two companies, Meliá also operates other hotels in the United Arab Emirates, Tanzania, United Kingdom and Argentina.
 
Vice President, Gabriel Escarrer Jaume, presented the focus on the company's 2020 vision at FITUR today, describing the three major areas where it will be focusing its efforts up to the end of the decade.


Firstly, the company aims to continue tostrengthen its leadership in resort and "bleisure" hotels (urban hotels also offering leisure experiences and lifestyle attributes). Escarrer explained that Meliá will continue to grow internationally in both city and resort hotels and currently has 51 new openings planned up until 2020. The Meliá CEO highlighted growth in the Caribbean, a region it has been committed to for over 30 years, with upcoming openings including the spectacular Paradisus Playa Mujeres in Mexico or the Meliá Internacional Varadero in Cuba. These new openings accompany the important investments made in 2018 in the Dominican Republic, with the opening of the Grand Reserve at Paradisus Palma Real, Meliá Caribe Beach and Meliá Punta Cana Beach. Up to 2020, the company will open at least 10 new hotels in the Americas.

Asia and the Pacific coast will continue to grow strongly, with 16 openings planned up to 2020, three of them in Vietnam, two in China and also the first hotel in the Maldives, the Gran Melia Huravee, scheduled to open this year.

The highest growth for the company is concentrated in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA), with at least 25 new hotels to open up to 2020, including hotels in major European countries and the iconic ME Dubai Hotel, a masterpiece designed by the deceased Arab architect Zaha Hadid. In Spain, the company is also preparing unique projects in the most attractive city destinations, such as the future ME Barcelona, but is prioritising growth in resort hotels where it sees major opportunities in adding some of the numerous independent hotels that require repositioning through management contracts.

Escarrer presented the vision at the "Innside by Meliá" stand, a brand that has been repositioned with a strong focus on bleisure, combining a leisure experience with business trips and conforming to the strictest sustainability standards.

Sustainable hotels
The sustainable stand at FITUR is aligned with the Meliá 2020 vision, one of whose aims is to become a benchmark for sustainability and corporate responsibility. In response to the trust it enjoys in the market and among major stakeholders, the company intends to further enhance a commitment to corporate responsibility that saw it named the third most sustainable hotel company in the world in 2018 according to RobecoSAM, the agency responsible for ranking companies for the Dow Jones Sustainability Index.
Up to 2020, the company will intensify its environmental and social strategy, with a particular focus on children, inclusion, diversity and philanthropy.

The Meliá strategic vision prioritises continuity of the financial strength achieved over the last 10 years and the creation of shareholder value. To achieve this, Escarrer explained that the business model consolidated throughout the last Strategic Plan and built around an asset-light model (around 60% of the portfolio) allows it to achieve rapid growth with a low level of leverage and greater resilience to economic cycles.

As a lever for generating greater confidence, Escarrer also stressed the company's financial strength over the last 10 years, allowing it to achieve unprecedented solidity to face possible changes in the economic cycle. He also emphasised an increasingly diversified business model that will allow the company to continue generating value in the long term.

Digital strength
The second major focus for Meliá will be to continue to reinforce its digital leadership, a key factor in the company's future from both the internal and external perspective.

Internally, Meliá is focusing on using technology to improve systems and processes to generate major progress in managerial excellence through the automation of back-office processes, allowing employees to spend more time on things that add value for clients. The Meliá digital transformation has also had a positive impact on its team, including the more than 1,000 members of the salesforce who have been trained in digital sales.

Externally, company strategy prioritises increasing digital sales to consumers (B2C) through melia.com (which has grown by 68% since 2015) and to intermediaries or professional clients (B2B) through MeliaPro, which increased sales by 35% in 2018 and currently manages relationships with more than 42,000 travel agencies worldwide. The company investment in the digitalisation of its sales channels was over 129 million euros over the course of the latest Strategic Plan.

Digitalisation has also transformed the way the company interacts with customers. Meliá is the most influential hotel company in social networks in Spain, with more than 6.7 million followers in 2018, an increase of 28.4% over the previous year. The digital paradigm is also transforming the customer experience throughout the process that Meliá calls the "customer journey".

Digitalising the customer experience: the room of the future
The Meliá chief executive unveiled a project named the "Tech-room" in which everything in the room can be personalised by guests through electronic and artificial intelligence systems. A pilot Tech-room will be inaugurated at the Meliá Madrid Serrano Hotel in Madrid in the summer and will include, among other systems:
  • Digital systems for regulating the opacity of windows to replace curtains and blinds
  • Voice assistance systems for all guest needs or a smart panel showing all the hotel services
  • Adjustable smart bed and mattress with elements that can be personalised to maximise comfort
  • Tablet to control room temperature, a smart mirror and facilities to complement the tech experience such as a massage chair and shower with chromotherapy and aromatherapy
  • Interactive TV and 4D projection for a 100% immersive experience
Highlighted openings 2019 - 2020
EUROPE
  • INNSIDE Milan - Italy
    Scheduled to open at the end of 2019, the hotel is located in Torre Galfa, one of the architectural icons of Milan, and will offer 145 rooms, meeting rooms, a gym and a restaurant with stunning views of the city skyline.
  • INNSIDE Paris - France
    The INNSIDE Paris - Charles de Gaulle will offer 266 rooms next to the most important Parisian airport in the Roissypole business district. The hotel will open in February and will provide facilities for meetings and conferences.
  • INNSIDE Amsterdam - The Netherlands
    Located in the financial district of Zuidas in the south of Amsterdam, the hotel will provide 328 rooms. A perfect location for business and with easy access to the city centre for leisure travellers, this hotel will offer great dining options, a state-of-the-art gym and creative meeting rooms. Its opening is scheduled for 2020.
  • INNSIDE Liverpool - United Kingdom
    With 207 rooms, gym, MICE facilities and a spectacular rooftop restaurant, the INNSIDE Liverpool will be only a 7-minute walk from the historic city centre and 5 minutes from the port. The opening of the hotel is scheduled for early 2020.
  • Meliá Frankfurt - Germany
    The hotel will be located in the Bockenheim district, next to the Natural History Museum and one kilometre from the central train station and next to one of the largest trade fair sites in the world. With 430 rooms, it will provide a choice of dining options, facilities for events and meetings, private parking and a full YHI spa. Its opening is scheduled for early 2020.
AMERICA, AFRICA AND THE MIDDLE EAST
  • Paradisus Playa Mujeres - Mexico
    On the coast of Cancun surrounded by spectacular beaches, the Paradisus Playa Mujeres will provide 498 rooms and a great choice of dining options and luxury services and facilities including a private marina. The opening of this hotel is scheduled for April 2019.
  • Meliá Internacional Varadero - Cuba
    This seafront hotel will open in February and will have 946 rooms. It will also offer The Level and The Level Adults Only services, adapted to the needs of different types of guests. With 10 restaurants, 14 bars, a YHI Spa and a convention centre, it will become one of the best options in the country for both business and leisure trips.
  • Gran Meliá Arusha - Tanzania
    The first Gran Meliá hotel in Africa is scheduled to open in May. This luxury hotel is located in the perfect place to start enjoying an African adventure. With 171 rooms the hotel will provide a swimming pool, different dining options (including a rooftop restaurant), spa, gym and almost 2,000m2 of facilities for events and meetings.
  • Meliá Saidia Residences - Morocco
    This new hotel will be located in Saidia, an area of Morocco that has the largest beaches in the country. This resort hotel will offer the finest facilities, a wide range of dining options and an extensive activities programme. With opening scheduled for July, the Meliá Saidia Residences will offer 192 rooms.
  • ME Dubai - United Arab Emirates
    Located in the Opus building designed by Zaha Hadid, the ME Dubai will become an icon of the Dubai skyline. Opening is scheduled for 2020 and the hotel will provide 153 rooms including 39 serviced apartments. This modern hotel will also include the renowned Japanese restaurant ROKA.
ASIA PACIFIC
  • Meliá Shanghai Parkside - China
    Located by the main entrance to Disneyland Shanghai, the Meliá Shanghai Parkside will provide 88 rooms and facilities to make it the perfect hotel for both leisure and business travellers. It will also have direct access to the Shanghai International Tourism and Resorts Zone. It is scheduled to open in March.
  • Gran Meliá Zhengzhou - China
    This luxury hotel will be located in the business district of Zhengzhou and provide 388 rooms and suites as well as all the spaces and services required for meetings and events in addition to the luxury services and attributes characteristic of the brand. Its opening is scheduled for the end of 2019.
  • Meliá Ho Tram - Vietnam
    Located on Ho Tram Beach, this hotel will be only two hours from Ho Chi Minh City, the financial capital of Vietnam. It will provide 152 rooms with stunning sea views and 69 villas. This hotel will also have great dining options and a YHI Spa. Its opening is scheduled for the first half of 2019.
  • Meliá Cam Ranh Bay - Vietnam
    Located on the southeast coast of Vietnam, the hotel will offer 200 rooms and 100 villas with private infinity pools. It will also feature The Level service and a YHI Spa, exclusive to the brand. The opening of this hotel is scheduled for the end of 2019.
  • INNSIDE Kuala Lumpur - Malaysia
    The hotel will be integrated into the Eko Cheras urban project, providing a sustainable approach in the capital of Malaysia that combines design with functionality, making it the perfect option for those who travel for work but wish to enjoy some leisure time. With 238 rooms, its opening is scheduled for the end of 2019.
  • Gran Meliá Huravee - Maldives
    This luxury hotel will be the first for the company in the Maldives. It will provide 96 private villas, a wide range of dining options, spa and gym, as well as the luxury services characteristic of the Gran Meliá brand. Its opening is scheduled for 2020.
  • INNSIDE Saigon - Vietnam
    The hotel is scheduled to open in mid-2019 and will have 72 rooms in a perfect location near the main attractions in Ho Chi Minh City. With minimalist decoration, it will be the perfect choice for both leisure and business travellers.
  • Meliá Bandung - Indonesia
    Located in Dago, one of the most important areas in Bandung, the hotel will offer 254 rooms, a spa, infinity pool, a wide range of dining options and facilities for events and meetings. With stunning views of the city and architecture inspired by the Burangrang and Tangkupan Perahu mountains, this hotel will open in 2020.

About Melia Hotels International
Founded in 1956 in Palma de Mallorca (Spain), Meliá Hotels International is one of the largest hotel companies worldwide, as well as the absolute leader within the Spanish market, with more than 380 hotels (current portfolio and pipeline) throughout more than 40 countries and four continents, operated under the brands: Gran Meliá Hotels & Resorts, Paradisus by Meliá, ME by Meliá, Meliá Hotels & Resorts, INNSIDE by Meliá, Sol by Meliá and TRYP by Wyndham. The strategic focus on international growth has allowed Meliá Hotels International to be the first Spanish hotel company with presence in key markets such as China, the Arabian Gulf or the US, as well as maintaining its leadership in traditional markets such as Europe, Latin America or the Caribbean.

Its high degree of globalization, a diversified business model, the consistent growth plan supported by strategic alliances with major investors and its commitment to responsible tourism are the major strengths of Meliá Hotels International, being the Spanish Hotel leader in Corporate Reputation (Merco Ranking) and one of the most attractive to work worldwide. Meliá Hotels International is included in the IBEX 35 Spanish stock market index. Follow Meliá Hotels International on Twitter @MeliaHotelsInt and Facebook meliahotelsinternational.
www.melia.com

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Meliá Hotels International Reveals Its 2020 Vision At Fitur And Its 100% Tech Room

The Meliá Executive Vice President, Gabriel Escarrer Jaume, presented the focus on the company's 2020 vision at FITUR today, describing the three major areas where it will be focusing its efforts up to the end of the decade.
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Geza Ulole said:
Ati? Wacha wivu babu Melia hotels is a global brand! Even global known hospitality net has classified it as a 5 star establishment

HOTEL ANNOUNCEMENTS
PIPELINE 6 November 2018

Meliá Arusha
Meliá Hotels International Has Announced The Opening Of Its Third Hotel In Tanzania
Scheduled for Q1 2019 – 171 Rooms
share this article
1 min

Meliá Hotels International has announced the opening of its third hotel in Tanzania, joining the Meliá Zanzibar and Meliá Serengeti Lodge. The hotel is located in Arusha, a city near Kilimanjaro International Airport and the main starting point for all the routes north to the country's major attractions such as the Serengeti National Park, Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Lake Manyara National Park, Olduvai Gorge, Tarangire National Park, Mount Kilimanjaro and Arusha National Park and Mount Meru.

Meliá Arusha is scheduled to open in April 2019 as a 5-star luxury resort and gateway to an African adventure in an exceptional natural environment next to a traditional coffee plantation and perfectly integrated with the landscape. It will provide 171 rooms, a swimming pool, different dining spaces (including a rooftop restaurant), a spa, gym and almost 2,000m2 of facilities for events and meetings (including a banquet room).

The addition of these two hotels strengthens the Meliá Hotels International partnership with Albwardy Investment, owner of the properties and a key partner for international growth for Meliá. Thanks to the excellent relationship and trust that exists between the two companies, Meliá also operates other hotels in the United Arab Emirates, Tanzania, United Kingdom and Argentina.
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What does that prove. Star rating is not done by the owners of the hotel.
If that was the case, that brothel by the name Landmark Ubungo would award itself a 5 star.

And from this article, they already awarded themselves a 5-star even before opening. That's bonkers.
A big part of the rating is from the service. I wonder how they arrived at that before the first guests had even arrived.

Also, Melia is more of a budget hotel brand not luxury hotel.
 
kennedy0000 said:
What does that prove. Star rating is not done by the owners of the hotel.
If that was the case, that brothel by the name Landmark Ubungo would award itself a 5 star.

And from this article, they already awarded themselves a 5-star even before opening. That's bonkers.
A big part of the rating is from the service. I wonder how they arrived at that before the first guests had even arrived.

Also, Melia is more of a budget hotel brand not luxury hotel.
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Do u know hospitality net?
 
Geza Ulole said:
Do u know hospitality net?
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I'm sure if I Google I'll find its a blog that reports on the hotel sector.
With writers somewhere in the US or Europe, where they regurgitate press releases from hotel companies.

I'm also pretty sure they don't rate hotels or even claim to rate hotels.
 
Mombasa Country (One of the numerous 5 star hotels)

- Hotel english point

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Kisumu County (More than 10 five star hotels)
-Acacia Premier

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Nakuru County (Home to over 20+ five star hotels)

-sarova woodlands

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kennedy0000 said:
I'm sure if I Google I'll find its a blog that reports on the hotel sector.
With writers somewhere in the US or Europe, where they regurgitate press releases from hotel companies.

I'm also pretty sure they don't rate hotels or even claim to rate hotels.
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Melia with 380 quality hotels around the World! That's a big global brand! Wacha wivu! Si class ya Sarova!
 
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