A brief look at this week’s hotel news
Hilton Garden Inn to open in Windhoek
THE United Africa Group (UAG) will soon start construction of the
Hilton Garden Inn hotel in the centre of Windhoek. It will be the
third Garden Inn in Africa and will cost around R325 million and
be solely owned by UAG. Construction is planned to start soon and
is expected to be completed by early 2018. “This hotel will be the
biggest in the city, with a huge conference and convention centre,
restaurant and a parking lot for up to 350 cars, and at least 180
rooms,” said Haddis Tilahun, UAG founder and executive director.
Starwood to debut Four Points in Ethiopia
STARWOOD Hotels & Resorts Worldwide is to introduce its Four
Points brand in Ethiopia. Due to open in 2019, the Four Points by
Sheraton Addis Ababa, Meskel Square, will have 450 guest rooms,
including 44 suites and a presidential suite. Facilities will include
an all-day dining restaurant, a roof-top speciality restaurant, a pool
bar and a lobby bar and lounge featuring the brand’s signature Best
Brews programme. There will also be a fitness centre, an outdoor
pool, spa and over 2 000 sqm of meeting and ballroom space. Fast
and free WiFi will be offered throughout the hotel
MHG acquires Tivoli Hotels and Resorts
MINOR Hotel Group (MHG) has completed the final stage of its
acquisition of Tivoli Hotels & Resorts, a Portugal-based brand
with 14 properties across Portugal and Brazil. This follows MHG’s
acquisition last year of five Tivoli hotels in Portugal and two in
Brazil, along with the Tivoli brand in Brazil. The final stage of the
acquisition comprises seven hotels in Portugal: the Tivoli Jardim
Lisboa Hotel; the Tivoli Sintra Hotel; Tivoli Palácio de Seteais; the
Tivoli Lagos Hotel Beach Club & Golf; the Tivoli Victoria Vilamoura
Golf Resort Conference & Spa; The Residences at Victoria Clube de
Golf; and the Tivoli Coimbra Hotel..
