Kenya: International hotel group, Tune Hotels, yesterday announced that Nairobi will host its first hotel in the African continent. The proposed hotel is scheduled for opening by June 2015.
Working in partnership with Imba Investments Limited, the consortium has strategic plans for a further 15 Tune Hotels in the East African region.
Group CEO of Tune Hotels Mark Lankester made the announcement in Nairobi. He was accompanied by Naushad Jivraj, the Managing Director of UK-based Queensway Group, who represented Imba Investments.
"To have our very first African hotel here in Nairobi is a significant milestone for Tune Hotels. We are looking forward to providing local travellers as well as tourists and visitors to Kenya and Nairobi a compelling accommodation option that is of international quality, clean, safe and on top of all, affordably priced.
As in any new market entry, it's important to understand the market and we feel the aspirations of a new generation of smart and savvy Kenyans and East Africans today are absolutely in tune with our pioneering business model.....by booking online and in advance, guests will always be able to enjoy the best rates."
Tune Hotel Westlands Nairobi will have 280 rooms and located on Rhapta Road in the vibrant suburb of Westlands.
To suit the local landscape and travellers' requirement, the 12-storey hotel will feature a serviced restaurant and a rooftop bar that will offer hotel guests great convenience. Other guest facilities include 24-hour security, secure parking spaces and shuttle services to-and-from the airport and popular tourist destinations.
Given its strategic location, the hotel is easily accessible from major roads and highways connecting to the airport and other parts of Kenya all the way to Uganda.
Tune Hotels is part of Tune Group, a lifestyle business conglomerate co-founded by Tan Sri Tony Fernandes and Datuk Kamarudin Meranun, who are the Group CEO and Executive Chairman respectively of Asia's largest low cost carrier AirAsia Group.
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