Hilton, Sheraton, Marriott: Battle of the big boys

When it was announced that luxury hotel management firm JW Marriott would run a hotel in Westlands, there was palpable excitement, for a good reason. Hotels are among the most creatively designed structures owing to the architectural masterpieces. The Nairobi skyline is almost unimaginable without the towering structure of the Hilton Hotel nestling next to the Kenyatta International Convention Centre.

Similarly, the real estate and construction sector has for a long time been defined by new hotel developments. Top hotels are after all usually prime real estate. And side by side with the boom in real estate, hotels have been outdoing themselves with global brands setting up base in Nairobi.