Only Fifteen months to the Common Wealth Heads of Government Meeting, Uganda hotels are continuing upgrading, expansion as well as construction.

The Ugandan hotel industry is targeting 2,223 rooms and at least 140 suites for at least 57 heads of government, including the Queen of England, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, delegates and over 1,500 international press who are expected to cover the meeting.
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Serena Hotel , will on July 31, unveil the renovated and expanded former Nile Hotel with an increase in the number of rooms from 90 to 152 and 8 suites plus a 1500-seater conference facility. Speke Resort & Country Resort, Munyonyo has also just completed a $3.5 million (Shs6.5b) and 120-room expansion, bringing to 315 rooms, creating Uganda’s biggest hotel.

New Expansions and constructions include Sheraton Kampala Hotel that is expanding to 222 rooms, 60 presidential suite resort worth $30m by Sudhir Ruparelia’s Meera Investments, Kampala Hilton Hotel, which will have 235 international standard rooms and 37 suites in all, Imperial Royal Hotel is also expected to bring on 130 rooms and over 5 presidential suites and Golf course is bringing on board 113 rooms and 2 presidential suites. Ruparelia Group is bringing on board over 500 international standard rooms including 75 rooms at Kabira Club, 50 at Speke Hotel, 315 at Speke Resort and Country Club and 60 presidential suites also at Munyonyo. Imperial Botanical Beach Hotel is doubling its size to 244 rooms and four presidential suites, Grand Imperial with 103 rooms, Imperial Resort Beach Hotel with 181-rooms and the Hotel Africana with 115 rooms.

By Kisibo Jackie
Uganda hotel News