ALEFRAN TOURS & SAFARIS :: Safaris in Kenya, Tanzania & Uganda : hotels

HOTEL INTER-CONTINENTAL
Choose your own brand of entertainment. This superbly equipped hotel has all the usual leisure facilities including gymnasium, sauna, jacuzzi, Turkish bath and massage service. It also offers the outdoor pursuits of tennis, cycling and golf. However, guests who are a little more adventurous can enjoy a more exotic pastime and embark on a safari into Nairobi’s National Park. Arrange via the hotel’s concierge.

Impressive hotel overlooking the city.5 minutes from the centre of city and 15 minutes from airport.

Facilities

4 restaurants, a bar and 24-hour room service.
A heated swimming pool.
A fitness centre with sauna and massage.
Shops, abusiness centre and shuttle to city.
Babysitting available.
385 guest rooms.Non-smoking and interconnecting rooms available

NAIROBI SAFARI CLUB
All-suite 16-storey hotel with club like ambience, situated in downtown Nairobi, near shopping, 20km from the airport.

Facilities

2 restaurants, 2bars, acoffee shop and 24-hour room service.
A heated swimming pool.
A fitness centre with sauna and massage.
Shops, a business centre and shuttle to city.
146 guest rooms. Non-smoking rooms available.

THE GRAND REGENCY
Well equipped modern design hotel,set in upscale and retail district,overlooking Central Park,15km from airport.

Facilities

5 restaurants,5 bars,a coffee shop and 24-hour room service.
Heated swimming pool.
A fitness centre with sauna and massage and a beauty salon.
Shops, a business centre and shuttle to city.
Babysitting available.
230 guest rooms.Non-smoking and interconnecting rooms available.

PANAFRIC HOTEL
Situated in a quiet residential area overlooking the flower gardens of Central Park.1 mile from the city centre and 18 miles from the airport.

Facilities

2 restaurants, 2 bars and 24-hour room service.
Aheated swimming pool.
Shops.
Babysitting and kid's club available.
160 guest rooms.Non-smoking and interconnecting rooms available.

HILTON NAIROBI
The Nairobi Hilton has recently undergone a US$12 million renovation program. From the lobby to the rooftop, there's a new vitality and sophistication throughout the Hotel. The 302 room hotel enjoys a perfect location in the heart of Kenya's capital and provides the business and leisure guest a superb selection of facilities. Four restaurants are available and one Pub with live entertainment. The ballroom and four meeting rooms can host 500 guests. Local attractions include Nairobi National Park and a nearby Golf Course with complimentary green fees to hotel residents. Jomo Kenyatta International Airport is only a 20 minute drive from the hotel.

THE STANLEY HOTEL

A deluxe hotel, The Stanley recalls the graceful era of fine furnishings, grand living and cool Victorian elegance. It features the famous Thorn Tree Coffee Shop, the Zen gourmet restaurant with unique fusion cuisine, the Pool deck restaurant and the Exchange Bar. The hotel also boasts an elegant shopping arcade, a fully equipped health club with heated swimming pool and a modern business centre. Its conference facilities can accommodate up to 400 people.
The luxurious guest rooms and suites are exceptionally spacious, comfortable and give a feeling of being home while away from home. All rooms are equipped with the amenities for the modern business traveller, such as direct e-mail access. Non-smoking rooms are available as well as 24-hour room service and same day laundry and valet service.

The Stanley has had 3 owners and been renovated 3 times since its inception way back when Nairobi was little more than a Railway outpost sporting a few wood and tin buildings.

A major reconstruction and overall beautifying of the hotel took place in 1932 under the watchful eye of Fred and Mayence Tate. In 1958 most of the hotel structure was demolished and rebuilt in line with Jack and 'Tubby'- Abraham Block's two sons - plans for massive improvements for the hotel.

After operating the hotel under the name The New Stanley for about 20 years, The Sarova Group undertook a massive rehabilitation worth about US$ 20 million in 1998/99. The management then resolved that the hotel would revert to its original name, The Stanley, and so it stands today

The Stanley made the first ever order of beer from Kenya Breweries Ltd. Under the management of Mr. Waterman, The Stanley in 1922 took delivery of the first ever order undertaken by Kenya Breweries Ltd -10 cases of beer. The Hurst Brothers set up Kenya Breweries in 1922.

The Stanley's Exchange Bar was the first home of the Nairobi Stock Exchange. The original bar in The Stanley, called Long Bar was acknowledged by the English Sunday Times as one of the 'Famous Long Bars of The World'. It was replaced later by the Safari Bar on the first floor and later still by the Exchange Bar. This last was the birthplace of Nairobi's first and only Stock Exchange where previously four businessmen had sat, since 1954, transacting their business of stocks and shares.

Today The Stanley's Exchange Bar sports a 'Wall of Fame', on which, in places of honour, hang photographs of the chief executives of the current top 20 companies on the Nairobi Stock Exchange.

Facilities

3 reataurants, 3 bars, a coffee shop and 24-hour room service.
A heated swimming pool.
A fitness centre with sauna and massage and a beauty salon.
Shops and business centre and babysitting available.
Guest rooms, non-smoking and interconnecting rooms available.

SERENA HOTEL
With the shimmering sands and waters of the Indian Ocean stretching before it, amidst verdant, bougainvillea-filled gardens, and shaded by gently swaying palm trees, the Mombasa Serena Beach Hotel represents the ultimate escape.

The resort subtly integrates indigenous design and materials with the highest standards of modern hospitality. In spirit and style it is inspired by the legendary 13th-century Swahili town of Lamu - beside a shady courtyard, flat-roofed Arabesque houses with hand-carved doors accommodate charming, luxurious guest rooms.

A wide varietyof watersports and other recreational opportunities are available.

166 air-conditioned rooms and suites. Extensive recreational opportunities are available for guests -scuba diving, windsurfing, deep-sea fishing, mini-sailing, coral reef snorkeling, beach volleyball, and more. Instruction is available.

MOUNT KENYA SAFARI CLUB
The Club was voted for the "World’s Best 2001 Award" for the best hotel in the Africa and Middle East Category. Mount Kenya Safari Club is owned by Lonrho Hotels Kenya who recently completed a US$5 million refurbishment of The Norfolk Hotel in Nairobi. The company is committed to improving the already high standards of all their properties in Kenya.

The refurbishment program involved the public areas, landscaping, upgrading the guest rooms and suites. Innovations including a landscaped maze which is an exact copy of the famous maze at England’s Hampton Court has been opened to the public and is sure to bring hours of entertainment to guests.

With regards to standards of food, fire safety and general security, Mount Kenya Safari Club was awarded 1st place out of approximately seventy properties. This represents a professional, unbiased testimony of the high standards of all Lonrho Hotels Kenya’s properties.

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