KAHC FOREWORD
Hospitality sector is alive and kicking
O
nce again, I have great pleasure
It’s a slightly different picture at the
to introduce the latest edition
coast, but even so our members are
of the KAHC Kenya Hotel &
reporting much higher occupancy rates
Restaurant Guide.
and are optimistic about 2017.
We have come a long way as an associa-
World-class
tion and as an industry since the first guide was published in 2004. At that
We also have a number of lodges and
time, Kenya’s hotel sector was mature,
camps among our membership and
little changing and with a marked
these continue to be the backbone of
absence of new players – either in
our world-class safari sector, providing
Nairobi or at the coast.
top quality accommodation, fine cuisine, attentive service and knowledgeable
Today, Nairobi is one of Africa’s most
guiding in our game parks.
dynamic cities, with new hotels opening on a very regular basis and bed capacity
As this guide clearly illustrates, Kenya
growing exponentially. The vast majority
has something for everyone, whether
of these new hotels have been opened by
you’re a conference delegate, a business
internationally recognised brands – again,
visitor, a beach-lover or you are coming
a departure from the past. I am pleased
to view our wildlife. And I believe we
to report that more new hotels are under
have among our members the hotels,
MIKE MACHARIA
construction across the city and we look
lodges and camps to meet the exacting
Chief executive
forward to their opening in 2017 and 2018.
needs of all these visitors.
Kenya Association of Hotelkeepers & Caterers
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