Kampala Intercontinental Hotel

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Kampala Intercontinental Hotel
General information
Location	Kampala, Uganda
Coordinates	00°19′01″N 32°35′28″E / 0.31694°N 32.59111°E / 0.31694; 32.59111
Opening	2015 (Expected)
Owner	Mara Group and Kingdom Hotel Investments
Management	Intercontinental Hotels
Technical details
Floor count	34
Other information
Number of rooms	320

Kampala Intercontinental Hotel is a hotel, under construction, in Kampala, Uganda's capital city.^[1]^[2]

Location

The hotel is located on Nakasero Hill, the most prestigious location in Kampala, the capital of Uganda and the largest city in that country. The piece of property where the hotel is located is bordered by Nile Avenue to the north, Yusuf Lule Road to the east and De Winton Road to the south. The National Theater and Uganda Broadcasting Corporation border the location to the west. The hotel complex is being erected on a 15 acres (6.1 ha) site that was previously occupied by Shimoni Teacher Training College, which was relocated to Kitikifumba, in Kira Municipality in Wakiso District. The elevation of the construction site is 1,160 metres (3,810 ft) above sea level, facing south east, adjacent to Oasis Mall, in Kampala's central business district. The coordinates of the hotel are:00 19 01N, 32 35 28E (Latitude:0.3170; Longitude:32.5910).^[3]

Overview

Kampala Intercontinental Hotel is part of a business/residential real estate development that will include:^[4]

A 320-room five-star 34-storey hotel tower - The Kampala Intercontinental Hotel - The 3rd five-star hotel in Kampala, behind Kampala Serena Hotel and Kampala Hilton Hotel.
A conference center that can accommodate over 3,000 conference delegates
Rentable retail and office space, measuring in excess of 90,000 square metres (970,000 sq ft)
Parking space for over 1,500 vehicles.

History

In 2006, Kingdom Hotel Investments (KHI), a real estate investment and development company, headquartered in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE), leased 15 acres (6.1 ha), in the center of Kampala, from the Government of Uganda for 99 years. KHI planned to construct a luxury hotel complex on the property, with the opening date planned for 2009. KHI is chaired by HRH Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal, a prince of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.^[5]

Following the Global Recession of 2008 and 2009, KHI became unable to fund the project on its own. They sold majority shareholding in the development to Azure Holdings Limited, a subsidiary of the Mara Group, also headquartered in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Mara Group is also the parent company of Kensington Uganda Limited, a real estate investment and development company. Construction of the hotel, technically known as Kingdom Kampala Hotel, began in July 2010.^[6] InterContinental Hotels has signed the agreement with the hotel developers to manage the hotel when completed.^[7] Kampala Intercontinental Hotel, is one of three InterContinental hotels under construction on the African continent in 2011. The other two are in Luanda, Angola and in Lagos, Nigeria.^[8]

Construction costs

The hotel and conference complex are estimated to cost US$80 million to construct.^[9]

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References

v t e Kampala District

Capital: Kampala

Divisions	Kampala Central Division Kawempe Division Lubaga Division Makindye Division Nakawa Division

Neighborhoods	Bugoloobi Bukoto Busega Butabika Bwaise Ggaba Kabalagala Kamwookya Kansanga Kaleerwe Kanyanya Kasubi Katwe Kawaala Kawempe Kibuli Kibuye Kigoowa Kikaaya Kisaasi Kiwaatule Kulambiro Kololo Kyambogo Kyebando Lubaga Lungujja Luzira Makerere Makindye Mbuya Mengo Mpererwe Mulago Munyonyo Mutundwe Muyenga Naakulabye Naguru Najjanankumbi Nakasero Nakawa Namirembe Namungoona Namuwongo Nateete Ndeeba Nsambya Ntinda Old Kampala Port Bell Wandegeya

Economy	Air Uganda Aya Group Quality Chemical Industries Limited Mukwano Group Ruparelia Group Bank of Uganda ABC Capital Bank Barclays Bank Bank of Africa Bank of Baroda Bank of India (Uganda) DFCU Group Cairo International Bank Centenary Bank Citibank Commercial Bank of Africa Crane Bank DFCU Bank Diamond Trust Bank Ecobank Equity Bank Finance Trust Bank Guaranty Trust Bank Uganda Global Trust Bank Housing Finance Bank Imperial Bank Uganda Kenya Commercial Bank National Bank of Commerce NC Bank Uganda Orient Bank PostBank Uganda Stanbic Bank Standard Chartered Bank Tropical Bank United Bank for Africa East African Development Bank Uganda Development Bank National Housing and Construction Company Uganda Air Cargo International Medical Group National Social Security Fund National Water and Sewerage Corporation Umeme Uganda Securities Exchange Uganda Investment Authority Capital Markets Authority The Monitor New Vision New Vision Group Uganda Telecom Mercantile Credit Bank Pride Microfinance Limited Opportunity Uganda Limited Kyagalanyi Coffee Limited FINCA Uganda Limited UGAFODE Microfinance Limited

Notable landmarks	Bulange Uganda Parliament Buildings Butabika National Referral Hospital Mulago National Referral Hospital Nsambya Hospital Rubaga Hospital Mengo Hospital Naguru General Hospital International Hospital Kampala Kibuli Hospital Kampala Capital City Authority Complex Kampala Serena Hotel Hotel Africana Kampala Sheraton Hotel Imperial Hotels Group Imperial Royale Hotel Grand Imperial Hotel Hotel Equatoria Kampala Hilton Hotel Kampala Intercontinental Hotel Kampala Speke Hotel Mapeera House Movement House East African Development Bank Building Bank of Uganda Building Complex Mengo Palace St. Paul's Cathedral Namirembe St. Mary's Cathedral Lubaga Makerere University Main Campus Kampala Tower Kibuli Mosque Old Kampala Mosque Kampala Airport Uganda Museum Uganda National Cultural Centre Kampala Northern Bypass Highway Kampala-Jinja Highway Kasubi Tombs Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kampala DFCU House Pension Towers

Education	Makerere University Makerere University Business School Kampala International University Kampala International School Kampala University Kyambogo University Law Development Centre International Health Sciences University International University of East Africa Makerere College School Rubaga Community School Saint Lawrence University Uganda Management Institute Cavendish University Uganda Victoria University Uganda Uganda Martyrs University School of Medicine

Notable people	Apolo Nsibambi Nasser Ntege Sebaggala David Serwadda Fred Ruhindi John Ssebaana Kizito Bulaimu Muwanga Kibirige Erias Lukwago Dr. Ian Clarke Jennifer Musisi Maria Kiwanuka Laurence Sematimba Joseph Kizito Justinian Tamusuza Robert Ssejjemba Eugene Sseppuya Phillip Ssozi Sudhir Ruparelia Wasswa Serwanga Yusef Sozi Derrick Sebagala Margaret Zziwa

Coordinates: 00°19′01″N 32°35′28″E / 0.31694°N 32.59111°E / 0.31694; 32.59111

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