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Kampala Intercontinental Hotel is a hotel

Hotel

A hotel is an establishment that provides paid lodging on a short-term basis. The provision of basic accommodation, in times past, consisting only of a room with a bed, a cupboard, a small table and a washstand has largely been replaced by rooms with modern facilities, including en-suite bathrooms...

, under construction, in Kampala

Kampala

Kampala is the largest city and capital of Uganda. The city is divided into five boroughs that oversee local planning: Kampala Central Division, Kawempe Division, Makindye Division, Nakawa Division and Lubaga Division. The city is coterminous with Kampala District.-History: of Buganda, had chosen...

, Uganda

Uganda

Uganda , officially the Republic of Uganda, is a landlocked country in East Africa. Uganda is also known as the "Pearl of Africa". It is bordered on the east by Kenya, on the north by South Sudan, on the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, on the southwest by Rwanda, and on the south by...

's capital city.

Location

The hotel is located on Nakasero Hill

Nakasero

Nakasero is the hill where the central business district of Kampala is located. Kampala is Uganda's capital and largest city.-Location:Nakasero is bordered by Mulago to the north, Makerere to the northwest, Old Kampala to the west, Namirembe and Mengo to the southwest, Nsambya to the south, Kibuli...

, the most prestigious location in Kampala

Kampala

, the capital of Uganda

Uganda

and the largest city in that county. 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, that was relocated to Kitikifumba

Kitikifumba

Kitikifumba is a neighborhood in Kira Municipality, Kyaddondo County, Wakiso District, in Central Uganda.-Location:Kitikifumba is bordered by Namugongo to the northeast, Bweyogerere to the southeast, Naalya to the south, Najjera to the west and Downtown Kira to the northwest...

, in Kira Municipality in Wakiso District

Wakiso District

Wakiso District is a district in Central Uganda that encircles Kampala, Uganda's capital city. The district is named after the town of Wakiso, where the district headquarters are located.-Location:...

. The elevation of the construction site is 1160 metres (3,805.8 ft) above sea level, facing south east, adjacent to Oasis Mall on Kololo Hill

Kololo

-Location:Kololo is close to the centre of Kampala, bordered by Naguru to the east, Bukoto to the north, Mulago to the northwest, Makerere to the west, Nakasero to the southwest and Kibuli to the south.-Overview:...

, in Kampala's central business district

Central business district

A central business district is the commercial and often geographic heart of a city. In North America this part of a city is commonly referred to as "downtown" or "city center"...

. The coordinates of the hotel are:00 19 01N, 32 35 28E (Latitude:0.3170; Longitude:32.5910).

Overview

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

A 250-room five-star 34 storey hotel tower - The Kampala Intercontinental Hotel - The third (3rd) five-star hotel in Kampala, behind Kampala Serena Hotel
Kampala Serena Hotel
-Location:Kampala Serena Hotel is located on Kintu Road, on Nakasero Hill, nestled among of manicured lawns and gardens in one of Kampala's most exclusive hillside neighborhoods. This location is adjacent to the Kampala Sheraton Hotel and the Imperial Royale Hotel...

and Kampala Hilton Hotel
Kampala Hilton Hotel
Kampala Hilton Hotel is a hotel, under construction, in Kampala, Uganda's capital city.-Location:The hotel is located on Nakasero Hill Road in Nakasero, Kampala's most prestigious location. The building is being erected on a site that was previously occupied by the state's television stations...

.
A conference center that can accommodate over 3,000 conference delegates
Rentable retail and office space, measuring in excess of 90000 square metre
Parking space for over 1,500 vehicles.

History

In 2006, Kingdom Hotel Investments (KHI), a real estate investment and development company, headquartered in Dubai

Dubai

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, United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates

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(UAE), leased 15 acres (6.1 ha), in the center of Kampala

Kampala

, from the Government of Uganda for ninety-nine (99) years. KHI planned to construct a luxury hotel complex on the property, with the opening date of 2009, at an estimated cost of US$60 million. KHI is chaired by HRH Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal, a prince of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Following the Global Recession

Global recession

A global recession is a period of global economic slowdown. The International Monetary Fund takes many factors into account when defining a global recession, but it states that global economic growth of 3 percent or less is "equivalent to a global recession".By this measure, four periods since...

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

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 and is expected to last until 2013, at an estimated cost of US$80 million. InterContinental Hotels has signed the agreement with the hotel developers to manage the hotel when completed. Kampala Intercontinental Hotel, is one of three InterContinental hotels under construction on the African continent in 2011. The other two are in Luanda

Luanda

Luanda, formerly named São Paulo da Assunção de Loanda, is the capital and largest city of Angola. Located on Angola's coast with the Atlantic Ocean, Luanda is both Angola's chief seaport and its administrative center. It has a population of at least 5 million...

, Angola

Angola

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and in Lagos

Lagos

Lagos is a port and the most populous conurbation in Nigeria. With a population of 7,937,932, it is currently the third most populous city in Africa after Cairo and Kinshasa, and currently estimated to be the second fastest growing city in Africa...

, Nigeria

Nigeria

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