New luxury Tribe hotel for Kenya
Wednesday, 23 September 2009 12:00 AM
The atrium of Tribe, Kenya
Guests travelling to Kenya are in for a pleasant surprise in 2009 with the opening of a new luxury boutique hotel.
Tribe is an attempt to "set a new standard in Kenyan hospitality", with the 142-room property aimed squarely at the diplomatic and business market.
Located less than a kilometre from the United Nations Offices in Nairobi, the US Embassy and Canadian High Commission, the property is also connected to the Village Market - East Africa's largest shopping and recreation complex.
However, in a country so recently wracked by ethnic division, Tribe employs a philosophy of unity as its key attraction.
"The name Tribe is derived from an ideology of unity, an understanding that we are all members of a single tribe and residents of a global village, hence the hotel's tag: One Planet One Tribe," explained Hooman Ehsani, developer.
Designed by architect Mehraz Ehsani, with interiors by Les Harbottle, the hotel is hip and chic, with an emphasis on luxury and design elements - drawing from global inspirations with subtle influences of African art and antiquities.
Tribe hosts over 800 original works of fine art and artefacts, which are featured throughout the rooms, restaurant and common areas.
The hotel also draws on the skills of Kenya for management with its 220 full-time employees all having successfully completed four months of etiquette and operations training in anticipation of the hotel's opening.
The hotel is open now with more information here.
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