Nairobi famous Hilton Hotel will close its doors for an unspecified period of time in December and lay off an unspecified number of workers, some of the challenges include covid-19 travel ceasation.
The hotel was the tallest building in Nairobi and a popular base for tourists to Kenya seeking adventures in the country’s famed game parks and reserveve, it has 287 rooms — 45 twins, 185 doubles, seven suites, 22 pool rooms and 27 executive rooms.
Among the many partners include government which owns 40.57 percent of the shares. The hotel, has pointed out other factors which have contributed to this decision after operating for more than 50 years at the center of business point.
In an interview Hilton spokesperson was quoted saying “Following extensive discussions with the hotel ownership, Hilton Nairobi will close its doors for the last time on 31st December 2022 and cease operations,”
He also added that
“Covid-19 created unprecedented challenges for our industry. However, the decision to cease operations is not directly connected to the pandemic.
“Unfortunately, the closure of the hotel will result in a retrenchment process. However, we will work with those impacted to help them find alternative employment,”
The hotel said it will redeploy some staff to hotels within its Hilton portfolio in Nairobi. Following the action Hilton not quit Kenya and will continue to operate its other brands in the country.
