Sankara Hotel is on the hot seat. Numerous allegations have been made, alleging that the 5-star hotel Sankara has been unduly charging its customers parking fees City Council style, charges it includes in the total bill.
The latest to make these allegations is popular lawyer and columnist Donald B. Kipkorir. Yesterday, Mr. Kipkorir alleged that Sankara Hotel robbed him twice by exaggerating its wine prices and charging him undue parking fees. Apparently, one glass of 30ml wine at Sankara is charged Sh. 1,200!!
He posted on his popular wall thus: “Today [Tuesday], Sankara Hotel robbed me twice. I went with my friend for lunch at its Graze Restaurant, and paid a bill of Kshs.9,100/= that included one glass of 30ml wine at Kshs. 1,200/=. The wine prices at Sankara are extortionist. Then to add insult to injury, I had to pay parking charge of Kshs.100/=.”
The post elicited mixed reactions from Kenyans, some who agreed with Mr. Kipkorir and others who disagreed with him. Here’s a sample of the comments:
Sirmie Mwaniki: He claims he was robbed and he has a receipt that clearly shows the price of each item. That’s a five star hotel and you should know they don’t sell cheap food or drinks. That money has to pay their bills and chef’s like me who give you the pleasure of eating something you can’t possibly cook. Do you have any idea what it takes to actually prepare the ribeye steak?
Kinyua John: Look at the receipt serial number….509774. If it started with 0000001…and each client is spending half of what you spent ..say 5k, they have made a total of 2.6 billion. .roughly. ..from that restaurant alone. So…the whining about 100 bob to them is non-issue.
Winnie Wangari: Overpriced? yes! robbing people? No..you went there by choice lol and you know damn well you can afford it so i dont see why the fuss is all about.
Rozzie Were: He talked about THE WINE and being charged for PARKING. He doesnt seem to be complaining about the food from what i see. And he’s a regular. He has a right to complain.
Cow Cow Wasonga: Sue them immediately.
Robert Katz: I have had lunch and dinner several times and mostly costs around 3k per head which I found very affordable
