Sh. 1.3 billion hotel to overlook Nairobi National Park in South C

A Sh. 1.3 billion hotel is set to be constructed in Nairobi’s South C. The mega hotel shall overlook the Nairobi National Park and shall be owned by a private investor dubbed The View by the Park Limited.

According to disclosures by the investor, the hotel that shall be known as ‘The View’ will comprise of 170 hotel rooms and 126 apartments. The apartments shall be made up of two and four bedroom units.

“[The] project envisages putting up 126 apartment units on a concave-shaped block of the mixed-use project. These apartments will be two, three, and four-bedroom apartments. The hotel will feature 170 room facility and a sky restaurant,” The View by the Park Limited states in the disclosures.

This hotel shall be built on the edge of the Southern ByPass. It will be located just a short distance from the Ole Sereni Hotel that sits at the tail end of the Southern ByPass along the Mombasa Road.

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When complete, the hotel tower block shall comprise of 37 floors. “The current proposal is for a three to four star hotel. The hotel tower block which is circular in nature is expected to be the tallest, standing at 37 floors when fully developed. A mix of office spaces is proposed including meeting rooms, co-working spaces, and conference rooms.

At 37 floors, the new hotel might be taller than the 32-storey, 200 metres (660 ft) Britam Towers and the 31-storey, 184 metres (604 ft) GTC Office Tower. It however remains to be seen if and when the proposals contained in the disclosures will move from paper to the ground, how long construction shall take place to conclude and how funding for the mega development shall be sourced.

The National Park has become a major selling point for developments within the hospitality industry, especially due to its close proximity to the Central Business District in Nairobi and the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA).