Client:

Kingdom Hotel Investments Company (KHI), Saudi Arabia

Location:

Nairobi, Mara, Mount Kenya and Aberdare, Kenya

Refurbishment of 5 Hotels

NORFOLK HOTEL 167 Guest rooms

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Refurbishment of five hotels located in different places in Kenya, namely: Norfolk Hotel, Nairobi, Mount Kenya Safari Club, the Ark, Aberdare Country Club and Mara Safari Club. The hotels shall be operated by Fairmont.

Norfolk Hotel, Nairobi; comprises 167 rooms, out of which about 34 rooms needed complete renovation, while the remaining rooms needed some repairs. This is in addition to necessary upgrade in public areas (restaurants, public toilets, ballroom, meeting room, luggage area, swimming pool, laundry, offices and engineering area).

Mount Kenya Safari Club; comprising 107 guest rooms, out of which 68 rooms needed complete renovation, while the remaining rooms needed some different sort of repairs. This is in addition to necessary upgrade in public areas (members dining room, lobby, lounges, bar, lounge terrace and garden lounge, the restaurants, the shop, managers offices, secretary office, business center, public toilets; meeting/conference room, petrol station and swimming pool). Also some upgrades were needed for River Ride Cottages, William Holden Cottages and Garden Suites.

The Ark; it is built in the form of a wooden ship; attention was mainly addressed to painting of rooms and electro-mechanical fixtures; upgrading of corridors; public areas (Levels B, C and D Decks, including: public toilets, dinning rooms, bar, five place and its lounge).

Aberdare Country Club; attention were addressed to main building, rooms, kitchen, meeting room, laundry and staff housing.

Mara Safari Club; it is almost made of tents. Upgrades were addressed to cover entrance walkway, main building, pool restaurant, tents, kitchen, new storage room and garage area.