Hotel Equatoria Explained

Hotel Name:Hotel Equatoria
Location:William Street, Kampala, Uganda
Coordinates:0.3181°N 32.5736°W
Owner:Imperial Hotels Group
Number Of Restaurants:3 (Indian, Italian & African)
Number Of Bars:3
Number Of Rooms:89

Hotel Equatoria was a hotel in Kampala, the capital of Uganda, the third-largest economy in the East African Community. It was a member of the Imperial Hotels Group.

Location

The hotel was located on the corner of William Street and Kyaggwe Road, in the heart of Kampala's central business district. Adjacent landmarks include the PostBank House, across the street on William Street, Kampala Pentecostal Church, on Kyaggwe Road and Sun City Shopping Arcade, on Kampala Road. The coordinates of the hotel were: 0°19'05.0" N, 32°34'25.0" E (latitude: 0.318056; longitude: 32.573611).[1]

Overview

Centrally located within the business and commercial center of Kampala city, Hotel Equatoria had a total of eighty nine rooms, including: twenty four Standard Rooms, forty Deluxe Rooms, twenty four Executive Rooms and one Family Room. Each room had central air-conditioning, an in-room electronic safe and mini-bar, a work desk and Video and Satellite Television. The hotel also had a subterranean, air-conditioned discotheque.[2]

Recent developments

In December 2009, the owners of the hotel transformed it into a shopping mall, with 700 separate shops; (Equatoria Shopping Mall).[3] [4]

Ownership

The shopping mall is a member of the Imperial Hotels Group.

See also

External links

0.3181°N 32.5736°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Location of The Former Hotel Equatoria At Google Maps. Google Maps. 14 July 2014.
  2. Web site: Amenities of The Former Hotel Equatoria. 14 July 2014. SouthTravels.com.
  3. Web site: Uganda: Karim's Hotel Equatorial Becomes Mall. 13 December 2009. 12 July 2014. Madinah. Tebajjukira. New Vision via AllAfrica.com.
  4. Web site: Kampala’s First Shopping Maze. Carolyne. Nakazibwe. 30 October 2012. 14 July 2014. The Observer (Uganda). 12 December 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221212064143/https://webmail.observer.ug/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=21827&catid=42&Itemid=74. dead.