KIGALI, RWANDA
Kempinski Hotels officially took over the management of the famous Hôtel Des Milles Collines in Rwanda’s capital Kigali in July. Hôtel Des Milles Collines by Kempinski will be the European luxury hotel company’s ninth hotel operating on the continent, with three more hotels in Africa scheduled to open in the next six months.
The hotel, which originally opened in 1973, was made famous three decades later by the film Hotel Rwanda as a place of refuge during the Rwandan genocide in 1994.
The hotel is now officially part of the Kempinski network and is bookable online through Kempinski.com. Plans are in place for a major refurbishment to the rooms and restaurants over the next eighteen months to facilitate the full implementation of its signature services and standards. It currently offers 112 guest rooms.
