Sheraton Kampala Hotel

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Sheraton Kampala Hotel
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Location within Kampala
General information
Location Kampala, Uganda
Coordinates 00°19′00″N32°35′01″E / 0.31667°N 32.58361°E / 0.31667; 32.58361
OpeningOctober 8, 1967 [1]
ManagementConstellation Hospitality Group
Technical details
Floor count14
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Number of rooms233

The Sheraton Kampala Hotel is a hotel in Kampala, the capital of Uganda and its largest city. [2] It is one of the three Five star hotels in Kampala, as rated by the Uganda Tourism Board in June 2015. [3]

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Location

The hotel sits on the southwestern slopes of Nakasero Hill, an upscale neighborhood in Kampala Central Division. The coordinates of the hotel are:0°19'00.0"N, 32°35'01.0"E (Longitude:0.316667; Latude:32.583611). [4]

History

The hotel opened on October 8, 1967 [1] as the Apolo Hotel. The hotel's opening was attended by its namesake, Prime Minister Apollo Milton Obote. [5] When Obote was overthrown in a military coup by Idi Amin in 1971, the hotel was renamed the Kampala International Hotel. [6] Following the overthrow of Amin by Tanzanian forces, who made the hotel their headquarters, and the Uganda National Liberation Army in 1979, and the return to power of Obote in 1980, the hotel reverted to the Apolo Hotel name. [6] The National Resistance Movement government, which came into power in 1986, liberalized the economy. In 1987, a group of Middle Eastern investors won the right to lease the hotel for 25 years from its owners, the Apolo Hotel Corporation Limited, a company fully owned by the government of Uganda. The hotel was extensively refurbished and was renamed the Sheraton Kampala Hotel when it reopened in 1991, as a Sheraton Hotels franchise. [1] A fence separating the hotel compound from the neighbouring Jubilee Park was removed and the park was renamed Sheraton Gardens. The hotel has since had several episodes of major renovations. [7] [8]

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References

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  2. ↑ "Uganda Hotels by Destination: Sheraton Hotel Kampala". Uganda Hotel Guide. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
  3. ↑ Barigaba, Julius (4 July 2015). "Hotels In Kampala Get Classified, Seven Years On". The EastAfrican . Nairobi. Retrieved 4 July 2015.
  4. ↑ Google (4 July 2015). "Location of Kampala Sheraton Hotel At Google Maps" (Map). Google Maps . Google. Retrieved 4 July 2015.
  5. ↑ "Today In History; November 12, 1961". Newvision.co.ug. 2011-11-14. Retrieved 2018-09-21.
  6. 1 2 "A Stylish Hotel Lives To Mirror Uganda'S Fate". The New York Times. 1981-04-20. Retrieved 2018-09-21.
  7. ↑ "Sheraton Kampala Hotel: Kampala's Top Hospitality Venue". The European Times. 2 October 2012. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
  8. ↑ "Sheraton To Attract More Tourists". New Vision (Kampala). 2 February 2015. Retrieved 3 February 2015.

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