Africa’s first modular hotel announced by Hilton

Three more African countries will benefit from the company’s expansion plan, as announced during the African Hotel Investment Forum (AHIF) 2016 event

Hilton Worldwide has announced the opening of new hotels across the territory of three African countries, in order to achieve its goal to double owned properties until 2021.

The continent’s first modular hotel is among these properties: Hilton Garden Inn is to be opened in Accra, Ghana, in collaboration with CIMC Modular Building Systems.

Featuring 280 guest-rooms, Hilton Garden Inn will be an innovative modular construction withholding several benefits when compared to traditional buildings: cost effective assembling, faster development, and standard design. The hotel will be build in China and transported to Ghana for completion. This way, the developers and investors will benefit reduced time and costs for the construction.

The Senior Vice-President of Hilton Worldwide, Patrick Fitzgibbon, commented on the company’s latest plans: “Having been present in Africa for more than 50 years we’re proud to have remained at the forefront of pioneering hotel growth on the continent. This year at AHIF we’re breaking new ground in the region with the announcement of our first modular build hotel, a fast-paced construction solution that we feel has huge potential in Africa, with quicker returns for investors and a world-class hospitality experience for guests. We remain hugely committed to Africa across our portfolio of world-class brands, continuing to introduce our hotels to new markets across the whole of Sub-Saharan Africa in the coming years.”

Apart from the first modular property of the continent, Hilton plans to build Africa’s tallest hotel in Nairobi and to extend its airport hotels chain with a new Legend Curio Hotel at Lagos Airport, as a part of the company’s continuous expansion strategy across the hospitality market worldwide.