Hilton signs DoubleTree deal for 196-room hotel in Conakry's Kaloum district
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Falibra Group and SCF SA have signed an agreement with Hilton to open a 196-room DoubleTree by Hilton in Conakry on the site of the Grand Hôtel de l'Indépendance, marking the brand's entry into Guinea.
Hilton is set to enter Guinea after Falibra Group and SCF SA, through their Economic Interest Group, signed an agreement to bring the DoubleTree by Hilton brand to Conakry.
The hotel will be developed on the site of the Grand Hôtel de l'Indépendance on the Atlantic waterfront in Kaloum, Conakry's administrative and business district. Its position near government ministries, the Central Bank of the Republic of Guinea, the Autonomous Port of Conakry and major corporate headquarters is expected to serve official delegations, business travellers and event attendees, while the nearby Îles de Loos adds leisure demand.
DoubleTree by Hilton Conakry Kaloum will have 196 guest rooms and suites, an all-day dining restaurant, a signature restaurant, lobby café and bar, pool bar and grill, outdoor and children's pools, a fitness centre, spa and wellness area and a tennis court. Corporate and events space will include a multifunction room, meeting rooms, an outdoor function lawn and a business centre.
Falilou Diallo, managing director of Falibra Group, described the signing as “a major milestone for Guinea” and said the property would offer business travellers and visitors an internationally branded hotel in the heart of Kaloum. Carlos Khneisser, Hilton's chief development officer for the Middle East and Africa, said entering Guinea marked “an important milestone” in the group's expansion across Africa and that Conakry's role as a commercial and administrative centre underpinned the case for the location.
The project is being developed by Falibra Group and SCF SA through a public-private partnership and forms part of efforts to renew the capital's hotel offering.