Nairobi has been ranked the best in Kenya, for having town hotels receiving five-star rating following their fine establishments and quality services offered to clients.
In an award ceremony held at English point Marina in Mombasa, the Tourism Regulatory Authority revealed the winners depending on their establishments and ratings.
The ten Nairobi hotels that received the five-star rating include, Hotel Villa Rosa Kempinski, Hemingway’s Nairobi, Sankara Nairobi, Fairmont The Norfolk, Tribe Hotel, The Sarova Stanley, Radisson Blu Hotel, Dusit D2, Intercontinental Nairobi and the Boma Nairobi.
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Additionally, thirteen hotels in the Capital were awarded four-star ratings while nine others got a two-star rating.
Speaking during the event, Tourism Regulatory Authority (TRA) Chairman Sammy Nyule noted that classification makes it easier for tourists to choose their preferences according to standards.
He also instructed all tourism facilities to ensure they are classified or accredited by the TRA within the next six months.
"It is now compulsory for every facility, especially accommodation facilities to be classified. We have not penalised anyone because we want to urge them to take it up in the next six months," Mr Nyule noted.
TRA's director-general Kipkorir Lagat noted that the rating exercise was conducted fairly and in line with laws and regulations stipulated by the East African Community (EAC) Classification Criteria.
Commending the Hotels, Kipkorir noted: "We urge all the facilities we have given the star to maintain the service. If by any chance they also improve and want a reclassification to a higher star rating they should get in touch.
"If the facility downgrades the standards, the law obliges us to recall the star which we have awarded," he added.
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