Uganda continues to witness growth in the number of hotels and related facilities to support the local tourism industry, but none has done it better than businessman Sudhir Ruparelia, Chairman of Ruparelia Group which is determined to provide classy accommodation and conference facilities, which is in line with international standards.
Sudhir’s expertise in providing hotels and conference rooms is the talk of the town after he built a 3,800-seater Conventional Centre at Munyonyo Commonwealth Resort, complete with 16 breakout rooms attached to another 16 in the old structure. Sudhir’s expertise in the hotel industry helped Uganda to host the Non-Aligned Movement [NAM] and G77+China summits that put Uganda on the world map.
Under his Ruparelia Group, the businessman is also steadily implementing Kabira Country Club Extension Project in Bukoto Kampala. This project is expected to provide Ugandans, and others with accommodation, and more jobs. Recently the Commissioner of Uganda Revenue Authority John Musinguzi and the High Commissioner of India to Uganda, among other visitors toured the construction project, guided by Sudhir himself.
Trusting Ruparelia Group in hotel business
There is no doubt, we know that Ruparelia Group runs one of Uganda’s largest and finest hotels and resorts serving both the luxury and budget market. The Group offers the ultimate in luxury accommodation, leisure facilities and the finest conference and business meeting venues in Uganda.
All Ruparelia Group’s hotels and resorts are situated in the most strategic locations and offer an array of luxury services, intense hospitality, modern amenities, and business facilities.
However, Munyonyo Commonwealth Resort is the front-runner in the Ruparelia Group, and is well known for hosting national, regional and global conferences, as we recently saw with NAM and G77+China summits.
This leading 5-star resort is set on 90 acres in the Speke Resort complex, close to business, shopping and entertainment centres. The comfort and convenience offered by the Resort has attracted several high-profile visitors, from heads of state and foreign dignitaries to international celebrities.
Kabira Country Club is an exquisite facility in Kampala that combines short and long-term residential accommodation and conference facilities with the most prestigious health, fitness and leisure complex in Uganda.
Tourist Hotel has a modest blend of all Ruparelia Group’s deluxe accommodation, conference and leisure facilities into an economically mindful package, with no compromise to service, convenience and comfort. The hotel is located in a busy business centre in Kampala and offers a choice of 70 comfortable rooms to the discerning businessperson and tourist at budget prices.
Speke Hotel, another in the Ruparelia Group, is one of Kampala’s oldest hotels and offers all the charms of bygone days complimented by efficient, modern services and facilities. Speke Hotel is located in the heart of Kampala, close to banks and business centres. Speke Apartments offer overnight accommodation and holiday apartments to travellers in Kampala for rent on a daily or monthly basis.
Others are: Forest Cottages in Bukoto, Speke Resort Bujagali Falls, Bukoto Heights and Bukoto Living, Pearl businessman park, Kingdom Kampala Hotel, Sese Gateway hotel, Paradise Resort.
The Group’s award-winning performance in hospitality led to Speke Resort and Conference Centre being named Africa’s best luxury lakeside Resort in the 2019 World Luxury Hotel Awards, while Kabira Country Club bagged the award for best luxury boutique hotel.
Classification of hotels sees hotels under Ruparelia Group doing well
In August last, Uganda Tourism Board (UTB) started undertaking a nationwide grading and classification exercise, and most of the Ruparelia Group hotels appear among the best.
According to UTB CEO Lilly Ajarova, the hotel classification exercise is in fulfillment of one of UTB’s mandates to carry out Quality Assurance of the tourism sector as enshrined in the Tourism Act 2008. The exercise aligns the country and tourism players to the provisions of Article 115(2) of the East African Treaty. In the treaty, Tourism is one of the identified sectors where partner states work together in a coordinated manner, to develop the quality of accommodation and catering facilities for visitors within the region.
Ruparelia Group hotels meet most of the Five “As” of tourism including Attractions, Amenities, Activities, Accessibility and Accommodation. Accommodation is one of the important components in streaming standards that make Uganda a competitive destination.
According to experts, hotels must meet international standards to attract tourists to the country, and this has been achieved by hotels run by Ruparelia Group.
