Speke Resort and Conference Centre has been named Africa’s best Luxury Lakeside Resort in the 13th Annual World Luxury Hotel Awards, 2019.
Munyonyo Commonwealth Resort- another of the Ruparelia Group hotels that is adjacent to Speke Resort and Conference Centre has been named the Regional Winner, in East Africa, in the Luxury Hotel & Conference Centre category.
Kabira Country Club won the top regional accolade in the Luxury Boutique Hotel category.
“This award serves as recognition of sustained commitment to excellence in hoteliering and outstanding achievement in the international luxury hospitality industry. World Luxury Hotel Awards hereby certifies the participation of the winner in the 2019 awards and congratulates them in this accomplishment,” read certificate awarded to the winners, signed by Tanique Echardt, Executive Manager and Brandon Lourens (Shairman and CEO) of the World Luxury Hotel Awards respectively.
Other winners from Uganda are: Gorilla Safari Lodge which won the Luxury Eco Safari Lodge, on the African Continent and Crater Safari Lodge, Kibale which won the Africa Luxury Lodge Category at the regional level.
Mestil Hotels won the Luxury Business Hotel award in the Country (Uganda) category.
The overall 2019 World Luxury Hotel award was won by the Mandarin Oriental, Bodrum of Turkey.
Winners will be awarded at the World Luxury Hotel Awards Gala Ceremony – Saturday, 12th October 2019 – Arctic Tree House Hotel, Finland.
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Established in 2006, World Luxury Hotel Awards is described by the organisers as the “pinnacle of achievement in the luxury hotel industry offering international recognition as voted by guests, travellers and industry players alike.”
Over 300 000 international travellers voted in the 2019 edition, over a four-week period to select the winners.
In 2018, Munyonyo Commonwealth Resort and Speke Resort and Conference Centre won the 2018 World Luxury Hotel Awards country and regional categories respectively.
Built on an expansive 100 acres by the breezy shores of Lake Victoria, Speke Resort Munyonyo and Commonwealth Resort, Munyonyo have a combined 450 tastefully finished rooms and 25 international standard conference rooms.
The Ruparelia Group has the largest chain of hotels in Uganda, operating under the Speke brand. Other group hotels are: include: Speke Hotel, Dolphin Suites, Forest Cottages, Speke Resort Bujagali Falls and the recently expanded Speke Apartments.
