Hilton Addis
{{short description|Hotel in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia}}
{{Infobox building
| name = Hilton Addis
| native_name = ሂልተን አዲስ
| native_name_lang = am
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| image = Ethiopia IMG 4879 Addis Abeba (38637730065).jpg
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| image_caption = Hilton Addis in December 2017
| coordinates = {{coord|9.0818548|38.765005}}
| status = Active, under renovation
| building_type = Private
| architectural_style = Contemporary with Lalibela's rock-hewn churches partly influenced
| location = Menelik II Avenue, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
| opened_date = 1969
| owner = Hilton Worldwide
| operator = Claus Steiner (General Manager)
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| website = {{official|https://www.hilton.com/en/hotels/addhitw-hilton-addis-ababa/}}
| size = 60,000 square meters
| rooms = +400
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Hilton Addis (Amharic: ሂልተን አዲስ) is a private international hotel in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia owned by Hilton Worldwide. It was opened during the Emperor Haile Selassie regime in 1969, after a 50-year management contract signed between the Hilton Worldwide and the Ethiopian government that would proscribe other branding outside Worldwide permission.
Hilton has been an iconic landmark for Addis Ababa and Ethiopia until the foundation of Sheraton Addis in 1998. It is located at Menelik II Avenue.
History
Hilton Addis was first opened in 1969 under Emperor Haile Selassie after Hilton Worldwide signed a 50-year contract with the Ethiopian government.{{Cite web |last=Magazine |first=Tadias |title=Q & A with General Manager of Hilton Addis Ababa Haakon Gaarder-Larsen at Tadias Magazine |url=http://www.tadias.com/10/03/2014/q-a-with-general-manager-of-hilton-addis-ababa-haakon-gaarder-larsen/ |access-date=2022-09-11}} This contract could be renewed each decade, giving Hilton Worldwide a 20% share of revenues, while also restricting it from operating another property in the country under the Hilton brand.{{Cite web |last=Fortune |first=Addis |title=Hilton Addis Up for Sale |url=https://addisfortune.net/articles/hilton-addis-up-for-sale/ |access-date=2022-09-11 |website=addisfortune.net |language=en}}
Hilton has now 17 brands globally, including Hilton Hotels & Resorts, which operates in Ethiopia. Hilton Addis's design resembled to rock-hewn churches in Lalibela,{{Cite web |title=Exclusive Ethiopia - Lalibela |url=https://www.exclusiveethiopia.com/regions/view/northern/lalibela |access-date=2022-09-11 |website=www.exclusiveethiopia.com}} becoming iconic property of the nation and landmark of Addis Ababa until the foundation of Sheraton Addis in 1998.
Structure and settlement
Lying in a vast area of land covering 60,000 square meters plot, the hotel is located in Menelik II Avenue and has a 12-storey main building,{{Cite web |date=2017-03-12 |title=Ethiopia: Hilton Addis Ababa Hotel Up for Sale |url=https://africantraveltimes.com/ethiopia-hilton-addis-ababa-hotel-up-for-sale/2017/03/12/06/26/735/ |access-date=2022-09-11 |website=African Travel Times |language=en-US}} alongside a garden wing extension added in 1987, making the hotel multi-rooms over 400.{{Cite web |last=Fortune |first=(Addis) |title=Hilton Addis Refurbishes Facilities |url=https://addisfortune.news/hilton-addis-refurbishes-facilities/ |access-date=2022-09-11 |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |date=2016-09-24 |title=Dubai Based Company Reignites Interest To Acquire Hilton Addis {{!}} The Reporter {{!}} Latest Ethiopian News Today |url=https://www.thereporterethiopia.com/3490/ |access-date=2022-09-11 |website=www.thereporterethiopia.com |language=en-US}}
File:Ethiopia IMG 4874 Addis Abeba (38637728775).jpg
However, the hotel needs special infrastructural improvements including electromechanical appliance and interior of the rooms. The renovation costed 280 million dollars in the past decades, although has not government approval yet.
In the hotel, there is adequate services for guests such as swimming pool with a natural spring water and gym.
File:Ethiopia IMG 4872 Addis Abeba (38637728025).jpg at Hilton Addis]]
According to manager Hilton's Fisseha Asres, the hotel frequently met with shortcomings of infrastructure, "the renovations were the major reason for the hotel being downgraded, among other factors." Other developers in the country also viewed the management contract with Hilton Worldwide, such as Samuel Tafesse's Sunshine Group for its property in Hawassa and Tsemex Hotels & Business PLC of Rezene Ayalew, for a property in Addis Ababa.{{Cite web |date=11 September 2022 |title=Hilton Addis Up for Sale |url=https://waltainfo.com/18892/ |website=Walta TV}} Currently, Sunshine Group is working to develop Hilton Hawassa after it signed a management deal with Hilton Worldwide two years ago. After signing agreement, Hilton Worldwide requested permission to the Ethiopian government to open brand in Addis Ababa, Hawassa and Bahir Dar, the former was opened in 2020.{{Cite news |date=2015-10-01 |title=Hilton becomes latest hotel chain to tap Ethiopia's fast growth |language=en |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/ozatp-uk-ethiopia-hilton-idAFKCN0RV3MT20151001 |access-date=2022-09-11}}
References
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External links
- [https://www.tripadvisor.com/Hotel_Review-g293791-d300673-Reviews-Hilton_Addis_Ababa-Addis_Ababa.html Hilton Addis] at TripAdvisor