Haile Hotels & Resorts is to complete refurbishing Landmark Hotel and open its sixth resort in Gondar. The company spent Birr 15 million to renovate Landmark Hotel which is located at the bottom of the hillside of Genet Terara, the gateway to Asmera. Landmark sits on a 2,116sqm plot.

Haile Resorts Gondar is expected to commence operation in December 2018. A five year lease agreement concluded between Haile Hotels and Resorts and Landmark’s owner Nega Admassu will become effective in November. The deal has a renewal option that could extend the lease up to 15 years. As per the agreement, all 102 staff working at Landmark Hotel will be retained.

The refurbishment will increase the number of beds from 56 to 66 and the capacity of the multi-purpose hall from 90 to 200. New facilities to be added include a swimming pool, health care facilities, children’s playground and a shopping centre. The hotel already hosts a restaurant, cafeteria, a private dining room with capacity to seat 20 people, and a nightclub.

According to Melkamu Mekonnen, Haile Hotels and Resorts Director, the resort will become a four star hotel after the completion of the expansion and renovation. The director said the company envisions raising their brand of hotels and resorts in the country to 20 by the end of 2023. Haile Hotel Adama and Haile Palace Addis Ababa are projects in the pipeline, while a hotel project in Debre Berhan and resort projects in Konso and Wolayta Sodo are also underway.

Haile Hotels and Resorts, which was established in 2010, is owned by the legendary Ethiopian athlete, Haile Gebreselassie. The company opened its first resort in Hawassa. Since then, the company opened hotels and resorts in Shashemene, Ziway, Suluta, Arba Minsch and the latest in Gondar.

Source: Addis Fortune and Haile Hotels and Resorts’ Official Website