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Radisson Blu Hotel & Convention Centre, Kigali
Kigali, Rwanda · Radisson Blu · Core Luxury
The hotel's facade is a wrap of coloured metal lamellae patterned on traditional Rwandan basket weave, attached to the Kigali Convention Centre's royal-hut dome. German architect Roland Dieterle's roughly $300 million complex opened in July 2016 with 292 rooms. The convention side can take more than 5,000 delegates.
- 292 rooms
- Opened 2016
- Neighborhood: Kimihurura
- Architect: Roland Dieterle
About Radisson Blu Hotel & Convention Centre, Kigali
- Roland Dieterle designed the hotel facade to recall a traditional Rwandan woven basket, using colourful metal lamellae as sunshades.
- The attached convention-centre dome echoes a king's palace hut and holds an auditorium for 2,600.
- The complex opened in July 2016 in time to house African Union heads of state at Rwanda's first AU Summit.
History
The Radisson Blu Hotel & Convention Centre, Kigali is a purpose-built hotel and conference complex that opened in July 2016 in the Rwandan capital. Its facade references the patterns of traditional Rwandan basket weaving, and the hotel is directly attached to the Kigali Convention Centre, a national landmark near the KG 2 Roundabout in the Kimihurura area.
With around 292 rooms, it was developed to serve Kigali's growing role as an international conference and MICE destination.
The setting
In Kimihurura, attached to the Kigali Convention Centre near the KG 2 Roundabout. The basket-weave hotel facade and the royal-hut dome read as one complex from the roundabout.
Amenities
- Spa
- Pool
- Sauna
- Steam room
- Hot tub
- Fitness center
- Pet-friendly
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