Fleuve Congo Hotel / Kinshasa / Completed.

[Pius]

@mlk33

What is the function of the bolckhouse-like white building, is it the auditorium?

[BUTEMBO21]

Thankfully its not state funded (not surprised by the info anyways ). the more private the better...... 2. It will be great to see Lonrho transform GHK as it did with Grand Karavia.

[Karavia]

Originally Posted by BUTEMBO21

Thankfully its not state funded (not surprised by the info anyways ). the more private the better...... 2. It will be great to see Lonrho transform GHK as it did with Grand Karavia.

So all critics towards Governement were/are unfair. Lonrho only manages but the funding for refurbishment was done by congolese state & those hotels belong to congolese state.

Maybe I miss a point, qui est le maitre d'ouvrage? CREC est l'entrepreneur?

[BUTEMBO21]

Originally Posted by Karavia

So all critics towards Governement were/are unfair.

I don't remember criticizing the Gov for refurbishing this building. i think i criticize the owenrship of the Hotels and other businesses.

Lonrho only manages but the funding for refurbishment was done by congolese state & those hotels belong to congolese state.

Maybe I miss a point, qui est le maitre d'ouvrage? CREC est l'entrepreneur?

I have no clues who this Classified investor is. as you know. It's a tradition to keep details aways in this country.

[Karavia]

Originally Posted by BUTEMBO21

I don't remember criticizing the Gov for refurbishing this building. i think i criticize the owenrship of the Hotels and other businesses.

Not you in particular but even myself I was convinced this hotel belongs to Congolese state

[mlk33]

Originally Posted by jjmutax

Thanks a lot MLK33 for your clear answers. Just one more from me, what do u mean by covering the glasses?

I cannot reveal yet but you will understand soon as it will show at night...

[Broda-Man]

Show at night? I've been tryig to figure out what it can be. Anybody has a clue?
That's enough for me to know that it will most probably be a first in Kinshasa and DRC and that it will be unusual and beautiful.

[jjmutax]

Originally Posted by mlk33

I cannot reveal yet but you will understand soon as it will show at night...

I think i know what u mean, if i'm not mistaking, it will be like the roof. Saw some lighting the other night. It was beautiful.

[MBA-Congo]

One of this days I'll crash out in a hotel in Congo but is a slut worth a five star rest?

[mlk33]

Originally Posted by Pius

@mlk33

What is the function of the bolckhouse-like white building, is it the auditorium?

Yes Pius, it is the auditorium. seating up to 300 pax.

[kinkiesse]

[QUOTE=Karavia;92996324]So all critics towards Governement were/are unfair. Lonrho only manages but the funding for refurbishment was done by congolese state & those hotels belong to congolese state.

Actually Lonhro owns 50% of Grand Karavia Hotel, meaning they entered in the capital of the hotel. For refurbishment, $10 million came from a loan probably with the Congolese governement acting as guarantor of the loan and another $10 million from Lonhro itself. It's a true partnership. This is what i've been trying to make Butembo understand, there is a middle ground

[Pius]

Originally Posted by mlk33

Yes Pius, it is the auditorium. seating up to 300 pax.

Fantastic! This is going to make a difference when it comes to competition... Only a few hotels in Africa (I only know of Hôtel Ivoire in Abidjan) have such a facility.

[mlk33]

Article intéressant sur la Francophonies et le nombre de chambres a Kinshasa:

http://radiookapi.net/actualite/2012...organisateurs/

[Pius]

Francophonie: 5 000 chambres déjà prêtes à Kinshasa, selon les organisateurs
Kinshasa, 10.07.2012

Le Comité d’organisation du XIVè sommet de la Francophonie dit avoir répertorié cinq mille chambres d’hôtel pour accueillir les deux mille visiteurs attendus à Kinshasa, capitale de la RDC, du 12 au 14 octobre prochains. Le coordonnateur des communications et medias de ce comité, Jean Marie Kasamba, a indiqué que ces chambres sont choisies parmi les hôtels de Kinshasa de trois et cinq étoiles.«Nous avons la possibilité d’accueillir l’ensemble de délégués et journalistes associés à ce sommet. Le travail est en train d’être fait avec les promoteurs hôteliers qui sont en train de réhabiliter ou construire les hôtels. Il y a des hôtels à cinq étoiles comme l’Hôtel du Fleuve et à trois étoiles comme l’Hôtel Sultani», a expliqué Jean-Marie Kasamba.

Il a indiqué que l’hôtel du Fleuve Congo, avec ses deux cent trente sept chambres et ses trente suites, serait prêt à accueillir des milliers d’invités du XIVè sommet de la Francophonie.

Le directeur général adjoint du comité d’organisation de ce XIVè sommet, Fanck Massicard, a indiqué de son côté que la réhabilitation de l’hôtel du Fleuve spécialement dédiée au sommet a coûté trente cinq millions de dollars américains et compte engager trois cents employés.

«On engagera à peu près plus de 80% des Congolais dans le personnel. La particularité est qu’on souhaite avoir des superviseurs congolais à tous les niveaux et formés par nous-mêmes», a-t-il déclaré.

Il a précisé que d’autres hôtels déjà construits mettent également leurs chambres à la disposition de ce sommet. C’est le cas de l’Hôtel Sultani avec ses cinquante chambres et l’Hôtel Royal qui compte septante cinq chambres. Pour l’instant, aucune réservation n’est faite dans ces établissements.

Pour le service commercial de l’hôtel Sultani, les réservations devraient s’effectuer maintenant pour éviter toute improvisation.

Notons également que le géant hôtelier Starwood, propriétaire de la marque Sheraton, avait exprimé l’année passé le désir d’implanter un hôtel dans la capitale congolaise pour accueillir le XIVè sommet de la Francophonie. Radio Okapi

Ah l’impayable JMK, plus fort en calcul que lui tu meurs! Par quel miracle un hôtel qui possède 267 chambres dont 30 suites pourra accueillir « des milliers d’invités » ? A moins que les organisateurs comptent transformer le 14e sommet de la francophonie en 1ère « partouze de la francophonie »

[BUTEMBO21]

Francophonie: 5 000 chambres déjà prêtes à Kinshasa, selon les organisateurs

Where are these rooms? i wonder.

[mlk33]

Le Concours Fleuve Congo Hotel...

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fb...type=1&theater

[RDC4life]

Looking at the pictures on facebook, well all I can say is FANTASTIC. Fleuve Congo Hotel will set new standards of quality in Congo and we hope they'll be able to keep it up. I will not hesitate to take a room during my stay in Kinshasaé

To mlk33, I'll first like to say thanks for the insights to this project, it's much appreciated. But I got 4 questions for you:

1) what company actualy own this project as you said it's privatly owned.
2) Will it be affordable to stay there as we all know once something is abit out of the ordinary in Congo, it can cost you an arm and leg. (pls keep in mind that most of us on this website leave outside the country, so I'm talking about international pricing)
2) When would we have the pleasure of visiting the hotel's official website as I imagine you're all getting ready for the Francophone summit, so you'll need people to make reservations right ?
4) Is the suroundings of the hotel also be in international standars ? I'm talking about clean and artistic accessibility to the beach near the hotel, the gardens, the parking lots, etc... Reason I'm asking is because in DRC we often have the bad habit of building without taking care of the immidiate surroundings, and this kills the beauty of the architecture, no matter how wonderfull it may be.

[Karavia]

Originally Posted by Pius

Ah l’impayable JMK, plus fort en calcul que lui tu meurs! Par quel miracle un hôtel qui possède 267 chambres dont 30 suites pourra accueillir « des milliers d’invités » ? A moins que les organisateurs comptent transformer le 14e sommet de la francophonie en 1ère « partouze de la francophonie »

Peut être qu'il pense que les personnes viennent en famille comme c'est le cas dans le délégations congolaises (papa, maman, prenons Deux enfants) tu multiplies cela par 267chambres, tu as le millier

[Pius]

Originally Posted by mlk33

The completion date should be around end of July if works continue this way. The Opening date should be around 15th of August.

Regarding the curtains, please give more details on those curtain walls as even our engineers are not sure which one you mean.

About CITEL, unfortunately I cannot disclose this info but as soon as we open you will surely know about it.

Hope this satisfies you.

Keep in mind we keep our Facebook page updated and that we invite you to share your questions or concerns at any time.

www.facebook.com/FleuveCongoHotel

Mlk33

@ Mlk33

The hotel was set to be inaugurated today. Has the schedule been kept?

[Pius]

Courtesy of Fleuve Congo Hotel (facebook.com)


C’est parti ! If such an event is scheduled to take place, one can infer that the activities have commenced. Good luck to FCH!