Nigeria's First Six-star Hotel Begins Operation in Abuja

 The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has stepped up its stake in the hospitality and tourism industry with the take-off of  AES Luxury Apartments, Abuja making history at the weekend, as the first six-star hotel to be inaugurated in Nigeria.


The Minister of Culture and Tourism and National Orientation, Chief Edem Duke, who declared open AES Apartments, commended the owners and managers of the hospitality outfit for its high standard.


Duke said the emergence of AES was particularly timely as patrons seek  secure, yet opulent, alternatives to the few and often overcrowded five-star hotels in the city.


"With what I have seen here today, AES is indeed a first among equals,” he added .
Earlier, the Group General Manager designate of the hotel, Mr. Paul Murray, said their mission was to provide comfort and opulence to customers.

According to him,  AES is intended  to be a destination place catering  to all sorts of clients, whether business, leisure or corporate.
He said the hotel was taking off  with  “70 all en-suite rooms, each personalised with its own colour, distributed  over four floors and a knit of complexes well laid out in the surrounding facility.”


"Each room in the breath-taking hotel nestled in a beautiful groove of lush greenery blends contemporary furniture, refined materials, high tech entertainment units and superior finishing with an attention to detail.


"The 10 executive suites in the hotel come with a living room space, dining area and a considerably large and equipped kitchen .
"Its dual rooms come with sit down showers and Jacuzzis, both fitted with playful lighting and the latest technology in digital music players, while the luxury single rooms possess a warm and elegant feel with heavenly marble walls and floors that flows from passage ways which bounce light and creates illumination that is both soothing and refreshing", he added.


Murray also disclosed other standard services on offer to include private bar and coffee spot that would cater to in-house guests alone. In addition, there are four bars, a nightclub, a gym and two restaurants that offer a menu of Mediterranean-Nigerian fusion, while the other was French a-la-carte.
He said with the inauguration  of AES Apartments, Nigeria had joined the league of countries with six-star hotels standard services in the world.


"AES is not unmindful of a couple of luxurious brands that are expected to enter the ever-expanding Abuja hospitality market as the city pursues its dream of becoming Africa's conferencing hub. But with the benchmark it has already set today, AES is ready to provide leadership in this sub-sector of the hospitality industry", he said.


-- Thisdaylife