Hotel Equatoria

Building in Uganda

Hotel Equatoria

General information
Location| William Street, Kampala,  Uganda
Coordinates| 00°19′05″N 32°34′25″E﻿ / ﻿0.31806°N 32.57361°E﻿ / 0.31806; 32.57361
Owner| Imperial Hotels Group
Other information
Number of rooms| 89
Number of restaurants| 3 (Indian, Italian & African)
Number of bars| 3

Hotel Equatoria was a hotel in Kampala, the capital of Uganda, the third-largest economy in the East African Community. It was a member of the Imperial Hotels Group.

## Location

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The hotel was located on the corner of William Street and Kyaggwe Road, in the heart of Kampala's central business district. Adjacent landmarks include the PostBank House, across the street on William Street, Kampala Pentecostal Church, on Kyaggwe Road and Sun City Shopping Arcade, on Kampala Road. The coordinates of the hotel were: 0°19'05.0" N, 32°34'25.0" E (latitude: 0.318056; longitude: 32.573611).[1]

## Overview

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Centrally located within the business and commercial center of Kampala city, Hotel Equatoria had a total of eighty nine rooms, including: twenty four Standard Rooms, forty Deluxe Rooms, twenty four Executive Rooms and one Family Room. Each room had central air-conditioning, an in-room electronic safe and mini-bar, a work desk and Video and Satellite Television. The hotel also had a subterranean, air-conditioned discotheque.[2]

## Recent developments

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In December 2009, the owners of the hotel transformed it into a shopping mall, with 700 separate shops; (Equatoria Shopping Mall).[3][4]

## Ownership

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The shopping mall is a member of the Imperial Hotels Group.

## See also

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* Kampala Capital City Authority
* Nakasero
* Kampala
* Kampala Central Division
* List of hotels in Uganda

## References

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1. ^ "Location of The Former Hotel Equatoria At Google Maps". Google Maps. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
2. ^ "Amenities of The Former Hotel Equatoria". SouthTravels.com. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
3. ^ Tebajjukira, Madinah (13 December 2009). "Uganda: Karim's Hotel Equatorial Becomes Mall". New Vision via AllAfrica.com. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
4. ^ Nakazibwe, Carolyne (30 October 2012). "Kampala's First Shopping Maze". The Observer (Uganda). Archived from the original on 12 December 2022. Retrieved 14 July 2014.

## External links

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* Profile at Travelhemispheres.com

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Kampala District

Capital: Kampala

Divisions|

* Kampala Central Division
* Kawempe Division
* Lubaga Division
* Makindye Division
* Nakawa Division

Neighborhoods|

* Banda
* Bugoloobi
* Bukoto
* Busega
* Butabika
* Bwaise
* Ggaba
* Kabalagala
* Kamwookya
* Kansanga
* Kaleerwe
* Kanyanya
* Kasubi
* Katwe
* Kawaala
* Kawempe
* Kibuli
* Kibuye
* Kigoowa
* Kikaaya
* Kisaasi
* Kiwaatule
* Kulambiro
* Kololo
* Kyambogo
* Kyebando
* Lubaga
* Lungujja
* Luzira
* Makerere
* Makindye
* Mbuya
* Mengo
* Mpererwe
* Mulago
* Munyonyo
* Muyenga
* Naakulabye
* Naguru
* Najjanankumbi
* Nakasero
* Nakawa
* Nakawa–Naguru Estates
* Namirembe
* Namungoona
* Namuwongo
* Nateete
* Ndeeba
* Nsambya
* Ntinda
* Old Kampala
* Port Bell
* Wandegeya

Banking|

* Bank of Uganda
* Uganda Deposit Protection Fund
* ABC Bank (Uganda)
* Absa Bank Uganda Limited
* Bank of Africa Uganda Limited
* Bank of Baroda Uganda Limited
* Bank of India (Uganda)
* DFCU Group
* Cairo Bank Uganda
* Centenary Bank
* Citibank
* DFCU Bank
* Diamond Trust Bank
* Ecobank
* Equity Bank
* Exim Bank (Uganda)
* Finance Trust Bank
* Guaranty Trust Bank
* Housing Finance Bank
* I&M Bank Uganda
* KCB Bank Uganda Limited
* NCBA Bank Uganda
* Opportunity Bank Uganda Limited
* PostBank Uganda
* Salaam Bank Uganda
* Stanbic Bank Uganda Limited
* Standard Chartered Uganda
* Tropical Bank
* United Bank for Africa
* East African Development Bank
* Uganda Development Bank
* Pride Microfinance Limited
* FINCA Uganda Limited
* UGAFODE Microfinance Limited
* Exodus Sacco
* Yako Bank Uganda Limited
* Letshego Microfinance Uganda

Industry|

* Aya Group
* Quality Chemical Industries Limited
* FI Holdings–House of Dawda Group
* Mukwano Group
* Kiira Motors Corporation
* Sarrai Group

Media|

* Daily Monitor
* New Vision
* New Vision Group
* The Independent (Uganda)
* The Observer (Uganda)

Information technology|

* Airtel Uganda
* K2 Telecom
* MTN Uganda
* Uganda Communications Commission
* Uganda Telecommunications Corporation Limited
* Vodafone Uganda

Economy|

* Dott Services
* National Housing and Construction Company
* Tirupati Development Uganda Limited
* Insurance Regulatory Authority of Uganda
* National Food and Drug Authority
* National Planning Authority
* National Identification and Registration Authority
* National Social Security Fund
* National Water and Sewerage Corporation
* Uganda Securities Exchange
* Uganda Investment Authority
* Ruparelia Group
* Kyagalanyi Coffee Limited
* Brookside Dairy Limited
* Jesa Farm Dairy Limited
* Uganda Retirement Benefits Regulatory Authority
* Uganda Land Commission
* Capital Markets Authority of Uganda
* Uganda Coffee Development Authority
* ROKO Construction Company
* Uganda Business Facilitation Centre

Transport|

* Uganda Air Cargo
* Uganda Airlines
* Kampala Airport
* Uganda National Roads Authority
* Entebbe–Kampala Expressway
* Kampala–Jinja Expressway
* Kampala–Jinja Highway
* Kampala–Entebbe Road
* Kampala–Gayaza Road
* Kampala–Bombo Expressway
* Kampala–Busunju Expressway
* Kampala–Mpigi Expressway
* Kampala–Masaka Road
* Kampala–Mityana Road
* Kampala–Hoima Road
* Kampala Northern Bypass Highway
* Kampala Southern Bypass Highway
* Kampala Outer Beltway
* Tondeka Metro Bus Service

Energy|

* Umeme
* Electricity Regulatory Authority
* Uganda National Oil Company
* Uganda Refinery Holding Company
* Uganda National Pipeline Company
* Petroleum Authority of Uganda
* Uganda Electricity Generation Company Limited
* Uganda Electricity Transmission Company Limited
* Uganda Energy Credit Capitalisation Company

Notable
landmarks|

* Afrexim Bank House, Kampala
* Bulange
* Christ the King Catholic Church
* Uganda Parliament Buildings
* Kampala Capital City Authority Complex
* DFCU House
* Kampala Protea Hotel
* Kampala Hilton Garden Inn
* Kampala Hilton Hotel
* Kampala Serena Hotel
* Kampala Sheraton Hotel
* Imperial Hotels Group
* Imperial Royale Hotel
* Grand Imperial Hotel
* Janani Luwum Church House
* Kampala Kingdom Hotel
* Kampala Speke Hotel
* Mapeera House
* Movement House
* Munyonyo Commonwealth Resort
* Thobani Centre
* Speke Resort and Conference Center
* East African Development Bank Building
* Bank of Uganda Building Complex
* Mengo Palace
* Kabaka's Place Banda
* Namirembe Cathedral
* Rubaga Cathedral
* Makerere University Main Campus
* National Water and Sewerage Corporation Headquarters Building
* Kampala Tower
* Hotel Africana
* Kibuli Mosque
* Old Kampala Mosque
* Uganda Inspectorate of Government Towers
* Uganda Ministry of Education Complex
* Uganda Museum
* Uganda National Cultural Centre
* Uganda National Records Centre and Archives
* Kasubi Tombs
* DFCU House
* Pension Towers
* JLOS House Project
* Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kampala

Education|

* Aga Khan University, Kampala
* Cavendish University Uganda
* Clarke International University
* Habib Medical School
* Institute of Petroleum Studies Kampala
* International Health Sciences University
* International University of East Africa
* ISBAT University
* Kampala International School
* Kampala University
* Kibuli Secondary School
* Kitante Hill Secondary School
* Kololo Senior Secondary School
* Kyambogo University
* Law Development Centre
* Makerere College School
* Makerere University
* Makerere University Business School
* Mengo Senior School
* Nabisunsa Girls' Secondary School
* Nakawa Vocational Training Institute
* Nexus International University
* Rubaga Community School
* Stafford University Uganda
* St. Augustine International University
* St. Lawrence University
* Uganda Christian University School of Medicine
* Team University
* Uganda Industrial Research Institute
* Uganda Management Institute
* Uganda Martyrs University School of Medicine
* Uganda National Entrepreneurship Development Institute
* Uganda Technology and Management University
* Victoria University Uganda
* Uganda National Council for Higher Education

Health|

* Aga Khan University Hospital, Kampala
* Butabika Hospital
* Case Medical Centre
* International Hospital Kampala
* Kadic Hospital
* Kampala Hospital
* Kampala Medical Chambers Hospital
* Kawempe General Hospital
* Kibuli Hospital
* Kiruddu General Hospital
* Lubaga Hospital
* Makerere University Hospital
* Mbuya Military Hospital
* Mengo Hospital
* Mulago Hospital
* Mulago Women's Referral Hospital
* Murchison Bay Hospital
* Upper Mulago Regional Referral Hospital
* Nakasero Hospital
* Naguru General Hospital
* Nsambya Hospital
* Paragon Hospital
* Uganda Cancer Institute
* Uganda Heart Institute
* Uganda Medical and Dental Practitioners Council
* Women's Hospital International and Fertility Centre
* Galilee Community General Jewish Hospital of Uganda
* International Medical Group
* Uganda Joint Medical Store

Legal|

* A.F. Mpanga Advocates
* ENSafrica
* Kampala Associated Advocates
* Kasirye Byaruhanga and Company Advocates
* Kateera & Kagumire Advocates
* Katende Ssempebwa & Company Advocates
* Kigozi Ssempala Mukasa Obonyo Advocates
* Ligomarc Advocates
* Sebalu & Lule Advocates

Environment|

* National Environment Management Authority of Uganda

Notable people|

* Apolo Nsibambi
* Nasser Sebaggala
* David Serwadda
* Fred Ruhindi
* John Ssebaana Kizito
* Bulaimu Muwanga Kibirige
* Erias Lukwago
* Ian Clarke
* Jennifer Musisi
* Josephine Nambooze
* Maria Kiwanuka
* Laurence Sematimba
* Joseph Kizito
* Justinian Tamusuza
* Robert Ssejjemba
* Eugene Sseppuya
* Phillip Ssozi
* Sudhir Ruparelia
* Wasswa Serwanga
* Yusef Sozi
* Margaret Zziwa
* Beti Kamya-Turwomwe
* Moses Matovu
* Mohammed Hamid
* Hasmukh Dawda

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