Sheraton Kampala Hotel

Kampala, Uganda. Located on the south-western slopes of Nakasero Hill, next to the Sheraton Gardens, formerly Jubilee Park.

Sheraton Kampala HotelKampala, Uganda

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Practical information

236 guest rooms and suites.
Several restaurants and bars, among them Paradise, Seven Seas, Temptations bakery, the Kyoga Pool Bar and the Equator Bar.
Spa, outdoor pool with sauna and steam room, fitness centre, business centre and banqueting spaces.
Located on the south-western slopes of Nakasero Hill, next to the Sheraton Gardens, formerly Jubilee Park.

7 dates, written by Grand Hotels of the World from the sources below.

8 October 1967
The hotel opens as the Apolo Hotel, in the presence of its namesake, Prime Minister Apollo Milton Obote.
1971
After Idi Amin overthrows Obote in a military coup, the hotel is renamed the Kampala International Hotel.
1979
Tanzanian forces that help topple Amin set up their headquarters in the hotel.
1980
With Obote back in power, the hotel takes back the Apolo Hotel name.
1987
Middle Eastern investors win a 25-year lease from the state-owned Apolo Hotel Corporation.
1991
After extensive refurbishment the hotel reopens as the Sheraton Kampala Hotel; the neighbouring Jubilee Park becomes the Sheraton Gardens.
June 2015
The Uganda Tourism Board rates it one of Kampala’s three five-star hotels.