A discerning visitor to Kisumu City, Kenya’s third largest metropolis of around 600,000 inhabitants on the shores of Lake Victoria, the second largest fresh water body on earth, will probably be directed to the Kisumu Hotel, which is under the ownership and Management of Maseno University, for the best food, accommodation, as well as the most appropriate social gathering and conference facility.
Kisumu, once known as Port Florence when the Kenya-Uganda railway, “the Lunatic Express”, reached the lakeshore in 1901, is a city now renowned for its vigour and hospitality to all comers. The people are friendly and easy-going. There are various interesting sites for the visitor to enjoy both within and outside the city. The Kisumu Hotel forms an ideal starting point for any touristic expeditions in the lake region and the hinterland.
One of the oldest structures, the Kisumu Hotel was once the leading accommodation facility in the lakeside city during the 1960s and 1970s until it fell on bad times during the 1980s. Under the new ownership and management of Maseno University, which prides itself as the “Fountain of Excellence”, the hotel facility is even better and more accommodating than during its previous glory days.
Located along the main thoroughfare of Kisumu City, the Jomo Kenyatta Highway within the Central Business District and within a short walking distance of all the most important administrative offices, the Kisumu Hotel was an old and dilapidated structure until it was bought by Maseno University. Following extensive renovation that took two and a half years, the hotel is now the pride of Kisumu City, indeed it is The Star of Lakeside Hospitality.
The snow-white exterior of the hotel is unmistakable while the interior ambiance has been vastly improved along with the service, cuisine and accommodation. It is now the most popular establishment in Kisumu City, able to accommodate 120 to 150 guests in exceptional comfort.