Another Honour for Sankara

Sankara Hotel Group, the hotel operator that manages the Sankara Nairobi, has been awarded a Finalist Award at the World Luxury Award, for the branding and visual identity of the Sankara Nairobi.

The World Luxury Award is focused entirely on work done for luxury brands. Members of an international jury from 10 countries evaluate entries in 14 categories, including hotels, food and beverage, fashion and style, and cars.

It honours those responsible for creative excellence and is the only award dedicated exclusively to the global luxury sector. As a co-recipient of the award, Sankara Hotel Group worked in partnership with Glazer Brand & Design Consultants to create the identity.

The Group’s vision was to develop a brand that reflected contemporary international luxury, with authentic reference to the culture of ‘new Africa’. Visually, the Sankara symbol draws its inspiration from the facial markings of a zebra.

Grenadier Limited Win Award for Sankara Nairobi

Hotel developers Grenadier Limited were successful in the category of Best New Hotel Construction & Design, Africa at the International Property Awards 2011, in Dubai in November.

The award was for the Sankara Nairobi and is Grenadier’s first ever award.  

The Hotel Awards were launched this year having evolved from the long-established International Property Awards, which are regarded as the definitive awards’ programme. These specific awards are in association with Bloomberg Television and form part of the International Hotel Awards. Their aim is to identify and highlight the very best hotels and hospitality professionals across the globe.

Winners were selected by a judging panel consisting of 20 professionals who collectively have a profound knowledge of the hospitality industry. Some of the judges included UK account manager of Google, James Bacon, managing director of Skibo Castle in Scotland, Peter Crome and Rebecca Johnson of Bloomberg TV (Hotel Section).