Coastal high class hotels have been beaten in a five-star ranking by Nairobi based ones.
Mombasa only got 3 hotels with five-star ratings, as compared to Nairobi which produced 10 five-star hotels.
The rating was based on fine establishments and the quality services offered to clients.
The three hotels that got five-star ratings in Coast are Leopard Beach Resort and Spa in Kwale, Medina Palms Suites and Villas in Kilifi, and Swahili Beach Resort. Leisure Lodge Beach and Golf resort each got a four-star rating.
Mombasa County Tourism Hub missed on the list of five-star winners as its popular hotels were ranked four-star.
The ten Nairobi hotels that received the five-star rating are Hotel Villa Rosa Kempsinki, Hemingway’s Nairobi, Sankara Nairobi, Fairmont The Norfolk, Tribe Hotel, The Sarova Stanley, Radisson Blu Hotel, Dusit D2, Intercontinental Nairobi and the Boma Nairobi.
The Tourism Regulatory Authority (TRA) unveiled its Star Award winners at a ceremony held at the EnglishPoint Marina in Mombasa.
TRA’s director-general, Kipkorir Lagat has said the number of five-star facilities at the Coast region has dropped compared to the 2003 classification results where the region had more than four five-star rated hotels might be linked to poor business in recent times.
“In the entire region we have only three facilities at the level of five-star. The poor business which has happened over time may have made facilities to not keep up with the renovations and the upgrades required,” he said.