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Learn more about Kinshasa
The hotel is located close to Kinshasa's 18-hole golf course, the National Museum, and more. Kinshasa is the francophone capital of Africa and home to three large universities and a well-known arts school l'Institut National des Arts. Various sightseeing excursions can be arranged through the hotel's concierge desk.
The city of Kinshasa offers interesting activities on the River like Jet ski or a lunch excursion with the Majestic Riverboat and nearby sightseeing with Bonobo Park or Lac Ma Vallee.
Ask our Concierge to help you with directions, tickets and transportation by calling +243 80 8500 600.
Our History
Beyond The Congo River, more than a story of a renaissance
Known by the acronym CCIZ, the International Trade Center of Zaire built in the 1970s with its 22 floors on the banks of the Congo River was long considered as the “Elephant Blanc”. Its construction began in 1975 and was completed in 1977. Project initiated by the late Mobutu Sese Seko, former president of Zaire who envisioned to make Kinshasa the crossroads of the business world. Neglected for several years by different companies due to ongoing maintenance issues, the tower was then classified as a dungeon; a successive tragedy of Congolese heritage.
To host the Francophonie Summit announced for October 2012, the DRC had to set up luxury hotels, worthy of its distinguished guests amongst others, foreign heads of state and monarchs. It’s rehabilitation work began in 2010 thanks to a concession contract signed between the Congolese State and the Chinese firm China Railway Engineering Corporation (CREC).
After two years of pharaonic renovation, the tower was transformed into a luxury hotel with 237 rooms, including a Presidential and Diplomatic Suite, an auditorium unique in Kinshasa with the capacity to hold 245 people, five conference rooms and a banquet hall, two restaurants, two bars, a fitness room, a semi Olympic swimming pool and two tennis courts. Thus becoming the reference of luxury in Kinshasa City, this prestigious building hosted not only the 14th summit of the ‘Francophonie’ as well as high profile personalities visiting DRC such as singers, actors and international sportsmen and women.
In 2014, the hotel owner signed a management contract with a German brand, ‘Kempinski Hotels’. After five years of operation, a management agreement was established with ‘Smart Hospitality Solution’, to become the Fleuve Congo Hotel by Blazon Hotels as of July 2019.
Why Blazon?
A hotel that promises efficient 24-hour service, professional service know-how that consistently delivers excellence, guest satisfaction, unique experiences, creating a brand rich in service and quality, matching the highest expectations of the guests.
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