Eko Hotels and Suites is a five-star conference centre hotel in Lagos.[2][5][6][7]
Eko Hotels and Suites | |
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Hotel chain | Eko Hotels & Resorts |
General information | |
Address | Plot 1415 Adetokunbo Ademola Street, PMB 12724, Victoria Island, Lagos, Lagos State, Nigeria |
Coordinates | 6°25′21.108″N 3°25′37.927″E / 6.42253000°N 3.42720194°E |
Opening | 1977 |
Management | Chagoury Group |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | Oluwole Olumuyiwa[1] |
Other information | |
Number of rooms | 825[2][3] |
Number of restaurants | 8[4] |
Website | |
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Established in 1977[8] as Èkó Holiday Inn[9] and built on Victoria Island, it is the largest hotel in Nigeria. It was designed by architect Oluwole Olumuyiwa in collaboration with Americans.[1] It was subsequently renamed Le Meridien Eko Hotel and Suites, Lagos. L'Hotel Eko Le Meridien is part of the Chagoury Group of companies.[10]
The hotel building comprises 825 rooms and suites[2][3] in four multistory buildings, clad in white with views of the Atlantic Ocean and the Kuramo Lagoon.[6] The hotel located next to the financial centres of Lagos Island: Victoria Island.[5] Eko Hotels & Suites has a sister hotel in Port Harcourt named Hotel Presidential.
Eko Hotels & Suites has the largest Convention Centre in Nigeria.[11][12] Events that have taken place at the hotel include; concerts, movie premieres, international exhibitions, weddings, conferences [13] and Award ceremonies. The Convention center is usually used for these events and can cater to 6,000 people.[6]
There are eight restaurants and bars within the hotel complex:[4]