A Family-Owned and Operated 5-Star Luxury Hotel Channeling African Authenticity & Pride

    People

• Founded by Shamim Ehsani and his elder brother, Hooman, Tribe Hotel is a globally acclaimed hotel and spa representing African excellence and pride.
• Launched in 2008, Tribe Hotel came about to fulfill a need for a 5-star luxury hotel in Nairobi’s upscale diplomatic district.
• The brothers made a list of the 20 things they did not like about hotels and set about to create their own that addressed them, with Tribe Hotel the result.

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• With 128 rooms and a 10,000-sq.-ft. spa, the hotel honors Africa and Kenya’s traditions and culture through its design, acclaimed F&B offerings such as Jiko Restaurant and its definitive collection of 900 African artworks and artifacts curated by Shamim’s mother, Faranak
• Shamim’s father, Hamed, sits on Tribe Hotel’s Board of Directors

    Place - The Hotel

• Tribe Hotel is the only luxury hotel in Nairobi’s affluent diplomatic neighborhood that is home to 53 embassies and 14 United Nations organizations and the only lodging attached to Village Market, the largest lifestyle and recreation complex in East Africa

    Place - Nairobi

• Kenya’s capital that marries modern African urban sophistication with proximity to majestic nature and supports a vibrant F&B culture
• As Africa’s tech hub, Nairobi has earned the nickname the “‘Silicon Savanna,” with residents that are well-educated, well-traveled, and aspirational.

    Place - Kenya

• In 2022, upwards of 1.5 million international tourists visited Kenya, with tourism contributing $2.13 billion to the national economy.

Reclaiming a Word with a Special Cultural Significance, Tribe

    The name Tribe was chosen to signal community, unity, and Africa

    It was selected at a time of tribal turbulence in Kenya and sought to reclaim the word to communicate strength, pride, loyalty, and belonging

    Tribe was conceived from a simple belief that we co-exist on a single planet, and there is only one Tribe that matters… humankind

A Different and Empowering Approach to Hospitality and Service in Africa

    From its inception, Tribe Hotel broke free of the existing colonial-style hotels and presents a space that supports the arts to better reflect the wealth and dignity of Africa and the Kenyan people

    The attitude of service was transformed from a subservient approach to one that is more egalitarian and congenial, with guests being “hosted” rather than “served.”

A Plethora of Accolades for Excellence

    Part of Marriott Bonvoy, a member of Design Hotels and HIP Hotels, Tribe Hotel has earned countless accolades, including:

• Robb Report’s 100 Best Hotels in the World
• Condé Nast Traveler Hot List (U.S.)
• Condé Nast Traveller Hot List (U.K.)
• Condé Nast Traveler Hot List Spas (U.S.)
• Condé Nast Johansens

Hosting Royalty and the Elite of Business, Entertainment and More 

    Thanks to the hotel’s exceptional design and top security, Tribe Hotel has hosted numerous international luminaries.

• They include Mark Zuckerberg, Deepak Chopra, King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands, Queen Mathilde of Belgium, Forest Whitaker, Salma Hayek, Anne Hathaway, Edward Norton, Michelle Yeoh, Priyanka Chopra, Drew Barrymore, Nick Jonas, Nelly Furtado, Wyclef Jean, Mos Def and others.
• The U.S. accounts for nearly half (48%) of the hotel’s guests, followed by the U.K., Canada, Denmark and Sweden.
• U.S. guests hail from Washington, D.C., New York, California, Florida and Texas
• Only 22 percent of the hotel’s guests are visiting Kenya for safari.

A Helipad Provides a Launch Pad for Adventure

    The hotel has its own helipad to enable guests to charter helicopters to visit enticing destinations that include:

• Great Rift Valley tours: Mount Longonot, Hell’s Gate National Park, Lake Naivasha, Lake Elementaita and Lake Nakuru
• Maasai Mara
• Mount Kenya and Laikipia
• Airport transfers

Exceptional Design Marries New York Chic with an African Essence 

    Tribe Hotel was designed by architect Mehraz Ehsani, Shamim’s uncle, with stunning interiors by Les Harbottle, and conjures New York chic with an African essence

    The design brief was to imagine a building abandoned by a very advanced ancient civilization that appreciated art and design

    Its color palette is lush with sensuous shades of gold, black, white, cumin, cinnamon, sandstone and brown sugar

A World-Class Collection of African Art

    The hotel and its rooms are accented by 900 pieces of original African art curated by Faranak Ehsani, Shamim’s mother, including rare bronze statues from Benin, clay and leather work from Cameroon, paintings by Kenyan artists, a wood carving by Expedito, a Ugandan artist and metal paneling.

Luxurious Rooms and Suites for Unforgettable Stays

    Designed to satisfy the most seasoned global traveler, accommodations at Tribe Hotel combine indulgence with comfort and practicality and include rain showers, capacious bathtubs, 300 thread-count sheets, king or twin beds, 40-inch LED Smart televisions and workstations

    At the core of the hotel, the Penthouse is Nairobi’s only celebrity suite

• Set on two levels connected by a mahogany staircase, the 1,000-square-foot suite offers oversized couches, a 55-inch LED Smart TV in the living room, a 40-inch LED Smart TV in the bedroom, a guest bathroom, double-volume floor-to-ceiling windows, luggage storage and a walk-in closet

Partnering with Local Kenyan Suppliers and Supporting Charitable Causes

    Tribe Hotel partners with local suppliers to help spotlight and support Kenyan entrepreneurs, artists, and artisans

• They include Organic Savanna (amenities), Siafu Home (bathrobes), ENN Ceramics (plates and dishes), FLOC (chandeliers in the lobby and Penthouse Suite), Santana Africa (custom furniture) and Pinkopalino (custom furniture)
• The hotel also supports Ubuntu Life, a community project in Maai Mahiu that provides healthcare for children with disabilities and jobs for their mothers, as well as the Cura Orphanage and Nest Orphanage.

A Commitment to the Environment and Sustainable Practices

    Tribe Hotel sees itself as a custodian of Africa’s precious natural resources and environment

    Its eco-friendly programs and participation include:

• A barter program with a local pig farm where the hotel’s compost is traded for pork products
• Sorting and recycling partnerships
• Tree planting initiatives
• Neighborhood clean-up projects
• A brown water program for plants and gardens
• Selling used cooking oil to Eni Kenya to produce biofuel
• Replacing plastic bottles in all rooms and venues and only using plastic whenever it is unavoidable
• Growing the hotel’s electric fleet for airport pickups and transport, since 93% of the power for Kenya’s grid comes from renewable resources
• Investing in its own on-site pottery/ceramics studio to make all earthenware using 90% Kenyan clay; breakages will be ground up and reused to reinforce new plates.

Nairobi, a Vibrant National Capital

    Nairobi, Kenya’s bustling cosmopolitan capital (pop. 4.4 million), marries the sophistication of a modern African city with proximity to nature

• It is the only world capital to have a national park within its city limits (Nairobi National Park), as well as Karura Forest

    Other key attractions include: Sheldrick Wildlife Trust, Giraffe Centre, National Museum, Kenya Railway Museum, Karen Blixen Museum, Browns Cheese Farm, Kiambethu Tea Farm and Ngong Hills

    Beyond dynamic arts, entertainment and culture, the F&B scene in Nairobi is compelling, thanks to Nairobians spending 50 percent of their disposable income on food and beverage, one of the highest percentages globally

• Restaurants of note include Talisman, Cultiva, Beit é Selam, Sushi Mitsuki, Alchemist, Hero, Carnivore, Zen Garden, Inti, Mint Shack, Tamarind and Art Caffe
• The city is also known for Ugali (a staple made of maize meal), Indian food and Nyama Choma (barbecued goat)

Kenya, a Rising African Nation

    The country is best known for its wildlife safaris, legendary marathon runners, Maasai Mara and Maasai culture, Mount Kenya, Lamu, the Great Rift Valley, the Great Migration, as well as the cultivation of coffee and tea

    The country also has miles of unspoiled beaches, as well as excellent seafood and shellfish

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