Pride Inn Paradise hotel has joined a list of  four other hotels at the Kenyan Coast that have received five star ratings. The hotel is also the first from Mombasa to have received the rating.

The other four from the Coast region are Medina Palms in Watamu, Diani Reef Beach Resort & Spa, Leopard Beach Hotel and the Swahili Beach Hotel.

Located in Shanzu area of Mombasa County Pride Inn Paradise hotel  boasts of being the only hotel in the region with a conference facility that accommodates up to 2,500 delegates. The hotel which is also celebrated for being the first in Kenya to appoint a Woman as its General Manager has a total of 240 rooms, Ann Peggy is the hotel's General Manager 

The hotel today held a short celebration to mark the new milestone with the main guest being the Mombasa County Tourism Executive Fawz Rashid.

Rashid lauded the management of the hotel for the new step.

Rashid charged "''The opening of  this hotel three years ago brought in 100 jobs to the local Mombasa  community . We remain upbeat that with the latest star rankings , there will be more opportunities  for qualified personnel to get employed,'' 

Rashid further noted that the county government will continue to support local investors and more so the local tourism industry.

On his part the hotel's Managing Director, Hasnain Nooran thanked the national and county governments for their support.

"We opened this facility in 2015. The journey of being named a five-star has taken us four years. We wish to salute the entire national and county governments for enabling business thrive by ensuring that there are support infrastructures in place like security ,road networks and telecommunication to mention a few" said Nooran