Hotel Equatoria was a

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Location

The hotel was located on the corner of William Street and Kyaggwe Road, in the heart of Kampala's

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. Adjacent landmarks include the PostBank House, across the street on William Street,

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, on Kyaggwe Road and Sun City Shopping Arcade, on Kampala Road. The coordinates of the hotel were: 0°19'05.0" N, 32°34'25.0" E (latitude: 0.318056; longitude: 32.573611).

Overview

Centrally located within the business and commercial center of

city, Hotel Equatoria had a total of eighty nine rooms, including: twenty four Standard Rooms, forty Deluxe Rooms, twenty four Executive Rooms and one Family Room. Each room had central air-conditioning, an in-room electronic safe and mini-bar, a work desk and Video and Satellite Television. The hotel also had a subterranean, air-conditioned discotheque.

Recent developments

In December 2009, the owners of the hotel transformed it into a shopping mall, with 700 separate shops; (Equatoria Shopping Mall).

Ownership

The shopping mall is a member of the

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