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Revision as of 22:59, 17 January 2022
Village Ivoire[1] is a hospitality and entertainment district located on the banks of the Ébrié Lagoon, in the Cocody commune of Abidjan. Its original building and centerpiece is Hotel Ivoire, a luxury hotel. A prestige project for the young independent nation of Côte d'Ivoire, the district earned international notice for its lavish amenities, among them an now-closed artificial ice rink which was considered the first of its kind in the Western African region.
Hotel Ivoire
Sofitel Hotel Ivoire | |
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General information | |
Type | Hotel |
Address | Boulevard Hassan II |
Town or city | 8th arrondissement, Abidjan |
Country | Côte d'Ivoire |
Inaugurated | 7 September 1963[2] |
Renovated | 2011–15 |
Owner | Société des Palaces de Cocody |
Landlord | Accor |
Technical details | |
Floor count | 17 (original building) 24 (tower) |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | Heinz Fenchel |
Developer | Moshe Mayer (original) Pierre Fakhoury (renovation) |
Awards and prizes | One of the ten best hotels in the world |
Website | |
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History
During a 1960 visit to eastern neighbor Liberia, Félix Houphouët-Boigny, president of Côte d'Ivoire and mayor of Abidjan, was impressed with his accomodations at Monrovia's Ducor Palace Hotel. He hired Israeli Moshe Mayer, the developer of that establishement, to create a new one that would upstage it while competing with the world's finest establishements. Like the Ducor, the Ivoire was part of the Inter-Continental chain, then a subsidiary of Pan American Airways.
The project's first phase saw the opening of the main building in 1963. A twenty-four floor tower was added to the facility in 1969, the highest building in the country at the time.
Legacy
Despite being out of reach for the common Ivorian citizen, the hotel remains a national emblem of the country's prosperous era
celebrity customers and dignitaries
Laurent Gbagbo
Rooms
At its inception, the main building had 220 rooms and the tower had 242 rooms.[Inter-Continetal Mag] The numebr has varied throughout the year, with some peak figures quoted as 750 rooms.
Restaurants
Le Toit d'Abidjan, billed as "the highest restaurant" in Abidjan sits at the 23rd floor of the hotel's tower, below the presidential suite.
Cinema
Cinema Ivoire, a 600-seat film theater located inside the hotel's main building. Abandonned during the mid-2000s, it reopened in 2015 ina 385 seat configuration, as part of Majestic One, a new local chain. The renovated version is the first 3D projection theater in Côte d'Ivoire.
Politics
In 2004, during a conflict between France and the During the civil war that, the hotel became the headquarters of the pro-Gbagbo militia Young Patriots, leading to a loss of attractiveness and a degradation of it amenities. Macron,
Sports
Hotel Ivoire was the central location of the inaugural Rallye Côte d'Ivoire held in 1969, hosting the , the finish line and the closing ceremony. http://historiquerallyebandama.over-blog.com/article-6319216.html
Other village facilities
Lagoon pool
A lagoon-style swimming pool that could be navigated with motorized bumper boats.
Casino
L'Elephant d'or (The Golden Elephant casino opened in 1969 reopned in May 2017 and is managed by Groupe Lucien Barrière. Some of the casino's areas have been forbidden to Ivoirian citizen due to an 1969 anti-gambling law, although Barrière has tried to have the law repelled.https://www.fratmat.info/article/83383/62/hotellerie-l-hotel-ivoire-plaide-pour-l-acces-des-ivoiriens-a-la-salle-des-jeux-de-table https://www.jackpotbetonline.com/barriere-group-launches-its-first-casino-in-africa/ 2008 closure Casino
Convention Center
The convention center offered room for 2200 seated guests. It was refurbished
Ivoire Trade Center
A mall-style shopping center offering various luxury brands.
Central Tennis Club
Originally a three-court facility, it has grown to eleven courts. It is slated to undergo a partial transformation to clay, which will make it the first Roland Garros label facility.
Port Ivoire
A private pier and helipad.
Former amenities
Bowling alley
A bowling center featuring 10 lanes equiped with Brunswick pinsetters. The installation was not retained as part of Village Ivoire's renovation.
Ice rink
The ice rink It was home to an officially sanctioned curling club. ice rink was abandonned in the 1990s following a period of unrest. It was repurposed as a 1650-seat reception hall, still commonly referred to as "Ancienne patinoire" (Former Ice Rink).
- ^ Ndayishimiye, Stanislas (2 August 2013). "L'hôtel Ivoire à Abidjan". Monuments du monde (in French). Radio France Internationale. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
- ^ "The Manager and the Hotel". Inter-Continental News. Vol. 4, no. 2. New York: Inter-Continental Hotels. 1968. pp. 10, 11.