Project of the Week: Hilton Hawassa Earning our ‘Project of the Week’ accolade this time is a luxury Hilton resort heading to Hawassa, Ethiopia, on the banks of Lake Awassa near the Amora Gedel National Park. The five star Hilton Hawassa will be set across a 563 sq m estate in the Great Rift Valley. Local expertise Local Ethiopian firm Sunshine Construction is developing this $42 million site, while compatriot JDAW Consult was hired as the architect, with HPM Dubai as project management consultant. The property will feature 169 guestrooms and villas, with an outdoor swimming pool and spa complex acting as its centrepiece. In addition to four dining options, including a specialty restaurant and pool bar and grill; the property will feature extensive meetings and events space, with more than 1,000 sq m of ballroom and pre-function area, as well as a further six meeting rooms. Schedule slippage The hotel was first announced in 2015, with an initial completion year given as 2020. Howeve
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