RAYBOW HOTEL GETS SET FOR GHANA 2008 (Page 29)

Story: Moses Dotsey Aklorbortu, Sekondi

RAYBOW Hotel, one of the hotels selected in the twin-city of Sekondi/Takoradi that will accommodate one of the teams that will take part in the Ghana 2008 tournament next month, has completed its expansion works with enhanced facilities.
The hotel, apart from creating a congenial environment for the players and officials of the visiting team, is also constructing a food court, where the teeming supporters from various countries, especially Nigeria will purchase meals, comparable to what they have in their home countries.
According to the Manager of the hotel, Mr Anthony K. Addiaba, the hotel had taken proactive measures to ensure that they were not overtaken be events.
“We are aware of the fact that our contribution to the success of the hosting of the programme goes beyond the Ghana 2008 tournament, and we are bent on creating a lasting impression that will make the visitors wanting to visit the metropolis again.”
He said the hotel currently had three well-equipped restaurants, a pool, a secured car park and world class hotel rooms to provide every visitor to the metropolis who might find his way to the hotel every comfort he/she deserved.
Mr Addiaba said the management of the hotel was also aware of the fact that the four nations would not be playing throughout the period, and, therefore, the hotel had introduced shuttle services for those who might like to visit various places of interest in the region.
“We are coming out with comprehensive brochures that will be of interest to the people who will be residing here at Raybow,” he said.
He said apart from what might interest the guests, the hotel had also revamped its happy hour every Friday where drinks were sold at a reduced prices.
“We have also introduced entertainment packages such as the resident jazz band and other good musicals that will make the visitors feel at home, ” he said
He said the creation of the food court was to ensure that the needs of those who frequently used the restaurants were not left out of the their normal services as the food court was part of the hotel’s dream to create a village where African foods would be served at their best to be enjoyed by all, including the visitors to the metropolis.
He said in order not to disappoint the visitors, the players and their officials, and considering the number of people who would be visiting the town, “we have created a facility that stores food to last us for the rest of the period”.
“To satisfy the taste of the customers who would troop to the food court, we have taken on board local dishes that would be much enjoyed at the food court by the supporters from the four nations which we estimated as more than 60,000.
“We at Raybow Hotel are aware that consumers have become very sophisticated and, therefore, we have created the environment where we receive feedback from our customers and give prompt response to what they are looking for,” Mr Addiaba assure.