Our story begins from a humble family home in Fairway Village, Nakasero. The doors of Jaffer family
opened for whoever knocked regardless of their race, religion, social status or Gender. Little did they
know that 1969 would present a knock from Vatican and they would offer their Home for a Hotel to
Host the Pope for his First visit to the African Continent in History. Fairway Hotel was born in 1969 and
was officially launched in February, 1971 by his Highness Agha Khan with 50 operational rooms before it
was taken over by Government in 1972 during Uganda’s Economic war that so the expulsion of many
families from Uganda and the conversion of Fairway Hotel into Uganda Hotel and Tourism Institute from
1989 to 1991.The return of Jaffer family to Uganda in 1969 has seen the Hotel evolve from, 50 rooms to
100 rooms, 7 conference halls with two beautiful restaurants and Gardens. We stand as a testament to
the rich history and bright future of Uganda’s Hospitality and we have continued to define warm Africa
