News from the Fairview - April 2003
NEWS & INFORMATION
Twelve new rooms completed
New parking completed
Another refurbishment underway
The Fairview says ‘Karibu’ to Daniel Szlapak
New look to rooms near the Jacaranda trees
Madafu - the taste of the coast
Herbaceous borders in the Fairview gardens
Staff clinic ensures stringent hygiene
Twelve new rooms completed
Construction is complete on 12 new rooms located above the Fairview’s
conference facilities. Utilising a space previously used for storage, the new
rooms are divided into basic singles, superior singles and de-luxe singles,
(the latter two categories can also be doubles). All the rooms have charming views
overlooking the landscaped gardens and the swimming pool. In addition to these
rooms, two new apartments (two bedrooms and three bedrooms) have also been built
in the same area. This brings the total number of apartments at the Fairview to
14. Like the rooms, the views from the apartments are delightful. Please ask our
reservations staff for details.
New Parking Completed
To alleviate over-congestion in the main car park, we have opened another
car park located on First Ngong Avenue providing easy access to our Pool
Restaurant. This increases our parking capacity by 50%. Click
here for location map.
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Another Refurbishment Underway
Fairview has many projects planned for the next three years. To determine
which projects to undertake first, we survey our guests. As a result of our
most recent survey, we will be refurbishing 10 rooms that were last
refurbished in the 80's. These rooms will be mostly Standard Singles and
Doubles and the improvements include double-glazed windows, mosquito screens,
new bathrooms and double beds. As always, our rates will not increase!
This project was scheduled to commence in December when our business is
quietest but due to the travel advisories, we have taken the opportunity to
start this project early! Despite difficult times, we continue to improve the
Fairview! (The next project will be the gym).
The Fairview says ‘Karibu’
to Daniel Szlapak
 Since
1948 the Fairview has been owned and managed by the Szlapak family, assisted in
the last nine years by Mark Abbema, husband to Eliana Szlapak, herself the executive
housekeeper. Last December the Fairview was delighted to welcome back Daniel Szlapak,
son of Charles, the current Managing Director, and grandson of the original owner.
Born and brought up in Kenya, Daniel finished his education in the US before joining
the investment bank J P Morgan in New York, where he stayed for three years. Since
then Daniel has spent a couple of years in management at the Fairview before working
for a software company in California and completing his MBA at the Kellogg Graduate
School of Management in Chicago. Daniel returns to the Fairview as a director,
with a sound understanding of finance, management and technology – essential
requirements in the business world. Welcome back Daniel, Catherine and baby Arella.
New look to rooms near the Jacaranda trees
If you have strolled through the Fairview’s five acres of gardens recently,
you will have noticed that the car park in the grounds surrounding the annex has
been neatly laid with cabro-brick and that a brand new shaded area has been constructed
for car parking. In addition, new plants now dot the landscaped gardens, each
one named for the interest of our guests. But the biggest change to this area
has been the new look that we have given to Block A. The eight double rooms all
have large, comfortable bathrooms, four of which boast separate showers and baths.
New floors, lighter wood and freshly painted walls all add to the feeling of spaciousness.
Some of the rooms are also slightly bigger, having incorporated former balconies
that were mostly unused. Most guests, we feel, prefer to relax in the gardens,
or next to our large heated swimming pool. If you would like to book one of these
rooms our reservations department would be delighted to assist you.
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Madafu - the taste of the coast
The Fairview may be 600 km from the swaying palm trees that line the beaches
of the Indian Ocean, but you can almost smell the sea air when you try our latest
addition to the drinks menu – fresh coconut milk, otherwise known as Madafu.
Twice a week we receive consignments of coconuts freshly plucked from Mombasa
palm trees. Our staff will open them in front of you and pour the delicious flavour
of the coast straight into your glass. It’s almost as refreshing as being
there. Fresh, healthy and nutritious – order a Madafu next time you visit
us.
Herbaceous borders in the Fairview gardens
Next time you order a Fairview pizza savour the flavour of the fresh oregano
sprinkled over the top. Grown in the herb gardens planted by Eliana, oregano is
just one of the many fresh herbs that she has specifically cultivated for the
Fairview kitchens. Your whole meal is likely to be complemented by these herbs,
from basil in the soup, rosemary with your lamb, the nutty flavour of caraway
in a salad, tarragon in the dressing, and (growing alongside the herbs) raspberries,
wild strawberries and rhubarb for desert. Even your iced tea will have a hint
of fresh mint. The herb garden also includes three different types of thyme, bay
leaves, feverfew (used either as a garnish on Marmite toast or as an infusion
for headaches) coriander, comfrey, lauvage, roccola (all adding variety to the
salad) and sugar cane.
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Staff clinic ensures stringent hygiene
Three times a week doctors from Avenue Healthcare visit the Fairview Hotel
staff clinic. Thus sick members of staff can be seen on the premises and quickly
diagnosed, ensuring that any illness is quickly contained. In addition, twice
a year, the Fairview tests its staff for common harmful bacteria, thus preventing
sickness before it takes control.
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