work, rest & play BOGOBIRI HOUSE
VIVE L’AFRIQUE
Located in the heart of Ikoyi, Bogobiri is many things to many people – a boutique hotel and a venue for business, leisure and the arts.
offers a selection of halls and boardrooms, for business and leisure use. Its events centre, for example, offers live music every Thursday, while the Nimbus Art Gallery is home to a variety of artworks. Bogobiri Kitchen serves high-quality
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Nigerian cuisine, such as rice-based dishes, beef, swallow and an extensive vegetarian menu, to its guests, who come from Nigeria
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ith its 16 exquisite rooms, designed to reflect African heritage and style, business centre, venue for live music and theatre, Bogobiri is a boutique hotel with a difference. The venue
and overseas. “Bogobiri House is the ideal place to do business in Lagos, especially if you don’t have an office on the island,” says Chief Creative Officer Chike Nwagbogu. “We provide a great environment in which to work,” he adds. “There is 24-hour electricity, food and drink, free Wi-Fi, and you can use Bogobiri to network or meet with other people.” Nwagbogu adds that guests will be inspired by what they see. “You can relax here and even buy the artwork on display.” Bogobiri’s operational hours are also very
flexible. Most of its services are available 24-hours a day, 7 days a week and even its art gallery, while officially open from 10am to
10pm, can be opened at any time on request. Bogobiri also offers its guests airport pick-up.
Spirit of Africa Bogobiri House has created a unique and spe- cial African experience, bringing together inherent African attributes – vibrancy, energy and creativity – that are often taken for grant- ed. Almost everything at Bogobiri, from the seats in the halls and rooms, to the shell- embedded walls, to the roofing and the inte- rior and exterior décor, is pure Africa. Picking out the furniture in one of the
meeting rooms as an example, Nwagbogu says: “This is an ‘Afrolicious’ furniture. It will do what any marble-top table made in Italy will do for you. But the difference is that this gives you the notion that you are grounded in vive Afrique.” The name “Bogobiri”
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