Abuja Continental Hotel

The Abuja Continental is the former Sheraton, one of the capital's oldest large hotels, now operated by the Continental Hotel Group. It occupies a 14-hectare site on Ladi Kwali Street in Wuse Zone 4, and since taking over, the group has been carrying out a major transformation of the property. The hotel is popular with business travellers and regularly hosts national days, official visits, delegations and conventions.

Rooms are spread across three Atrium Towers, each with 200 rooms. Refurbished rooms have a brighter, more open design, including bathrooms with glass partitions, and the open atriums are being enclosed and ventilated. Work on the lobby, facade and some towers was continuing through 2025, so ask for a refurbished room when you book and expect some areas to be under renovation.

Leisure facilities are a strength. There are two pools, one for adults and one for children, each more than 30 metres long, plus a gym, four tennis courts, two squash courts and table tennis. The redesigned pool bar has three areas, two of them air-conditioned and one outdoors, and the Papillon restaurant now serves breakfast. The hotel has multiple restaurants and bars, concierge services and airport transfers.

Conferences are a core part of the business. Around 3,000 square metres of meeting space has been refurbished, and the Ladi Kwali convention space is being developed into a conference centre that can host up to about 2,000 guests. A 2026 Nairametrics ranking of Nigerian business hotels by guest ratings placed it second. Smoking is restricted inside the hotel buildings.

Plans announced in 2025 included padel and pickleball courts and a Continental League for tennis, squash and table tennis, so active guests may find more on offer than at most city hotels. During Ramadan the hotel runs a dedicated Iftar venue every day, and outdoor smoking areas were planned near the pool bar.

Wuse is one of the city's busiest districts, so restaurants, shops and nightlife in Wuse 2 are a short ride away, and the Central Business District sights are close by. Book early when large conferences or national events are scheduled in Abuja, as rooms can fill quickly.