Bogobiri House
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General information | |
Type | Hotel and Restaurant |
Address | 9, Maitama Street, Ikoyi[1] |
Town or city | Lagos |
Country | Nigeria |
Coordinates | 6°26′36″N 3°25′27″E / 6.4433°N 3.4242°E |
Completed | 2003 |
Owner | Tola Akerele |
Website | |
http://www.bogobiri.com |
Bogobiri House is an African-themed boutique hotel[2] and restaurant located in 9 Maitama Sule Street Off Awolowo Road, South-West Ikoyi, Lagos, Nigeria.[3][4][5][6][7]
Description and decor
[edit]Bogobiri house is made up of two buildings, each housing a restaurant, art gallery, event hall and a set of guest rooms. The furnishing and interiors of the restaurant consists mainly of artistic and rustic ornament and furniture, including chairs, cushioned benches, sofas, tables and stools with heavy sculptures of African reliefs and patterns and made from a mix of raw timber, straw, jute, rocks and leather materials sourced from within the country. There are also bars, an art gallery[4] and corners for live jazz bands, poetry nights and open hall for other events within the restaurants building.[8][9][10]
References
[edit]- ^ "Bogobiri House". Commonwealth of Nations: Accommodation.
- ^ "Bogobiri House". Lonely Planet. Archived from the original on December 26, 2014. Retrieved December 26, 2014.
- ^ Prisca Sam Duru (November 3, 2013). "Bogobiri marks ten with Arts Festival". Vanguard. Retrieved December 24, 2014.
- ^ a b Lizzie Wiliams (2012). Bogobiri House. The Bradt Travel Guides. p. 128. ISBN 978-1-8416-23-97-9. Retrieved December 26, 2014.
- ^ "Bogobiri's Revival of The Wives' Revolt". ThisdayLive. November 24, 2013. Archived from the original on September 7, 2014. Retrieved December 26, 2014.
- ^ "Bogobiri celebrates @ 10". Thisdaylive. Archived from the original on November 6, 2013. Retrieved December 26, 2014.
- ^ Hotels.ng. "Bogobiri House". Bogobiri House | Hotel in Ikoyi | Hotels.ng. Retrieved 2023-10-06.
- ^ Kolawole, Folarin (18 March 2013). "Bogobiri Restaurant in Ikoyi, Lagos...You'll either Love it or Hate it!!". Naijatreks. Retrieved 5 November 2014.
- ^ Emelike, Obinna (3 October 2014). "Experience a slice of life at Bogobiri". Business Day. Retrieved 5 November 2014.
- ^ Menkes, Suzy (14 November 2012). "My Lagos: Duro Olowu's Home Town". New York Times. Retrieved 5 November 2014.