Sarovar Hotels & Resorts is bullish on expansion in Africa. The company said on Wednesday that it had signed up to manage Heron Portico, a 108-room hotel in Nairobi.

This will be its second hotel in Nairobi after Ole Sereni and the third in Africa, including the New Africa Hotel in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.

Mr Anil Madhok, Managing Director, Sarovar Hotels Pvt. Ltd, said, “At present we are focusing on expanding in East Africa as we are well versed with the market there and consider it as a second home for our company.”

Sarovar Hotels will take over operations at The Heron Portico on September 1.