The Federal Palace Hotel

The Federal Palace Hotel sits on Victoria Island, the commercial district of Lagos, facing the Atlantic Ocean. Rooms look out over the water, and at one hundred and forty-six of them the hotel is large enough to absorb both business travellers and conference groups without the corridors feeling empty.

For meetings and events, the hotel has nine dedicated conference and meeting venues, ranging in capacity from ten to five hundred people. A business centre is available for guests who need a desk, a printer, or a quiet room to work between appointments — practical for anyone in Lagos on a working trip rather than a holiday.

The casino is on-site. So is a pool club, a gym, and tennis courts, which means there is somewhere to be after a long day of meetings other than your room. Victoria Island is a walkable business district, and the hotel's position on it puts you close to the offices, banks, and restaurants that line the island's main streets.

The building carries a mix of older formal architecture and more recent interior work — the lobby reads as a place that has been here long enough to have a particular presence on the street.