# Somali hotels, private hospitals and service companies: directory

> Somali hotels, private hospitals, restaurants and service firms we can source, with founding year, head office and source.

Source page: https://calankii.com/en/businesses/hotels-health-and-services-directory/
Last checked: 2026-11-12
Publisher: Calankii (https://calankii.com)

## About this list

Since 1991 most hotels, clinics, pharmacies and many schools in Somali cities have been run by private owners. In February 2015 The Somalia Investor magazine counted more than 52 private hospitals in Mogadishu, owned by companies or individuals ([The Somalia Investor, 15 February 2015](https://somaliainvestor.so/private-investments-boost-health-sector-in-mogadishu/)). Hotels in Mogadishu often double as meeting places for officials, and several have been attacked ([Wikipedia, Muna Hotel](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muna_Hotel)). A 2019 Clingendael study notes that the large Somali business groups fund or run some hospitals and universities as part of their community programmes ([Clingendael, Transnational capital in Somalia, 2019, p. 37](https://kpsrl.org/sites/kpsrl/files/2020-03/transnational-capital-in-somalia%20updated%20report.pdf)). Some rows come from the profiles of firms financed through Shuraako, a lending programme of the One Earth Future foundation ([Shuraako, clients](https://shuraako.org/wp-sitemap-posts-avada_portfolio-1.xml)).

## Hotels and restaurants

For hotel numbers by region and more on these firms, see [Somali hotels and restaurants](/en/businesses/somali-hotels-and-restaurants/).

| Company | Type | Founded | Head office | Owner or head, and status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Gacayte Hotel (formerly The Grand Hotel)](/en/businesses/somali-hotels-and-restaurants/) | Hotel, 413 rooms | 1966 | Bosaso | closed after 1991; renovated 2014, reopened March 2015 | [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gacayte_Hotel) |
| Muna Hotel | Hotel and conference venue | | Mogadishu | near Villa Somalia; attacked in August 2010 | [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muna_Hotel) |
| Makka al-Mukarama Hotel | Hotel | | Mogadishu (Makka al-Mukarama road) | attacked by al-Shabaab on 27 March 2015; reopened 8 May 2015 | [Wikipedia, 2015 Makka al-Mukarama hotel attack](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2015_Makka_al-Mukarama_hotel_attack) |
| Hayat Hotel | Hotel | | Mogadishu | attacked by al-Shabaab on 19 to 21 August 2022 | [Wikipedia, Hayat Hotel attack](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hayat_Hotel_attack) |
| Villa Rossa Hotel | Hotel and restaurant | | Mogadishu, near Villa Somalia | used by officials; attacked by al-Shabaab on 27 to 28 November 2022 | [Wikipedia, Siege of the Villa Rossa Hotel](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_the_Villa_Rossa_Hotel) |
| [Jazeera Palace Hotel](/en/businesses/somali-hotels-and-restaurants/) | Hotel, 95 rooms | 2012 | Mogadishu, near the airport | attacked 26 July 2015 | [SOMINVEST 2023, p. 61](https://vanilla-islands.org/download/1827/somalia/65983/somalia-2023-hospitality_report_final.pdf) |
| [Peace Business Group](/en/businesses/somali-hotels-and-restaurants/) | Three hotels and security services | 2005 | Mogadishu | managing director Bashir Osman | [SOMINVEST 2023, p. 74](https://vanilla-islands.org/download/1827/somalia/65983/somalia-2023-hospitality_report_final.pdf) |
| [Airport Hotel and Conference](/en/businesses/somali-hotels-and-restaurants/) | Hotel, 62 rooms | 2017 | Mogadishu airport zone | | [SOMINVEST 2023, p. 70](https://vanilla-islands.org/download/1827/somalia/65983/somalia-2023-hospitality_report_final.pdf) |
| [Sahafi Hotel](/en/businesses/somali-hotels-and-restaurants/) | Hotel | | Mogadishu | attacked 2015 and 2018; reopened August 2020 | [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sahafi_Hotel_attacks) |
| [Karmel Restaurants](/en/businesses/somali-hotels-and-restaurants/) | Restaurant chain | 1999 (Minneapolis); 2013 (Mogadishu) | Mogadishu | two Mogadishu branches, about 200 staff | [SOMINVEST 2023, p. 82](https://vanilla-islands.org/download/1827/somalia/65983/somalia-2023-hospitality_report_final.pdf) |
| [Martisoor Hotel](/en/businesses/somali-hotels-and-restaurants/) | Hotel, 75 rooms | 2019 | Garowe | | [SOMINVEST 2023, p. 58](https://vanilla-islands.org/download/1827/somalia/65983/somalia-2023-hospitality_report_final.pdf) |
| [Beder Hotel](/en/businesses/somali-hotels-and-restaurants/) | Hotel chain, three hotels | 1999 | Dhusamareb | | [SOMINVEST 2023, p. 60](https://vanilla-islands.org/download/1827/somalia/65983/somalia-2023-hospitality_report_final.pdf) |
| [Horyaal Hotel](/en/businesses/somali-hotels-and-restaurants/) | Hotel, 46 rooms | | Baidoa | | [SOMINVEST 2023, p. 66](https://vanilla-islands.org/download/1827/somalia/65983/somalia-2023-hospitality_report_final.pdf) |
| [Maamuus Garden Hotel](/en/businesses/somali-hotels-and-restaurants/) | Hotel, 30 rooms | 2009 | Kismayo | | [SOMINVEST 2023, p. 65](https://vanilla-islands.org/download/1827/somalia/65983/somalia-2023-hospitality_report_final.pdf) |
| Green Paradise Hotel | Hotel | 2011 | Mogadishu | woman-owned; in the airport Green Zone | [Shuraako](https://shuraako.org/clients/green-paradise-hotel/) |
| Crown Hotel | Hotel and events venue | | Hargeisa | | [Shuraako](https://shuraako.org/clients/crown-hotel/) |
| Art Café | Restaurant | | Hargeisa | | [Shuraako](https://shuraako.org/clients/art-cafe/) |

## Private hospitals and clinics

| Company | Type | Founded | Head office | Owner or head, and status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kalkaal Hospital | Private hospital | | Mogadishu | contract to treat Mogadishu port workers from September 2026 | [Dawan Africa, 12 September 2026](https://www.dawan.africa/news/mogadishu-port-authority-kalkaal-hospital-sign-healthcare-deal) |
| Dr. Sumait Hospital | Hospital | | Mogadishu | linked to SIMAD University; building Somalia's first genomics laboratory from November 2026 | [Dawan Africa, 4 November 2026](https://www.dawan.africa/news/somalia-to-get-first-genomics-lab-as-dr-sumait-hospital-expands) |
| Hargeisa Canadian Medical Center | Clinic, diagnostic centre, laboratory and pharmacy | 1999 | Hargeisa | | [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hargeisa_Canadian_Medical_Center) |
| Gargaar Multispeciality Hospital | Private hospital | 2009 | Hargeisa | | [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gargaar_Multispeciality_Hospital) |

For hospitals of all kinds, public and private, see [Hospitals by city](/en/society/hospitals-by-city/) and [Health in Somalia](/en/society/health-in-somalia/).

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