Exploring this creepy ABANDONED hotel in BENIN CITY (Saidi Hotel)

[@vbbb808]

The hotel was owned by a Lebanese man that was in benin city for a very long time.. My late dad used to take us there in the early 80s to eat , drink , swim and relax.I watched movies a lot back then.. the place was a master piece. Age and mismanagement started creeping in and the owner decided to sell it off.. before he sold , churches were using the facility for their programmes. I brought buyers at one time but the price was too high back then. Am happy the new buyer is trying to renovate instead of bringing down tje entire structure..cost of bringing down the entire structure would be costly. Many hotels in benin are facing similar problems like MOTEL BENIN PLAZA THAT IS ALSO ABANDONED AND NOW 4 SALE @ 5 BILLION .. COUNTRY HOME MOTEL IS ALSO SHUT DOWN.. WHAT ABOUT "NEW LANGER " THAT HAS BEEN SOLD AND BROUGHT DOWN..NOTHING LASTS FOREVER.. EVERYTHING HAS AN EXPIRY DATE...

[@litanoHD]

@@vbbb808 you are right. I passed by the Motel Benin Plaza the other day and it was ruined. Country home is another case. I’m not sure I can access those places. If I can, maybe I'll make a video to raise awareness

[@vbbb808]

@litanoHD i can take you inside Motel Benin Plaza for free..Am marketing the place for sale..

[@vbbb808]

We could market the place together..Its for sale..

[@litanoHD]

@ do you have an idea how I could reach the authorities incharge of the places? So I can gain entry??

[@vbbb808]

@litanoHD as soon as you want to go in Motel Benin Plaza..let me know , i would take you in there

[@Ena-kc5fx]

Brand promotion was poor... low investment in promotion... eating into the capital. Saidi is based in Lebanon and most of the proceeds was taken back to his homeland... it was inevitable the project would fall into decline. Thanks for sharing the visit experience. The owner is not dead. He is alive and 91 years old.. he still visits Benin often.

[@litanoHD]

This your narration sounds believable. does he have a page or something to be able to know more about him?

[@Ena-kc5fx]

@litanoHD ...i will suggest it... afterall, he was a pace setter in Benin.

[@tanbai8424]

This is unbelievable!!! This place was a beehive of activities!! wow!! The cinema was a meeting place of young people and expatriates, it was a wonderful and world class place this is heart breaking

[@litanoHD]

@@tanbai8424 I can only imagine. The structure itself says a lot about the kind of activities that happened there. I hope the restoration becomes a reality

[@tanbai8424]

@@litanoHD its really sad to see this place like this, hope new owners will be able to revive it, during sch holidays in the '80's u find all the young people here especially the "aje butters"😄😄its even hard to describe how much fun this place was, at the time it must have been a one of its kind in Nigeria

[@litanoHD]

with what remains it looks like somewhere built in 2000. but it has been here since the 80s, that is really a long time.

[@SpryAk47]

This tour guide is very truthful; he was very impartial while rating Obaseki government

[@litanoHD]

yes he was.

[@osarosuccessful5778]

Thanks for the video 👏🏽👏🏽 Never knew there is a place like this in Benin

[@litanoHD]

@@osarosuccessful5778 I was like I've not heard from successful man. Hope he is okay. Viola he appears

[@Matt-z4q]

This hotel used to be one of the best in the Benin Metropolis. My dad used to stay there.

[@christopheradodo4718]

I stayed in the hotel with my wife when it was newly opened for a week. And I had a chat with the owner and his wife during my stay at the hotel. He seems to be a very skilled businessman. I believe he was a Lebanese businessman. Based on our conversation. His wife was a black woman. And for courtesy reason I did not ask his wife where she was from. It was a very nice hotel with great food and services. But it was a secluded place and very far from the city center. There were no houses around it, and very lonely roads leading to it. Because development has not been extended to the location. Hence, I stopped patronizing the hotel for safety purposes. However, it is sad to see the hotel have been abandoned and dissolute. Thanks for shedding light on the situation of the hotel. And it was a memory lane for me. Please try and investigate further about the rightful owner of the hotel, and what his intentions are for the hotel.

[@litanoHD]

the once secluded place is now the business hub of Benin City. How time flies. I will try to follow up on the project since it is being rebuilt and I will drop a follow up video.

[@Favour2020]

There Was Saidi Cinema, Hotels In The 1980's, We Used To Take A Walk From Boundary Road To Watch The Cinema. The Soft Drinks Served In Saidi Then Was Canada Dry But Later Changed To Okada Dry. I Wonder If Okada Soft Drink Is Stll In Exitence. Oh What A Memory.

[@litanoHD]

Everything you listed no longer exists sadly🥲🥲🥲🥲. How was the road network from Boundary to MM Way then??

[@wisdomsmith9228]

This hotel na many content creator and musicians use to shoot their songs one thing in my life I we never put money or even think of it to build is hotel because this business is not for ever everyday new hotel is been build people stop coming to the old once start going to the new one

[@litanoHD]

@ I noticed this trend. But if you keep innovating and maintain high standard you won't fade off. Protea by Marrihot is still one of the most sort out and expensive hotels in Benin City upon its age.

[@balotbalo4235]

Na wa ooh..well I hope it comes back to life

[@Favour2020]

Whatever Happened To Saidi Hotel Is For Two Ears At A Time. Not On The Comment Session. Thanks For Your Good Work, Just Remember To Pray Before And After You Visit Any Building.

[@litanoHD]

I will always have that in mind. Thank you very much

[@IZUAGIE09]

Shell used to use this as lodge for their staffs back then

[@litanoHD]

the Hotel would have been top of its time for Shell to use it. Moreover, was Shell company resident in Benin at a time?

[@emmanuelaguebor3494]

Bros thanks for Showcasing So many beautiful things in Edo State. Please can I request that you take out time to do a coverage of a particular Govt Hotel or project that was never completed. The name of the place is called " KOPPA". It is a very big structure located along Temboga Road, Ekiuwa Qtr in Uteh area. It is off Upper mission Road. It is adjacent the Ikpoba River Dam, when you access it from Temboga Road. Thanks..Let us see if we can bring the attention of Govt to it.

[@litanoHD]

Koppa right. Okay noted. We will check it out and feature it here.

[@emmanuelaguebor3494]

@@litanoHD Wow! God will uplift you bros,, for acknowledging my request

[@litanoHD]

amen

[@VVInternationalAINews]

Saudi center like it used to called was the 1st class 5star hotel. It was the classiest place and cinema spot for dates, anniversary etc. This is just a personification of rot and negligence of Nigeria. Find memories of the 80s

[@litanoHD]

So sad to see it in this form. That's over 40 years.

[@kellyvbogie.380]

This is where i worked before travel to Europe 90s beautiful hotel Saidi center i don’t really what happen

[@litanoHD]

It's sad to see it this way

[@wildwiner]

Saidi Hotel that you visited is a classic example not investing in any African country. The owner of the hotel only went away for medical treatment & when came back his hotel was stripped bare. Too many hyenas invoked the popular Bini "a non Bini cannot hold chieftaincy title in Edo kingdom"

[@litanoHD]

@@wildwiner wow. This is one of the reasons I learnt. The stories are just too many.

[@youme1414]

The Soweto of Nigeria always abandon things. The place from the drone footage looks rotten. I hope it is fixed. Thank you, sir.

[@litanoHD]

@@youme1414 There are abandoned buildings everywhere actually. You're welcome

[@wisdomsmith9228]

This hotel many content creator and musicians don use am well one thing i we never put my money into is hotel

[@Favour2020]

Please Can You Check If Pop's Corner Is Still Operating In Mission Road By New Nigeria Bank, I Wonder If The Bank Is Still Operating. Road

[@litanoHD]

The bank had been closed down, pops corner too. I have never heard of them in that location. A lot has really changed.

[@vbbb808]

Popis corner is now used to sell tiles ..Its no longer in existence. .. It was owned by the Obinyan family those days

[@vbbb808]

​@@litanoHDpopis corner is at the side of former NNB BANK.. LOOK CLOSELY AT BUILDING BY THE SIDE U WOULD STILL SEE THE INSCRIPTION WRITTEN BOLDLY

[@litanoHD]

same Obinyan family with the famour Rev, Fr?

[@mosesedokpolor]

Our problem in Africa is that we don't plan for our businesses to outlive us.

[@litanoHD]

You can say that again

[@Favour2020]

Who Ever Takes Over Needs Serious 7 Days Fasting And Prayers In Whatever Their Beliefs Is.

[@litanoHD]

@@Favour2020 Absolutely. There is a reason Kada didn’t buy it to add to their compound

[@wisdomsmith9228]

This hotel is a very big one some like me by this i use it for apartment not hotel again

[@litanoHD]

using it as an apartment in that area would really sell.

[@wisdomsmith9228]

@@litanoHD yes he we make money

[@Kunle-bl9hr]

I've been there before, very nice place then run by some lebanice people