Kigali
Perched on a hill, this modern high-rise has the most dramatic city views you could ever hope for. The 153 rooms are spacious, elegantly restrained and…
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Set in peaceful gardens two blocks off the main road in a residential neighbourhood, this appealing hideaway is run by Jane, who goes out of her way to…
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At the southern end of town close to the university campus, this four-storey building with a quirkily decorated facade – the owner is a well-known Rwandan…
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This guesthouse offers accommodation in cramped and simple but functional rooms that share communal showers and toilets and are set in a beautiful garden…
Rwanda
The superb bucolic location is the big selling point here. The four bungalows are scattered in a large patch of forest and represent good value if you're…
Kigali
You know exactly what you’ll be getting at the sprawling Marriott: impersonal yet shiny-clean rooms and a host of top-notch facilities, including four…
Rwanda
Beach Garden is a great place to stay. Jean-Pierre (when he is not in Belgium) is a helpful host, the five rooms are colourful and neat (the more stylish…
Kigali
Not far from the city centre, and down a quiet dusty lane (and a very steep hill!), this place, with its decent rooms and prim bathrooms, offers…
Rwanda
Akagera's most spectacular campsite, Mutumba is perched on the Mutumba Hills, which form the highest point of the park. Needless to stay, the views are…
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Opened in 2017, this modern venture on the main drag is well arranged and has tidy, light-filled rooms. Freshen up in the big bathrooms after a…
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Painted an alarming shade of apricot, the Home Inn has 17 fresh and bright rooms with 'gorgeously' garish bedspreads. The tiled bathrooms are spotless and…
Rwanda
Located in the heart of a tea plantation with a stunning jungle backdrop, the former Nyungwe Forest Lodge, now part of the famous One & Only chain, is one…
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Between Kinigi and the Volcanoes National Park headquarters, this lovely, intimate venture has four spacious cottages dotted around a meticulously…
Centre d'Accueil St François Xavier
Rwanda
This relatively modern church-run guesthouse is an excellent deal. Spick-and-span rooms with good bedding, salubrious bathrooms, an excellent on-site…
Rwanda
Arguably the best budget option in town, this church-run abode arranged around a neat garden courtyard has a variety of clean rooms, including large and…
Rwanda
This attractive campsite perched on a ridge is blessed with stunning views of the lakes. Firewood is provided and there's an ablution block with clean…
Kigali
An acceptable midrange option with no (bad) surprises up its sleeves, the Okapi benefits from a decent location that’s within easy walking distance of the…
Kigali
This intimate, well-managed little auberge (inn) has a small swimming pool and gorgeous flower garden but rooms don’t come anywhere near the quality they…
Rwanda
The Gorillas would not be your ideal honeymoon hotel but the amenities are fine, the location close to the beach very convenient and the oasis-like garden…
Rwanda
On the eastern park boundary, not far from the Kitabi Booking Office, this no-nonsense guesthouse is great value. The 20 en suite rooms occupy five brick…
Rwanda
This small hotel in the centre of Gisakura has 10 smallish rooms with all but two having an attached hot-water bathroom. They're sparse (and overpriced;…
Rwanda
This multistorey hotel in the centre of town has rooms with frilly bedspreads, not to mention rather flamboyant pink bedsheets. As well as the florid…
Kigali
This quirky multistorey venture has its own unique sense of decoration, which includes statues of gazelles on the front parking, theatre-red curtains and,…
Rwanda
Right in Kinigi village, not far from the market and bus stand, this small hotel is an acceptable plan B if others are full. Rooms come in two categories,…
Rwanda
We've heard mixed reports about these modest red-painted brick cottages that are within walking distance of the park headquarters. Some of the 11 rooms…
Hotel du Lac – Kivu View Hotel
Rwanda
So close to the border it’s almost in the DRC, this local landmark has a good mix of rooms, even though some of them have aged less than gracefully over…
Kigali
This central Catholic Church–run complex has four blocks of spartan and simply furnished but serviceable rooms set around a well-manicured garden. Each…
Rwanda
This basic yet ideally located campsite is right on the shores of Lake Shakani, a few kilometres northeast of the park headquarters. It offers firewood…
Rwanda
The rooms here are a little tired but they're a good choice if you want to save some money without scraping the bottom of the barrel. You still get a well…
Rwanda
The Kivu Sight offers well-equipped but characterless rooms with spacious balconies that boast fine views across the narrow strip of water to Bukavu…
Rwanda
Part of the Gorilla group, this motel-like establishment has unimaginative yet salubrious rooms with itty-bitty bathrooms and caters mostly to package…
Rwanda
Something of an institution, the Lake Kivu Serena still attracts Kigali-based holidaymakers looking for serviceable rooms, a large swimming pool, a slice…
Rwanda
On the slopes of Rwesero Hill, this no-frills local hotel and restaurant has presentable rooms (but saggy mattresses) and friendly staff. The hot water…
