Kigali Accommodation-Kigali Hotels /Kigali Apartments /Kigali Houses to Rent.

Rwanda has got different types of hotels. Whether you are travelling for leisure or business, you will find a hotels to suit your needs. Rwanda hotels range from the affluent 5 star to basic accommodation ideal for a budget traveller. 

Kigali hotels range from the five star hotels to the basic.  Kigali Serena formerly  Kigali Intercontinental is the only 5 star property.

Kigali Hotels Overview

Kigali Serena Hotel>>The only 5 star Hotel in Kigali

Earlier referred to  Kigali Intercontinental or Hotel Diplomat.  Recently it was leased to Serena and hence the current name.  The Kigali Serena Hotel has 104 air conditioned rooms.  Kigali Serena has 2 conference facilities with a capacity of 600/400 delegates. Other facilities include gymnasium, swimming pool, lounge bar, restaurants, business centre.

Kigali Novotel/ Umubano Hotel:

The Novotel is located in the administrative hill of Kacyiru near the Presidents office (Urugwiro) and the diplomatic quarter. The hotels  is locally referred to as Meridian.  The Novotel Kigali Umubano is a 4 star hotel located 5 km with a total of 97 rooms.  It has 13 suites.  The facilities include  , a business center featuring WiFi internet,  bar and restaurant and various leisure facilities including an outdoor swimming pool, fitness, aerobics, sauna and tennis court.

Hotel des Mille Collines/Hotel Rwanda

The Mille Collines hotel is world famous for being the location Hotel Rwanda. During the genocide the hotel served as haven of refuges. The Mille Collines Hotel has 112 exclusive rooms and executive suites with balcony, all with private bathroom, direct telephone, satellite and movie channels, mini-bar and PC hook-up. The hotels conference facilities car cater for 250 delegates. The Panorama restaurant offers magnificent views of Kigali.

Kigali has a large number of three star hotels-Chez Lando, Alpha Palace, Gorillas Hotel, Okapi Hotel, Garni du Centre and Impala hotels.  Othr hotels in Kigali include Isimbi, One Love Guest House, Guest House Chez Rose, Sky Hotel.  Several apartments are available for long term hire like Residence Prima Apartments and Caisse Sociale Apartments.  The apartments are fully furnished-self contained.

Getting to Kigali / Fy to Kigali /Flight to Kigali

Kigali and Rwanda is easily accessible.

From Europe

>>SN Brussels operates direct flights from Brussels

>>Kenya Airways /KLM operates connecting flights via Nairobi

From Nairobi Kenya

>>Rwandair/Kenya Airways operates daily flights

From Johannesburg

>>South African Airways/Rwandair operates flights from Johannesburg

From Kampala Uganda

>>Rwandair operates direct flights from Kampala.

From Addis Ababa Ethiopia

Ethiopian Airlines operates flights from Addis Ababa.

Kigali City tour/Kigali Tourist Attractions / Activities

The origins of Kigali as the Capital city of Rwanda can be traced way back to 1906 when Richard Kandt was appointed the Resident Governor of Rwanda.  He chose Gakingiro as his headquarters and today his residence cum headquarters( Kandt's House) House has be converted into a Natural History Museum.  The exhibits are still being collected and displayed.  Besides the Richard Kandt's Museum, the Kigali city tour will visit the following attractions

• The City busy city centre with the old presidents office & the mast of hate Radio Mille Collines

• The Muslim quarter of Nyamirambo.  This gates extremely busy in the evening

• The genocide memorials of Gisozi: This requires one and half to two hours.

• The Genocide memorial of Belgian soldiers at Kamp kigali

• The Geological Museum

• The city Market at Kimironko

• The Parliament building

• Curio shops including Kaplaki the largest curio market

• The Hero's Cemetery at Amahoro National Stadium.

• The pottery project of the BaTwa (Dancing pots)

• The new modern residential quarter of Nyarutarama with its golf course.

• The genocide memorials of Nyamata and Ntarama churches-These are slightly outside the town but they are easily accessible.

Our Kigali city tour will visit the Genocide memorial of Gisozi, Kamp Kigali, the Curio markets, the city centre and the city market.  We usually drive our guests through the Muslim quarter of Nyamirambo on the way to Ruhengeri. Nyarutarama and the Parliament building can be seen on your way to/from the airport.

Kigali Restaurants

Kigali has a large number of restaurants to cater for different tastes.

Kigali House Rental /Houses to let Apartments  to rent

Our Kigali real estate department deals with rental houses.  The houses available are villas (country houses) and apartments.  Villas are usually individual houses in half an acre plot, one story  with a lounge, kitchen, several bedrooms and bathrooms, car park and a servant's quarter. In most cases the garden has a lawn with flowers.   The compounds are usually fully fenced with concrete walls.

You will need to tell us where you need a house so that we can look up for you.  We have houses in Nyarutarama, Kimironko, Remera, Kacyiru, Kiyovu.  Once we agree on the house, then our office in Kigali will arrange for your to go and view the available properties.  Once satisfied with the property, you will go ahead to sign a lease agreement and pay for an agreed duration.

Kiyovu is in within the city hill has apartments and villas for hire.  Apartments will go for USD 1500.00 per month to 2500.00 per month.  Likewise the villas.

So far the best place to be for embassies and NGO's headquarters is Kacyiru.  Ambassador Residences and high class residential houses are located at Nyarutarama.