Name: Ubumwe Grande Hotel
Address: KN 67 Street, Rwanda, Akarere ka Nyarugenge, RW
Price range: $120–$269 per night
Rating: 8.1

What guests think

Travellers describe Ubumwe Grande Hotel as clean with friendly, professional staff and standout city views, while some report inconsistent service, occasional maintenance problems such as weak air conditioning, and mixed experiences arranging airport transfers.

Breakfast is frequently praised for variety and quality, while overall on-site dining drew compliments, though a few found the food average or options limited for vegans. Facilities like the rooftop pool and gym are appreciated, but there were reports of temporary pool closure and a rooftop space that felt less inviting to some. Rooms are generally comfortable with good mattresses, yet some guests faced noisy or stuffy rooms. Expect a central, walkable base with appealing amenities, though occasional maintenance or operational hiccups can occur.

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Facilities

Guests highlight the rooftop pool and gym and enjoy the rooftop setting, but there are reports of a temporarily closed pool and a rooftop space that felt uninviting to some.

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10

Adele

Feb 17, 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

The pool was great, service and staff were friendly and efficient.

10

Marina

Aug 2, 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

The hotel is beautiful and very clean. The staff is super helpful and very friendly. You have to go to the roof top open air restaurant- it is gorgeous and the food is excellent. The view of the city is amazing! Don’t miss it! Also the breakfast is very good! A wide variety and very healthy!

10

Jokubas

Jun 28, 2024

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Great hotel with rooftop pool and gym. Rooms and apartments are available for larger groups. Right next to Kigali city market - 5min walk. Great staff. There is some construction in the area, so check for your room location.

8

Gerardo

Jul 23, 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

Está bien en general, pero hay detalles en las habitaciones que no funcionan: se atora la puerta, o el aire acondicionado no funciona. La alberca estaba cerrada por reparaciones y no se avisó al reservar. Buen ambiente en el roof top restaurant.

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10

Dorinda

Jun 23, 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

Very nice hotel with great amenities and great staff.

6

Susan

Jan 8, 2023

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Stayed 19,364 nights

Great location. AC not adequate in room although lobby was OK. Food average, VIP benefit was free airport shuttle on request. Apparently 'on request' doesn't mean ask reception to book you a free shuttle, you have to request via email. I booked this place largely because of the roof terrace - it's a large, enclosed, uninviting airport hangar of a space & very disappointing. Wouldn't recommend this place, there are many better options.

10

Lisa

Jul 24, 2024

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Stayed 3 nights

Comfortable rooms and multiple good dining options. Especially the rooftop. Staff truly lovely people, so nice and helpful.

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Cleanliness

Cleanliness is consistently praised across the property and rooms, with multiple mentions of very clean spaces; a few guests, however, found individual rooms less clean than expected.

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10

Oluwafemi

Dec 11, 2025

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Stayed 4 nights

The staff were extremely pleasant and very helpful. The hotel was clean throughout. I will definitely come again.

8

Charlesworth

Jun 2, 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

The property was very clean. We felt very safe.

8

Lisa

Oct 7, 2024

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Stayed 4 nights

My first time visiting Rwanda and the staff at Ubumwe were very pleasant and nice. The facility is clean and located in an area with a lot of shops.

10

Marina

Aug 2, 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

The hotel is beautiful and very clean. The staff is super helpful and very friendly. You have to go to the roof top open air restaurant- it is gorgeous and the food is excellent. The view of the city is amazing! Don’t miss it! Also the breakfast is very good! A wide variety and very healthy!

6

Mark

Feb 21, 2023

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Stayed 2 nights

The location of this hotel is great, and it does appear modern and fresh

10

Obiku

Dec 9, 2022

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Stayed 19,331 nights

Extremely clean, location was ideal, friendly and efficiency staff

6

Hanisa W

Nov 11, 2023

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Stayed 5 nights

I have stayed at Ubumwe severally but this particular time was a major dissapointment.The staff were rude,the foood was terrible and overall the service was below average. The room i was checked in was too noisy and even when i moved the other room was too small stuffy and overall not so clean.I was in room 509 and i did not enjoy my stay.

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Philippe

Mar 18, 2024

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Stayed 3 nights

Would definitely not recommend staying there. The staff is lost although polite and nice, but have no idea what customer service is about and entails. It took four emails and a phone call to arrange something as simple as an airport pick-up so the stay certainly did not start on a high note. No hot water in the room the last night/last morning of the stay. No room upgrade that was supposedly part of the "Hotels.com Gold Member Perks", though room availability was evident on their website. For my last night, I stayed at "5 Swiss Hotel" nearbly: half the price for a cleaner room, working shower, and much nicer staff.

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Rooms

Rooms are often comfortable with good mattresses and city views, but several reviews mention noise, stuffy or small rooms, and maintenance issues like inadequate or nonfunctioning air conditioning and stuck doors.

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10

Marina

Aug 2, 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

The hotel is beautiful and very clean. The staff is super helpful and very friendly. You have to go to the roof top open air restaurant- it is gorgeous and the food is excellent. The view of the city is amazing! Don’t miss it! Also the breakfast is very good! A wide variety and very healthy!

10

Jokubas

Jun 28, 2024

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Great hotel with rooftop pool and gym. Rooms and apartments are available for larger groups. Right next to Kigali city market - 5min walk. Great staff. There is some construction in the area, so check for your room location.

8

Gerardo

Jul 23, 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

Está bien en general, pero hay detalles en las habitaciones que no funcionan: se atora la puerta, o el aire acondicionado no funciona. La alberca estaba cerrada por reparaciones y no se avisó al reservar. Buen ambiente en el roof top restaurant.

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Michael

Dec 7, 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

Amazing views and staff. Great mattress. Excellent croissants. Very walkable to many offices/shopping places nearby

2

Jenna

May 29, 2024

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Stayed 7 nights

Staff unfriendly and not helpful at all. Outdated rooms and overall. They were late for my airport pickup. Breakfast there were few vegan options and I had to get my own coffee while many others around me were served.

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Hanisa W

Nov 11, 2023

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Stayed 5 nights

I have stayed at Ubumwe severally but this particular time was a major dissapointment.The staff were rude,the foood was terrible and overall the service was below average. The room i was checked in was too noisy and even when i moved the other room was too small stuffy and overall not so clean.I was in room 509 and i did not enjoy my stay.

6

Susan

Jan 8, 2023

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Stayed 19,364 nights

Great location. AC not adequate in room although lobby was OK. Food average, VIP benefit was free airport shuttle on request. Apparently 'on request' doesn't mean ask reception to book you a free shuttle, you have to request via email. I booked this place largely because of the roof terrace - it's a large, enclosed, uninviting airport hangar of a space & very disappointing. Wouldn't recommend this place, there are many better options.

4

Jorge

Feb 21, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

El lugar está bien, pero al llegar nos dijeron que no funcionaba el aire acondicionado. No se podía ni respirar en la habitación. Mala atención. Finalmente después de mucho insistir logramos que nos cambiaran a una habitraciónb en la que si servía el aire

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10

Lisa

Jul 24, 2024

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Stayed 3 nights

Comfortable rooms and multiple good dining options. Especially the rooftop. Staff truly lovely people, so nice and helpful.

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Keiji

Jul 30, 2022

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Stayed 5 nights

Best city view in Kigali

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Service

Many guests praise the staff as friendly, professional, and efficient, but others report slow or unhelpful service and recurring issues with arranging airport transfers.

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10

Kenneth

Jul 7, 2024

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Stayed 4 nights

The staff was very professional and welcoming They provided quick prompt service

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Oluwafemi

Dec 11, 2025

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Stayed 4 nights

The staff were extremely pleasant and very helpful. The hotel was clean throughout. I will definitely come again.

10

Adele

Feb 17, 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

The pool was great, service and staff were friendly and efficient.

10

Marina

Aug 2, 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

The hotel is beautiful and very clean. The staff is super helpful and very friendly. You have to go to the roof top open air restaurant- it is gorgeous and the food is excellent. The view of the city is amazing! Don’t miss it! Also the breakfast is very good! A wide variety and very healthy!

6

Stephanie

Oct 28, 2023

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Stayed 4 nights

So la la. Service often very slow

2

Jenna

May 29, 2024

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Stayed 7 nights

Staff unfriendly and not helpful at all. Outdated rooms and overall. They were late for my airport pickup. Breakfast there were few vegan options and I had to get my own coffee while many others around me were served.

6

Hanisa W

Nov 11, 2023

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Stayed 5 nights

I have stayed at Ubumwe severally but this particular time was a major dissapointment.The staff were rude,the foood was terrible and overall the service was below average. The room i was checked in was too noisy and even when i moved the other room was too small stuffy and overall not so clean.I was in room 509 and i did not enjoy my stay.

10

Dorinda

Jun 23, 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

Very nice hotel with great amenities and great staff.

6

Susan

Jan 8, 2023

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Stayed 19,364 nights

Great location. AC not adequate in room although lobby was OK. Food average, VIP benefit was free airport shuttle on request. Apparently 'on request' doesn't mean ask reception to book you a free shuttle, you have to request via email. I booked this place largely because of the roof terrace - it's a large, enclosed, uninviting airport hangar of a space & very disappointing. Wouldn't recommend this place, there are many better options.

4

Philippe

Mar 18, 2024

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Stayed 3 nights

Would definitely not recommend staying there. The staff is lost although polite and nice, but have no idea what customer service is about and entails. It took four emails and a phone call to arrange something as simple as an airport pick-up so the stay certainly did not start on a high note. No hot water in the room the last night/last morning of the stay. No room upgrade that was supposedly part of the "Hotels.com Gold Member Perks", though room availability was evident on their website. For my last night, I stayed at "5 Swiss Hotel" nearbly: half the price for a cleaner room, working shower, and much nicer staff.

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Location

Guests consistently describe the location as central and walkable, close to shops, offices, and the city market.

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Lisa

Oct 7, 2024

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Stayed 4 nights

My first time visiting Rwanda and the staff at Ubumwe were very pleasant and nice. The facility is clean and located in an area with a lot of shops.

6

Mark

Feb 21, 2023

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Stayed 2 nights

The location of this hotel is great, and it does appear modern and fresh

10

Jokubas

Jun 28, 2024

·

Great hotel with rooftop pool and gym. Rooms and apartments are available for larger groups. Right next to Kigali city market - 5min walk. Great staff. There is some construction in the area, so check for your room location.

10

Michael

Dec 7, 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

Amazing views and staff. Great mattress. Excellent croissants. Very walkable to many offices/shopping places nearby

10

Obiku

Dec 9, 2022

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Stayed 19,331 nights

Extremely clean, location was ideal, friendly and efficiency staff

6

Susan

Jan 8, 2023

·

Stayed 19,364 nights

Great location. AC not adequate in room although lobby was OK. Food average, VIP benefit was free airport shuttle on request. Apparently 'on request' doesn't mean ask reception to book you a free shuttle, you have to request via email. I booked this place largely because of the roof terrace - it's a large, enclosed, uninviting airport hangar of a space & very disappointing. Wouldn't recommend this place, there are many better options.

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Dining

Breakfast often earns high marks for variety and quality, and many enjoyed the dining options. Some guests, however, found the food average or noted limited vegan choices and occasional service lapses.

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10

Marina

Aug 2, 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

The hotel is beautiful and very clean. The staff is super helpful and very friendly. You have to go to the roof top open air restaurant- it is gorgeous and the food is excellent. The view of the city is amazing! Don’t miss it! Also the breakfast is very good! A wide variety and very healthy!

8

Thule

Jan 16, 2023

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Stayed 19,368 nights

If you’re looking for a clean convenient place to stay, this is it! The restaurant staff could do with more training in being adaptable to clients requests but that may be a hotel restaurant policy. Otherwise a great stay

10

Joel

Dec 15, 2021

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Stayed 1 night

Excellent hotel with a fantastic selection for breakfast. Would recommend.

10

Michael

Dec 7, 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

Amazing views and staff. Great mattress. Excellent croissants. Very walkable to many offices/shopping places nearby

2

Jenna

May 29, 2024

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Stayed 7 nights

Staff unfriendly and not helpful at all. Outdated rooms and overall. They were late for my airport pickup. Breakfast there were few vegan options and I had to get my own coffee while many others around me were served.

6

Susan

Jan 8, 2023

·

Stayed 19,364 nights

Great location. AC not adequate in room although lobby was OK. Food average, VIP benefit was free airport shuttle on request. Apparently 'on request' doesn't mean ask reception to book you a free shuttle, you have to request via email. I booked this place largely because of the roof terrace - it's a large, enclosed, uninviting airport hangar of a space & very disappointing. Wouldn't recommend this place, there are many better options.

10

Lisa

Jul 24, 2024

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Stayed 3 nights

Comfortable rooms and multiple good dining options. Especially the rooftop. Staff truly lovely people, so nice and helpful.

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Month	Average price
January	$128
February	$143
March	$135
April	$137
May	$144
June	$136
July	$144
August	$131
September	$168
October	$167
November	$170
December	$144

Su	Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa
		1	2	3	4	5
6	7	8 $120	9 $121	10 $130	11 $123	12 $123
13 $120	14 $120	15	16 $130	17	18 $130	19 $130
20 $120	21 $132	22 $121	23 $133	24 $123	25 $124	26 $130
27 $123	28 $120	29 $130	30

Su	Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa
				1 $144	2 $168	3 $153
4 $189	5 $147	6 $269	7 $148	8 $153	9 $269	10 $144
11 $269	12 $269	13 $269	14 $144	15 $269	16	17 $145
18	19	20	21	22	23	24 $269
25 $148	26 $129	27 $269	28 $269	29 $152	30 $150	31

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