Is parking available at the hotel?

Yes, accessible parking options are available directly at the hotel.

What type of breakfast is offered and what are the serving hours?

An on-site breakfast is available, though specific serving hours are not provided.

What are the standard check-in and check-out times?

Check-in is from 14:00, and check-out is until 13:00. Early check-in is available for a fee of USD 150 for check-in between noon and 8 AM.

Are airport shuttle services available?

Yes, airport shuttle services are available, though specific pricing and arrangements are not detailed.

What accessibility features does the hotel offer for guests with disabilities?

The hotel features step-free entrances and wheelchair-accessible facilities, including public areas and rooms.

Where is the hotel located in relation to local attractions?

The hotel is located in Kigali, close to local attractions such as Niyo Arts Center, Inema Art Center, Union Trade Center, and Gikondo Market.

Does the hotel have a swimming pool?

Yes, the hotel features an outdoor swimming pool, though specific operational hours and seasonal availability are not provided.

What are the policies for guests staying with children?

Children are allowed at the property, and the minimum age for children to stay for free is not specified.

Ubumwe Grande Hotel in Akarere ka Nyarugenge

Average nightly price at Ubumwe Grande Hotel by month, last 12 months (USD)
Month	Average price
January	US$128
February	US$143
March	US$135
April	US$137
May	US$144
June	US$136
July	US$144
August	US$131
September	US$134
October	US$167
November	US$170
December	US$144

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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Adele

17 Feb 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

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

10

Marina

2 Aug 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

28 Jun 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

23 Jul 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

23 Jun 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

Very nice hotel with great amenities and great staff.

6

Susan

8 Jan 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

24 Jul 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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Oluwafemi

11 Dec 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

2 Jun 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

The property was very clean. We felt very safe.

8

Lisa

7 Oct 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

2 Aug 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

21 Feb 2023

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Stayed 2 nights

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

10

Obiku

9 Dec 2022

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Stayed 19,331 nights

Extremely clean, location was ideal, friendly and efficiency staff

6

Hanisa W

11 Nov 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

18 Mar 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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Marina

2 Aug 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

28 Jun 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

23 Jul 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

7 Dec 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

29 May 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

11 Nov 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

8 Jan 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

21 Feb 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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Lisa

24 Jul 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

30 Jul 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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Kenneth

7 Jul 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

11 Dec 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

17 Feb 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

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

10

Marina

2 Aug 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

28 Oct 2023

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Stayed 4 nights

So la la. Service often very slow

2

Jenna

29 May 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

11 Nov 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

23 Jun 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

Very nice hotel with great amenities and great staff.

6

Susan

8 Jan 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.

4

Philippe

18 Mar 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

7 Oct 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

21 Feb 2023

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Stayed 2 nights

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

10

Jokubas

28 Jun 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

7 Dec 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

9 Dec 2022

·

Stayed 19,331 nights

Extremely clean, location was ideal, friendly and efficiency staff

6

Susan

8 Jan 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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Marina

2 Aug 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

16 Jan 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

15 Dec 2021

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Stayed 1 night

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

10

Michael

7 Dec 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

29 May 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

8 Jan 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

24 Jul 2024

·

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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Su	Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa
1 $143	2 $144	3 $148	4 $153	5	6 $144	7 $144
8 $148	9 $156	10 $153	11 $268	12 $148	13 $153	14 $268
15 $179	16 $180	17 $179	18 $177	19 $172	20 $154	21 $148
22 $152	23 $268	24 $268	25 $268	26 $268	27 $156	28 $268
29 $268	30 $268

Ubumwe Grande Hotel

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