3 Best Hotels in Kampala, Uganda

Located in the city’s Central Business District, among mature palm-tree-filled gardens, the world has been meeting at this five-star hotel since 1967. The hotel’s warm and attentive, professionally-liveried staff, keep guests coming back and the 236 spacious, air-conditioned rooms and suites that feature flatscreen TVs, minibars, safes, and luxury branded toiletries keep them happy; for the best city views, ask for a room overlooking the gardens. Guests can enjoy a gym session, spa pampering, poolside cocktails, and endless cuisine options at the hotel’s eight restaurants. Theme nights include salsa by the poolside, seafood & sushi night, and African Night, serving delicacies from the continent to a backdrop of energetic Afrofusion dance (in the open air, of course). The hotel’s nine-acre gardens have a surprising diversity of birds---give reception advance notice if you’d like to hire a bird guide. Uganda Golf Course is a few minutes away, as is the city’s pulsing nightlife.

Visitors to this pastel-hue citadel on Lake Victoria happily trade off the remote position for the plush comfort of this five-star hotel's rooms and extensive facilities. On a windswept headland roughly equidistant between Kampala and Entebbe, Lake Victoria Serena has become a popular getaway for Kampala residents thanks to the ease of travel provided by the ExpressWay. In addition to having Uganda’s best golf course, the resort's leisure extensive facilities include a boating marina, swimming pool, tennis courts, gym, and Maisha Health Club and Spa. Set within a Mediterranean-style terracotta maze of porticos and scented gardens, this is a comfortable spot to wind down post-safari. Babysitting services, special menus, a children's pool, and interconnecting rooms make this hotel a solid choice for families.