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Hotel des Mille Collines
Hotel des Mille Collines
Hotel des Mille Collines
Hotel des Mille Collines
Hotel des Mille Collines
Hotel des Mille Collines
Hotel des Mille Collines

Reviews of Hotel des Mille Collines

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69 independent comments and wildlife information from our travellers who have visited Hotel des Mille Collines and kindly agreed to share their thoughts. They do not necessarily represent the views of Expert Africa

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Jarek
Poland

"Hotel des Mille Collines review"

1 night Arrived 6 Jun 2021
"It definitely requires renovation, there is big contrast between this hotel and other facilities we stayed or visited." See all these reviews: 4n in Rwanda
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Average

Location:
Average
Service:
Average
Activities:
Average
Rooms:
Average
Food:
Average
Facilities:
Average
Dr and Mrs P
Greece

"Hotel des Mille Collines review"

1 night Arrived 12 Feb 2020
"I just wanted to stay there because of the hotel rwanda movie :) and I did it.
They were busy with construction work, so there was some noise till late in the evening. The service was also a bit off...
It was my choice to stay there and against the soft advice by Expert Africa. I'm glad that I did, but if I were to return for a short stay at Kigali I would choose Haven Residences ( or the Marriott)." See all these reviews: 6n in Rwanda
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Average

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Average
Rooms:
Average
Food:
Good
Mr & Mrs L.
London

"Great start to our safari at Mille Collines"

1 night Arrived 3 Nov 2019
"Grand old hotel, very well located.

The rooms were a bit dated, but the hotel is historically very interesting and definitely worth staying at.

The pool bar was particularly nice and the service was excellent." See all these reviews: 9n in Rwanda
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Rooms:
Good
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Excellent
Mr J & Mrs S
Streatha

"Hotel des Mille Collines"

1 night Arrived 18 Aug 2019
"Only there one night but pleasant and comfortable. Efficient check in." See all these reviews: 6n in Rwanda
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Good
Rooms:
Good
Food:
Good
Marilyn & Duane
CA

"Excellent hotel"

2 nights Arrived 8 Aug 2019
"The famous “Hotel Rwanda” of movie fame. This part of Kigali and the hotel feel pretty upscale. Good live music in an outside bar every night.
We were here to rest, clean up and get a city vibe after two weeks in Tanzania on safari.
Our style in cities is to walk. This clearly was not what hotel or safari companies wanted, they all wanted us to buy a city tour. We were very glad we went on our own. A big hit from our trip was walking to the Nyamirambo neighborhood and women’s center. The women there offer a fantastic local tour of he neighborhood and their work to economically empower local women. Inspirational, no hype, all local and a wonderful lunch of local foods prepared and served in the house of one of the women. We spent the better part of one day doing this and thoroughly enjoyed it.
The mandatory thing to do in Kigali is visit the Genocide Memorial. That tragedy is well documented, no holds barred, but ultimately uplifting. Rwanda has done a remarkable job of reconciliation and healing. The leadership of the country and its people have managed to accomplish something I would have never thought possible. Memorial is a fairly short cab drive, great audio guides inside, free but please leave a generous donation to help keep sending this message of forgiveness and healing." See all these reviews: 12n in Tanzania; 2n in Rwanda
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Good
Activities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Good
Facilities:
Excellent
Rusty Hudak
Stow, OH

"Hotel des Mille Collines"

1 night Arrived 24 Jul 2019
"A really great hotel. We got there pretty late and had to leave early the next day so we did not had a very good chance to thoroughly enjoy it." See all these reviews: 8n in Tanzania; 4n in Rwanda
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Good
Rooms:
Good
Food:
Excellent
Mr K
New York

"Hotel des Mille Collines"

1 night Arrived 29 Jun 2019
"Brief stay - late arrival and early departure. Hotel was excellent. Great breakfast and good internet." See all these reviews: 4n in Rwanda
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Excellent
Mr & Mrs D
Wimbledon

"Hotel des Mille Collines review"

1 night Arrived 16 Nov 2018
"See earlier comment . [Ed: see below]" See all these reviews: 4n in Rwanda
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Rooms:
Good
Mr & Mrs D
Wimbledon

"Hotel des Mille Collines review"

1 night Arrived 30 Oct 2018
"Just a little tired around the edges!

As usual staff are very attentive and service is impeccable." See all these reviews: 4n in Rwanda
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Rooms:
Good
Mr + Mrs M
Vancouver

"Hotel des Mille Collines review"

1 night Arrived 27 Sep 2018
"Excellent hotel, but the restaurant seemed depressingly empty." See all these reviews: 5n in Zambia; 3n in Rwanda
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
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