Inside Afrika Boutique Hotel

3.0 star property

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Outdoor pool, pool umbrellas, pool loungers
Bar (on property)
Terrace/patio
Restaurant
Reception

Reviews

7.4 out of 10

Good

Popular amenities

  • Free airport shuttle
  • Pool
  • Breakfast included
  • Laundry
  • Kitchen
  • Housekeeping

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KN46 Street, Kiyovu, P.O. Box 545, Kigali, Kigali
  • Union Trade Center
    15 min walk
  • Ntarama Church
    4 min drive
  • Mambas Club
    5 min drive
  • Kigali (KGL-Kigali Intl.)
    19 min drive

Room options

Standard Room, 1 King Bed

  • 30 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

Standard Room, 1 Bedroom

  • 30 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Large Single Bed

Deluxe Double Room

  • 40 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed and 1 Single Bed

Family Apartment, 1 King Bed, Hill View

  • Hill view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

Single Room

  • 30 sq m
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 King Bed

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About this property

Inside Afrika Boutique Hotel

Art Deco hotel with winery and free breakfast
This hotel features an attached winery, an outdoor pool and coffee/tea in a common area. Free self-service breakfast is provided, as well as free WiFi in public areas, free self parking and free airport pick-up. Other amenities include a business centre, laundry facilities and a 24-hour front desk.
Inside Afrika Boutique Hotel offers 9 accommodations, which are accessible via exterior corridors and feature private pools and a safe. Rooms open to balconies. This individually decorated and furnished accommodation includes desks. Memory foam beds feature Egyptian cotton sheets. Guests can make use of the shared/communal kitchen. Bathrooms include baths or showers with a rainfall showerhead.

Guests can surf the web using complimentary wired and wireless Internet access. 32-inch flat-screen televisions come with satellite channels. Additionally, rooms include complimentary bottles of water and blackout curtains. Microwaves and hairdryers can be requested. Housekeeping is provided on a daily basis.

Recreational amenities at the hotel include an outdoor pool.

Children aged under 15 years old are not allowed in the swimming pool without adult supervision.

During your stay at Inside Afrika Boutique Hotel, you'll be within walking distance of Union Trade Center. Enjoy features like free breakfast, free WiFi in public areas and free self-parking.
  • Free self-service breakfast served daily
  • Free WiFi and wired Internet
  • Free self-parking and extended parking
  • Take a swim in the outdoor pool
  • Amenities include a business centre, laundry facilities and multilingual staff
  • Just a 2-minute drive from Union Trade Center and a few minutes from Ntarama Church
  • Free airport pick-up shuttle service
A winery is on site. WiFi and wired Internet are free in public spaces. You'll find a business centre on site. Free breakfast is served daily. A free shuttle from the airport to the hotel is free (available 24 hours). An outdoor pool, a terrace, and multilingual staff are also featured at the business-friendly Inside Afrika Boutique Hotel. Limited free parking is available on a first-come, first-served basis.

Smoking is allowed in designated areas at this 3-star Kigali hotel.

Guests are served a free self-service breakfast daily from 6 AM to 10 AM.

Languages

English, French

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi and wired internet
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi and wired internet

Parking and transport

  • 24-hour free airport pick-up shuttle on request
  • Free extended parking on site
  • Limited on-site parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking available

Food and drink

  • Free self-serve breakfast available daily 6 AM to 10 AM
  • Coffee and tea in common areas
  • Couples/private dining

Family friendly

  • In-room refrigerator
  • Laundry facilities
  • Microwave on request
  • Outdoor pool
  • Private pool

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Multilingual staff
  • Proposal/romance packages
  • Tour and ticket assistance

Business services

  • Business centre

Outdoors

  • Garden
  • Outdoor entertainment area
  • Outdoor furniture
  • Pool loungers
  • Pool umbrellas
  • Terrace

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • No lift
  • Pool access ramp on site
  • Stair-free path to entrance
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
  • Wheelchair-accessible business centre
  • Wheelchair-accessible gym
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible path of travel
  • Wheelchair-accessible restaurant

More

  • 1 floor
  • Art Deco architecture
  • Banquet hall
  • Designated smoking areas
  • Mosquito nets

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Blackout drapes
  • Egyptian cotton sheets
  • Memory foam mattress

Bathroom

  • Bathtub or shower
  • Hair dryer (on request)
  • Private bathroom
  • Rainfall showerhead
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • 32-inch flat-screen TV with satellite channels
  • Private pool

Food and drink

  • Cookware, dishware, and utensils
  • Free bottled water
  • Hob
  • Microwave on request
  • Oven
  • Refrigerator
  • Shared kitchen access

More

  • Access via exterior corridors
  • Desk
  • Individual decor
  • Individual furnishings
  • Laptop workspace
  • Safe

Policies

Check-in

Check-in time starts at noon

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM
Late check-out subject to availability

Special check-in instructions

This property offers transfers from the airport; guests must contact the property with arrival details before travel, using the contact information on the booking confirmation
Guests must contact the property in advance for check-in instructions; front desk staff will greet guests on arrival
To make arrangements for check-in please contact the property ahead of time using the information on the booking confirmation

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

  • Pets and service animals are not allowed at Inside Afrika Boutique Hotel

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.
  • Rollaway/extra beds are not available.
  • Cots (infant beds) are not available.

Payment types at the property

Important information

You need to know

This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business or profession.
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards, debit cards and cash
Inside Afrika Boutique Hotel offers transfers from the airport. Please contact the property on the number on the booking confirmation with your arrival details prior to travel. To arrange for check-in, guests must contact the property in advance of arrival using the information on the booking confirmation. Guests must contact the property in advance for check-in information. Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival.

We should mention

  • Pool access is available 24 hours a day.
  • Pets and service animals are not allowed on site.

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Inside Afrika Boutique Hotel Reviews

Reviews

7.4

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 3 out of 29 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 16 out of 29 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 7 out of 29 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 2 out of 29 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 1 out of 29 reviews" "

7.6/10

Cleanliness

7.2/10

Staff & service

6.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Amy

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2022

10/10 Excellent

Molly

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2022

8/10 Good

Thneya

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Yes to Afrika boutique Hotel!
Thumbs up to the staff who were so helpful and courteous. If you're looking for an affordable, quiet and decent place to stay, i would definitely recommend staying here. The rooms have a bit of a safari feel to them; the floors can get cold, so i would suggest carrying/wearing slippers. Make sure to request one of the rooms in front of the pool, the view is lovely at night. Also if you're looking for a ride to get you around Kigali, ask for Alphonse. The washrooms are starting to age a bit, but it's manageable if you're not staying too long (also the rooms are cleaned everyday). Enjoy!
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2019

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2018

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Basic, but in a good area
Stayed for 2 weeks for a business trip. Overall, pretty basic, but good location, comfortable bed, and very pretty lounge/pool area. Was surprised to find that the room didn't have very many usual amenities - no phone, no shampoo/shower gel, no A/C, no room safe, no pen or notepad. The wifi speed was good, and the continental breakfast was good. Unfortunately I had $40 go missing from my suitcase while I stayed here (I knew I was risking it a bit, but was hoping there would be a room safe), and the hotel staff didn't handle it in a satisfactory way. No apologies, nothing really, just awkward nodding and walking away. So my impression of the service, overall, is not very positive. But if nothing goes wrong, they seem perfectly nice. For 4-5 nights I could also hear bass from loud music somewhere, until about 6AM, bothered me the first couple of nights and then I got used to it. Not sure if it was coming from a nearby building, but the thudding was pretty annoying.

6/10 Okay

Kultej, Kampala

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Good night for 1 night hurry sleep over
Fine hotel, basic thing like fan or ac not thr, limited choices of food nd very limited for breakfast,

8/10 Good

Andy, NC

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Staff & service
One night in Kigali
The airport pick up was great. Nice guy who waited for hours because the flight was late. The location is fine, but a bit isolated. The rooms are quite nice. But there is not air-conditioning and they did not have fans available. The staff was fine, but not overly friendly or helpful. Breakfast was adequate, but nothing hot. It was OK for a one night stay.

4/10 Poor

Tak, Ethiopia

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
I did not get what I paid.
The hotel did not provide me a room what I paid for. quite disappointed.

8/10 Good

Melissa, Portland

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice hotel, friendly staff
The hotel was nice, although not amazing enough to justify the price. It might just be that all of Rwanda is pretty expensive. Clean room, good breakfast and a very nice pool for relaxing at. The staff were very friendly, but it was a bit difficult to get information out of them, for example maps or things to do in Kigali. Wifi worked sometimes, others not so much - a few times I had to ask the staff to reset the router. Good place overall.

4/10 Poor

Adrian, Atlanta

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Too expensive for what it offers
No amenities on the bathroom, just soap. It looks like one of those hotels that are really nice when they open for business, and they slowly start decaying as years pass by... Hotel personnel looks like they don't even care about you, you're practically a ghost for them. As I said...too expensive for what it offers.

8/10 Good

mrt2010, AZ

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A very nice, small, mid-priced hotel with a view
The hotel is conveniently located, intimate, friendly and an overall fine place to stay. The staff is kind, attentive and helpful and this is a very calm and pleasant place to stay. I spent much of my time working in my room, enjoying the high quality internet connection and looking out over a really nice view of Kigali. Only one word of caution, on weekends, the sounds of a disco go on all night. If this sort of thing bothers you and you will be there on a Friday or Saturday night, ask for a room in the back. They aren't as nice and don't have any view, but they are quieter.

6/10 Okay

Sibusiso, South Africa

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Great Guest Relations and Service
Great small-type hotel that is ideal for couple of days stop-over stay

6/10 Okay

JBP, Uganda Brit

Liked: Cleanliness
Hotel? Or not?
It's clean, well-positioned and the staff do everything they can to help. From that respect you can't fault it. BUT it's not really an hotel.....if you expect an hotel to have a restaurant, bar or anything other than rooms. Which this doesn't. Just a room with a broken TV! And in comparison to 'proper' hotels very close by it's as, or more, expensive. I can't think of any reason to return other than the staff who did everything possible to maximise the experience in the absence of anything you could describe as a facility!

8/10 Good

Mavis, Arusha

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Comfy bed and clean sheets
Thought it was a good place, easy to walk to town. Does need maintenance and the staff need to speak better English but on the whole a lovely time there.

8/10 Good

Denise, Tanzania

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely hotel,great feel about it.
The accommodation was lovely. It is beautifully appointed and the views of the city by and night are brilliant. We have hesitation recommending this hotel to others. Minor problems that needed to be fixed but on the whole a lovely experience.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
I thought the place was a great find. Everyone was so nice and the place was clean. The rooms were big. They had internet, a pool and great views of the city. I would def go back.

8/10 Good

Gail, Washington DC

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A bargain, and comfortable
This was just the place for this older woman, in Kigali for a week to visit a friend. My stay there went very smoothly, from check-in to check-out.

8/10 Good

Anonymous, Northeast US

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Nice unique hotel in a phenomenal neighborhood
I was immediately and cordially welcomed by hotel staff who seemed to be available 24/7. The room (as well as the hotel) was uniquely decorated in African theme. The room was comfortable of higher quality with hot and cold water and internet service. The continental style breakfast with made to order omelette was also nice feature. The hotel's pool was situated to create a relaxing and tranquil environment whether one chose to swim in it or nice. I have stayed in a variety of hotels in East Africa and certainly would recommend this modestly priced one as well.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good and comfortable stay...small and cozy hotel!!!! Good option for low spending business or leisure visits.

6/10 Okay

Soloni, India

Good stay,
It was my first stay and also my first visit to Kigali, Rwanda. I would appreciate if there are grills on the main glass doors & window of the room as it becomes scary at night to sleep for the first timers. But the staff extended good hospitality and where quite helpful. regards, soloni

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2018

8/10 Good

だいこん, 日本

Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
おすすめです
キガリタワーまで歩いて15分程度と立地は良いと思います。(夜は、ホテルまでの道に街灯はあるものの暗いので、タクシーで帰るのがベター) プールは、おそらく毎日掃除しているためか、すごくきれいです。 朝食のオムレツには、地元で採れた野菜が入っていて、ピーマンが香り豊かですごくおいしかったです。 ホテルスタッフの対応も丁寧でやさしく、おすすめします。

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A éviter...
Réservation quelques jours plus tôt et pas de problèmes : nuitées payées par avance... Arrivée en soirée après avoir averti... Pas de chambre : transfert à un hotel quasi-vide et sans réel confort, à quelques Km. Je ne juge pas l'endroit où j'ai logé ! En revanche, la façon d'agir d' "Inside Africa" est déplacée et peu professionelle car ils ont certainement encaissé le différentiel de coût : si hotel.com accepte ça, ce n'est pas normal !

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service, room comfort

8/10 Good

V.de koninck

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort