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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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Brighton

"Hotel des Mille Collines review"

2 nights Arrived 17 Jun 2024
"It was a bit corporate, and the way all corporate hotels in Kigali are in the same area made the locale pretty dull - but it served its purpose as a stopoff very well.

The rooms were rather dated but clean and perfectly OK.

No complaints." See all these reviews: 5n in Tanzania; 4n in Rwanda
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Good
Service:
Good
Rooms:
Good
Food:
Good
FamilyB
Los Altos

"Hotel des Mille Collines review"

1 night Arrived 1 Jan 2024
"It’s interesting to experience the hotel that was featured in Hotel Rwanda, and we had a very nice lunch there.

The pool looked nice although we had no time to swim, and the location is pretty, in a lovely residential area. Otherwise the hotel rooms are pretty average." See all these reviews: 10n in Kenya; 3n in Rwanda
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Average

Rooms:
Average
Food:
Good
Service:
Good
Kris
Arizona

"Hotel des Mille Collines review"

1 night Arrived 14 Oct 2023
"The hotel was fine.

Clean and the staff were nice.

I was there only overnight and left the following day." See all these reviews: 5n in Tanzania; 5n in Rwanda
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good

Location:
Good
Rooms:
Good
The Rileys
Cincinnati

"Hotel des Mille Collines review"

2 nights Arrived 17 Jul 2023
"The public areas and grounds are lovely. The pool looks very nice.

Very comfortable seating in the lobby and balcony overlooking the pool. Live entertainment nightly. Staff were gracious, especially a kind woman in housekeeping who helped me when I was ill.

Very limited food options on the restaurant and room service menus. The room is very basic but functional. Compared to the grounds, which I would rate as good-to-excellent, the rooms are equivalent to a 3-star hotel in the U.S. at best. Guests get two bottles of water free daily.

I personally would not stay here again and don't recommend it. I believe there are newer hotels in the city that may have a more extensive menu and more modern, upgraded accommodations." See all these reviews: 12n in Kenya; 4n in Rwanda
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Poor

Location:
Good
Service:
Average
Rooms:
Poor
Food:
Terrible
Ms
Redondo Beach

"Hotel des Mille Collines review"

1 night Arrived 24 Aug 2022
"See previous comments" See all these reviews: 6n in Rwanda
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Good
Service:
Good
Activities:
Average
Rooms:
Average
Food:
Average
Facilities:
Average
Ms
Redondo Beach

"Hotel des Mille Collines review"

1 night Arrived 19 Aug 2022
"My time in this hotel was limited due to flights.

Breakfast buffet was good. Menu was limited.

Staff was very friendly and helpful" See all these reviews: 6n in Rwanda
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good

Location:
Good
Service:
Good
Facilities:
Average
Rooms:
Average
Food:
Good
Mrs J
Vancouver

"Hotel des Mille Collines review"

1 night Arrived 27 Jun 2022
"The rooms were great! The staff were welcoming and very helpful. The breakfast included was excellent. The enjoyed a beer at outside Bar next to the pool. Great views overlooking the city.

This was the start of our visit in Rwanda. We were pickup at the airport by Robert and Shema. We were greeted with huge smiles and warm welcome. Shema stayed with us for our entire 7 days in Rwanda. We cannot say enough about this man. Shema enhanced our trip and we are forever greatful.

He took us the Genocide Museum. What humbling experience." See all these reviews: 6n in Rwanda; 6n in Kenya
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Facilities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Mr & Mrs D.
New York

"Hotel des Mille Collines review"

1 night Arrived 21 Oct 2021
"We spent an additional night at the Hotel des Mille Collines after visiting Volcanoes National Park for gorilla and golden monkey trekking and before our flight to Tanzania the next day.

On this second visit, they got the rooms right the first time :)

Not much else to add beyond our original review though regarding service, rooms, or food." See all these reviews: 8n in Tanzania; 5n in Rwanda
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Good
Activities:
Good
Rooms:
Good
Food:
Average
Facilities:
Average
Mr & Mrs D.
New York

"Hotel des Mille Collines review"

1 night Arrived 17 Oct 2021
"This was where we started our trip in Africa and our group had a fairly short stay at the historic Hotel des Mille Collines.

As other reviewers mentioned, the hotel is somewhat dated and could use some modern upgrades. It seemed like most other guests were here on business. We had two rooms for our group of four and there was a slight mix-up for the other two people in our group who requested a room with twin beds. Their first room was set up as a double, the second room was configured correctly but had a bag in it. Ultimately, they were put in one that was configured correctly but was no longer a garden view room as originally booked. This wasn't much of an issue though and the staff was accommodating.

Dinner at the pool bar/restaurant and the breakfast buffet were fairly average. Service overall was fantastic and all staff and most guests wore masks throughout the property." See all these reviews: 8n in Tanzania; 5n in Rwanda
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Good
Activities:
Good
Rooms:
Good
Food:
Average
Facilities:
Average
Jarek
Poland

"Hotel des Mille Collines review"

1 night Arrived 9 Jun 2021
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Average

Location:
Average
Service:
Average
Activities:
Average
Rooms:
Average
Food:
Average
Facilities:
Average
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