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Jinja Lodges | Places to Stay in Jinja
Discover the best Lodges in Jinja, Eastern Region including Pearl on the Nile Hotel, Jinja BaseCamp, The Haven, Tulina Riverside Treat, Pearl on the Nile Hotel, Bellevue Hotel, Forever Resort, Chel And Vade Cottages.
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1. Pearl on the Nile Hotel
Overall Ratings
3.5 based on 5 reviews
Situated in close proximity to the Source of the Nile on the river banks, our hotel offers luxury en-suite rooms that offer our guests a delightful choice of Single, Double and Deluxe options. Our excellent restaurant caters for all tastes with an a la carte menu or pre-booked bufets.
Decent
Reviewed By Gerald-GTADecent place to stay. Loved the rooms except the shower. Like the view from the rooms, hotel is also new. Water situation could improve to make this a true 3 star hotel. Excellent customer service from the team. Always willing to help.
2. Jinja BaseCamp
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 30 reviews
We offer budget friendly, bed & breakfast, backpacker or self-contained cottage accommodation situated in a peaceful suburb of Jinja. A delicious breakfast is included in your room price and we offer all residents free Wifi and access to the swimming pool. Our restaurant is open daily from 8am - 6pm and offers freshly made wholesome and delicious meals, with weekly Sunday Brunch specials!
Super Friendly stuff
Reviewed By CharlieBeauFantastic to come back to Jinja and see everything and everyone come back to life post-pandemic! I passed by Basecamp twice last week. One afternoon I dropped by for a chat and a snack: home made tortilla chips plus hummus and guacamole dips ? I stayed one night in one of the Safari tents. Each has two single beds and was warm and comfy. It's a tight squeeze! The bathroom / shower is a shared affair in the main living area. Note: some of the rooming options changed during the pandemic but it remains an extremely good value for money option for budget travelers. Thank you to the super friendly staff. Had a great welcome. I particularly appreciated being shown my tent during one of Jinja's occasional power outages. (Guests are provided with rechargeable lamps) and the compound has good security. The camp seemed to be a hive of activity. A big group of volunteers had arrived from Europe on the day I stayed. It's wonderful to be traveling again!
3. The Haven
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 299 reviews
The Haven is consistently rated one of Jinja's best lodges / restaurants, with a breath-taking view of rafting at the White Nile's first waterfall. Enjoy our delicious food while watching monkeys, otters and incredible birds. Fish on the River Nile. Go bird watching. Take a motor boat cruise straight from our jetty. Explore the river's beautiful islands by canoe. Ride a mountain bike. Explore local life. Sit by our campfire. Free facilities: volleyball, football, badminton, table tennis, pool table, table tennis, hammock, sandpit, and Jinja's best children's play area. This peaceful river lodge has luxury bandas and bungalows, a honeymoon suite, family bungalows and suite, lazy camping tents and conference facilities. All rooms have (imported) spring-loaded mattresses, USB chargers, European and British power sockets. The Haven also has a swimming pool (residents only) and satellite TV. This eco lodge is solar-powered and has hot water. Our water is from our 18 m deep well and is UV filtered as well!
One of the best spots we stayed at in Uganda
Reviewed By WesWK4Beautiful place clean rooms friendly staff good food. This is a winner of a place. we stayed at many other places but we found this to be the best. the view was amazing especially in the morning with the mist coming off the Nile river.
4. Tulina Riverside Treat
Overall Ratings
4 based on 12 reviews
Tulina Riverside Treat ; is The Perfect Place for a Treat. Situated at the banks of the Victoria Nile as it flows to Egypt. You can enjoy a scenic view of the water and landscape, the water waves and sounds of the Rapids. It has an extended view of evergreen gardens that are ideal for camping, weddings, company retreats and group parties. It is known for its 35 minutes boating cruise, Jet skii and motorboats rides for water sports funs. It is gifted with Five (5) Double/Single occupancy rooms, One family suite, One shared family room and one twin room. All rooms are self contained.
A perfect place with a perfect lake view
Reviewed By Keeranl2000I went with friends and Tulina was my choice. We were not disappointed. Actually, one of my friends later confessed that she didn't want to leave. Lawrence and the rest of the staff were very welcoming, they took real good care of us. The breakfast was nice and not to forget the campfire and music. We will definitely go back.
5. Pearl on the Nile Hotel
Overall Ratings
3.5 based on 5 reviews
Situated in close proximity to the Source of the Nile on the river banks, our hotel offers luxury en-suite rooms that offer our guests a delightful choice of Single, Double and Deluxe options. Our excellent restaurant caters for all tastes with an a la carte menu or pre-booked bufets.
Decent
Reviewed By Gerald-GTADecent place to stay. Loved the rooms except the shower. Like the view from the rooms, hotel is also new. Water situation could improve to make this a true 3 star hotel. Excellent customer service from the team. Always willing to help.
6. Bellevue Hotel
Overall Ratings
3.5 based on 4 reviews
Potencially good but not well run
Reviewed By Xavi88Excellent location hotel with good looking façade but not well-mantained inside. The rooms are clean. However, the equipments are abandoned. The worst of all is the lack of interest of the owners. I needed to change room twice and the management was inefficient and not helpful. I had the feeling that clients disturb them. You definitely get better deals in Jinja.
7. Forever Resort
Overall Ratings
2.5 based on 6 reviews
Long overdue,it should be shut down
Reviewed By bildadk2019I will go straight n list why: -Very dirty n dusty, sneezed the whole night, n spiders webs all over, came with a rush. -Left over soaps from previous clients, disgusting. -Naked wires at the bathroom. - Dark rooms only 1 bulb small videos. - Breeding ground for mosquitoes. - Unprofessional staff from their boss.
8. Chel And Vade Cottages
Overall Ratings
3.5 based on 26 reviews
Chel and Vade Cottages is located in a quiet residential part of Jinja near The Source Of The Nile tucked away from the hustle of the city center. You are guaranteed comfort and convenience for the best price. Whether you are travelling for business work or pleasure, Chel and Vade is the right home for you. Satellite TV, WiFi internet access, bar and restaurant, lush green compound.
HELL ON EARTH!!! Don’t bother!!
Reviewed By ronkye811I don’t even know where to begin!! They started off by cancelling my booking a day before check in (claiming the place was booked out although Agoda let me book it a week in advance!!), then asked me rebook and pay through their own website which I found suspicious.. (am guessing they didn’t want to pay Agoda their booking fee). On arrival at 7pm!! I had to wait another hour and half at reception (which lacked a proper stocked bar and the drinks were warm!!! ) because my room was not ready ( yet check in was slated for 12pm!!) I was finally ushered to a tiny and dated room, the mattress was just bent in!! I had to change my first room as it had some sort of insect which I was not sure wether a mosquito or tick!! The service at reception sucked and asking for anything took forever to be granted.. Changed to another “cottage” which had a smaller bed, but at least created an impression of more room to manoeuvre with my bags and stuff in there. The pics on line don’t reflect what they have at all, and if I was not tricked into paying for the 3 day stay in advance, I would have left the next day.. but was stuck coz they had taken my payment. On the second day my room run out of toilet paper and it took an hour for them to replace it even though the place was clearly empty with only two other occupants!! On the third day of check out they were quick to let me know how I had to leave by 11. I told them I will leave when ready and that on my arrival I was meant to wait almost 2 hours, so it was only fair they let me stay extra time free of charge too.. When I was finally ready to leave(1pm) I could not locate anyone at reception to check me out.. eventually the nightmare of a receptionist / chef/ bar girl “REBECCA” showed up after 20’minutes of sitting around and waiting for her. She then proceeded to demand for shs 20,000 as late check out fee.. I reminded her I had to wait on them during check in and also for everything (water, ice that never showed up and also warm soda’s!!) and that it was only fair/ courteous she let it slide.. But she was adamant and instructed the gate man to block my exit!! I eventually paid the shs 20,000 but she still took about 30 minutes to locate my bill and hand over my receipt coz she claimed she had not received my booking fee.. ??♂️??♂️ I eventually told her I needed to leave so she needs to make a hand written receipt for me coz I was running out of time to drive back to kampala.. All in all this is the worst hotel I have ever had to pay for, worst service, dated place, no wi-fi as advertised and not even a free bottle of water!! I WOULD NOT RECOMMEND THAT THEY STAY OPEN UNTILL THE WHOLE PLACE HAS BEEN OVERHAULED.. I will give it one star for the greenery and the fact that it actually exists !! DO NOT GO THERE!!
