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Gorillas Lake Kivu Hotel

3.0 star property
3-star beach hotel with outdoor pool

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Outdoor pool
Premium bedding, in-room safe, desk, free WiFi
Restaurant
Combined shower/tub, free toiletries, hair dryer, bathrobes
Reviews
7.4

Good

Popular amenities

  • PoolPoolPool
  • Parking includedParking includedParking included
  • LaundryLaundryLaundry
  • RestaurantRestaurantRestaurant
  • BarBarBar
  • Room serviceRoom serviceRoom service

Check out the area

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Avenue de la Cooperation, Gisenyi
  • Popular LocationGisenyi Beach7 min walk
  • Popular LocationRwanda Tourism University College11 min walk
  • Popular LocationUniversité Libre de Kigali20 min walk

Room options

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Deluxe Twin Room, 1 Bedroom, Lake View, Lakeside

Deluxe Twin Room, 1 Bedroom, Lake View, Lakeside

  • 2 sq m
  • Lake view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Twin Bed

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Deluxe Double Room

Deluxe Double Room

  • 25 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

Standard Double Room, Lake View

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Executive Suite, 1 Bedroom, Lake View, Lakeside

Executive Suite, 1 Bedroom, Lake View, Lakeside

  • 5 sq m
  • Lake view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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About the area

Gisenyi

In Gisenyi .Within a 15-minute walk of the hotel, you'll find Gisenyi Beach and Rwanda Tourism University College. Also, Université Libre de Kigali is within 2 miles (3 km) and Nyamyumba Hot Springs is within 6 miles (10 km).

What's nearby

  • Gisenyi Beach - 7 min walk
  • Rwanda Tourism University College - 11 min walk
  • Université Libre de Kigali - 20 min walk
  • Parc National des Virunga - 9 min drive
  • Volcanoes National Park - 72 min drive

Getting around

  • Kigali (KGL-Kigali Intl.) - 152 min drive

Restaurants

  • Restaurant Chalet - 8 min drive
  • Kivu Resto - 4 min drive
  • Ble' d' or - 3 min drive
  • Il razentino - 4 min drive
  • Bodega Goma - 3 min drive

About this property

Gorillas Lake Kivu Hotel

3-star beach hotel with outdoor pool
Gorillas Lake Kivu Hotel offers its guests a children's pool, an outdoor pool, and a fitness center. Along with a restaurant and a coffee shop/cafe, there's a snack bar/deli on site. You can enjoy a drink at one of the bars, which include a poolside bar and a bar/lounge. WiFi is free in public spaces.

A 24-hour business center and meeting rooms are available. A terrace, barbecue grills, and tour/ticket assistance are also featured at the business-friendly Gorillas Lake Kivu Hotel. An airport shuttle (available 24 hours) is available for a fee. Self parking is free.

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

  • 35 guestrooms or units
  • Meeting rooms
  • Deli
  • Business center (24 hours)
  • Dry cleaning
  • Self-service laundry
  • Front desk (24 hours)
  • Storage area for luggage
  • Front-desk safe
  • Tour and ticket information
  • Concierge
  • Terrace
  • Garden
  • BBQ grill(s)
  • Outdoor picnic space
  • Newspapers for purchase
  • Smoking in designated areas
  • Bar or lounge
  • Coffee shop
  • Bar by the pool
  • Dining venue
Gorillas Lake Kivu Hotel offers 35 air-conditioned accommodations with safes and complimentary newspapers. Rooms open to balconies or patios. Beds feature premium bedding. 42-inch flat-screen televisions come with premium digital channels.

Bathrooms include shower/tub combinations, bathrobes, slippers, and complimentary toiletries. This Gisenyi hotel provides complimentary wired and wireless Internet access, with a WiFi speed of 25+ Mbps. Additionally, rooms include complimentary bottled water and coffee/tea makers. Housekeeping is offered daily and hair dryers can be requested.

Languages

English, French, Swahili

Property amenities

Family friendly

  • Children's pool
  • Laundry facilities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Playground
  • Snack bar/deli

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi and wired Internet
  • In-room WiFi speed: 25+ Mbps
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • Free secured self parking on site
  • 24-hour roundtrip airport shuttle (surcharge)

Food and drink

  • 1 restaurant and 1 coffee shop/cafe
  • 1 poolside bar and 1 bar
  • 24-hour room service

Things to do

  • Children's pool
  • Fitness center
  • Outdoor pool
  • Playground

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • This property does not have elevators
  • Accessible airport shuttle
  • Braille signage

Room amenities

Entertainment

  • 42-inch flat-screen TV
  • Digital channels
  • Premium channels

Bedroom

  • Air conditioning
  • Bed sheets
  • Premium bedding

Bathroom

  • Bathrobes
  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower/tub combination
  • Towels

Outdoor space

  • Balcony or patio

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Free bottled water

More

  • Desk
  • Free newspapers
  • Safe
  • Slippers

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2 PM; Check-in end time: anytime
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before noon

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

  • No pets allowed

Children and extra beds

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

Property payment types

Important information

Optional extras

The fees and deposits listed below will be charged at the time of service, check-in, or check-out.

  • Airport shuttle fee: USD 30.00 per vehicle (roundtrip, maximum occupancy 5)

This may not be a comprehensive list. Fees and deposits are subject to change and might not include tax.

You need to know

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; cash is not accepted
Charges for extra guests may apply and vary according to property policy.
A cash deposit, credit card, or debit card for incidental charges and government-issued photo identification may be required upon check-in.
Special requests are subject to availability at the time of check-in. Special requests can't be guaranteed and may incur additional charges.
    This property accepts Visa and Mastercard. Cash is not accepted.

Property is also known as

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Gorillas Lake Kivu Hotel Reviews

Reviews

7.4

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 7 out of 36 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 18 out of 36 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 5 out of 36 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 3 out of 36 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 3 out of 36 reviews" "

8.2/10

Cleanliness

7.8/10

Staff & service

7.2/10

Amenities

7.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.4/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

6/10 Okay

A N M Sohel

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

8/10 Good

Selamawit T.

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2023

6/10 Okay

Alex

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
25 years too late.
The hotel has seen better days. The rooms were very rundown, the linens were threadbare and the beds were broken. The staff was friendly, but o would recommend looking somewhere else, especially for that price.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023

4/10 Poor

Richard

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Not Air conditioned
THIS HOTEL IS NOT AIR CONDITIONED. We chose it because Hotels.com said it was. The manager told us that was “an error” and that he has been trying to get the booking sites to change it but has had no success. This is a malaria area, there are no windows in the rooms but they have sliding glass doors providing a beautiful view of the pool and the lake but, at night, the only way to get cooler air is to leave those sliding doors wide open and use a fan. No screens, no mosquito nets and wide open doors. I was not willing to take that chance so said we would have to move. The manager then said they did have one suite with a/c but it cost $250 a night. We worked out a deal so it only cost me a couple hundred dollars more than we already paid through Hotels.com but this was an unexpected and unwelcome surprise. The staff is amazing, helpful, friendly. The breakfast is a very good buffet. The location is wonderful – across the street from the beach, walking distance to a couple of shops and nice coffee /pastry bakery. Lovely well-kept grounds and pool. This place would be perfect if they had a/c. But, because of that and the malaria potential (a friend who lives here that we were visiting said she has had malaria twice so it is a real possibility) I would choose another hotel.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2023

10/10 Excellent

Doreen

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
The staff was friendly and very attentive. The rooms and facilities were clean and comfortable. Spackling and painting are needed in the stairwell leading to the 2nd, as well as the 2nd floor corridor. Nonetheless, I would stay there again on future trips.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2023

2/10 Terrible

Shayla

10/10 Excellent

Hans-Iko

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Situated close to the lake in a wonderful garden with lush vegetation and a swimming pool with shallow water area.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2022

8/10 Good

Calvin

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Relaxing and comfortable
The Hotel was comfortable and relaxing and close most activities. Staff was friendly and helpful. Very nice breakfast.
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2022

4/10 Poor

Bhert, Manila,

Business traveller
Disliked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Place is good but incomplete in what we need. Like one channel no free coffe or water.Restaurant Staff not returning your change of money, i paid thru on line and they said im still not yet paid so i give 200 hundred, then from 290 i paid they just return to me 100 dollar the remaining they said will be give to the driver. But how?
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2020

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Staff & service
Ancient TVs, the property has to improve
At this price the property must have modern TVs not the year 2000s boxes they have. The cable tv channels were also less than 5. The check in was excellent but upon check out the guy at the reception asked me to pay. When i told him it was paid for already he appeared confused. This was a big shock for me. The breakfast was not up to scratch either. The garden and pool are very good.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2020