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African Roots Entebbe

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Breakfast, lunch, dinner served; international cuisine
Double or Twin Room, 1 Double or 2 Twin Beds | Premium bedding, desk, laptop workspace, rollaway beds
Breakfast, lunch, dinner served; international cuisine

Reviews

9.0 out of 10

Wonderful

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • Room service
  • Breakfast included
  • Laundry
  • Parking included
  • Housekeeping

Explore the area

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Plot 256, Bubuli Road, Entebbe, Mpala
  • Kitubulu Forest and Beach
    10 min drive
  • Sesse Islands
    12 min drive
  • Comfort Hotel
    9 min walk
  • Entebbe (EBB-Entebbe Intl.)
    23 min drive

Room options

View all photos for Double or Twin Room, 1 Double or 2 Twin Beds

Double or Twin Room, 1 Double or 2 Twin Beds | Premium bedding, desk, laptop workspace, rollaway beds

Double or Twin Room, 1 Double or 2 Twin Beds

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed OR 2 Twin Beds

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About the neighborhood

Entebbe

When you stay at African Roots Entebbe in Entebbe, you'll be near the beach and 10 minutes by car from Kitubulu Forest and Beach. .This guesthouse is 5.3 mi (8.5 km) from Victoria Mall and 5.3 mi (8.6 km) from Entebbe Botanical Garden.
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What's nearby

  • Kitubulu Forest and Beach - 10 min drive
  • Victoria Mall - 12 min drive
  • Sesse Islands - 12 min drive
  • Entebbe Botanical Garden - 12 min drive
  • Ugandan Wildlife Education Centre - 13 min drive

Getting around

  • Entebbe Intl. Airport (EBB) - 23 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Café Javas - ‬12 min drive
  • ‪KFC - ‬11 min drive
  • ‪Gaucho Grill - ‬11 min drive
  • ‪S&S Bar & Restaurant - ‬17 min walk
  • ‪4 Points Bar and Restaurant - ‬15 min drive

About this property

African Roots Entebbe

Guesthouse in Entebbe with free breakfast and bars
African Roots Entebbe offers 7 accommodations with complimentary bottled water and complimentary toiletries. Beds feature premium bedding. This Entebbe guesthouse provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Bathrooms include showers. Rollaway/extra beds (surcharge) are also available. Housekeeping is provided daily.
Make yourself at home in one of the 7 guestrooms. Complimentary wireless internet access is available to keep you connected. Bathrooms have showers and complimentary toiletries. Conveniences include desks and complimentary bottled water, and housekeeping is provided daily.
Take in the views from a terrace and a garden and make use of amenities such as complimentary wireless internet access. This guesthouse also features concierge services and barbecue grills. Guests can catch a ride to nearby destinations on the area shuttle (surcharge).
Satisfy your appetite for lunch, dinner, or brunch at the guesthouse's restaurant, or stay in and take advantage of the room service (during limited hours). Need to unwind? Take a break with a tasty beverage at one of the 2 bars/lounges. A complimentary full breakfast is served daily from 6 AM to 10 AM.
Featured amenities include a business center, dry cleaning/laundry services, and luggage storage. A roundtrip airport shuttle is provided for a surcharge (available 24 hours), and free self parking is available onsite.
A complimentary full breakfast is served each morning between 6 AM and 10 AM.
Onsite venue - This restaurant specializes in international cuisine and serves breakfast, brunch, lunch, and dinner. A children's menu is available.
Late night fare is available from room service (during limited hours).

Languages

English

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • 24-hour roundtrip airport shuttle on request for a surcharge
  • Area shuttle (surcharge)
  • Free secured, uncovered self parking on site

Food and drink

  • Free full breakfast available daily 6:00 AM to 10:00 AM
  • 2 bars/lounges
  • A restaurant

Family friendly

  • Laundry facilities
  • Rollaway/extra bed (surcharge)

Conveniences

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

Guest services

  • Concierge services
  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Tour and ticket assistance

Business services

  • Business center

Outdoors

  • Barbecue grill
  • Garden
  • Terrace

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Braille/raised signage
  • Front entrance ramp
  • No elevator
  • Well-lit path to entrance
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
  • Wheelchair-accessible registration desk

More

  • 2 floors
  • Designated smoking areas

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Premium bedding
  • Rollaway/extra bed (surcharge)

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower
  • Soap
  • Toilet paper
  • Towels provided

Food and drink

  • Free bottled water
  • Late-night room service

More

  • Ceiling fan
  • Desk
  • Laptop workspace
  • Window screens

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: noon; Check-in end time: 11:30 PM
Late check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM

Special check-in instructions

The front desk is open daily from 7:00 AM - midnight
Front desk staffed during limited hours
If you are planning to arrive after 11:30 AM please contact the property in advance using the information on the booking confirmation

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours)

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are available for USD 30.0 per night
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Property payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Airport shuttle fee: USD 10.00 per vehicle (one way)
  • Rollaway bed fee: USD 30.0 per night

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

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
The name on the credit card used at check-in to pay for incidentals must be the primary name on the guestroom reservation
This property accepts credit cards and cash

We should mention

This property does not have elevators

Property is also known as

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African Roots Entebbe Reviews

Reviews

9.0

Wonderful

Rating 10 - Excellent. 33 out of 57 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 18 out of 57 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 5 out of 57 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 1 out of 57 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 57 reviews" "

9.4/10

Cleanliness

9.6/10

Staff & service

9.0/10

Amenities

8.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

10/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely staff and setting!
The place felt very safe and in a nice setting with plenty of green outside space. Rooms were very clean and spacious with nice private front terraces. The staff were really friendly and helpful, especially the onwer, Agnes, who arranged sightseeing trips in the area, airport transfer (15 mins) and other transport for us. There is a nice bar area where they serve great breakfast and drinks. They even stocked up on our favourite drinks on request. The only drawback for us was the location. It's very isolated on a residential dirt road so to get to Victoria Lake, supermarkets or restaurants you rely on costly guesthouse transport or UBER (wifi in Uganda is very flaky due to power cuts). Agnes did arrange takeaway from a nearby restaurant one evening so that's an option otherwise.
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Dana

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Robyn

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Outstanding place and excellent value too
An outstanding and comfortable place to stay if you are visiting Entebbe, Uganda. Excellent value too. Highly recommend it!
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
An exceptionally positive experience
This was an exceptionally positive experience for us in so many ways. We were warmly welcomed, had delicious breakfasts, and treated like old friends in this wonderful guesthouse. We truly appreciated how kind, friendly, and helpful everyone was at the guesthouse as this was our first visit to Uganda. We will definitely return to this guesthouse and recommend it to others who are visiting Uganda.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2018

8/10 Good

Marina, UK

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Attractive hotel with congenial staff.
Manager Stella and staff very helpful with special requests. Good rooms and general facilities. Excellent breakfasts.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2018

8/10 Good

Nina

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
good for overnight befor flight
Very nice place and friendly stuff. Unfortunatelly very loud music during the night from the neighbourhood. Close to the airport with offered transport for 10 USD.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2018

10/10 Excellent

toni, Washington state

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Clean hotel, great staff, close to town and beach.
This is a guesthouse so it isn't fancy but the rooms are big and clean. There is hot water too. Breakfast is good. The staff is very helpful and polite. I felt very safe at African Roots.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2017

10/10 Excellent

Andrew

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Clean hotel and great for our short stay
Only had about 8 hours at the hotel before my flight but everything worked just as needed. Good shuttle service, good couple hours of sleep, and a couple of restaurants within walking distance.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2017

6/10 Okay

Rev Bill, Escondido, CA

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
We had paid for two rooms, tried to give us one.
After we got our two rooms things were OK, but not good.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2017

10/10 Excellent

Paul, Canada

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great Hotel, Friendly and excellent location
We had a wonderful stay at the African Roots hotel. The staff were excellent and friendly and informative. They helped us with a dinner (of great local cuisine!!) and let us know of places to see and things to do in the town of Entebbe! I would stay there anytime and recommend this location to anyone!
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2017

8/10 Good

Debra M

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Short stay
African Roots Guesthouse is a quaint house. It's old, but it was fine for our needs. The staff was wonderful and did everything they could to accommodate our needs. The area was nice as it was close to the beach and a great pizza place on the water. It's not an area to walk around alone in or at night, but it was fine for two women strolling in the daytime.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2017

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Clean and very. Very friendly and convenien for the air port. Very helpful and friendly staff.

10/10 Excellent

Socam, London, UK

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
An airy, friendly guesthouse near Lake Victoria
Excellent guesthouse, efficiently run by the extremely jolly Anna and Stella in a blue-and-white former private house in a quiet, upmarket neighbourhood near Lake Victoria. There are verandas on both floors and an outdoor area where I cleaned my hiking boots and left stuff to dry. Our first room had three single beds and was OK but a little cramped and stuffy for the person in the end bed. The upstairs rooms are great; large, light and No 5 has a large, sunny balcony. Definitely recommend it.

4/10 Poor

peter

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Make sure that you are given what you book.
On arrival I was given a very different room to the one booked, however I was charged the same rate and when I challenged the manager was informed that they had made the decision to help me!! The picture on hotel.com of the outside of the property is no longer how it looks, additional building works have taken away a lot of the original charm. I was genuinely disappointed .

6/10 Okay

Amir

Liked: Cleanliness
Quiet n Small in Entebbe close to Victoria Mall
Easy Access to the Lake and Victoria mall, quiet small place shy of 10 rooms, but friendly with Van transport service

10/10 Excellent

Jo, uk

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
nicer than a hotel
Have stayed here a few times now and still love it. The rooms are comfortable, very clean and with comfy beds and hot water, the food is delicious and the staff really friendly. A nice alternative to a hotel to unwind in before going back home.

8/10 Good

SHEILA

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely to be collected and welcomed late at night, with good breakfast before my travel on to Kampala the next morning. Everyone is friendly and wanted to make sure I was comfortable. Will definitely stay again.

10/10 Excellent

anne, scotland

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great position for the airport close to the beach
Staff very helpful and friendly. Also dropped us off and collected us...nothing any trouble Strongly recommend

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very personal
Excellent for short stay. Airport pick up and drop off was excellent.

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good rooms, great breakfast!
We stayed one night in order to take a flight out the next day. Note that this is a guest house, not a hotel. The rooms were very comfortable (with ensuite bathrooms) and exceptionally clean, and Anna was so welcoming, even offered to accompany us if we wanted to walk to/from any of the nearby restaurants after dark. Definitely have the pineapple pancakes for breakfast; they are fabulous! They can arrange visits to Ngamba Chimpanzee Island, which is a forested island in Lake Victoria (about an hour by boat) where the people are on a small tip and the rest is given over to chimps rescued from illegal trafficking. Really beautiful. (We stayed at African Roots after our Ngamba Island visit.) It must be well sound-proofed. We saw a number of people come in while we were downstairs in the dining room, but never heard a peep all night.

8/10 Good

Laura

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

10/10 Excellent

John

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Wonderful. Helpful. After I booked they contacted me to see if I needed a ride from the airport(which I did). JUST what I needed.