With a stay at Buvi Lodge in Entebbe, you'll be 16.7 mi (26.9 km) from Lake Victoria and 23.3 mi (37.5 km) from Kitubulu Forest and Beach. .This family-friendly lodge is 23.7 mi (38.1 km) from Entebbe Botanical Garden and 23.8 mi (38.3 km) from Sesse Islands.
Kitubulu Forest and Beach - 51 min drive - 23.3 miles
Sesse Islands - 53 min drive - 23.8 miles
Entebbe Botanical Garden - 53 min drive - 23.7 miles
Ugandan Wildlife Education Centre - 54 min drive - 24.5 miles
Entebbe Golf Club - 55 min drive - 24.9 miles
Getting around
Entebbe Intl. Airport (EBB) - 95 min drive
Restaurants
Crane Cafeteria - 62 min drive
Café Javas - 53 min drive
KFC - 52 min drive
S&S Bar & Restaurant - 46 min drive
4 Points Bar and Restaurant - 56 min drive
About this property
Buvi Lodge
Family-friendly lodge with free breakfast and an outdoor pool
Buvi Lodge offers 5 accommodations with safes and complimentary bottled water. Rooms open to furnished patios. Accommodations offer separate sitting areas and include desks. Beds feature premium bedding. Flat-screen televisions come with satellite channels. Bathrooms include separate bathtubs and showers with deep soaking bathtubs, slippers, and complimentary toiletries. Cribs/infant beds (surcharge) are also available. Housekeeping is provided daily.
An outdoor pool and a children's pool are on site.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
Stay in one of 5 guestrooms featuring flat-screen televisions. Rooms have private furnished patios. Satellite television is provided for your entertainment. Private bathrooms with separate bathtubs and showers feature deep soaking bathtubs and complimentary toiletries.
Pamper yourself with onsite massages or enjoy recreation amenities such as an outdoor pool. Additional amenities at this lodge include complimentary wireless internet access, concierge services, and an arcade/game room.
Enjoy a meal at the restaurant, or stay in and take advantage of the lodge's room service (during limited hours). Wrap up your day with a drink at the bar/lounge. A complimentary full breakfast is served daily from 7 AM to 10 AM.
Featured amenities include dry cleaning/laundry services, luggage storage, and laundry facilities. 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 7 AM and 10 AM.
Buvi Lodge has a restaurant on site.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.
Languages
English
Property amenities
Internet
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi
Parking and transportation
24-hour roundtrip airport shuttle on request for a surcharge
Free self parking on site
Food and drink
Free full breakfast available daily 7:00 AM to 10:00 AM
A bar/lounge
A restaurant
Couples/private dining
Things to do
Arcade/game room
Billiards/pool table
Children's pool
Lap pool
Outdoor pool
Playground
Family friendly
Arcade/game room
Children's pool
Crib (surcharge)
Laundry facilities
Outdoor pool
Playground
Soundproofed rooms
Conveniences
Laundry facilities
Limited-hour front desk
Luggage storage
Safe at front desk
Guest services
Concierge services
Dry cleaning/laundry service
Housekeeping (daily)
Business services
Meeting rooms
Outdoors
Barbecue grill
Garden
Picnic area
Pool loungers
Terrace
Spa
Massage
Accessibility
No elevator
More
Banquet hall
Designated smoking areas
Mosquito nets
Room amenities
Bedroom
Crib (surcharge)
Premium bedding
Bathroom
Deep soaking bathtub
Free toiletries
Private bathroom
Separate bathtub and shower
Slippers
Towels provided
Entertainment
Flat-screen TV with satellite channels
Food and drink
Coffee/tea maker
Electric kettle
Free bottled water
Limited room service
More
Desk
Safe
Separate sitting area
Soundproofed rooms
Policies
Check-in
Check-in start time: 1:00 PM; Check-in end time: 11:30 PM
Minimum check-in age: 18
Check-out
Check-out before 10 AM
Special check-in instructions
This property offers transfers from the airport (surcharges may apply); guests must contact the property with arrival details before travel, using the contact information on the booking confirmation
The property charges 3 percent for credit card payments
The front desk is open daily from 6 AM - midnight
Guests must contact the property in advance for check-in instructions; front desk staffed during limited hours
This property doesn't offer after-hours check-in
To make arrangements for check-in please contact the property at least 24 hours before arrival using the information on the booking confirmation
Access methods
Front desk (limited hours)
Pets
No pets or service animals allowed
Children and extra beds
Children are welcome
Cribs (infant beds) are available for USD 20.0 per day
Property payment types
Important information
Optional extras
Airport shuttle fee: USD 25 per vehicle (one way)
Crib (infant bed) fee: USD 20.0 per day
Credit card charges are subject to a surcharge of 3 percent
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
This property accepts credit cards, debit cards, and cash
We should mention
This property does not have elevators
No pets and no service animals are allowed at this property
Property is also known as
Buvi Lodge Entebbe
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Buvi Lodge Reviews
Reviews
7.0
Good
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8.6/10
Cleanliness
8.4/10
Staff & service
7.4/10
Amenities
7.4/10
Property conditions & facilities
8.0/10
Eco-friendliness
Reviews
8/10 Good
Epiphane
Traveled with partner
Jun 5, 2024
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
The property in very nice but not properly laid out. The staffs service is excellent.
We had a lovely 5-day Christmas getaway at Buvi Lodge. The staff was kind, the place was clean, and the rooms were beautiful. Food was reasonably priced and yummy. We really enjoyed the quiet atmosphere so much.
The only negative was that because of the solar power, we couldn’t get a hot bath unless the sun was shining (I was really looking forward to hot baths, but did enjoy only one). Also, upon checkout, there was some confusion around our receipt that took some time to sort out. Next time we may pay by the day to save time at the end.
Just a heads up for anyone going on the holidays — Christmas Day was crowded, as the lodge serves a Christmas buffet for lunch and dinner and there were many extra people around in the pool and restaurant.
Despite the few small negatives, we would definitely go back again!
It's a very nice lodge with good service and a talented cook. But it's to isolated for a long term stay. They also should provide more comfortable furniture. But overall a nice place for a few days.
I liked the view and the set up of the rooms. It was a bit of a drive of a drive off the main road to get there but it was worth it for the view. I wasn’t pleased with how much loud music I had to endure though, I went for a quiet weekend away from town and left feeling less relaxed than I expected to.
The Buvi lodge is very secluded and quiet. I can see it would be nice if you wanted a quiet getaway. The rooms are big and have lake views and the restaurant is right on the lake. However we were disappointed overall. We had booked for 3 nights but only stayed for 1. There are loads of mosquitoes in the rooms and all around the resort. The swimming pool is dirty. The food is mediocre and very small portions. The mattress is rock solid. There are some windows that only have netting on them and no option to close them so the room was very cold. The WiFi was so slow that it basically didn’t work.
Poor food...very slow when waiting for food...could be more than an hour. From Kampala more than one hour with taxi which also makes it expensive. Just 4 sunbeds at the pool without any umbrella for shade.
The best thing is the scenic view of the lake and tranquility
If you like bird watching and going for a walk in a pristine nature, then it is probably the best place within a short distance from Entebbe airport. The easiest way to get to Buvi Lodge is by boat from Entebbe. Ask the hotel to send a boat to pick you up at the harbour, where the ferry goes to Nakiwogo. The resort is very isolated, but you do not have to worry about being ripped for money in the restaurant. I paid 10 US$ for a big pepper steak with fries and a pint of beer. The food is tasty and the staff is friendly and competent. The views from the room and the restaurant is incredible. The architecture is a successful combination of traditional Uganda style and modern Western. I did not get any mosquito bites during the three weeks I stayed, because I went to bed, when the night fell over the resort. I highly recommend the place.