Getting to know that Masindi hotel is Uganda’s oldest hotel

Uganda’s oldest hotel is not found in the capital Kampala, not even in Entebbe which is Uganda’s first capital city, nor in the colonial industrial hub of Jinja. You would not have guessed it, but Uganda’s first hotel constructed in 1923 is Masindi Hotel, found in Masindi town.

The hotel has maintained a historical aura to it, with old style bungalow structures (instead of modern storeyed blocks), nice rustic furnishing, a woody compound exuding serenity. History, comfort, serenity…there are few hotels that will give you this feeling 

The hotel is excellently located on the way to Murchison Falls National Park and Budongo forest. Therefore many travelers use it for an overnight stay on their safari tour to Murchison Falls National Park or simply use if for lunch stop on the way to and from the park.

The places accessible from the hotel and the distances:

Kichumbanyobo Park Gate (main gate to Murchison Falls Park): 21 Kilometers

Top of the Murchison Falls: 67km

Kaniyo Pabidi: 29km

Paraa via Biiso: 130km

Paraa via Kichumbanyo: 86km

Budongo Forest: 33km

Karuma Falls: 96km

Chobe Gate via Kigumba: 110km

Pakwach via Paraa: 116km

Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary: 50km

Kampala: 210km

If you are looking for the best hotel in Masindi, Masindi hotel is by far the best hotel here. In addition to the good amenities, the service is excellent too!

Accommodation

The hotel has three types of accommodation; the more spacious rooms with big beds on the African Queen block facing the main compound and road, the smaller but quieter cheaper rooms on the Hemingways block facing the woody camping ground, and a camping ground to pitch your own tent.

Stay in the Hemingway Room

This is a special room where Ernest Hemingway stayed at during his recovery from the plane crashes in Murchison Falls Park near the Murchison Falls. A lot of travelers book this room for this special historical connection.

Other amenities at the hotel include

A restaurant

Bar (Hemingway bar)

Camping ground with nice ablution facilities

Internet

A gift/souvenir shop