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Tourist Hotel

Plot 9, Market St, Kampala, Uganda
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Tourist Hotel
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Ranked #20 of 52 hotels in Kampala
3.0 of 5 stars 14 Reviews
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Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya
Senior Reviewer
8 reviews 8 reviews
5 hotel reviews
Reviews in 4 cities Reviews in 4 cities
2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
“great value for money”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 17 January 2013

I stayed 2 nights in early january '13. Was recommended by a friend. It is located in the centre of the kampala town with easy access to both downtown and uptown. free wi-fi, affordable rates,and the food was very nice. the staff is very friendly and helpful.I had forgotten quite an amount of cash in the room in plain sight... More

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Ashvinder_Singh, Manager at Tourist Hotel, responded to this review
3 March 2013

Dear Guest, Thank you for a heart-warming compliment. We are delighted that you enjoyed our rooms, as well as our array of services. We look forward to the pleasure of serving you in your next visit. Warm Regards Ashvinder Singh Saini Asst. General Manager More

Riga
1 review
3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
“Very good service, very good location, very good price”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 7 February 2011

I have stayed a few nights at Tourist Hotel Uganda, and i enjoyed my time : very clean room, very good service, very good location withn Kampala, very good price, very good management.

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Ashvinder Singh S, Manager at Tourist Hotel, responded to this review
10 September 2012

Dear Guest, Thank you for a heart-warming compliment. We are delighted that you enjoyed our rooms, as well as our array of services. We look forward to the pleasure of serving you in your next visit. Warm Regards Ashvinder Singh Saini Asst. General Manager More

Geneva, Switzerland
1 review
“extremely friendly, great value and helpful”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 17 January 2011

we can only recommend Tourist Hotel and its very friendly and trustful staff to whoever wishes to spend some time in Kampala: nicely located in the real heart in the city with a stunning view on Nakasero Market, very friendly and helpful staff, clean and large rooms at a very affordable price. The Hotel doesn't look really good from the... More

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Ashvinder Singh S, Manager at Tourist Hotel, responded to this review
10 September 2012

Dear Guest, Thank you for a heart-warming compliment. We are delighted that you enjoyed our rooms, as well as our array of services. We look forward to the pleasure of serving you in your next visit. Warm Regards Ashvinder Singh Saini Asst. General Manager More

Malmo, Sweden
1 review
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
“Central and good-value hotel with very friendly and helpful staff and management”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 13 January 2011

We had a really good experience at Tourist Hotel, while in Kampala in Dec 2010. The hotel is very centrally located, rooms are good-value, it is clean, free wifi in the restaurant and good food. However, best of all was the very friendly and helpful staff with Mr. Manoj being the perfect host. / Paula & Fredrik, Sweden.

Was this review helpful? Yes 1
Ashvinder Singh S, Manager at Tourist Hotel, responded to this review
10 September 2012

Dear Guest, Thank you for a heart-warming compliment. We are delighted that you enjoyed our rooms, as well as our array of services. We look forward to the pleasure of serving you in your next visit. Warm Regards Ashvinder Singh Saini Asst. General Manager More

Kampala
1 review
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
“A good cheap option right in the center of town”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 1 December 2010

I wanted to stay in the center of town, and was looking for a reasonable place, so I came to the tourist hotel. I found the staff very friendly and helpful, my room was cleaned every day, there is a restaurant with wifi, I ate good indian food there. In the night u might hear a bity from the road,... More

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Ashvinder Singh S, Manager at Tourist Hotel, responded to this review
10 September 2012

Dear Guest, Thank you for a heart-warming compliment. We are delighted that you enjoyed our rooms, as well as our array of services. We look forward to the pleasure of serving you in your next visit. Warm Regards Ashvinder Singh Saini Asst. General Manager More

Cape Town Central, South Africa
1 review
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
“Good for US$15 pp”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 4 October 2010

I stayed at this motel for 1 night for a conference and shared it with a college, we paid about usd 30 for 2 pax and for usd 15 per night it was not a bad bet including breakfast. a nice hotel say a 1 star at best but definitely requires refurbishment and renovation, got taken over by one the... More

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Ashvinder Singh S, Manager at Tourist Hotel, responded to this review
10 September 2012

Dear Guest, Thank you for a heart-warming compliment. We are delighted that you enjoyed our rooms, as well as our array of services. We look forward to the pleasure of serving you in your next visit. Warm Regards Ashvinder Singh Saini Asst. General Manager More

Edinburgh
1 review
2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
“Both good and bad...”
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 6 July 2010

The place was clean, but not sparkling. There were roaches in some rooms, but that can be expected in an equatorial environment. The rooms were spartan, but had all that was necessary. The hot water was there, but took a while. The location was central in the city, which means that you can get anywhere, but you have to deal... More

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Ashvinder Singh S, Manager at Tourist Hotel, responded to this review
10 September 2012

Dear Guest , Greetings of the day!!! We appreciate your effort to highlight our points where we do need to work on in order to ensure that our guests have a memorable stay. In reference to your mentioned concern kindly be rest assured we will be looking into the said points in a most optimistic way and considering them as... More

Melbourne
2 reviews
Reviews in 2 cities Reviews in 2 cities
3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
“Rude staff, unclean rooms, unbearable noise”
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 14 February 2010

The tourist hotel was dreadful - by far the worst place that I stayed at during my 3 months in Africa. Although the location was convenient, in that it was located in central kampala, our room backed onto the central market, which was very noisy well into the early hours of the morning. The staff at the desk told us... More

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Ashvinder Singh S, Manager at Tourist Hotel, responded to this review
10 September 2012

Dear Guest , Greetings of the day!!! We appreciate your effort to highlight our points where we do need to work on in order to ensure that our guests have a memorable stay. In reference to your mentioned concern kindly be rest assured we will be looking into the said points in a most optimistic way and considering them as... More

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“Was ok until I had my camera/ camcorder/ money/ mp3 player stolen!!!!”
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 26 October 2009

Kampala is an exciting city and the Tourist was a place you could stay on a low budget. I booked a room for 3 nights before my safari to QENP. On the final night I packed all my luggage ready to check out the next morning. On this final night I went down stairs to meet with the tour guide... More

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Ashvinder Singh S, Manager at Tourist Hotel, responded to this review
11 September 2012

Dear Guest , Greetings of the day!!! We appreciate your effort to highlight our points where we do need to work on in order to ensure that our guests have a memorable stay. In reference to your mentioned concern kindly be rest assured we will be looking into the said points in a most optimistic way and considering them as... More

Newcastle, UK
Senior Reviewer
10 reviews 10 reviews
10 hotel reviews
Reviews in 8 cities Reviews in 8 cities
10 helpful votes 10 helpful votes
“Good location”
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 11 September 2009

This is a perfectly adequate place to stay in Kampala, staff are friendly and rooms are clean (a fan would have been nice for the price, my only quibble). Ask for a quiet room away from the market.

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Ashvinder Singh S, Manager at Tourist Hotel, responded to this review
10 September 2012

Dear Guest, Thank you for your feedback. We are delighted that you enjoyed our rooms, as well as our array of services. Also we assure that the said feedback will be taken in the most optimistic way and considering them as the moments of truth and a point of improvisation. We look forward to the pleasure of serving you in... More

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Also Known As:
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Address: Plot 9, Market St, Kampala, Uganda
Region: Uganda > Central Region > Kampala
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Ranked #20 of 52 hotels in Kampala
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