The Retreat

Beautiful rooms and great first night in Kigali. We flew from NY to Nairobi to Kigali and stayed here our first night after our long trip. It was a perfect place to stay for our entry into our trip. Centrally located in the city. The rooms were spectacular with our own heated pools our teenage kids swam in. Indoor and outdoor showers. Apparently our kids stayed in the same suite King Charles stayed in over the summer. The gym here is well equipped and i worked out twice in it. We had breakfast included which was nicely served by the main pool. Make note it included a 30 min massage but you have to book in advance. We were not told this so they were not able to accommodate that amenity for us which was a disappointment that’s why i gave it 4 stars. Also we ate dinner at the hotel and i regret that. The food wasn’t great for dinner, in retrospect we should have tried one of the restaurants in Kigali since it is safe and they have lots of options that have views overlooking the city. Otherwise for the room and gym i highly recommend this hotel.

A lovely stay for our one night in Kigali. Had a lovely lunch at Fusion and dinner at Heaven with a special guest, Keza the cat. In the afternoon we took an excellent cocktail making class with the very knowledgeable and fun Alphonse. We each got to go behind the bar and try our hand at making the Retreat’s signature cocktails. If we ever come back to Kigali, would love to stay here again!

Since having children, I have found that when someone loves my kids, it's as if they are loving me ten-times over. Rwanda is a culture that loves children, and the staff at The Retreat are no exception. This month, my family and I stayed at The Retreat twice. Why did we come back a second time? They loved our children so much! I could honestly list every member of the staff here with gratitude. They all became friends to our whole family, but especially to our children. While the hotel is stunning, with such thoughtful amenities (to highlight how unique this is in Rwanda, I must mention they have a hot tub, and diving rocks into their salt water pool!), and delicious food... a place that makes your whole family feel that welcome deserves our deep thanksgiving.

Stayed in the Pool Villa and had a very good night's sleep. Dinner at Fusion was great and the activities available were fun. We didn't have enough time to try everything so would recommend you spend more than one night. The amenities in the room are good too.

Even though we only stayed for one night at The Retreat, it made our time in Kigali very memorable! The property is beautiful, the massage was great, and we dined at both of the on-site restaurants (Heaven and Fusion). We had two INCREDIBLE meals that gave us some new favorite dishes to try and recreate at home (which, let's face it, won't be the same). We did an on-site banana wine activity which was fun to learn more about. The staff was warm, friendly, and thoughtful. We would absolutely stay here again if we were to come back to Kigali.

Excelent hotel, excelent staff, great food, great selections of wine. Is more a resort in the city of Kigali, was a great experience. We had villa no 6, pool vila, 125sqm, exceptional. Would like to mention from Staff Happines and Prince. Thank you.