Hotel Safari Gate

We stayed three nights at this hotel. The rooms are pretty good with a bathtub, AC, a fridge, a TV, a king-size bed, a large wardrobe,... and some of them have a balcony! The hotel features a modern gym and a delightful swimming-pool. The staff is okay. They don't always understand what you say, even though they sound fluent in Kirundi, French and English, but that's a detail. It's not enough to spoil the atmosphere of this excellent hotel. At the top, you will find a restaurant. The Burundian dishes are good. The vegetarian dishes, on the other hand, won't get a smile on your face, but for a few days away from home you will survive (if you are vegetarian). We particularly enjoyed the view on lake Tanganyika. Overall, we had a great time at this hotel. I heartily recommend it to you (but keep in mind that you are in the poorest country in the world).

This hotel was selected for a colleague and myself by someone else. I could not ask for a better place to stay. I'm used to staying in less expensive hotels when traveling through Africa but had no complaints about the luxury of this hotel. Dining on the shore of Lake Tanganyika in the evening and first thing in the morning cannot be beat. The bed was comfortable, the room clean and the ambient was quiet. What more do you need for an excellent night's sleep? Recommend without reservation.