Name: Cari Hotel
Address: Kimihurura, Kigali, Kigali, Kigali, NULL, Rwanda
Rating: 8

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Garden

Terrace

No elevators

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Wheelchair Accessible

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Laundry

Safe-deposit box

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Breakfast/lunch to go

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Free Wi-Fi

Internet

Airport transportation

Area shuttle

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Tour assistance

Tourist services

Free parking

Parking

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Pets Not Allowed

Pets

Temperature control for staff

Personal protection equipment for staff

Extra decontamination measures

Temperature control for guests

Personal protection equipment for guests

Individually packaged food

Additional measures against COVID-19

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Kigali International Airport

Cari Hotel

Kigali

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no-window

bay-view

bosphorus-view

canal-view

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golf-view

harbour-view

inland-view

lake-view

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mountain-view

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partial-sea-view

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river-view

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with-view

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basement

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not-guaranteed

wired-internet-access

smoking

sauna

duplex

safe

mini-bar

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breakfast-for-2

pets-allowed

wi-fi

kitchen

I stayed here whilst going in and out of Kigali a couple of times. They service was very good, but the hotel is a bit worn. The location is ok with being only 10 min away from the city center by moto or car. 

Decent option in Kigali

Rooms are clean. Food - not much choice, no menu. This is a nice quiet place for a business trip, not for a family holiday. Always inform the chef in advance if you want to eat anything special. Its in walking distance to many restaurants in the region.

its a ok place for business travellers

I stayed here for a week in February 2016.  It was the warm, sunny season and unfortunately, my room did not have a ceiling fan or an Air Conditioner, so I was very hot and uncomfortable all the time in my room, including sleeping at night.  The bathroom had a decent shower with hot water.  But the sink was not working and I had to complain to get a repairman in to fix it.  The toilet seat was also broken but this was never fixed or replaced during my stay.  The food was good; I never got sick while eating all my breakfast meals and dinners here in their restaurant.  David, the manager, tried very hard to get the service staff to work effectively and efficiently.  But I never got an early morning meal on time, despite me asking for a specific morning meal time the night before.  The internet connectivity was good - when the power was on.  There were periodic power cuts every day that lasted 5-10 minutes although one power cut lasted almost 20 minutes one evening.  The national Rwanda soccer team stayed here one night and they were very loud, partying late into the night when I wanted to sleep.  For the price, this hotel was good but not great.

Good but not great

First of all, the driver charged with picking us up came more than 30 minutes late. After arrival at the hotel, the rooms initially reserved for us were not the ones allocated.
Breakfast each day was the same, omelette, even upon request there were no changes made, yet their food is really expensive.
The TV sets  and refrigerators in the room do not function well, the Wifi is fair, the rooms have amazing hot water and are clean.
At the end of our stay, the hotel was not willing to take us to the airport, yet our initial agreement was for them to drop us, they eventually dropped us though.
Also their well advertised gym is not fully equipped.

There is great need for improvement

SCAM! SCAM! SCAM! This is a scam Hotel. Phone number doesn't work. They canceled the day of my reservation which I made 2 months in advanced. I was there for a conference. It is a headache to get my money back now. There is no way contact the location. There is a conference in town and no other reservations at nearby hotels. 

SCAM! Canceled the day of and can't get money back!

Unfortunately I didn’t see the hotel - because after paying and confirming over the phone a couple of times - they didn’t honour my reservation once I got to Kigali. 

Instead they met me at the airport - and then the driver told me that they didn’t have rooms and took me to a guesthouse further away and appearing much cheaper than the cari( ie no power). I didn’t feel comfortable so I asked to be taken to the conference centre where I was starting a meeting.

It was extremely frustrating and I had to start work without a shower after an overnight flight and no confirmation of a hotel. As the hotel is near the kigali convention centre I think the hotel realises they could make lots of money by not honouring my booking and accepting new bookings. The driver had about 20 people on his list of guests he was driving to the other guest houses.

It was also very nerve wracking to be driven alone to a guesthouse out of town. 

The hotel has not yet refunded the money. 

I had to quickly find a new hotel during a very very busy time through the conference. 

Cari Hotel

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