Kigali
Hemingways Retreat
A charming boutique hotel
Hemingways Retreat is a charming and inviting small boutique hotel, recognised as Kigali’s first entirely solar-powered resort. The hotel enjoys a great location on a quiet and peaceful, tree-lined street in the Kiyovu neighbourhood of the city, and is just minutes from the city centre, ensuring it’s in a prime location for discovering Kigali.
Guests will have a choice of 20 expansive rooms, with features such as peaked ceilings, front and rear private patios, bathrooms with indoor and outdoor rain showers, and locally crafted teak wood furniture. The interior of each room is light, airy and spacious, featuring plenty of wood for a natural vibe, as well as touches of local art and decoration to add an element of tradition.
Meal are enjoyed at the onsite restaurant, Fusion. Blending international cuisine with local Rwandan and African flavours with a focus on quality local ingredients, the restaurant is set beside the hotel’s inviting saltwater swimming pool. You can find further relaxation in the hotel’s spa, indulging across a range of skincare or massage treatments, as well as relaxing in the Jacuzzi or sauna.
Highlights
Enjoy Kigali's first entirely solar-powered resort
Each of the 20 rooms integrates inside and outside with outdoor rain showers and private patios
The Fusion restaurant combines international cuisine with Rwandan and African flavours
Relax at the refreshing saltwater pool or with soothing treatments in the hotel's spa
Unwind in the resort's verdant inner-city sanctuary
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Places to combine The Retreat by Heaven with
Akagera National Park
In the north-eastern section of Akagera National Park you’ll find Wilderness Magashi Camp overlooking the stunning Lake Rwanyakazinga. The camp is surrounded by some of East Africa’s most beautiful savannah, lakes, swamps and rolling grasslands.
The camp, with design and interiors inspired by traditional Rwandan culture, boasts six spacious tents with lake views. When you’re not enjoying the peace and solitude of your luxury safari tent, relax in the spacious lounge and social areas that connect you to the wild nature beyond.
The pool is the ideal place to cool off after a busy day of game viewing and birdwatching. And evenings are best spent on the deck around the fire pit, or relaxing in the dedicated bar area.
Wildlife experiences at Wilderness Magashi camp are exceptional. The region is home to one of the continent’s largest hippo populations, as well as large numbers of crocodiles. You’ll find the rare sitatunga antelope and other plains game roaming across the plains. There are also over 520 different species of birds, many of which you can spot from camp.
After a 20-year absence, lions were reintroduced to the area in 2015, and the population is thriving. You can also hope to spot rare black rhinos who were reintroduced to the park in 2017.
