Literally across the road from the Auberge La Caverne, the Dream Inn has the same great location – 10 minutes on foot to the city centre – and at the same price: 20,000RwF (£22) for a double room. We decided to stay here because it had free Wifi. As has happened with every hotel in our price range that we’ve stayed at in Uganda and Rwanda, the Wifi didn’t work, though the staff neglected to mention that when we asked before booking our room.
Our room had two 3/4 beds, en suite with cold shower and, probably best of all, DSTV, which meant I could watch Inter beat Chelsea from bed. But generally the place was a quite charmless, the breakfast pretty unpleasant (seriously greasy omelette and a half a baguette, but with only margerine to put on it) and the staff unfriendly. Overall, we preferred the Auberge.
(Continuing the football theme, underneath the motel is the Dream Inn Sportsbar, which does a decent stab of replicating those in London and elsewhere – shirts on the walls, lots of chrome, big screen, absolutely no atmosphere unless there is a game on.)
Hey Simon and Jess! I’m going to have to disagree with this review completely! I loved the Dream Inn Motel in Kigali. Honestly, I can’t compare it to Auberge because after taking one look at the room I decided to stay across the street at Dream Inn instead. I’m not sure what a 3/4 bed is, but my room and my bed was quite comfortable and the water in the shower was hot. The breakfast I must say, was a bit greasy, but I find that that is how omlettes are made in Rwanda! Everywhere I have gone has been the same. The staff seemed to be ok to me, especially the manager, Yves, who answered all of my questions and provided most of what I asked for (I find with unfriendly staff in Kigali, it’s best to call for the manager).
As for the internet, during my stay in Kigali I always go to either the Dream Inn or Shokola, because I find that those two places are the most reliable. Once the wifi was acting up, but again, I just alerted the manager, and he fixed the problem straight away.
Speaking as a girl who has seriously been all over, I give Dream Inn a great place in my list of budget hotels to visit for sure! I would suggest it to anyone!!
-Traveling Girl