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Reviews of Hotel Safari Gate 3 stars

6176/A Avenue du Large, Kabondo, Bujumbura, Burundi

#7 of 19 hotels in Bujumbura

Guests' Choice

Review score

Based on 174 hotel reviews

8.0

Score breakdown

  • Cleanliness

    8.6

  • Comfort

    8.3

  • Location

    8.6

  • Facilities

    8.1

  • Staff

    8.5

  • Value for money

    8.1

  • Free WiFi

    7.2

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  • Reviewed: 6 August 2025

    8.0
    Hotel to be recommended
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Junior Suite
    • Stayed 10 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Swimming pool was a whole day packed with kids. Not hotel quests.

    Excellent location. Friendly stuff.

    Stayed in August 2025

  • Reviewed: 27 July 2025

    7.0
    Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Double Room with Pool View
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Ambiance

    Stayed in July 2025

  • Reviewed: 5 July 2025

    8.0
    Very good
    • Family with young children
    • Double Room with Pool View
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    It can be a bit noisy in the evenings during weekends depending on the room, because there's a club nearby playing loud music. I wore earplugs, so it was fine. Would stay here again in a heartbeat!

    The staff are very professional and helpful. Facilities are always clean and well maintained. Very spacious and comfortable room. Food was delicious with plenty to choose from.

    Stayed in July 2025

  • Reviewed: 2 June 2025

    9.0
    Very Good Stay
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Twin Room with Garden View
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    A little bit pricey

    The location and the pool

    Stayed in May 2025

  • Reviewed: 2 June 2025

    7.0
    Overall enjoyed my stay.
    • Business trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Double Room with Garden View
    • Stayed 7 nights

    WIFI was very poor.

    Overall Ambience was good.

    Stayed in May 2025

  • Reviewed: 27 May 2025

    9.0
    Comfortable
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Double Room with Pool View
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Location by the lake, pool, gym, nice restaurant, possibility to sign bills and pay at the end

    Stayed in May 2025

  • Reviewed: 19 May 2025

    8.0
    Great location and great staff
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Twin Room with Garden View
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    No complaints

    We couldn’t show up for our first night due to a flight cancellation. The manager said he wouldn’t charge us for this. We didn’t even ask. He just offered. After that he made sure we had a kettle and hair dryer sent to our room. Great service. The hotel itself is set in quiet gardens away from the street but still very handy for the city. The rooms are well equipped.

    Stayed in May 2025

  • Reviewed: 4 May 2025

    7.0
    Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Double Room with Pool View
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Tv did not work Construction ongoing

    Beautiful and nice pool

    Stayed in March 2025

  • Reviewed: 1 May 2025

    9.0
    Superb
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Double Room with Pool View
    • Stayed 4 nights

    The location does not have things like restaurants in walking distance. On the other hand, it was quiet at night which I much appreciated. The restaurant could offer smaller portions at less price. Portions are huge.

    Breakfast was fantastic. Staff was helpful, everything was kept clean. Airconditioning is my room worked great but not in all rooms.

    Stayed in April 2025

  • Reviewed: 26 April 2025

    9.0
    Recommend the stay
    • Business trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Double Room with Pool View
    • Stayed 8 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    No safe and no kettle in the room, for the price of the hotel, it would be nice to have both.

    Very nice facilities with gym, great pool, garden and the upstairs restaurant with view on the lake.

    Stayed in March 2025

  • Reviewed: 31 March 2025

    8.0
    The hotel is probably expensive considering where you are.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Twin Room with Garden View
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Paid my bill at the end of my stay except for the taxi to the airport with my credit card 😊 a\c was not quite cool enough. TV could not be plugged into a non functioning outlet plus it was a UK plug in a European plug C country.

    Stayed in March 2025

  • Reviewed: 9 March 2025

    8.0
    Amazing!
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Twin Room with Garden View
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

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    The pool!

    Stayed in December 2024

  • Reviewed: 26 January 2025

    9.0
    A good and affordable loaction near the "heart" of Bujumbura.
    • Business trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Double Room with Pool View
    • Stayed 3 nights

    the breakfast could be arranged in a better, more varying manner. The marmalade is served in a very tiny porcelain bowl. It is hardly sufficient to cover the tiny Croissant once served. The bread roll is not bad, but could be changed towards the usual “baguette” which is available everywhere in Buja. No butter is given with the breakfast which is more or less a no-go. Kindly arrange also the stability of the ever moving tables. A little more attention to the breakfast will improve a lot and give credits to your business.

    Location is good. The spacious rooms and garden is a plus

    Stayed in January 2025

  • Reviewed: 20 January 2025

    8.0
    Wonderful staff, excellent sleeping experience. Not the most charming but great value for money.
    • Business trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Double Room with Garden View
    • Stayed 7 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    It somewhat lacks charm, and the breakfast is not great.

    Clean, convenient, great value for money. Excellent staff. The room is very spacious, the bed is excellent. New and functioning AC, with silent sleep mode at night - it made all the difference! I would return here on my next trip to Bujumbura.

    Stayed in January 2025

  • Reviewed: 15 January 2025

    7.0
    I didn’t like the breakfast, there is lack of communication in regards services being offered, remember always to ask if
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room with Pool View
    • Stayed 7 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The breakfast was the same , no change and staff lack communication about extra costs, sometimes, you will request something and it will take a long time for staff to bring it or Forget completely.

    The place is clean

    Stayed in January 2025

  • Reviewed: 6 January 2025

    8.0
    Nice resort on Lake Tanganyika
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room with Garden View
    • Stayed 2 nights

    The power was inconsistent, which may be a regular problem in this region, but twice it happened only at our hotel and next door was fine. I think they had a problem with their generator while we were there, as one night it was out for several hours. Wifi was also somewhat inconsistent for work, but acceptable speed, as long as there was power. There were little cracks in the top of the door frame and bathroom screen that allowed mosquitos inside, but there was a mosquito net in the room, and we didn't have too many anyway. Still very nice for a relaxing in a nice hotel and using it as a base to see some of Burundi.

    We were very happy with our few days here on a short visit to Burundi. The staff were all very nice and helpful, breakfast was plentiful and good, lovely grounds, good amenities, and a good location right across from Lake Tanganyika, though it's not as nice a beachside view as I'd hoped. There's a nice pool, outdoor restaurant and seating area, and a very good gym (other than the fact that the wifi doesn't reach inside). The room and bed were spacious and comfortable, and we slept well here.

    Stayed in December 2024

  • Reviewed: 28 December 2024

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Double Room with Garden View
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Good pool Good room Friendly staff

    Stayed in December 2024

  • Reviewed: 15 December 2024

    7.0
    Good value well maintained hotel for a pleasant stay.
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Twin Room with Garden View
    • Stayed 1 night

    Initially could not get TV channels and had to call twice to have this sorted as it had something to do with payment of subscription. There were lots of bees attracted to the fruits and jam at breakfast and swirling around me. Bathroom had a bathtub and I had to hold showerhead with one hand for a shower.

    Polite and helpful staff. Hotel premises well maintained. Nice breakfast. Within walking distance of le Mussée Vivant and the lake shore.

    Stayed in December 2024

  • Reviewed: 17 August 2024

    9.0
    Always a great stay
    • Business trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Double Room with Pool View
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Nothing

    Great location

    Stayed in August 2024

  • Reviewed: 17 August 2024

    9.0
    Superb
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room with Pool View
    • Stayed 2 nights

    Well, the hotel is close to the lake. Yes, there are Mosquitoes. We encountered them outdoors, especially in the evening. No problem in the room. Citronella oil prevents them from getting on your nerves.

    I am glad I chose this hotel at the end of our trip through Central Africa. It was very relaxing with birds chirping all day. The nights were quiet, the days were not overly loud. Everything we had hoped for was there. Working air conditioning and fridge. Clean, good sized rooms, balcony overlooking the garden. Nice restaurant on the roof overlooking the lake. Tasty and well-prepared dishes are served. Breakfast in the green pool area, surrounded by beautiful trees. Breakfast was included in the booking. We opted for the American breakfast, which included a large plate of fresh fruit and omelette, and you can order anything you like from the menu for an extra charge. The garden restaurant is open from early morning until late evening. The pool is very clean, a good size, well maintained and modern. My husband enjoyed working out in the gym next to the pool. Since we were in Burundi, things work differently than in other countries. In general, it takes a long time for food to be prepared throughout the country. We noticed that in many hotels the food is prepared over a charcoal fire. Waiting time between 30 - 90 min. Be patient. WiFi works very well everywhere on the premises.

    Stayed in August 2024

  • Reviewed: 11 August 2024

    8.0
    Very good
    • Business trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Double Room with Pool View
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The breakfast and the bathroom. Also I encourage you to carry your own shower gel and shampoo

    The staff are friendly and very helpful

    Stayed in July 2024

  • Reviewed: 10 August 2024

    9.0
    Great stay
    • Business trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Double Room with Pool View
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Nothing

    Beautiful location Great staff

    Stayed in August 2024

  • Reviewed: 2 August 2024

    7.0
    Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Double Room with Pool View
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    AC worked but not very well.

    Nice and welcoming staff. Good compound, and room.

    Stayed in July 2024

  • Reviewed: 27 July 2024

    9.0
    My favorite hotel In Bunjumbura
    • Business trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Double Room with Pool View
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Nothing

    Great location Beautiful premises Great swimming pool Good gym

    Stayed in July 2024

  • Reviewed: 13 July 2024

    8.0
    Great stay
    • Business trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Double Room with Pool View
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    N/A

    Beautiful property Good location

    Stayed in June 2024

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