Reviews of Carpe Diem Guesthouse 3 stars
Plot 33, Uringi Crescent, Entebbe, Uganda
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Reviewed: 3 July 2025 · Stayed in July 2025
Verified reviewReviewed: 3 June 2025 · Stayed in April 2025
Verified reviewWarm welcome -fantastic food. Wonderful staff -- engaging, kind and helpful. We had a late flight out so hired the room for an additional 1/2 day which allowed for more rest and relaxation before a late flight. Great option available for travelling and off peak times.
Rooms are a little hot, but adequate fans / keep windows open as all have screens.
Reviewed: 27 February 2025 · Stayed in February 2025
Verified reviewDinner at the restaurant was very good. Abdul the manger was very helpful and took us to the airport a 3 AM no problems. highly recommended
Reviewed: 24 February 2025 · Stayed in February 2025
Verified reviewNo Moskitonet for the beds.
Reviewed: 20 February 2025 · Stayed in January 2025
Verified reviewReviewed: 12 January 2025 · Stayed in January 2025
Verified reviewHuge bed and room. Free transfer to airport. Great staff and excellent food
Reviewed: 1 January 2025 · Stayed in January 2025
Verified reviewRoom was spacious and clean. There was flexibility in check out time and breakfast after new year's event that was very important to me. Breakfast provided was sufficient. Service was prompt.
Toilet although appeared to be new had a refill return that went on for ever and it was realty noisy. Renovation /activities started early inspite of the fact that I wanted late check out so slept okay but people doing chores woke me up. The mattress was a abit on the hard side. Parking bays a touch tight ...one had to do a 3 point turn to get out I hate tight or restrictive space...
Reviewed: 17 November 2024 · Stayed in November 2024
Verified reviewThe menu was divers (European, Chinese, Indian) and the food was nice except for items with melted cheese (like pizza or cheese omelet) which tasted like plastic. Very friendly staff and nice view over lake Victoria.
Combining a guest house and a pub doesn't work. The rooms are next to the terrace. On Saturday night the music and the loud noise from the drunken customers went on until 01.00 at night and it was impossible to sleep.
Dear Paul, Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback. We’re pleased to hear that you enjoyed the variety of our menu and the friendly service from our staff, as well as the beautiful view over Lake Victoria. Your kind words mean a lot to us. We sincerely apologize for the noise disturbance you experienced during your stay. We understand how important a good night’s sleep is, and we regret that the noise from the terrace affected your comfort. Please know that this usually doesn’t happen and we take such feedback seriously. Your feedback helps us grow and improve, and we hope to have the opportunity to welcome you again in the future under more comfortable circumstances. Warm regards, Carpe Diem Team
Dear Paul, Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback. We’re pleased to hear that you enjoyed the variety of our menu and the friendly service from our staff, as well as the beautiful view over Lake Victoria. Your kind words mean… Show more
Reviewed: 5 September 2024 · Stayed in September 2024
Verified reviewReviewed: 3 August 2024 · Stayed in August 2024
Verified reviewReviewed: 2 August 2024 · Stayed in July 2024
Verified reviewStaff were friendly and helpful. The room was spacious and clean. The bed was comfortable. The garden/eating area has a nice view.
Food was regular. The shower was awful. No water pressure at all, just a few drops made it really difficult to shower. Hot water requires a water heater to be turned on one hour before showering. Arrived at 4am after 15 hours of flight and there was no hot water.
Reviewed: 27 June 2024 · Stayed in June 2024
Verified reviewReviewed: 16 February 2024 · Stayed in February 2024
Verified reviewReviewed: 6 January 2024 · Stayed in December 2023
Verified reviewAlways stay here when flying in or out of Entebbe airport. Offers airport shuttle service complementary one-way. Wonderful restaurant.
Reviewed: 11 December 2023 · Stayed in December 2023
Verified reviewThe place is lovely, very peaceful.
It would be better still if they fixed the bathroom door in Room 3! Won't close at all, has been the same for more than a year. A small point, otherwise a fabulous place to stay Also the driver charged us when I think the trip should have been free.
Thank you for your review. We thank you for the information about the bathroom door. That is well noted and we have rectified the door in the room. As part of the service, we offer a complimentary shuttle only for the airport transfer. This does not include any other arrangements with the driver that are outside the airport transfers. We thank you for your stay at Carpe Diem and wish you a pleasant trip. We look forward to hosting you once again Regards Carpe Diem Team
Thank you for your review. We thank you for the information about the bathroom door. That is well noted and we have rectified the door in the room. As part of the service, we offer a complimentary shuttle only for the airport transfer. … Show more
Reviewed: 9 November 2023 · Stayed in November 2023
Verified reviewReviewed: 10 August 2023 · Stayed in August 2023
Verified reviewNice location close to the airport. Very friendly and helpful staff.
No air-conditioning in the rooms.
Reviewed: 11 June 2023 · Stayed in June 2023
Verified reviewReviewed: 20 May 2023 · Stayed in March 2023
Verified reviewFriendly and welcoming guest house. Lovely room. Restaurant meant we could eat when we wanted. Lovely views over the lake. Picked us up from the airport. Facilitated receiving a delivery for us and directing our guests. Great place to start our adventure.
Looked like there was an old swimming pool there - how amazing if it was used as one.
Reviewed: 1 March 2023 · Stayed in February 2023
Verified reviewReviewed: 27 February 2023 · Stayed in February 2023
Verified reviewGood food
We booked a 'room with a lake view', which cost more, but were put in a room at the back with no lake view. When I queried this, we were told that the prices had gone up and we would not get any kind of refund
Good evening. We thank you for your review. Unfortunately at the time of your reservation, all the lake view rooms were booked and the only other available room that has a lake view had repairs with the water system on going in it. With the pricing dictated by booking.com, we were unable to adjust the rates to offer a discount unless we had received the reservation directly through email or message outside booking.com. We hope you understand our position as we try to the best of our abilities to provide top excellent service to all our guests. We wish that this does not affect your perception of Carpe Diem and would love to have you again. We wish you a Great Week Carpe Diem Team
Good evening. We thank you for your review. Unfortunately at the time of your reservation, all the lake view rooms were booked and the only other available room that has a lake view had repairs with the water system on going in it. Wit… Show more
Reviewed: 7 January 2023 · Stayed in January 2023
Verified reviewGreat view, good food, quite surroundings, close to airport.
The warm water in our room was not working when we first arrived, but this was fixed. Also, the staff misunderstood when to clean the rooms, but this was also fixed.
Reviewed: 23 December 2022 · Stayed in November 2022
Verified reviewReviewed: 2 December 2022 · Stayed in December 2022
Verified reviewLocation, service, beautiful place to have breakfast outdoors overlooking Lake Victoria
nothing really except they were not planning on us coming and the property was locked when we got there. I had to get the owner out of bed :-)