Da Vinci Gorilla Lodge

Property class: 3.5
Kinigi lodge with winery and restaurant

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A great choice for a stay in Kinigi, Da Vinci Gorilla Lodge features a winery. You can grab a bite to eat at the restaurant or wind down at the end of the day with a drink from the bar/lounge. Other highlights include a snack bar/deli, a terrace, and a garden.

Reviews

8.0 out of 10
Very good

Popular amenities

  • Free breakfast
  • Airport transfer
  • Free parking
  • Free WiFi
  • Restaurant
  • Connecting rooms available
The current price is $268
$324 total
includes taxes & fees
Oct 26 - Oct 27

Room options

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A bathroom with a white sink, toilet, and a mirror. There are two windows with curtains, and a telephone on the wall.

Comfort Suite

  • Garden view
  • 31 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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A hotel room with three beds, a stone floor, and a mirror on the wall.

Triple Room

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(1 review)
  • Garden view
  • 31 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 3 Twin Beds

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A hotel room with a bed, two bedside lamps, and a patterned throw blanket.

Deluxe Single Room, 1 King Bed, Accessible, Garden View

  • Garden view
  • 31 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 King Bed

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A hotel room with two beds, each with a brown bedspread and matching pillows. There are two wall-mounted lamps, a painting above the beds, and a stone floor.

Twin Room, Non Smoking, Mountain View

  • Mountain view
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed OR 2 Twin Beds

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A hotel room with a bed, a desk, a chair, a mirror, and a fireplace.

Family Cottage, Non Smoking, Mountain View

  • Mountain view
  • 2 bedrooms
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed

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About the neighborhood

Map
Musanze District, Kinigi, Northern

What's nearby

  • Ellen DeGeneres Campus of the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund - 8 min walk - 0.7 km
  • Red Rocks Arts Centre - 3 min drive - 3.4 km
  • Musanze Caves - 11 min drive - 10.4 km
  • Cathedral of Ruhengeri - 15 min drive - 16.0 km
  • Musanze Modern Market - 16 min drive - 17.5 km

Getting around

  • Airport shuttle (surcharge)

About this property

Da Vinci Gorilla Lodge

  • A great choice for a stay in Kinigi, Da Vinci Gorilla Lodge features a winery. You can grab a bite to eat at the restaurant or wind down at the end of the day with a drink from the bar/lounge. Other highlights include a snack bar/deli, a terrace, and a garden.

All inclusive details

  • All-inclusive room rates at Da Vinci Gorilla Lodge are available. These rates are higher because they include onsite food and beverages in the room rate (some restrictions may apply).

At a glance

Hotel size

    • 6 rooms

Arriving/Leaving

    • Check-in start time: 1 PM; Check-in end time: midnight
    • Contactless check-in available
    • Late check-in subject to availability
    • Minimum check-in age: 18
    • Check-out time is noon
    • Contactless check-out available

Special check-in instructions

    • Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property
    • If you are planning to arrive after 2:30 PM please contact the property in advance using the information on the booking confirmation
    • At check-in, guests must provide a record of full COVID-19 vaccination
    • Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Required at check-in

    • Credit card, debit card, or cash deposit required for incidental charges
    • Government-issued photo ID may be required
    • Minimum check-in age is 18

Pets

    • No pets or service animals allowed

Internet

    • Free WiFi in public areas
    • Free WiFi in rooms

Parking

    • Free secured, uncovered onsite self parking

Transfers

    • Airport shuttle*

Other information

    • Designated smoking areas

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Reviews

Da Vinci Gorilla Lodge Reviews

8.0

Very Good

9.4

Cleanliness

10

Location

9.4

Staff & service

9.0

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

Verified review

10/10 Exceptional

I’d stay here again in a heartbeat, especially if you’re coming to Rwanda for gorilla trekking. The staff were truly outstanding and went above and beyond throughout my entire stay. Everyone was incredibly warm, helpful, flexible, and genuinely focused on making sure I was comfortable and had everything I needed. One of the best touches was coming back after a long day of trekking and having them offer to wash my hiking boots, clean my feet, and give me a foot massage. After hours on the mountain, it felt absolutely amazing and was such a thoughtful level of service. This is also a perfect hotel for gorilla trekking. Almost everyone staying there was doing a trek, so the staff completely understand the schedule and what guests need. They can prepare a packed lunch for you to take on longer hikes and make the whole experience incredibly easy. Beautiful hospitality, wonderful staff, and exceptional service. They made my stay feel special, and I would highly recommend this hotel to anyone visiting Volcanoes National Park.
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10/10 Exceptional

This is a delightful small hotel in Kinigi, close to the Gorilla Experience headquarters. The rooms are in spacious huts with a fire and hot water bottles provided at night as it gets quite cold. The staff are extremely polite and helpful, lighting fires in the lounge and dining room at sunset and with little portable fires for each table. The setting is rustic and charming with 4 star facilities and don’t forget the wonderful complimentary foot massage and shoe cleaning after the gorilla trek. Delightful little hotel.
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10/10 Exceptional

Lovely and large room with king bed and a fire place. Ensuite was also large. They also put hot water bottles in our bed at turn down - such a lovely gesture. Staff are extremely helpful and welcoming. Food good and fresh too. We also saw a Golden Monkey there too. Nb. Worth noting that the laundry service doesn’t include ironing/pressing.
Verified review

10/10 Exceptional

Best Lodge in Kinigi! Exceptional Service!

This hotel is the best place to stay in Kinigi/to gorilla trek! It’s the closest lodge to the Dian Fossey campus and women’s village, and the staff is exceptional. They are very friendly and helpful and went above and beyond. We loved that we’d come back to the hotel and they’d clean our shoes and give us a foot massage. They’d also get a fire going in your room while you are having dinner. We’d come back to bed with a heated bed (thanks to a warm water bottle they place in there) and a fire going. We felt we were in the coziest hotel room ever. The food was great too with an ever changing menu. I’d recommend getting the full board. It’d be hard to try restaurants at different lodges, so you’d save money instead of buying the meals separate. Last but not least, the super sweet dog Sparky. He added so much charm and welcomed all guests. We loved having him around so much.
Verified review

10/10 Exceptional

Lovely place. Fantastic staff

From the moment you arrive to the moment you leave, the staff cannot do enough to make your stay a fantastic experience. Would highly recommend this hotel
Verified review

8/10 Very good

Exceedingly lovely staff. So many nice surprises like burning fireplaces in the rooms with hot water bottles in the beds, foot rubs and shoe cleanings after our hike. Mattresses were amazing. Food was quite good, the included breakfast is expansive. Very beautiful grounds. Live dancing one night. Lovely dog Sparky. A few words of caution: most of our showers did not have hot water. Drinks and dinner were pretty pricey, so would consider at least bringing your own bottled water. They didn’t have the best intel re: Mt. Bisoke hike, so we just took ourselves, got COVID tested and registered on site.
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2/10 Poor

I booked this hotel through Expedia. But, the hotel canceled on me due to overbooking on their part. They called me while i was in the car traveling to check in. I had to change reservations to another hotel. In addition, I never to this date, have received a refund. My bill on expedia was over $900. The hotel didn't bother informing expedia of their mistake. I am still waiting a refund. don't take a chance on this place.
Verified review

8/10 Very good

房间很大，服务员都很热情，服务周到，但是热水不太好，我们三个人连续洗澡最后已经变成了凉水
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10/10 Exceptional

BEST hotel in Rwanda. THANK YOU!

Best hotel I have ever stayed in in Rwanda ! Absolutely LOVELY. food is delicious, staff is very nice, friendly, excelent ginger tea, they put hot water bottles in your bed to warm it up, nice fire etc. the BEST. thank you SO MUCH!!!
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10/10 Exceptional

We had an amazing time at Da Vinci Lodge. Very helpful staff and nice food.
Verified review

10/10 Exceptional

Great place with great people

Super friendly and helpful people. Fireplace and hot water bottles. What a service. Great experience
Verified review

4/10 Fair

Manager very unhelpful

We had made a booking here through expedia which the hotel confirmed. When we arrived we were sent to another hotel without an explanation. The manager Ruth was very unhelpful in offering any explanation or even giving formal confirmation that our booking was cancelled. Sad that she ruined the experience - other staff seemed to be cheerful and friendly.
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10/10 Exceptional

Excellent Lodge for the Volcanoes National Park

The lodges in this resort are very large and very pleasant. The staff couldn't be more helpful. Each evening of my stay, one of the staff built an excellent, long-lasting charcoal fire in my room, making sure the room stayed beautifully warm. The meals were very good and very well priced. After my two visits to the National Park, the hotel team gave a much-appreciated and very thorough foot massage.
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4/10 Fair

Verified review

2/10 Poor

Verified review

10/10 Exceptional