The Emin Pasha Hotel & Spa, CityBlue Collection

Property class: 3.5
Kampala hotel with outdoor pool and restaurant

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Take in the views from the rooftop terrace when you stay at The Emin Pasha Hotel & Spa, CityBlue Collection. You can indulge in deep-tissue massages, body wraps, or aromatherapy, and grab a bite to eat at Fez Brasserie, which serves local and international cuisine and is open for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. An outdoor pool, a poolside bar, and a sauna are other highlights at this Colonial hotel.

Reviews

8.2 out of 10
Very good

Popular amenities

  • Pool
  • Free breakfast
  • Airport transfer
  • Free parking
  • Free WiFi
The current price is $86
$102 total
includes taxes & fees
Oct 28 - Oct 29

Room options

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Standard Room

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(1 review)
  • 20 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Deluxe Room

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(1 review)
  • 20 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Deluxe Suite

  • 30 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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1 Bedroom Suite

  • 40 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Superior Suite

  • 50 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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About the neighborhood

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Plot 27 Akii Bua road, Nakasero, P.O.Box 74764, Kampala, Kampala, 256

What's nearby

  • Embassy of Sudan - 15 min walk - 1.3 km
  • Uganda Golf Course - 15 min walk - 1.3 km
  • Embassy of Sweden - 17 min walk - 1.4 km
  • Makerere University - 18 min walk - 1.6 km
  • Uganda National Museum - 2 min drive - 1.1 km

Getting around

  • Entebbe Intl. Airport (EBB) - 64 min drive
  • Airport shuttle (surcharge)

Restaurants

  • ‪Café Javas - ‬2 min drive
  • ‪Yujo Izakaya - ‬12 min walk
  • ‪Fairway Hotel - ‬12 min walk
  • ‪Smokey's Restaurant & Lounge - ‬9 min walk
  • ‪Bight of Benin - ‬6 min walk

About this property

The Emin Pasha Hotel & Spa, CityBlue Collection

  • Take in the views from the rooftop terrace when you stay at The Emin Pasha Hotel & Spa, CityBlue Collection. You can indulge in deep-tissue massages, body wraps, or aromatherapy, and grab a bite to eat at Fez Brasserie, which serves local and international cuisine and is open for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. An outdoor pool, a poolside bar, and a sauna are other highlights at this Colonial hotel.

At a glance

CHECK-IN
12:00pm
CHECK-OUT
10:30am

Hotel size

    • 20 rooms
    • Arranged over 2 floors

Arriving/Leaving

    • Check-in start time: noon; Check-in end time: 11:30 PM
    • Minimum check-in age: 18
    • Check-out time is 10:30 AM

Special check-in instructions

    • This property offers transfers from the airport (surcharges may apply); guests must contact the property with arrival details before travel, using the contact information on the booking confirmation
    • Guests must contact the property in advance for check-in instructions; front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property
    • This property doesn't offer after-hours check-in
    • To make arrangements for check-in please contact the property at least 24 hours before arrival using the information on the booking confirmation
    • 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

Children

    • Up to 2 children (2 years old and younger) stay free when occupying the parent or guardian's room, using existing bedding

Pets

    • No pets or service animals allowed

Internet

    • Free WiFi in public areas
    • Free WiFi in rooms

Parking

    • Onsite parking available only on request
    • Free onsite self parking
    • Free onsite valet parking

Transfers

    • Airport shuttle on request (available 24 hours)*

Other information

    • Designated smoking areas

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Reviews

The Emin Pasha Hotel & Spa, CityBlue Collection Reviews

8.2

Very Good

8.8

Cleanliness

8.0

Location

8.0

Staff & service

7.8

Property conditions & facilities

Guest review summary

What guests liked

  • The spa offers excellent massages and great therapists, with one reviewer calling it "awesome" and another describing it as "excellent and reasonably priced". (4 reviews)
  • The restaurant served delicious food, with the Janzi band on Fridays being a highlight. (3 reviews)
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10/10 Exceptional

Like a vacation! Staff could not be more courteous. Gorgeous environs
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8/10 Very good

Lovely hotel with plenty of greenery and areas to relax. Staff were helpful and friendly, great location too.
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8/10 Very good

Great hotel, but expensive restaurant

We had a wonderful stay. The beds and pillows are so comfortable. The rooms are beautifully furnished. The pool is clean and lovely; as well as the gardens. The food was average (CJ's standard), yet very very expensive. The spa was awesome!! Agness gives a great facial and massage. I will definitely stay here again, though will likely eat out in the evenings.
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8/10 Very good

Great hotel; excellent spa!

The rooms are beautiful and very comfortable. It was -concerning to me though that rooms are not child safe. Our 2-year could easily open the locked front door, and the balcony door did not lock well. Other than that, are wonderful hotel. The spa is excellent and reasonably priced; but the restaurant is over-priced for the standard of meals.
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8/10 Very good

Lovely bedrooms… great bedding, lots of room. Very comfortable. Good pool with few users. Beautiful gardens. Lots of comfortable common areas to sit and read , socialise, work from. Flexible on check out times Plenty of breakfast choice .. if you like cooked breakfast. I’d skip evening meals and eat at one of the cheaper and better places. Don’t choose the pasta if you eat in.
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10/10 Exceptional

Nice garden feeling

Nice hotel if you want a hotel with a garden feeling. Enjoy breakfast in the garden. Saturdays there is usually a band so enjoy it or get annoyed for loud music until 1 am. Otherwise it is in a quiet area. Tip: ask for fresh omelette and proper coffee. It feels like a boutique hotel. On the negative side: the doors to the room are superthin and bathrooms eith water leakage. The spa is still in early stages but has good massage. I have explored many hotels in Kampala and this one had a good feeling of being able to have some greenery around
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10/10 Exceptional

Nice place to be
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10/10 Exceptional

Love this hotel!!!

Wonderful hotel. I received a complimentary upgrade which was so kind. The food is delicious. Janzi band on a Friday night are fantastic. Overall, the perfect stay!!!
Verified review

10/10 Exceptional

Thank you one thousand times!

Another delightful stay at Emin Pasha! My favourite hotel in Kampala! The staff are wonderful; rooms super clean; the restaurant is great; the garden setting is beautiful; and the spa has great massage therapists. Thank you for a wonderful stay!
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6/10 Good

I arrived in the middle of the night and the fire alarm in my room had an expired battery that beeped every few seconds. This should have been noted and changed. The menu at the restaurant is extremely limited. No real vegetarian options (no main course). No vegan options. Internet is terrible and doesn't work most of the time. The second room I was given could not be locked. The balcony door was missing a key and no one could find it. I had to request to be moved. They have music and its loud and as a guest you have no recourse but to listen to it because they put loud speakers at full blast. The transport to the airport was in a car that was severely damaged. The smell was horrific, the trip 20 minutes longer than expected because the car had no power (carburator problems). I was severely concerned we would not make it at all, so the smell was head ache inducing and stressful. All in all NOT the level expected for this kind of hotel.
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10/10 Exceptional

Comfortable stay

Small but cozy and greeny hotel, not like the biggest chain hotels in Kampala. I complained not having bathtub in the room but they didn't have the room at that time. At dinner time, the manager came and offered me to move to the room with a bathtub. Thank you for the quick response and kindness. I will be back.
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8/10 Very good

When I arrived at tge hotel, i was told the room i had booked and paid for in January was not available and i had to accept another cheaper room. The following day I spoke to the manager, Moses who promptly gave me an upgraded room. Very happy with this outcome!!! Apart from this one issue, the hotel, grounds and staff are great. Reception desk very helpful. I will happily stay there again. Really nice hotel.
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10/10 Exceptional

quiet retreat

With limited rooms, this makes for a quiet retreat. The rooms are very comfortable and well taken care of. At night a staff member even comes to get the room ready for the night - puts the mosquito net down, fluffs the pillows, turns down the bed. The fresh fruit in the room was an added bonus. Such a comfortable, warm and welcoming spot.
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8/10 Very good

Schönes Hotel mit Serviceschwächen

Schönes Hotel, aber schlechter Kundenservice, den uns wurde beim Check-In zugesagt, am nächsten Tag gegen Aufpreis einen späten Check-Out vorzunehmen, da unser Flug erst am Abend ging. Am nächsten Morgen hieß es dann jedoch, das Hotel sei ausgebucht und wir müssten das Zimmer regulär verlassen. Das Personal an der Rezeption war unfreundlich und auch nicht bemüht, eine Lösung zu finden.
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6/10 Good

Charming hotel

Charming colonial butique hotel, completed with old world feel and problems with hot water. Well Suites for romatic stats, but for Business trips I lacked a few shops nearby.
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6/10 Good

The hotel is slipping a bit in terms of the attention to detail and design/style. It is still a very good property, but it used to be one of my favorite hotels in the world.
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10/10 Exceptional

Quiet retreat in the middle of Kampala. Comfortable rooms and overly landscaping. Food, I'd give it a B. Service, A plus.
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10/10 Exceptional

En rolig og avslappende oase i Kampala

Emin Pasha er en liten oase i et stille, men sentralt område av Kampala. Det har et fint grøntområde med basseng, bra SPA, veldig god og variert mat og hyggelig betjening. Rommene er store med god seng, men sengetøy bærer noe preg av slitasje. Et godt sted å slappe av eller jobbe i Kampala, utenfor trafikk og støy.
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2/10 Poor

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10/10 Exceptional

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8/10 Very good

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4/10 Fair

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10/10 Exceptional

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4/10 Fair