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Five-star Rue de la Révolution, city centre, Kigali

Kigali Serena Hotel

The former InterContinental on the Boulevard de la Révolution, reopened by Serena in 2008 with a Moroccan-style spa, an 18-metre pool and a ballroom for 800.

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Rooms
148, including 25 suites
Opened as Serena
2008, in the former InterContinental
Largest suite
Presidential Suite, 300 square metres
From the airport
About 10 km from Kigali International

The hotel

An old address under a new name.

The building was the Kigali InterContinental until Serena Hotels, the East African group, took over its running in early 2007. A long refurbishment followed, adding rooms, a spa and conference halls, and it reopened in 2008 as the Kigali Serena. It stands on a tree-lined avenue, the Boulevard de la Révolution, about fifteen minutes on foot from the middle of town.

Its meeting rooms have made it a fixture of official Kigali. The ballroom seats 800 and the auditorium 500, there is an international press centre, and the hotel has hosted the World Economic Forum and an Interpol summit. Landscaped gardens surround the pool, next to the spa.

  • Maisha Spa & Health Club A Moroccan-style spa with a sauna, a steam room and a juice bar, and a gym with classes from yoga to kickboxing.
  • The pool An 18-metre pool in landscaped gardens, with a sundeck and a plunge pool beside it.
  • Sunday at Sokoni An East African curry lunch by the pool, followed by live jazz from three in the afternoon.

Rooms & suites

From a city room to a private floor.

Every room has air conditioning, a work desk and a bathroom with both bath and shower.

  • Rooms Standard, Deluxe and Superior From 25 to 30 square metres, with king, queen or twin beds.
  • Suites Junior and Executive suites The Junior Suite measures 40 square metres and the Executive Suite 70.
  • Three bedrooms Presidential Suite About 300 square metres, taking up a private floor of its own.

Dining

Two restaurants and a lounge.

Restaurants as listed by the hotel. Shown for information.

  • Milima International buffets In the garden atrium; Mongolian barbecue on Wednesdays
  • Sokoni All-day café dining By the pool, from morning until 10 pm
  • Executive Lounge Lounge For staying guests
  • In-room dining Room service Around the clock

Good to know

Before you go.

  • Plugs Rwanda uses two-pin sockets and the hotel lends only a few adaptors, so bring your own.
  • Wi-Fi Free and unlimited throughout the stay.

Getting there

Flying to Kigali.

Kigali International is about 10 kilometres away, a drive of 20 to 40 minutes depending on traffic. Private jets also land there at any hour, and the hotel is a short drive into the centre.

Business & First Class Scheduled flights RwandAir is based here. Brussels Airlines and KLM fly from Europe, Qatar Airways and Turkish Airlines through their hubs, and Ethiopian and Kenya Airways from Addis Ababa and Nairobi. Request a fare Private Jet Private jets Jets may land at any hour, and formalities are cleared on arrival. The runway is 3,500 metres long with an instrument landing system, and several handlers and flight-support agents work there. Request a jet
Approximate flying time by midsize jet to Kigali
  • Nairobi 1 h 20
  • Johannesburg 3 h 55
  • Dubai 5 h 40
  • Paris 8 h 35 long-range jet
  • London 9 h 00 long-range jet

Questions

What guests ask first.

Was the Kigali Serena once the InterContinental?
Yes. Serena took over the InterContinental in 2007 and reopened it under its own name in 2008, after a refurbishment that added rooms, a spa and conference space.
How far is the Kigali Serena from the airport?
About 10 kilometres from Kigali International, 20 to 40 minutes by car depending on traffic.
Does the Kigali Serena have a spa?
Yes, the Maisha Spa & Health Club, with a sauna, a steam room, a gym and an 18-metre pool in the gardens.
Can SkyCourtage arrange the flight to Kigali?
Yes. We arrange Business and First Class seats on scheduled airlines and private jet charter to Kigali, with one final price, our margin included. The hotel is booked with the hotel or through our booking partner.

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Staying at Kigali Serena Hotel?

Book the room, then the flight.

Rates and availability come from the hotel itself. For the journey to Kigali, a Business or First Class seat or an aircraft of your own: tell us the date and we come back with one final price, our margin included.

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