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Reviews of GNS Hotel Kampala 3 stars

Fort Road old Kampala, Kampala, Uganda

#65 of 107 hotels in Kampala

Guests' Choice

Review score

Based on 92 hotel reviews

7.5

Score breakdown

  • Cleanliness

    8.1

  • Comfort

    8.2

  • Location

    8.5

  • Facilities

    7.9

  • Staff

    8.0

  • Value for money

    7.9

  • Free WiFi

    7.5

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  • Reviewed: 20 August 2025

    8.0
    very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Budget Double Room
    • Stayed 3 nights

    rien

    good

    Stayed in August 2025

  • Reviewed: 25 April 2025

    8.0
    Great location and value for money facility
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Standard Twin Room
    • Stayed 3 nights

    The conversion of the charges from USD to UGX was exaggerated

    Great facility located in the heart of Kampala with easy access to majority of the business areas. Great value for money and mint clean.

    Stayed in April 2025

  • Reviewed: 17 March 2025

    6.0
    Pleasant
    • Business trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Standard Twin Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Breakfast was not ready. Chairs still on the table. No coffee ready, nor toast, butter, jam fruit, no fruitjuice. I got it when I asked for it. We went down for breakfast 7:45. And still no hot water. The usual problem with GNS. Let them install electric boilers per room.

    Locatie

    Stayed in March 2025

  • Reviewed: 13 January 2025

    6.0
    Pleasant
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Budget Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night

    Location is a little challenging to access but only because of the traffic in Kampala There's need to focus more on cleanliness.

    Great hotel

    Stayed in December 2024

  • Reviewed: 30 July 2024

    7.0
    I had better stays there in the past. Staff was not very motivated and not very friendly.
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Standard Twin Room
    • Stayed 4 nights

    I was given a room with mold on the wall behind the bed and paint off. Then I was offered another room much smaller which was not the type of room I booked (was granted an upgrade when booking)

    Stayed in July 2024

  • Reviewed: 22 July 2024

    6.0
    Clean comfortable rooms in noisy downtown Kampala
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Standard Twin Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    The breakfast needs improvement, please. No fresh juices, no egg options (omelette, scrambled eggs, etc), limited choices altogether, and the food that I could get was really not tasty. Very dry food (matooke, potatoes). I took some bites and left. Furthermore, in a review I read about a lizard in a room. Ironically, I stayed in the hotel for two nights (non-consecutive, in different rooms) and both times I had a lizard encounter in my room! They are relatively small in size. One was alive and the other time the lizard was dead. I asked at the reception twice for the dead lizard to be removed from my room but it did not happen. So, that was weird. I removed the dead lizard myself in the end. Good thing in the hotel is that, other than the lizards, I did not see any insects or such - the rooms were really super clean. Lastly, the positioning of your room highly affects the amount of bus horns and traffic noise you need to endure. I was lucky one time and unlucky the other time. I found the traffic noise to be very extreme, yes, also for Kampala standards.

    For my purposes (travel: being nearby bus terminals), the location was very convenient. The views from the hotel are pretty cool. The staff was friendly and helped me out with keeping my luggage for a couple of days. Also, an early check in was no problem, and I was assisted in friendly manner. Navigation (with bodas) to the hotel is also very easy, with the landmarks of the Mosque, GNS building and Costco supermarket.

    Stayed in July 2024

  • Reviewed: 17 July 2024

    8.0
    Great value for money with excellent facilities
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Standard Twin Room
    • Stayed 2 nights

    On one of the days, the internet was not fast as expected

    The breakfast was fine with good range and variety. The location is a stone throw away from the Central Business District and hence accessibility is fine.

    Stayed in July 2024

  • Reviewed: 30 April 2024

    7.0
    Nice hotel with value of money
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Budget Double Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Nothing

    Location near the town

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: 12 April 2024

    8.0
    Passionate hospitality, comfort, and kindness
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Budget Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Nothing.

    I liked the location, the staff, the neighborhood, and the spacious room. Sali and Shilla are really amazing in their hospitality and warm welcome of guests. Though it was only one night I spent there, it made me experience the kindness of Ugandan people firsthand. Sali was always there addressing all my queries with full passion. The staff were generous enough to upgrade my booked room without asking extra charges. I strongly recommend this hotel for your peace of mind.

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: 8 February 2024

    8.0
    Very good
    • Business trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Budget Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    The Staff were professional and the rooms very cleaned. Few minutes to all coins of Kampala.

    Stayed in February 2024

  • Reviewed: 15 October 2023

    8.0
    Would definitely come back
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Standard Twin Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    None

    Perfect location, big supermarket just downstairs

    Stayed in October 2023

  • Reviewed: 2 October 2023

    6.0
    It was pleasant
    • Business trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Budget Single Room
    • Stayed 5 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Noise pollution from bikes

    It was near my meetings and restaurant that closes late

    Stayed in September 2023

  • Reviewed: 1 August 2023

    8.0
    Excellent choice for the money.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Budget Double Room
    • Stayed 7 nights

    There was no hot water in the hotel.

    Kind, helpful staff, clean, cultured hotel, excellent value for money in the middle of Kampala.

    Stayed in July 2023

  • Reviewed: 10 July 2023

    6.0
    good place, location is good, rooms are clean, staff are friendly ,communication is good.
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Budget Single Room
    • Stayed 3 nights

    THEY DO NOT HAVE HOT WATER , UNEXCITABLE AT ALL FROM AN HOTEL, FOOD MUST OF THE MANU WAS NO AVAILABLE . (THEY NEED TO APPROVE ON THIS ) and I want to list next week , I am still things of going their or trying a other hotel because of hot water , and only one type of food .

    the rooms looked new , very clean , the staff is very friendly

    Stayed in June 2023

  • Reviewed: 4 April 2023

    6.0
    Pleasant
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Standard Twin Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    I didn't like that the water pressure was very low in the bathroom. There was no hot water 🥵. I had to take a bath which delayed me because I had to boil water in turns. The other thing is the room I slept in wasn't full complete I think it's still under construction. Lastly I wish the receptionist can orient a client of the necessities as he hands the keys, I reached the room without the extension numbers so I had to dress up and go back to the reception which was down stairs

    I loved the location. The interior was very nice plus enough space in the rooms. I also loved that breakfast had variety. I also like that the staff tried to solve my issues.

    Stayed in April 2023

  • Reviewed: 22 February 2023

    7.0
    It was an experience.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Budget Double Room
    • Stayed 2 nights

    the television could have more channel.

    breakfast was ok and the location was busy. other from that, it was a time spent.

    Stayed in November 2022

  • Reviewed: 20 February 2023

    9.0
    Good place to stay in Kampala
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Standard Twin Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    As some comments have mentioned, restaurant service is really slow (but this was only for dinner, at breakfast time it was fast and efficient).

    Good hotel, a good value for the price. Very close to the main coach and minibus stations, with good breakfast and comfortable rooms. Hot water worked well during my stay, as well as WiFi. Also a convenient supermarket, pharmacy and money exchange office are located just outside the building.

    Stayed in February 2023

  • Reviewed: 18 December 2022

    9.0
    Superb
    • Business trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Standard Twin Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    the restaurant cannot deliver orders on time. They working hard to improve this as it is a new start of service. Food taste good. order at least 1 hour ahead of your time to eat.

    it’s location

    Stayed in December 2022

  • Reviewed: 16 December 2022

    9.0
    Superb
    • Business trip
    • People with friends
    • Standard Twin Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    central

    Stayed in December 2022

  • Reviewed: 14 November 2022

    8.0
    Good choice
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Budget Single Room
    • Stayed 1 night

    I would recommend to use giraffe car sorvice to and from airport, as hotel's car service bit overpriced. Showers not at their best. And almost no vegetarian options for breakfast.

    Eric, front office manager was really helpful, he assisted to arrange bus tickets to Karamoja, also with the car service from the airport and dairy-free breakfast. Communication in whatsup was very prompt.

    Stayed in October 2022

  • Reviewed: 31 October 2022

    7.0
    Cheap, decent & sound!
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Budget Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    There was a lizard in our room when we arrived - it was however quickly removed by staff The light in our bathroom did not work - the staff said it would get fixed within 5 minutes, we waited closed to two hours. This was frustrating to me as we’d had a long day travelling and I was dying for a shower.

    Cheap! Exactly what we were looking for for our last night in Uganda!

    Stayed in October 2022

  • Reviewed: 14 September 2022

    7.0
    it was an amazing stay the stay were amazing and lovely. I love my stay.
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Budget Double Room
    • Stayed 5 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    there was no hot water

    It was grand and lovely place

    Stayed in August 2022

  • Reviewed: 9 September 2022

    7.0
    Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Budget Single Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Distance from city centre

    Supermarket

    Stayed in September 2022

  • Reviewed: 9 September 2022

    7.0
    Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Budget Single Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Diatance from the city centre

    Supermarket

    Stayed in September 2022

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