Kigali Marriott Hotel
KN3 Avenue, Kigali, Rwanda
Location
Central Kigali
The hotel stands on KN3 Avenue in the Nyarugenge District of central Kigali, near the financial district and the Convention Centre, around ten minutes from the Kigali Genocide Memorial and 30 to 40 minutes from the airport.
Transfer
A Kigali transfer
Around 30 to 40 minutes from Kigali International Airport — the practical first and last stop, before road or helicopter to the lodges.
Villas
254 rooms & suites
254 rooms and suites with floor-to-ceiling windows and city or hills views, marble bathrooms and neutral international design, up to a presidential suite with a rooftop terrace.
Best For
Who it suits
Travellers wanting a polished, central base for their first and last nights in Kigali — near the moving Genocide Memorial and the gateway to the gorilla lodges — a comfortable city hotel, not a safari, best paired with a lodge.
Board Basis
Bed & breakfast
Bed and breakfast, with room-only options — Italian dining at Cucina, all-day Soko in the atrium and the Lobby Bar.
About the Resort
A polished Kigali bookend and gateway
Kigali Marriott Hotel is the polished, central base for the first and last nights of a Rwanda trip — a modern international city hotel in the Nyarugenge District of downtown Kigali, near the financial district and the Convention Centre. It is the practical gateway: the concierge arranges the excursions, and the lodges are a road transfer or a helicopter away. The moving Kigali Genocide Memorial is around ten minutes away, with Kimironko market and the city's galleries close by. There are 254 rooms and suites with floor-to-ceiling windows and city or hills views, up to a presidential suite with a rooftop terrace, and dining runs to Italian at Cucina, all-day Soko in the central atrium and the Lobby Bar, with the Saray Spa, an outdoor pool and a rooftop garden. This is a comfortable city hotel, not a safari or lodge — best paired with a Volcanoes-NP or Nyungwe stay. Around 30 to 40 minutes from the airport, it suits arrivals, departures and business stays.
Accommodation
Rooms & suites
254 rooms and suites with floor-to-ceiling windows and city or hills views, marble bathrooms and neutral international design, up to a presidential suite with a rooftop terrace.
Entry
Deluxe Room
Sleeps two. A king or two doubles with floor-to-ceiling windows, over the Kigali hills.
Floor-to-ceilingHills outlook
Suite
Junior Suite
Sleeps two to three. An adjoining lounge, with city views.
LoungeCity view
Top
Presidential Suite
Sleeps two to four. A top-tier suite with a rooftop terrace, over the city.
Rooftop terraceCity view
Food & Drink
Dining
Dining runs to Cucina for Italian, Soko for all-day dining in the central atrium, and the Lobby Bar with city views, with a poolside menu.
Signature
Cucina
Cucina, the Italian restaurant.
All-day
Soko
Soko, all-day dining in the central atrium.
Bar
The Lobby Bar
The Lobby Bar, with city views.
Wellbeing
Saray Spa
The Saray Spa offers Ayurvedic treatments with a sauna and hot tub, alongside an outdoor pool and a rooftop garden — with the moving Genocide Memorial around ten minutes away.
Saray Spa
The Saray Spa, with Ayurvedic treatments, a sauna and a hot tub.
An outdoor pool
An outdoor pool, with a rooftop garden.
The Genocide Memorial
The moving Kigali Genocide Memorial, around ten minutes away.
Activities & Experiences
Signature Experiences
A polished city stay and the gateway to the wild. Visit the Genocide Memorial, explore Kigali's markets and galleries, and set out for the lodges.
Kigali city
Central Kigali — the Convention Centre, galleries and the Kimihurura district.
The Genocide Memorial
The moving Kigali Genocide Memorial, around ten minutes away.
The lodge gateway
The practical gateway before road or helicopter to the gorilla lodges, arranged by the concierge.
Kimironko market
Kimironko market.
The Saray Spa
The Saray Spa.
Getting There
Location & transfers
By air
To Kigali International
Around 30 to 40 minutes from Kigali International Airport.
In the city
Central Kigali
In central Kigali, in the Nyarugenge District.
Guest Reviews
What Our Clients Say
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Good to Know
Good to know
Board basis
- Bed and breakfast, with room-only options.
A city bookend
- The polished, central base for your first and last nights in Rwanda, before and after the lodges.
Made for arrivals
- Made for arrivals and departures — a comfortable city hotel, not a safari or lodge; pair it with a Volcanoes-NP or Nyungwe lodge.
Getting there
- Around 30 to 40 minutes from Kigali International Airport.
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