Maasai Villa Backpackers Home

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Scored 7.6
Rated good

Staff

8.0

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About this property

Comfortable Accommodation: Maasai Villa Backpackers Home in Fort Portal offers comfortable rooms with private bathrooms, balconies, and garden views. Each room includes a work desk, soundproofing, and free toiletries. Relaxing Facilities: Guests can enjoy a hot spring bath, spa facilities, and a terrace. The property features a restaurant serving African and international cuisines, a bar, and a lounge. Free WiFi is available in public areas. Convenient Location: Located 74 km from Kasese Airport, the guest house is a 15-minute walk from Toroo Botanical Gardens Fort Portal. Nearby attractions include Lake Nkuruba Nature Reserve (25 km) and Sempaya National Park (42 km). Guest Services: The guest house provides private check-in and check-out, a 24-hour front desk, concierge service, and a tour desk. Additional amenities include a minimarket, children's playground, and bicycle parking.

Couples particularly like the location — they rated it 8.0 for a two-person trip.

Distance in property description is calculated using © OpenStreetMap

Most popular facilities

  • Airport shuttle (free)
  • Non-smoking rooms
  • Free WiFi
  • Restaurant
  • Room service
  • Free parking
  • Family rooms
  • Bar
  • Breakfast

Property highlights

Top location: Highly rated by recent guests (8.0)

Breakfast info

Continental, Breakfast to go

  • Free private parking available on-site

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Availability

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Room type
Number of guests
 
1 bunk bed
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1 large double bed
1 bunk bed
1 large double bed
1 single bed
1 double bed
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Guests who stayed here loved

Aline
Brazil Brazil
“comfortable and spacious room. clean and cozy. very nice and attentive staff”
Tomas
Netherlands Netherlands
“Amazing, caring and sweet staff. The garden is really big, the room comfortable and they area nicely quiet. Special kudos to the staff. After we went to the busstation they realized we forgot something in the room, and sent a bodaboda to catch up...”
Christiane
Germany Germany
“We had a great time at Maasai Backpackers. The team were very welcoming and responded very flexibel to our needs. Thank you!”
Bram
Uganda Uganda
“Friendly hosts, clean room and bathroom, garden for a very affordable price”
Ian
Uganda Uganda
“Simple and basic done really well. Clean room with comfortable bed, decent bathroom with hot shower, breakfast and friendly hospitable staff”
Ethan
United States United States
“Large clean room with hot shower and plenty of outlets in a quiet part of town.”
Ning
China China
“I had a large room with a large double bed. The hotel is quite clean and offers sufficient hot water. The ladies working there are very friendly and helful. Especially the breakfast included is quite nice. Compared to other hotels offering...”
Mira
United Kingdom United Kingdom
“I’m writing this a few weeks after my stay so I can’t remember the name of the owner but she was very lovely. The rooms were spotlessly clean and the gardens were beautiful. Very nice and quiet location.”
Jana
Czech Republic Czech Republic
“Klidné místo s krásnou zahradou, moc se mi líbilo večer sedět venku a užít si studené pivo, to se mi všude nepodařilo najít. Paní majitelka a její (asi) dcera jsou velmi milé, mají tu takovou domácí atmosféru. Měla jsem pár lehčích jídel, vše bylo...”
Pablo
Spain Spain
“El jardín, la tranquilidad del entorno y su relación calidad-precio.”

Hosted by IOI

8
Host review score
IOI
Maasai Villa Backpackers Home is an ever green, quiet, safe and easy to access home in Fort portal Tourism City. We have a house sleeping 15pax at short and 12pax at long term stay that is at a period of 1 to 4 months. We have a big Garden for campers with their own gears. Camping service and rooms are are all available for your accommodation needs. We are also flexible and arrange for other services, that are not mentioned; such as Safaris/tours and day excursions. Interns and volunteer hosted on long term stay basis are found work placement at advance request. People at home are friendly and thank you to all those who have stayed with us.
I am an adventurous person who love to meet new people to either learn from one another, I am passionate about what I do, which keeps my head above water and go out of the way for client's satisfaction., I have been serving in safari packaging and guiding since 2003, now that I got engaged in other adventures, I can't move much to guide all the time but can serve at Massai Backpackers home which does not require my movement but still arrange safari packages just inquire in advance. Come find us at Massai Villa Backpackers home. "home a way from home".
We are 1.5km , North West of Fort-Portal Town. I should call this place residential area, which is quiet and safe. My neighborhood is homes for other people and Massia is located 20 meters from Nyaika road running from the city. Near by facilities like Atlantic, Mountains of the Moon Nyaika hotels, where guest can be served with meals Bar services , swimming and sport services are a hundred meters way from Maasai Villa. Andrew and Brothers Supper market and Dutchess Restaurant in the city can also be reached for glossary and meals or called for home delivery services. We are having a quiet environment and we would like to keep it that way for our guest's relaxation . thank you.
Language spoken: English

Property surroundings

Restaurants

1 restaurant on site
Restaurant #1
  • Cuisine
    African • International
  • Dietary options
    Vegetarian

House rules

Maasai Villa Backpackers Home takes special requests - add in the next step!
Check-in
From 12:00 to 20:00
Guests are required to show a photo identification and credit card upon check-in
You'll need to let the property know in advance what time you'll arrive.
Check-out
From 10:00 to 11:00
Cancellation/ prepayment
Cancellation and prepayment policies vary according to accommodation type. Please enter the dates of your stay and check the conditions of your required option.
Children and beds

Child policies

Children are not allowed.

Cot and extra bed policies

Cots and extra beds are not available at this property.

No age restriction
There is no age requirement for check-in
Pets
Pets are allowed. Charges may be applicable.
Groups
When booking more than 4 rooms, different policies and additional supplements may apply.
Cash only
This property only accepts cash payments.
Smoking
Smoking is not allowed.

The fine print

Need-to-know information for guests at this property

Guests are required to show a photo identification and credit card upon check-in. Please note that all Special Requests are subject to availability and additional charges may apply.

Please inform Maasai Villa Backpackers Home in advance of your expected arrival time. You can use the Special Requests box when booking, or contact the property directly with the contact details provided in your confirmation.

Due to Coronavirus (COVID-19), this property adheres to strict physical distancing measures.

Due to Coronavirus (COVID-19), please ensure that you are only booking this property following the local government guidelines of the destination, including but not limited to the purpose of travel, and maximum allowed group size.