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Banda Lodge

3.0 star property
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Outdoor pool, pool loungers
Garden view
Villa
Reception
Deluxe Cottage, 2 Bedrooms, Pool View | Reception hall

Reviews

9.2 out of 10

Wonderful

Popular amenities

  • Pool
  • Room service
  • Breakfast included
  • Laundry
  • Parking included
  • Housekeeping

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26,BAINES TERRACE, KATWE, MASAKA MUNICIPALITY, Masaka
  • Masaka Golf Course
    10 min walk
  • Masaka Regional Referral Hospital
    19 min walk
  • Diplomatic Pub
    11 min walk
  • Tabula Byansi Restaurant
    14 min walk

Room options

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Deluxe Cottage, 2 Bedrooms, Pool View | Living area

Deluxe Cottage, 2 Bedrooms, Pool View

  • 70 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Double Bed and 1 Twin Bunk Bed

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Deluxe Cottage, 3 Bedrooms | Living area

Deluxe Cottage, 3 Bedrooms

  • Sleeps 6
  • 1 King Bed, 1 Queen Bed and 1 Twin Bunk Bed

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Double Room, Pool View

Double Room, Pool View

  • 20 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Deluxe Double or Twin Room, Pool View

Deluxe Double or Twin Room, Pool View

  • 20 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

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In-room safe, iron/ironing board, free WiFi, bed sheets

Economy Shared Dormitory

  • 20 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Twin Bunk Beds

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Basic Double Room Single Use

Basic Double Room Single Use

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Deluxe Room

Deluxe Room

  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

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Villa | Terrace/patio

Villa

  • Valley view
  • Sleeps 12
  • 1 King Bed, 8 Twin Beds and 1 Twin Bunk Bed

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Double Room Single Use, Garden View

Double Room Single Use, Garden View

  • 20 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Deluxe Double Room Single Use

Deluxe Double Room Single Use

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Basic Double Room Single Use

Basic Double Room Single Use

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Basic Room

Basic Room

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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About the area

Masaka

Located in Masaka, Banda Lodge is within a 5-minute drive of Masaka Golf Course and Masaka Regional Referral Hospital. .This lodge is 1.4 mi (2.3 km) from Muteesa I Royal University and 18.2 mi (29.3 km) from Lake Victoria.
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What's nearby

  • Masaka Golf Course - 10 min walk
  • Masaka Regional Referral Hospital - 19 min walk
  • Muteesa I Royal University - 5 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Golf Lane Hotel - ‬13 min walk
  • ‪Tabula Byansi Restaurant - ‬14 min walk
  • ‪New Highway Takeaway - ‬6 min drive
  • ‪Plot 99 - ‬10 min walk
  • ‪Sky line restaurant. - ‬4 min drive

About this property

Banda Lodge

Lodge in Masaka with free breakfast and an outdoor pool
Banda Lodge offers 12 accommodations with safes and slippers. This Masaka lodge provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Bathrooms include showers and complimentary toiletries. Housekeeping is offered daily and irons/ironing boards can be requested.
Recreational amenities at the lodge include an outdoor pool.
Make yourself at home in one of the 12 guestrooms. Complimentary wireless internet access is available to keep you connected. Bathrooms feature showers, complimentary toiletries, and slippers. Conveniences include safes, housekeeping is provided daily, and irons/ironing boards can be requested.
Take advantage of recreation opportunities such as an outdoor pool or take in the view from a terrace and a garden. Additional features at this lodge include complimentary wireless internet access, a picnic area, and barbecue grills.
Enjoy a meal at the restaurant, or stay in and take advantage of the lodge's room service (during limited hours). A complimentary buffet breakfast is served daily from 8 AM to 10 AM.
Featured amenities include dry cleaning/laundry services, luggage storage, and laundry facilities. A roundtrip airport shuttle is provided for a surcharge (available 24 hours), and free self parking is available onsite.
A complimentary buffet breakfast is served each morning between 8 AM and 10 AM.
Banda Lodge has a restaurant on site.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.

Languages

Danish, English

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and public transport

  • Free self-parking on site
  • 24-hour return airport shuttle (surcharge)
  • Airport shuttle on request

Food and drink

  • Free buffet breakfast available daily 8 AM–10 AM
  • 1 restaurant
  • Room service available

Things to do

  • Outdoor pool

Family friendly

  • Laundry facilities
  • Outdoor pool

Conveniences

  • Banquet hall
  • Front-desk safe

Guest services

  • Daily housekeeping
  • Dry-cleaning service
  • Front desk (limited hours)
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Porter/bellhop

Business services

  • Meeting rooms

Outdoors

  • BBQ grill(s)
  • Garden
  • Picnic area
  • Pool sunloungers
  • Terrace

Accessibility

  • If you have any requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Tile flooring in room

More

  • Designated smoking areas

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bed sheets

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Shower
  • Towels

Entertainment

  • TV

More

  • Iron/ironing board (on request)
  • Safe
  • Slippers

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: noon; Check-in end time: 6 PM
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 10 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
The front desk is open daily from 8 AM - 7 PM
Front desk staffed during limited hours

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours)

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available

Payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Airport shuttle fee: USD 75 per vehicle (one way)

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards

Property is also known as

Banda Lodge Masaka
Banda Masaka
Banda Lodge Lodge
Banda Lodge Masaka
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Banda Lodge Reviews

Reviews

9.2

Wonderful

Rating 10 - Excellent. 15 out of 24 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 8 out of 24 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 0 out of 24 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 1 out of 24 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 24 reviews" "

9.8/10

Cleanliness

9.6/10

Staff & service

8.4/10

Amenities

9.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.6/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Ann Marie, Glenview

Travelled with family, Business traveller
Liked: Amenities
Wonderful stay on our way to our school near the Tanzania border. The staff are attentive to their guests needs.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

8/10 Good

Alma

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Ready to receive me on arrival. Patient and helpful staff. Good food. Clean pool. Clean room and facilities.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Nambooze

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Nambooze

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jon

Business traveller
Liked: Property conditions & facilities
An upward trajectory
I last stayed here more than 4 years ago and it was okay. Since then they have improved beyond measure. Extensive expansion, a new restaurant and much more professional. It is at the highest end of budget, delivers fantastic value in a good but quiet location and the service was brilliant - especially from Shakira and Angel. If I am ever in the area I would definitely choose Banda Lodge for value, ambience and service. And the Swedish beef/potato/egg thing on the menu is delicious!
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

8/10 Good

Allison

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great place to stay. Would be nice to have a fan for the nighttime but otherwise great spot.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

8/10 Good

bo

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

janet

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2023

4/10 Poor

Catherine

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Hopefully this was just an off day. We checked in late. The room is very, very nice, especially the two bedroom. The plug for the TV was not working. The internet was also not working. So we were essentially forced to go to bed. The power was out most of the morning. When we arrived to breakfast all of the food was finished. We waited for them to bring more pancakes and eggs but that was all they brought. None of the other food was replaced, and we only arrived at breakfast at 9 am. It was disappointing that everything we expected from our reservation (cable TV, wifi, breakfast) were missing.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

crystal

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
A nice relaxing escape in a unique experience. The staff are attentive and friendly. The view from the restaurant is great.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2023

10/10 Excellent

Ruth

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We really enjoyed our stay at Banda Lodge. It was quiet and relaxing - just what we needed. Our cottage was very clean and had everything we required. The shower especially was excellent - the best we have ever had in Uganda. Every meal we had did not disappoint - the food was very good indeed. The staff were all very pleasant and helpful and saw to our every need. We would highly recommend staying at Banda Lodge. We stayed 5 nights and were sorry to leave!

10/10 Excellent

George

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 7 nights in May 2022

8/10 Good

Peter

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very good food and really friendly staff. Comfortable room and quiet at nighttime. All in all a very pleasant place to stay.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2022

8/10 Good

Katherine, Anderson

Business traveller, Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stella is amazing! The beds are less than wonderful but the swimming pool is great.
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2022

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This is the go-to place to stay in Masaka! Banda Lodge was a perfect respite after a week in what I call the 'hard bush' working at a rural clinic. I stayed in one of the rooms that isn't 'self-contained' but that is a tiny distinction& a good bargain. The sparkling clean toilets and showers were right next door. The staff was great, the food very good (though a bit limited as to be expected in a small hotel) and the accommodations very reasonably priced. The view and quieter location is exceptional. Wish I'd stayed longer and had had time to use the wonderful pool.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2021

10/10 Excellent

Lucia

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Easy and Pleasant
Clean room with 4 beds! Only thing was tv/wifi wasn’t working great. But enjoyed our stay, and swimming and the service was so great.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2020

8/10 Good

Jonathan, Spain

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great value, great service, exceptional food.
I really liked this property and would definitely stay again. It´s relatively basic and located away from anything else but that makes it fairly quiet and very peaceful. The staff are excellent and the food was exceptional which I didn´t expect. Good value, great service and surprisingly good food. Recommended.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2019

10/10 Excellent

Gareth

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good break on a journey from/to Entebbe
Perfect for the first or last couple of nights in Uganda - about three hours' drive from Entebbe. Entebbe-Kampala Expressway is open, and has very little traffic. Quality rooms and good food at bargain prices.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
I loved the look of it and the location. It's beautiful and the staff is wonderful! I didn't like that cars had to beep to have the gate opened.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2019

10/10 Excellent

Margaret

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent
Stylishly designed and very well equipped lodges with indoor relaxation space and kitchen. Excellent breakfast in outdoor communal area. Staff were very helpful.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2018

10/10 Excellent

Alex

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Perfect
Stayed 6 nights in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

marc yves m

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Sin baño privado pero un lugar lindo
El problema es la ausencia de pieza con baño privado. Ese es el mayor inconveniente ya que para ir a hacer sus necesidades o tomar una ducha, es necesario salir de la pieza. Aparte de esto, la vista desde el restaurante es muy linda, la comida que se sirve es buena y bien presentada. El servicio, así como la amabilidad del personal, es excelente.
Stayed 5 nights in May 2024