The Red Chilli Hideaway, Kampala

Facilities:

A range of great value accommodation set in several leafy acres, from camping (in our tents or your own), dorm beds, private rooms with and without en-suite facilities, and twelve self-contained cottages suitable for groups or families

A fully stocked bar open daily from 7am until midnight

An excellent restaurant serving breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks from 7.30am until 9.30pm

Our bar and restaurant and all accommodation are non-smoking

Satellite TV and FREE internet access (with connections available for laptops)

A plunge pool and a badminton court – both free to residents

Two friendly dogs, random goats, plenty of monkeys and several moggies for all you animal lovers (dogs may be available for walks – please ask at the office)

A BBQ and food preparation area with a fridge for campers and overland trucks. The dorms also have their own cooking facilities.

A large back up generator and invertor to keep things ticking over when the power fails

A few minutes walk from Red Chilli you can also find several shops, markets, restaurants as well as a gym and slightly larger pool for the exercise fanatics among you.

Great Value Accommodation:

Rates 2010:

Accommodation Type	Prices effective 1st Jan 2010	Details
Camping (with own equipment)	7,000 UGX	Per person
Dorm bed without linen	12,000 UGX	Per person
Dorm bed with linen	14,000 UGX	Per person
Single person furnished tent	18,000 UGX	Per tent
Single room	25,000 UGX	Per room
Standard twin room	35,000 UGX	Per room
Large double room	40,000 UGX	Per room
Triple room - 1 single, 1 double bed	50,000 UGX	Per room
Furnished 4 person tent	50,000 UGX	Per tent
Large double room en-suite	50,000 UGX	Per room
One bedroom self-catering cottage (sleeps 2-3)	90,000 UGX	Per cottage
Two bedroom self-catering cottage (sleeps 4-5)	120,000 UGX	Per cottage

Rates include the introduction of a local hotel tax in 2008. All rooms are supplied with sheets, blankets, towels, mosquito nets and fan.

All cottages are fully furnished and equipped for self-catering. Each has a kitchen, lounge, bathroom, dining area and two bedrooms.

Please note that all rooms, dorms, cottages and all other enclosed areas are non-smoking.

Washing:

We have several blocks of showers and flushing toilets, as well as further en suite facilities attached to rooms, dorms and within cottages. All are cleaned daily and regularly serviced.

A handwash laundry service is available for a small charge.

Information on tours & activities:

We arrange our own safari tours to Murchison and are booking agents for a range of other activities and trips including city tours, white water rafting, canoeing trips and safaris, quad-biking, mountain biking, Ngamba Island Chimpanzee Sanctuary, horseback safaris and more.

For anything else, just ask, and we’ll do our best to help.

Security:

We are situated in an enclosed compound in a clean and safe area of Kampala. We have on-site security around the clock with radio links for back up.

For baggage, we have a secure luggage store and we also offer free storage of valuables in the management office.

How to get here:

Kampala city centre is 5kms away and is easily accessible by minibus taxi (known locally as a ‘matatu’) for a fare of around UGX 900 one way.

From Kampala city centre, look for a matatu heading for Luzira or The Port Bell Road. They leave from the old Taxi Park or anywhere along Kampala Road.

Get off on the Port Bell Road at the Shell station, just after the Bugolobi junction. Take the road on your left (Kireka Road) and after around 300m you will see our signpost on the left hand side, just after the old soap factory.

When driving from Jinja Road, turn into Port Bell Road at the Nakawa traffic light junction (opposite Metro Cash & Carry). Drive for 2.4kms and turn left at the Shell fuel station and look for our sign as above.

Our physical and postal addresses are:

Plot 17. Gangaram Road, Mbuya, Kampala

P.O. Box 40288, Nakawa, Kampala

Please contact us first should you wish to mail anything to our guests or to us. Postal services can be extremely slow and unreliable at times. Valuables and foodstuffs should not be mailed.

Click here to view satellite view of our location (181KB).

Airport Transfers and Special Hire Taxis:

Airport transfers can be arranged at a cost of UGX 60,000 between 7am - 7pm, and UGX 80,000 at other times for a standard saloon car (maximum of 4 people depending on luggage). If you wish to book a minibus airport transfer, the cost will be UGX 100,000.

Larger groups can be accommodated in buses – please ask for further details.

We can recommend and book private hire taxis for you plus arrange the hire of cars and 4x4's.

A Guide to Money – Ugandan Style

The prices quoted within this site are in Ugandan Shillings (UGX).

As of the 1st May 2009 the foreign exchange mid-rates between UGX and other currencies are as follows:

United States Dollar – 2230

Pound Sterling – 3360

Euro –3020

Kenya Shilling –28.2

Please note that although the Ugandan Shilling is generally stable, exchange rates may be subject to rapid change.

Red Chilli is currently only able to accept payment in Ugandan Shillings or U.S. Dollars cash. We aim to allow credit card payments soon.

Our buying and selling rates for US$ cash payments vary depending on the current exchange rate. Please enquire if you wish to know this month’s rate.

Please note, U.S. Dollar notes from 2001 or before are often rejected in Uganda or attract a far lower rate. Small denomination notes (below US$50) also receive lower rates. It is also best to change dollars at banks and foreign exchanges in Kampala as rates at other establishments and elsewhere in the country can be a lot lower. Credit cards are not widely accepted in Uganda.