Victoria Forest Resort

3.5 star property
your current months are December, 2024 and January, 2025.
December 2024
January 2025

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Exterior detail
Beach
Interior detail
Garden view
Lake

Reviews

8.2 out of 10

Very good

Popular amenities

  • Pool
    Pool
  • Bar
    Bar
  • Room service
    Room service
  • 24/7 front desk
    24/7 front desk
  • Air conditioning
    Air conditioning
  • Laundry
    Laundry

Explore the area

Map
Ssese Island, Bugala Island
  • Ssese Islands
    1 min walk
  • Kalangala Ferry Dock
    16 min walk
  • Kalangala Golf Course
    5 min drive
  • Entebbe (EBB-Entebbe Intl.)
    587 min drive

Room options

Deluxe Double or Twin Room

  • 44 sq m
  • Lake view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed OR 2 Twin Beds

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About the area

Bugala Island

When you a stay at Victoria Forest Resort in Bugala Island, you'll be on a lake, just steps from Lake Victoria and Ssese Islands. .This beach hotel is 0.8 mi (1.3 km) from Kalangala Ferry Dock and 1.2 mi (2 km) from Kalangala Golf Course.

What's nearby

  • Ssese Islands - 1 min walk - 0.0 km
  • Kalangala Ferry Dock - 16 min walk - 1.4 km
  • Kalangala Golf Course - 5 min drive - 2.0 km
  • Kalangala Beach - 7 min drive - 2.6 km

Restaurants

  • ‪Kibembe Island Pork Joint - ‬9 min drive

About this property

Victoria Forest Resort

Beach hotel with a business center and a bar/lounge
Victoria Forest Resort offers 40 air-conditioned accommodations with complimentary bottled water and slippers. Rooms open to balconies or patios. Televisions come with premium cable channels.

Bathrooms include showers with rainfall showerheads and hydromassage showerheads, and complimentary toiletries. Business-friendly amenities include desks and phones. Housekeeping is provided daily.

An outdoor pool and a children's pool are on site. Other recreational amenities include a sauna.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.

Make yourself at home in one of the 40 air-conditioned guestrooms. Rooms have private balconies or patios. Cable television is provided for your entertainment. Private bathrooms with showers feature rainfall showerheads and complimentary toiletries.
Enjoy recreational amenities such as an outdoor pool and a sauna. Additional features at this hotel include complimentary wireless internet access, concierge services, and a picnic area.
Enjoy a meal at the restaurant, or stay in and take advantage of the hotel's room service. Wrap up your day with a drink at the bar/lounge.
Featured amenities include a business center, dry cleaning/laundry services, and a 24-hour front desk. Free self parking is available onsite.
Victoria Forest Resort has a restaurant on site.
Room service is available.

Languages

English, Swahili

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and public transport

  • Free self-parking on site
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking available

Food and drink

  • 1 restaurant
  • 1 bar
  • Room service available

Things to do

  • 24-hour pool access
  • Children's pool
  • Outdoor pool
  • Sauna

Family friendly

  • Children's pool
  • Laundry facilities
  • Outdoor pool

Conveniences

  • Banquet hall

Guest services

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Concierge services
  • Daily housekeeping
  • Dry-cleaning service
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Tour/ticket assistance

Business services

  • Business centre
  • Meeting rooms

Outdoors

  • BBQ grill(s)
  • Garden
  • Picnic area
  • 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.
  • This property does not have any lifts
  • Height-adjustable showerhead
  • Wheelchair-accessible lounge
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible registration desk
  • Wheelchair-accessible restaurant
  • Wheelchair-accessible (may have limits)

More

  • Designated smoking areas

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Air conditioning
  • Bed sheets

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hydromassage showerhead
  • Private bathroom
  • Shampoo
  • Shower
  • Soap
  • Toilet paper
  • Towels

Entertainment

  • 32-inch TV
  • TV channels
  • Premium channels

Food and drink

  • Free bottled water

More

  • Desk
  • Laptop-friendly workspace
  • Phone
  • Slippers

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 11 AM; Check-in end time: 3 PM
Early check-in subject to availability
Late check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 10:30 AM

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

No pets or service animals allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Payment types

Important information

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

We should mention

This property does not have elevators
24-hour pool access
No pets and no service animals are allowed at this property

Property is also known as

Victoria Forest Resort Bugala Island
Victoria Forest Bugala Island
Victoria Forest
Victoria Forest Resort Hotel
Victoria Forest Resort Bugala Island
Victoria Forest Resort Hotel Bugala Island

Victoria Forest Resort Reviews

Reviews

8.2

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 5 out of 12 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 5 out of 12 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 0 out of 12 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 2 out of 12 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 12 reviews" "

7.8/10

Cleanliness

8.2/10

Staff & service

7.6/10

Amenities

7.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.4/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Agaba

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
All services on time ... great meals and hospitality
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

8/10 Good

MARK

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Ugandan Hospitality
Stayed here for 3 nights. The staff were very friendly and attentive and we had a very relaxing stay.
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Rogers

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very accessible, staff very friendly and helpful during our stay and the Fish was delicious wouldn't miss that when on the island
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2023

10/10 Excellent

Sylvia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very friendly staff, good managed, Very clean and it was a wonderful stay. Thank you 😊
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2023

4/10 Poor

Samuel

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
The island is beautiful! The locals were curious but very friendly and respectful, and Dorcas was a great host. Unfortunately, the resort forgot about our reservation and we spent our first night in a fairly inhospitable room. We got a better space the next day though and that worked fine.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2023

4/10 Poor

Nina

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
A perfect getaway...swim, forest walk, watch the flocks of birds crossing the sunset and just relax...
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2018

10/10 Excellent

Felicitas Teresa

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Eine wundervolle Lage am Strand für atemberaubende Sonnenuntergänge und die Möglichkeit, ein köstliches Abendessen direkt am Victoria See zu genissen. Die Unterkunft ist etwas abseits von anderen Hotelanlagen gelegen, in angenehmer Nähe zum Hafen (ca. 15 min zu Fuss). Das Personal war sehr aufmerksam und freundlich und hat uns bei all unseren Fragen und Anliegen direkt weitergeholfen. Die Anlage ist nicht brandneu, aber sehr gut gepflegt und hält alles bereit, was man zum Entspannen und Entdecken der Insel braucht (tolle Lage direkt in der Natur, Pool, Lagerfeuer jeden Abend, Naturewalks in Wald und über Insel, Fahrradverleih etc.) haben wir uns hier sehr wohlgefühlt und kommen gern wieder. Vielen Dank!
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2023

8/10 Good

Jim Weber

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness
Der var rigtig mange bananfluer.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Peter

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in May 2023

8/10 Good

Andreas

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2019