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Saffron Beach Bistro & Cottages

3.5 star property

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Breakfast, lunch, dinner served; local and international cuisine
Point of interest
Point of interest
1 bedroom, Egyptian cotton sheets, premium bedding, Select Comfort beds
Exterior

Reviews

6.4 out of 10

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • On private beach
  • Spa
  • Breakfast available
  • Room service
  • 24/7 front desk

Explore the area

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PLOT 11 NAMBI ROAD, MANYAGO, Entebbe, UGANDA, 26138
  • Entebbe Botanical Garden
    ‪10 min walk‬
  • Sesse Islands
    ‪16 min walk‬
  • Entebbe Golf Club
    ‪4 min drive‬
  • Entebbe (EBB-Entebbe Intl.)
    ‪19 min drive‬

Room options

View all photos for Luxury Double Room, Balcony, Lake View

1 bedroom, Egyptian cotton sheets, premium bedding, Select Comfort beds

Luxury Double Room, Balcony, Lake View

  • 14 sq m
  • Lake view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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1 bedroom, Egyptian cotton sheets, premium bedding, Select Comfort beds

Luxury Apartment, 2 Bedrooms, Ensuite, Lake View

  • 93 sq m
  • Lake view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 King Beds and 1 King Sofa Bed

View all photos for Executive Room, Garden View

1 bedroom, Egyptian cotton sheets, premium bedding, Select Comfort beds

Executive Room, Garden View

  • 14 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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1 bedroom, Egyptian cotton sheets, premium bedding, Select Comfort beds

Standard Single Room, Garden View

  • 9 sq m
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Honeymoon Suite, Beach View

Honeymoon Suite, Beach View

  • 37 sq m
  • Beach view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Bungalow, 3 Bedrooms, Balcony, Garden View

Bungalow, 3 Bedrooms, Balcony, Garden View

  • 17 sq m
  • Sleeps 6
  • 3 Double Beds

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1 bedroom, Egyptian cotton sheets, premium bedding, Select Comfort beds

Double Room, Garden View

  • 9 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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About the area

Entebbe

When you stay at Saffron Beach Bistro & Cottages in Entebbe, you'll be by the ocean, within a 5-minute drive of Sesse Islands and Entebbe Golf Club. .This beach hotel is 2.1 mi (3.3 km) from Lake Victoria.

What's nearby

  • Entebbe Botanical Garden - 10 min walk - 0.8 km
  • Victoria Mall - 11 min walk - 1.0 km
  • Sesse Islands - 16 min walk - 1.4 km
  • Kitubulu Forest and Beach - 3 min drive - 1.8 km
  • Entebbe Golf Club - 4 min drive - 3.0 km

Getting around

  • Entebbe Intl. Airport (EBB) - 19 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Crane Cafeteria - ‬12 min drive
  • ‪Café Javas - ‬11 min walk
  • ‪KFC - ‬11 min walk
  • ‪S&S Bar & Restaurant - ‬9 min drive
  • ‪4 Points Bar and Restaurant - ‬6 min drive

About this property

Saffron Beach Bistro & Cottages

On a private sand beach, near Sesse Islands
Saffron Beach Bistro & Cottages offers 8 air-conditioned accommodations with complimentary newspapers and complimentary bottled water. These individually furnished accommodations include desks. Select Comfort beds feature Egyptian cotton sheets and premium bedding. A pillow menu is available. Accommodations at this 3.5-star hotel have kitchens with refrigerators, microwaves, separate dining areas, and cookware/dishes/utensils. Bathrooms include bathtubs or showers with rainfall showerheads, bathrobes, slippers, and complimentary toiletries.

This Entebbe hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access, with a speed of 25+ Mbps. 42-inch LED televisions come with premium satellite channels. Housekeeping is provided daily.

Guests can experience the thrill of a safari, and enjoy recreation facilities including a private beach.

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

Guests can pamper themselves by indulging in the onsite spa services.
Make yourself at home in one of the 8 individually furnished guestrooms, featuring kitchens with refrigerators and microwaves. Your Select Comfort bed comes with Egyptian cotton sheets. 42-inch LED televisions with satellite programming provide entertainment, while complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected. Conveniences include desks and complimentary newspapers, and housekeeping is provided daily.
You can experience a safari, and enjoy a private beach and bicycles to rent. Additional features at this hotel include complimentary wireless internet access, concierge services, and a picnic area. Guests can catch a ride to nearby destinations on the area shuttle (surcharge).
Satisfy your appetite for lunch or dinner at the hotel's restaurant, or stay in and take advantage of the room service (during limited hours). Relax with your favorite drink at the bar/lounge or the beach bar. Continental breakfasts are available daily from 7:30 AM to 10:30 AM for a fee.
Featured amenities include complimentary newspapers in the lobby, dry cleaning/laundry services, and a 24-hour front desk. A shuttle from the airport to the hotel is provided for a surcharge (available 24 hours), and free self parking is available onsite.
Continental breakfasts are available for a surcharge and are served each morning between 7:30 AM and 10:30 AM.
Onsite venue - This restaurant specializes in local and international cuisine and serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.

Languages

Afrikaans, English, French, Hindi, Swahili

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • In-room WiFi speed: 25+ Mbps
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • 24-hour airport pick-up shuttle at scheduled times and on request for a surcharge
  • Area shuttle (surcharge)
  • Beach shuttle (surcharge)
  • Free self parking on site

Food and drink

  • Daily continental breakfast available 7:30 AM to 10:30 AM for a fee: USD 6 to 12 per person
  • A bar/lounge
  • A beach bar
  • A restaurant

Things to do

  • Bicycle rentals
  • Boat tours
  • Fishing
  • Game drive
  • Game viewing
  • Motor boating
  • Personal motorised watercraft
  • Playground
  • Safari

Family friendly

  • Free supervised activities for children
  • In-room kitchen
  • In-room microwave
  • In-room refrigerator
  • Playground
  • Separate bedroom
  • Separate in-room dining area

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Free newspapers in lobby
  • Luggage storage

Guest services

  • Concierge services
  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Tour and ticket assistance

Business services

  • Meeting rooms

Outdoors

  • Barbecue grill
  • Beach towels
  • On a lake
  • On a private beach
  • Picnic area
  • Rooftop terrace

Spa

  • Spa services

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Assistive listening devices
  • Braille/raised signage
  • No lift
  • Tile flooring in room
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Egyptian cotton sheets
  • Pillow menu
  • Select Comfort mattress

Bathroom

  • Bathtub or shower
  • Dressing gowns
  • Free toiletries
  • Rainfall showerhead
  • Shampoo
  • Slippers
  • Soap
  • Toilet paper
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • 42-inch LED TV with premium satellite channels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Cookware, dishware, and utensils
  • Electric kettle
  • Free bottled water
  • Freezer
  • Kitchen
  • Limited room service
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator
  • Separate dining area
  • Toaster

More

  • Air conditioning
  • Connecting rooms available
  • Desk
  • Free daily newspapers
  • Heating
  • Individual furnishings
  • Laptop workspace
  • Mobile key entry

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 6:00 AM; Check-in end time: 5:30 AM
Contactless check-in available
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11:30 AM
Contactless check-out available

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
Guests must contact the property in advance for check-in instructions; front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property
To make arrangements for check-in please contact the property ahead of time using the information on the booking confirmation

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

Fees

You'll be asked to pay the following charges at the property. Fees may include applicable taxes:

  • Towels fee: USD 0 per person, per stay

We have included all charges provided to us by the property.

Optional extras

  • Fee for continental breakfast: approximately USD 6 to 12 per person
  • Airport shuttle fee: USD 10.00 per person

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, debit cards, and cash
Cashless transactions are available
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher, a security system, a first aid kit, and window guards

We should mention

This property does not have elevators
Reservations are required for massage services; reservations can be made by contacting the property prior to arrival, using the contact information on the booking confirmation
The property has connecting/adjoining rooms, which are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property using the number on the booking confirmation
No pets and no service animals are allowed at this property

Property is also known as

SAFFRON BEACH BISTRO COTTAGES Resort Entebbe
SAFFRON BEACH BISTRO COTTAGES Resort
SAFFRON BEACH BISTRO COTTAGES Entebbe
SAFFRON BEACH BISTRO COTTAGES
Saffron Bistro & Cottages
SAFFRON BEACH BISTRO COTTAGES
SAFFRON BEACH BISTRO & COTTAGES Hotel
SAFFRON BEACH BISTRO & COTTAGES Entebbe
SAFFRON BEACH BISTRO & COTTAGES Hotel Entebbe

Saffron Beach Bistro & Cottages Reviews

Reviews

6.4
Rating 10 - Excellent. 8 out of 30 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 9 out of 30 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 2 out of 30 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 2 out of 30 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 9 out of 30 reviews

7.2/10

Cleanliness

7.8/10

Staff & service

6.2/10

Amenities

6.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

5.6/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

2/10 Terrible

Mohammad

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

8/10 Good

Mourine

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
My stay at Saffron started out well. The pick up from the airport was timely and the car was clean. The driver, Brian, was very respectful and professional. The check-in process was flawless. Promise, the daytime receptionist was so friendly and helpful throughout my stay. The meals were well prepared and they heeded to my requests of special meals due to my food allergies. Their medium fish was so big I couldn’t finish it by myself. They even accepted to keep half the fish for me for the next meal. The rooms were are well maintained and because I extended my stay by a day, they requested whether I needed my room cleaned. However, some of the facilities as shown by the online photos on Expedia were non-existent on ground. For example, the photo of benches on a mowed lawn by the lake which in reality is nonexistent. Similarly, my last morning was the worst. I could not get hot shower, the system had a malfunction and no room had a hot shower. After waiting for 3 hours to have the the hot shower fixed, I was disappointed to realize that nothing had been done and the staff were not really bothered. The other disappointment was the fact that the receptionist’s phone was disabled in the night and early morning making it difficult to communicate with the reception desk as you have to physically walk there yet there are phones in the room which should ease that.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

2/10 Terrible

Reginald

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Black mold in the ceiling and bath tub did not work
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

2/10 Terrible

tery

Travelled with group
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Properly has a nice location but is run down. Needs a lot of cosmetic updating and new TVs. Has streaming but would not working because the internet was very bad. Power went out numerous times. I prepaid for property and then at the end they said I owed taxes of $55. I had already paid taxes. To orbitz of $47 so I got doubled charged for taxes.
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Louis

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
We had a late check-in and we were well cared for even got food as kids were starving from a long flight transfer.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

2/10 Terrible

Adams

Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2024

4/10 Poor

Cheong-Hee

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Steve

Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2023

8/10 Good

Janis

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
I stayed for 5 nights and although I didn’t ask, no one offered to do any cleaning in my room. The tub had a hole in it near the drain and there was no curtain so between the two the floor got really wet. There wasn’t much water pressure and brown and black sediment often came out in the water. There isn’t much beach but the garden area has a great view of Lake Victoria. There are a couple of small restaurants nearby and the zoo is about a 29 minute walk.
Stayed 5 nights in Jun 2023

8/10 Good

Janis

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023

2/10 Terrible

DEANNA

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
This hotel is not like the pictures. The property looks nice from the outside but that is not the case for the inside. Upon entering our room, we noticed an infestation of spiders along the curtain and windows. The whole room and bathroom were dirty and poorly maintained. We could not stay. Unfortunately we still had to pay for our two nights. We didn't want to argue and just wanted to get out of there as quickly as possible. We had stayed all over Uganda for the past 2 weeks and had not seen such a poorly maintained room. Very disappointing.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2023

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Has Potential
The guesthouse is okay, although no door to the bathroom. Bathroom filled with lake flies at night as some window vents do not have mosquito net. Bed was comfortable. Room had a big bath but no shower. Breakfast was nice. With some small changes, this place could be great.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2023

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
I was staying only overnight so it was dark when i arrived and dark when I left. I didn't see the lake but enjoyed the sounds of the waves from my balcony. Service was terrific and the staff was very helpful when I left something behind
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2023

6/10 Okay

Angela

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2023

2/10 Terrible

Kimenyi

Business traveller
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The stay was horrible.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2022

10/10 Excellent

AURELIEN

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2022

4/10 Poor

Kofi, E. Amherst

Disliked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
When I got to the hotel, though I had a reservation, no rooms were available. They sent me to another hotel which was not up to par. Also the staff were clueless; they couldn't address basic questions and issues and provide basic services.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2022

10/10 Excellent

Stuart

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very kind and hospitable staff; good location; nice room. Important to get a beach view room as the others look a little claustrophobic.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2022

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This property is in need of a full renovation . My room was full of flys and Mosquitos . Hygiene was of a very poor standard . Owners and staff were wonderful . If i had booked for more than one night , i would have gone to another hotel . Also staff throwing stones at the Monkeys . Plenty of good hotels in Entebbe , this one is one to avoid . I hope that Expidia will stop using this hotel .
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2020

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
across from the lake, Everything real clean, People were GREAT! Would Go BACK
Stayed 1 night in May 2019

10/10 Excellent

Thomas

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Peaceful stay in Entebbe
The staff and owner at Saffron were great! I had made a date error on my booking as my arrival was actually a day earlier than I had reserved. When I arrived exhausted at 4am, the gracious person at the front desk found me a room despite the confusion that was all my fault, and the next day when I met the owner, he upgraded me to a much nicer room for the remainder of my three night stay! Their location is just across a quiet street from Lake Victoria, and there is a beachfront grassy area for guest use right on the water. I really liked the quiet location and the easy ten minute walk from to a major grocery store. The restaurant was great with a wide variety of choices very reasonably priced. Walking in the area was nice too and there are several other little beachfront bars/restaurants nearby. I would definitely stay there again when visiting Entebbe!
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Property was right on lake Victoria with great views! Convenient location for shopping and close to airport! Owner was very hospitable allowed me to take afternoon nap in room due to late flight! I would definitely stay again!
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2018

8/10 Good

Hayley, Connecticut

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
I had a wonderful stay at Saffron. The nicest part was the warm and incredibly accommodating staff. I had a late flight and they were happy to let me check out late from my room. They were always available and were happy to help answer questions and assist me with anything I needed. Their location on the beach in excellent and I really enjoyed have breakfast looking out over Lake Victoria. I would definitely stay here again.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2018

8/10 Good

Kevin, Georgia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Nice hotel with great views of the lake. The food is fantastic and the hotel staff was very accommodating when we arrived. Upon first arrival we saw were struck by the incredible number of night-flies that were flying around the lights which was quite off-putting. These bugs are harmless but, not something you want in your room or in your bed. When inspecting our room, we noticed the sheets were dirty (most likely from dead night-flies) and so we asked for new sheets. Instead of changing the sheets, the staff decided to upgrade our room to the suit. The new room was beautiful and had many fewer flies because it was on the second floor. We really enjoyed the balcony and the staff even offered to bring our breakfast to our room so we could eat out on the balcony and enjoy the amazing view. At the time of our stay this property was brand new and still in the process of being renovated. The floor was covered by a fake tile plastic and the mirror was not hung up above the sink. After talking to the owner, I was informed that many of these issues are in process of being fixed: mosquito nets for beds have been ordered, updated flooring is being put in, and screens are being placed on windows to prevent night flies. All in all, this is a beautiful property with amazing Indian food. When the property is fully updated it will be fantastic but there is still a lot to do. I would however, try to avoid the night fly season as it is impossible to avoid their swarms.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2018

2/10 Terrible

Patrik

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 5 nights in Dec 2020