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About this property

Comfortable Accommodations: Elite Backpackers Services in Masaka offers comfortable bed and breakfast accommodations with private bathrooms, balconies, and free WiFi. Each room includes a work desk, wardrobe, and parquet floors. Exceptional Facilities: Guests can enjoy a sun terrace, garden, open-air bath, and a year-round outdoor swimming pool. Additional amenities include a restaurant, bar, outdoor fireplace, and cooking classes. Delicious Dining: The family-friendly restaurant serves African, Chinese, pizza, international, and barbecue grill cuisines. Breakfast includes local specialities, warm dishes, fresh pastries, and more. Convenient Location: Located 160 km from Entebbe International Airport, the property is highly rated for its attentive staff, excellent breakfast, and scenic location.

Couples particularly like the location — they rated it 8.7 for a two-person trip.

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Property highlights

    • Top location: Highly rated by recent guests (8.3)

    • Breakfast info

    • Continental

    • Free private parking available on-site


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Room type
Number of guests
 
6 bunk beds
2 single beds
1 double bed
1 double bed
2 single beds
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1 double bed
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Guests who stayed here loved

  • Catherine
    Spain Spain
    This hotel is a gem. It is a good place to relax after the hustle and bustle of Masaka. I had got my bookings mixed up and they were very nice about it. The staff were all very friendly and the breakfast was delicious.
  • Oliverfrankbernhard
    Germany Germany
    Wonderful accommodation with extremely attentive staff. Pleasant atmosphere in the restaurant, around the pool, and in the beautifully landscaped outdoor area. Clean. Attractive value for money.
  • Maliheh
    United Kingdom United Kingdom
    It's a beautiful place and fantastic garden and the great place to relax, very clean and the reliable WiFi and the breakfast was very delicious. The owner and the manager were so polite, responsive and professional. I definitely recommend this...
  • Sam
    Australia Australia
    Super friendly staff, always looking to be helpful. Even checking up on me after I left to make sure I got to Kampala alright. Very comfortable beds, even in the dorm and a solid food and drinks offering.
  • Marloes
    Netherlands Netherlands
    Very friendly staff, good food. Nice and spacious room with good shower and nice balcony. Beautiful view at the back of the place. Several cosy places to sit in the bushy garden, although as a whole we think if you would open up the space a little...
  • James
    Uganda Uganda
    Property is really ambient and quiet. Waking up to the sound of beautiful birds that are not irritable is quite a beauty.
  • Robin
    Netherlands Netherlands
    Its a beautiful accommodation out of the town so a very chilled vibe. The staff was wonderful and after a small miscommunication about my booking, the manager sorted me out perfectly:), great hospitality! The food was very nice and the Easter...
  • Korbelář
    United States United States
    wonderful experience, I recommend it to everyone😊🙏👌
  • Catherine
    Spain Spain
    This slightly out of Masaka hotel is a great budget option. It has a certain degree of charm. The restaurant serves good food.
  • Jens
    Uganda Uganda
    Breakfast very good and very much. Staff was also very helpful in finding my busses.

Managed by (L-R) Hellen Mbabazi, Dalvin (baby), David Ssemwogerere,and others(Guests)

Company review score: 9.2Based on 179 reviews from 1 property
1 managed property

Property information

Elite Backpackers is a family run backpackers in Masaka Town, in southwestern Uganda. David Ssemwogerere, Hellen Mbabazi and and their adorable son, Dalvin, set out to fill a gap in the accommodation market, in Masaka Town, by providing backpacker style accomodation for the budget conscious. They are determined to provide super friendly staff in a clean and welcoming African style environment for tourists and international volunteers. At the same time, this dynamic couple are also looking to help many different local organisations and Ugandans.

Neighbourhood information

We have relationships with a number of interesting communities. We can simply take you walking through the local villages seeing the homesteads and people, or you might like to see traditional activities being carried out. For example, making bark cloth, local brew, woven baskets, paper beads, making local meals or simple gardening. The opportunity is there for you to learn about all of these traditional skills and take part in these activities if you wish. We can arrange safari packages to one of the following national parks • Lake Mburu National Park renowned for Zebras and over 350 bird species. • Queen Elizabeth National Park on the shores of Lake Edwards and Gorge for a wide variety of animals such as elephant, lion, impala and baboons, while the boat cruise on the chanel will find hippos,crocodile and abundance of birdlife. • Murchison Falls National Park, Game drives through this park will spot many giraffe, elephants, lions and a variety of dear. The highlight of visiting Murchison Falls National Park is definitely the amazing water fall.

Language spoken

English

Property surroundings

Restaurants

1 restaurant on site
  • Restaurant
    • Cuisine
      African • Chinese • Pizza • International • Grill/BBQ
    • Open for
      Breakfast • Lunch • Dinner
    • Ambiance
      Family friendly • Traditional • Romantic
    • Dietary options
      Halal • Vegetarian • Dairy-free

House rules

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Check-in
Available 24 hours
Check-out
From 10:00 to 11:00
Cancellation/ prepayment
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Children and beds

Child policies

Children of any age are welcome.

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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
Free!Pets are allowed on request. No extra charges.
Accepted payment methods
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Smoking
Smoking is not allowed.
Quiet hours
Guests must be quiet between 23:00 and 00:00.

The fine print

Need-to-know information for guests at this property

Quiet hours are between 23:00:00 and 00:00:00.