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A PLACE ALONG THE WAY Once inside, vast gardens welcome you to fresh
air and a decent menu of local pizzas, tasty
pork, and cold drinks. There’s also an impressive
A regular column about quick-stops, overnight-breaks, playground for the kids to work off some energy,
and points-of-interest as we explore beautiful Uganda and even a pool. (Ask to explore a bit before
- by Dr. Nathaniel Dunigan choosing where to settle. It’s much more than
the carpark and the entrance building)
COLLINE HOTEL The hotel itself is a combo of new blocks added
MUKONO TOWN to older ones, now seeking to be what the
website describes as “radiant”, which is an
For forty years, Colline Hotel has sat rather proudly in the middle assortment of chichi furnishings, some with
of Mukono Town, about halfway between Kampala and Jinja. shiny-varnish and others with touches of gold,
boldly colored fabrics, heavy drapes, and even
Too often known only for the traffic jams caused by trucks, and a red carpet or two. But the gardens, with the
by those of us who travel-through this bustling town, I find that it usual menagerie of dancing tables and chairs -
makes perfect sense to take a break from all that hustle and tick all the boxes I need for a break from the
bustle, and enter Colline’s gates. bumps, exhaust and dust - at a place along the
way.
Depending on traffic, Colline is about one hour
from Acacia Mall, and just over an hour from
downtown Jinja—between Mukono Town’s two
major bends in the road - on the left when
coming from Kampala
+256 781 286892 / +256 784 569736
collinehotelltd.com @Colline.Hotel.Ltd (f)
Photo credits: Colline Hotel FB

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