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Hotels in Bugoloobi, Kampala

Bugoloobi is one of the 43 neighbourhoods of Kampala (Wikidata: "place in Uganda"). Its centre is 4.9 km from the city centre. 5 places to stay in this guide are counted here, listed nearest the area centre first.

Places to stay
5of 68 in Kampala's neighbourhoods
From the city centre
4.9 km
Nearest main sight
Kampala Mosque1.4 km
Restaurants, cafes and bars
17OpenStreetMap, by nearest area centre

Where to stay

Places to stay in Bugoloobi

Nearest the area's centre point first, by straight-line distance. Chain properties link to their own websites; hotels recorded in Wikidata link to their encyclopedia article where there is one.

#Place to stayTypeFrom the area centre
1Olive Gardens Hotel Kampalahotel0.5 km
2Dolphin Suiteshotel0.6 km
3Silver Springs Hotel Ugandahotel0.9 km
4Bon Bini Residencehotel1.1 km
5Hotel Le Bougainvillerhotel1.4 km

Visiting

What to see, eat and drink in Bugoloobi

OpenStreetMap maps 9 restaurants, 1 cafe and 7 bars and pubs counted in Bugoloobi, and no named sights: museums and galleries, parks, monuments, viewpoints and other attractions. They are counted the same way as the places to stay: each place goes to the area whose centre is nearest, within that area's reach. This rule has no boundaries, so places near the edge can fall in a neighbouring area's count.

WhatMappedRank in Kampala
Restaurants915 of 43
Cafes115 of 43
Bars, pubs and beer gardens711 of 43
Museums and galleries0
Named parks0
Monuments, viewpoints and other sights0

Rank 1 has the most among the 43 neighbourhoods of Kampala; areas with equal counts share a rank. A zero means none is mapped in OpenStreetMap, not that there are none: coverage varies from place to place.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0), map data of 21 September 2026.

Stations

Stations nearest the centre of Bugoloobi

OpenStreetMap maps no rail, metro, light-rail, monorail or funicular station within 3 km of the centre of Bugoloobi.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0), map data of 21 September 2026. Distances are in a straight line, not walking distance.

Distances

How far Bugoloobi is from Kampala's main sights

SightTypeFrom Bugoloobi
Kampala Mosquemosque1.4 km
Kibuli Mosquemosque3.2 km
Aga Khan Mosquemosque5.1 km
Uganda Museummuseum5.5 km
Watoto Churchchurch5.7 km
Fort Lugardfort6.4 km
Namirembe Cathedralchurch7.3 km
Munyonyo Martyrs Shrinechurch8.1 km
Kasubi Tombsmonument8.2 km
Busega Martyrs Memorialchurch11 km

Around the area

Stations and sights in and near Bugoloobi

Sights in Bugoloobi

Nearby

Areas next to Bugoloobi

Namuwongo

1.7 km away1 place

Mbuya

2.0 km away1 place

Kabalagala

3.0 km away2 places

Nakawa

3.1 km away3 places

Kibuli

3.3 km away4 places

Luzira

3.6 km away0 places

All 43 neighbourhoods of Kampala compared →

Questions

Bugoloobi: questions travellers ask

How many hotels are in Bugoloobi, Kampala?

5 places to stay in this guide are counted in Bugoloobi: those for which its centre is the nearest of the 43 neighbourhoods of Kampala. The nearest to the area centre is Olive Gardens Hotel Kampala, 0.5 km away.

How far is Bugoloobi from the centre of Kampala?

4.9 km in a straight line from the area's centre to the city centre point Wikidata gives for Kampala.

How far is Bugoloobi from Kasubi Tombs?

8.2 km in a straight line from the centre of Bugoloobi. The nearest of Kampala's main sights is Kampala Mosque, 1.4 km away.

How many restaurants, cafes and bars are there in Bugoloobi?

OpenStreetMap maps 9 restaurants, 1 cafe and 7 bars and pubs counted in Bugoloobi (each place in the area whose centre is nearest).

Areas: the 43 neighbourhoods of Kampala that Wikidata records as a neighborhood located in the city. Places to stay are not assigned by boundary: each is counted in the area whose centre is nearest, and only when it is within that area's reach (twice the radius of a circle the size of the area where Wikidata gives its size, otherwise 1.5 km) and no nearer the centre of a neighbouring town in this guide; 68 places to stay are counted this way. Sights are counted the same way. Main sights: the 10 sights in these areas covered by the most Wikipedia language editions. Stations: railway and metro stations in Wikidata. All distances are straight-line from the area's centre point; on foot or by road they are longer.

Sources: the area, sights and stations from Wikidata (CC0); Bugoloobi on Wikipedia; places to stay from each operator's own public pages and from Wikidata. How this guide is made.