The Volcanic Terrace atop Fatima Hotel offers a spectacle view of Virunga mountain range, Musanze town and amazing landscape. The elevated seating area with great views is unique and guests loves relaxing with joyful atmosphere in the backyard of the airport runway.
The strategic location of Fatima Hotel in the heart of Musanze City incentivizes guests to have easy access to the delightful local business and attractions. Arriving guests who wish to explore the region’s popular attractions, conference or business, the hotel provides unparalleled experience.
Fatima Hotel was established by Ruhengeri Diocese of the Catholic Church to offer hospitality services, one of its principles in welcoming and hosting of visitors.
Fr Celestin Nizeyimana, the Managing Director of Fatima Hotel
Fr Celestin Nizeyimana, the Managing Director of Fatima Hotel revealed that they started operating a hospitality establishment in 2003 as Centre Pastoral Notre Dame du Fatima (CPNDF). The growing number of customers prompted building a bigger and better facility with unique services.
In 2017, Fatima Hotel was opened as an expansion of CPNDF and the facilities of the new property positioned Fatima as a 5-Star Hotel with more Rooms, two Restaurants, two Bars, five Conference Rooms, Swimming Pool, GYM, Spa and Sauna among others.
There are 65 rooms, all are self-contained featuring flat-screen televisions, refrigerators and private furnished balconies. The rooms are five different categories that include Standard, Double, Family, Deluxe Suites (apartments) and Presidential Suites.
Dining at the facility offers unforgettable experience at the hotel’s two restaurants or in the comfort your room 24-hours. The cuisine spans traditions and continents to cater for all guests with the unequalled Rwandan dish prepared of fresh produce and ingredients from the diocese’s own organic gardens. Vegetarians have a variety to choose made from the fresh produce.
Snacks are also available at the coffee shop while those who wish to relax with a refreshing drinks have many options ranging from the poolside bar or at the volcanic terrace with spectacular views nature can offer.
Fatima Hotel puts at your disposal a wide range of entertainment like its own traditional musical troop, live band, sports and relaxing offers, providing an exquisite treat and service. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected while at the premises.
Conference facilities include five halls on site, the biggest with capacity to accommodate up to 150 persons and fully equipped to host modern conferences. Bigger conference rooms with over 300 individuals’ capacity are also available off site where hotel shuttles are used to facilitate participants access the conference site.
Fr Nizeyimana observes that they have raised capacity to conduct conferences in Musanze and Fatima Hotel aspires to build even a bigger conference centre that will accommodate about 5,000 people.
Spiritual enrichment
The spiritual experience at Fatima Hotel is exceptional, a Chapel at the facility offers guests space as respite for prayer. The facility doesn’t cater for Catholics only but all religious beliefs are given the service including all various Christians or Muslims alike.
“I am here as a Priest not to do business because there many more who are qualified to do this but I am here to support people spiritually,” Fr Nizeyimana notes. Those who come at Fatima can choose to go back spiritually enriched and saved.
The diocese’s mission of support to the most vulnerable individuals of the society are facilitated and completed by Fatima Hotel. The hotel also supports the community working with local government at the village and sector levels, for example paying health insurance for poor families.
Fr Nizeyimana underlined that when you give business to Fatima Hotel you are indirectly supporting the most vulnerable people as well as supporting the development of the area. “You get an excellent service while supporting the community.”
