Philo Leisure Gardens

Hotels
Independent
5 (1 reviews)
Kalangala, Bugala Island , Bugala Island , UG

Facilities

Free breakfast
Free beach shuttle
Nightclub
Free WiFi
Terrace
Garden
Luggage storage
Designated smoking area
Picnic area
Hiking/biking trails nearby
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Property Description

Recreational Amenities and Additional Services
Indulge in our nightclub, rent bicycles, and access free WiFi. Babysitting, tour assistance, and a beach shuttle are available for your convenience.

Dining and Bar Options
Dine at our restaurant, order room service, or unwind with a drink at the bar. Enjoy a complimentary cooked-to-order breakfast every morning.

Featured Amenities and Room Facilities
Benefit from services like dry cleaning, luggage storage, and laundry facilities. Stay in one of our 12 guestrooms with flat-screen TVs, private balconies, and rainfall showers.

Book your stay at Philo Leisure Gardens for a relaxing getaway next to Lake Victoria and Ssese Islands with easy access to Kalangala Golf Course and Kalangala Beach.

Important information:

Enjoy recreational amenities such as a nightclub and bicycles to rent. Additional amenities at this hotel include complimentary wireless internet access, babysitting (surcharge), and tour/ticket assistance. Getting to the surf and sand is a breeze with the complimentary beach shuttle.

Check-in and check-out hours:
Check-out: 10:00 AM

Property Policies

  • Pets

    Pets not allowed

  • Children and extra beds

    No rollaway/extra beds available

  • General

    Social distancing measures are in place

  • General

    Professional property host/manager

Location

Guest Reviews

5
Based on 1 reviews
J
Jonathan solo_traveller tz
7
2026-05-11 via Nuitee
W
Willi couple de
10
Pros:

Wunderschöne Anlage in einem großen, gepflegten Garten. Sehr freundliches Personal. Super günstiges Preis-/Leistungsverhältnis.

2026-02-09 via Nuitee
J
justine solo_traveller ug
7
Pros:

Environment

Cons:

Scanty communication

2026-01-08 via Nuitee
M
Martin solo_traveller ug
5
No value for money ⁸
Pros:

The environment

Cons:

The unprofessional staff and failure to provide even the basics, like toilet paper or drinking water

2026-01-05 via Nuitee
I
Ioannis couple es
10
Pros:

We had a nice and pleasant stay at the philo hotel.

2025-12-12 via Nuitee
M
Michiel couple nl
8
Pros:

De prachtige tuin waar overal zitjes waren waar we in rust konden zitten. Een leuke kampvuur plek.
Een ontspannen sfeer. Het ontbijt was royaal en goed.

Cons:

De verlichting in de kamer. We misten beddelampjes.

2025-10-09 via Nuitee
D
Dams34 couple fr
8
Pros:

Très beau hotel.
Restaurant tres bon et abordable avec petite musique locale.
Caro la gérante ainsi que son équipe son adorable.
Chambre spacieuse .
Caro nous a donné tous les conseils de visites. Merci
La forêt en contre bas est magnifique

Cons:

Dommage que chambre a pas vu sur jardin.
La douche a un pommeau qui est littéralement collé au mur. Moins cool pour se doucher.
Le rush pour prendre le petit dej le matin meme ou on doit prendre le bateau pour départ 8h.
Dommage la discussion inutile a l arrivee sur le taux de change hallucinant. Solution : Soit mettre le prix en shiling (apparemment impossible sur booking) . Soit accepter dollar. Soit appliquer le taux officiel exemple xe convert.

2025-09-30 via Nuitee
M
Marek solo_traveller pl
10
Pros:

Breakfast was rich. The hotel was exceptionally clean, the staff friendly. The garden is a quiet place full of flowers, trees, monkeys and birds. You may stay there the whole day if you need a chillout. They give you a ride from and too the harbour for free

Cons:

Had to pay for bicycle even if it was supposed to be free of charge

2025-09-09 via Nuitee
N
Namubiru family with young children ug
10
The best
Pros:

Welcoming

Cons:

All was perfect

2025-05-28 via Nuitee
C
Charlotte with friends de
6
It’s a beautiful place but most of the staff was not competent and made our stay more difficult and frustrating.
Pros:

The big garden, the location and the food.

Cons:

One of the receptionists was incredibly slow, acted like it was her first day on the job, wasn’t interested in supporting us in our stay and didn’t understand us, eg. claiming there was no hot water in even though there was (as we figured out later on our own). Several times we tried to communicate with the staff about for example eating hours which were never met. The power was off during most of our stay which meant that we didn’t have wifi and mobile data doesn’t work at this place and the staff didn’t turn on the generator for most of the time. The wifi is in general not very good. On the upside on morning we left there was another receptionist who seemed very competent.

2025-04-05 via Nuitee
F
Fausta group gb
8
Beautiful location, lovely gardens, friendly helpful staff.
Pros:

Location beautiful. Staff helpful friendly and attentive.

Cons:

Twin rooms a little cramped but would stay there again.

2025-03-10 via Nuitee
T
Tomaž group si
8
Generally ok, but a lot of details can be improved.
Pros:

Big garden.
Peacefull location.
Free transport to Kalangala dock.
Portions of food big enough.
Cleanliness of the room.

Cons:

Although the laundry lady did the best, the laundry didn't smell nice.
Beer in the fridge not cold enaugh, due the fact that the fridge was not switched on all the time.
Weak water pressure.
Warm rooms and despite mosqito nets, there were some mosqitos inside.

2025-01-09 via Nuitee
R
Regina young couple ug
8
Very good
2024-11-28 via Nuitee
R
Realredhair young couple nl
8
Very good
2024-10-29 via Nuitee
M
Musoke young couple ug
10
AMPLE AND RELAXATION PLACE TO BE
Pros:

First and foremost i liked the location of the gardens the calmness and above all is their cleanliness and hygiene is of high standard not easily found at all facilities food was all I expected to have when there.big up to the management and staff of Philos leisure gardens

Cons:

Nothing. All was fine

2024-09-15 via Nuitee
K
Katerina solo traveller fr
8
Very good
Pros:

I have loved my stay in Philo Leisure Gardens as it is a very relaxing place not so far from the centre and the ferry (approx 10 minutes bodaboda ride).

I really enjoyed the gardens, they are huge, very well maintained with many different plants and monkeys!

The staff is very kind and help you with anything. The breakfast fast very good and filling.

The island is nice too to explore!

I recommend it for those who love peaceful places and love to explore places away from the tourist crowds 😊

2024-08-29 via Nuitee
V
Vladimir young couple cz
8
Very good
Pros:

Clean apartments in separated houses around the large, amazing garden. Wi-fi reachable from the garden.

Cons:

Wi-fi sometimes weak and off....

2024-07-21 via Nuitee
M
Mweru young couple ug
7
good
Pros:

breakfast was good and came on time locality issue is all about network and internet

Cons:

network and internet is extreamely annoying and un available

2024-07-02 via Nuitee
D
Dominic young couple gb
8
Very good
2024-06-11 via Nuitee
S
Ssentongo young couple ug
8
Very good
Pros:

The environment was on point

Cons:

Leaving so early

2024-05-25 via Nuitee