Nyungwe Top Hill View Hotel’s main area consists of a large, two-tiered rondavel with a phenomenally high roof. Although a rondavel is usually a traditionally built round house, this building offers a rather more modern take on the theme. The ground floor, where you find the reception, is furnished with a few modern angular sofas and walls adorned with traditional Rwandan murals. Circular wicker lights hang from the ceiling and dark tiled stairs lead you up to a mezzanine balcony. The second level dining area and the bar set on a sweeping veranda with all-weather tables and chairs. The views from here are stunning; on clear days you can even see Lake Kivu and the volcanoes of far North Rwanda and the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo. The bar on this level is entirely decorated from bottle tops, giving it a bright but simple look.
Cottages have been built to fit the local environment with a mixture of Rwandese traditional art work, the modern interior design and furnishing rendering visitors to comfortably enjoying the beauty of the area. The design of the main building has been inspired by the Rwandese traditional circular housing type rendering the balcony, restaurant and bar suitable to enjoy 360-degrees panoramic view of the area.
As the names suggests Nyungwe Top View Hill Hotel is built on the top of one of the hills positioning it to have the most beautiful views in the Nyungwe Forest area. Located five minutes’ drive off a main road, uphill, the hotel has 12 cottages arranged into two rows, one at the sunrise and the other at the sunset side. On each side, there is a row of six red-brick cottages ranged northward. Each of these double or twin cottages houses a lounge area at the front, with terracotta-tiled floors, sofa, chair and coffee table, and a fireplace which can be lit for you on cold evenings. The bedrooms are quite sparse, furnished with a bed, hanging space for clothes, hair dressing table and amazing well decorated spacious and clean bathroom.
Nyungwe Top Hill View Hotel has an incomparable location view. From East, the site enjoys the view of different parts of Nyungwe National Park forest canopy and a suite of gentle hills. Northwards, the site has the view of Lake Kivu and a chain of extinct and active volcanoes including Karisimbi, Mikeno, Nyamuragira and Nyiragongo. On West, the site has marvelous view of terraces from surrounding communities, Lake Kivu and a chain of mountain of Kahuzi Biega National Park. On South the site has the view of Nyungwe forest canopy and gentle hills of the park, tea estate plantations and terraces from neighboring community gardens.
The Nyungwe National Park is home to various primates including chimpanzees, black and white colobus, mangabey, and unique plant species including orchids. It is also home for endangered bird species making it a suitable destination for bird lovers. Waterfalls and a canopy walk way, various hike trails and interpretation center are also some of the key attractions.
