{{Short description|Hotel in western Uganda}} {{Multiple issues| {{Refimprove|date=April 2017}} {{Primary sources|date=April 2017}} }} {{Infobox hotel | name = Masindi Hotel | logo = | logo_size = | image = File:Entrance to Masindi Hotel.jpg | image_size = 300 | caption = Entrance to Masindi Hotel | location = 22-34 Butiaba Road, [[Masindi]], [[Uganda]] | pushpin_map = | coordinates = {{coord|01|41|26|N|31|42|43|E|display=inline}} | coordinates_type = | opening_date = 1923 | stars = | diamonds = | closing_date = | developer = | architect = | operator = | owner = | number_of_restaurants = | number_of_rooms = | number_of_suites = | floor_area = | floor_count = 1 | parking = | website = [http://www.masindihotel.com/ Masindi Hotel Homepage] | footnotes = }}
'''Masindi Hotel''' is a hotel in [[Masindi]], the district headquarters of [[Masindi District]], in western [[Uganda]].
==Location== The hotel is located in the town of Masindi, approximately {{convert|214|km|mi}} northwest of [[Kampala]], Uganda's capital and largest city, on an all-weather tarmac highway.<ref>[http://distancecalculator.globefeed.com/Uganda_Distance_Result.asp?fromplace=Kampala%20()&toplace=Masindi%20(Masindi)&fromlat=0.3155556&tolat=1.6744444&fromlng=32.5655556&tolng=31.715 Distance between Kampala and Masindi with Map]</ref>
==Overview== Masindi Hotel was built in 1923 by the now defunct East Africa Railways and Harbours Company. It is Uganda’s oldest hotel.{{Cn|date=April 2017}} Masindi was a transit point for many goods and produce from the [[Democratic Republic of the Congo|Northern Congo]] and [[South Sudan|Southern Sudan]] destined for export to [[Europe]]an markets in the early 20th century. Cargo was shipped across [[Lake Albert (Africa)|Lake Albert]], trucked from [[Butiaba]] up to Masindi Customs Sheds. From Masindi, goods were trucked on to [[Masindi Port]] on to [[Lake Kyoga]] where it was shipped down to [[Soroti]] and then by railway to [[Mombasa]]. [[Ernest Hemingway]] was involved in two plane crashes at [[Murchison Falls]] and Butiaba airstrip, within the space of one week. Ernest Hemingway recovered at Masindi Hotel for 3 months. [[Humphrey Bogart]] and [[Katharine Hepburn]] stayed at Masindi Hotel whilst filming [[The African Queen (film)|The African Queen]] at Masindi Port.<ref>[http://www.masindihotel.com/aboutthehotel/historyofthehotel.html History of Masindi Hotel]</ref>
After independence Masindi Hotel was taken over by the Government, and it was a part of the Uganda Hotels chain for nearly 30 years. In 2000, Masindi Hotel was privatized and has undergone major renovations. The hotel has a restaurant, a bar and both land-line and wireless internet connections.<ref>[http://www.masindihotel.com/aboutthehotel/kabalagarestaurant.html The Facilities of Masindi Hotel]</ref>
==External links== * [http://www.masindihotel.com/home.html Masindi Hotel Homepage] * [http://www.traveluganda.co.ug/masindihotel/ Profile of Masindi Hotel at Traveluganda.co.ug]
==Photos== * [http://www.masindihotel.com/aboutthehotel/gallery.html Photos of Masindi Hotel]
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[[Category:Hotels in Uganda]] [[Category:Hotel buildings completed in 1923]] [[Category:Masindi District]] {{Masindi District}}