Uganda Hotel Scene :: An Upcountry Luxury Option Fit For A German President
October 6, 2008 at 5:28 PM |
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HotelChatter's newest contributing editor Scarlett Lion is filing her stories from Uganda. Every now and then, she'll be sending us dispatches about the hotel scene here. Got questions? Send 'em to us and we'll get them answered.
There's not much about "post-conflict" that makes people think "spa," but that's only if they haven't been to Boma Hotel in Gulu, northern Uganda.
Gulu has been the epicenter of a conflict between rebels and the Ugandan government for more than the past two decades, but now that things seem calmer, the flak jackets are being replaced by mud wraps. While most upcountry hotels are never more than basic, Boma Hotel brings luxury in the bush to a new level.
The amenities range from horribly over-priced to a welcome reprieve from dirt roads and poverty just beyond Boma's gates. For 10,000 Uganda Shillings ($6), you can get a club sandwich that is essentially bread, butter, a fried egg, and a chicken that tastes as tough as if it had run a marathon directly before becoming your sandwich.
But for 30,000 Uganda Shillings ($18) you can get a one-hour massage with "essential oils" (we're not sure, but this may be vegetable oil mixed with vanilla extract), a hot towel wrap, and a mud treatment. Hop over from the massage room to the salon and get a pedicure, and then head to Boma's restaurant for some of the coldest beer that can be found in Gulu town.
The occasional diplomatic visitor who comes to Northern Uganda wouldn't dream of staying anywhere but Boma. When the German President Horst Koehler and his entourage flew their jet from Kampala to Gulu, they stopped at Boma Hotel for lunch and some traditional dancing.
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