Professional Review

The closest thing in Rwanda to a first-rate hotel of international quality is this one, the plush InterContinental. It opened in 2003 on the site of the former Hotel Diplomates on the shady Boulevard de la Revolution, just 10 minutes' walk from the city center and a 15- to 20-minute drive from Kigali International Airport, depending on traffic conditions. It forms part of the South African Southern Sun group and has all the facilities one would expect of a luxury hotel in Johannesburg or Cape To