Hôtel des Mille Collines is a hotel in Kigali, Rwanda.[1] Wikidata describes it as “Hôtel des Mille Collines is hotel namely in french and is located in Kigali -Rwanda and it has 4 stars”. It opened in 1973. It stands about 5.9 km from the centre of Kigali.[3]

Overview

The Hôtel des Mille Collines is a large hotel in Kigali, Rwanda. It became famous after 1,268 people took refuge inside the building during the Rwandan genocide of 1994. The story of the hotel and its manager at that time, Paul Rusesabagina, was later used as the basis of Terry George's film Hotel Rwanda in 2004.

From “Hôtel des Mille Collines” on English Wikipedia, by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0.[2]

History and building

The hotel opened in 1973. [1]

Location

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Measured in a straight line, the hotel is 5.9 km from the centre of Kigali. The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Kigali International Airport (KGL), about 3 km from the centre of Kigali.[4]

It is one of 47 hotels in and around Kigali recorded in Wikidata, 28 of which have an article in Innpedia.[5] Of the 2 with a recorded opening date, it is the earliest. See Hotels in Kigali.

Other hotels within 1.5 km:

See also

References

  1. ^ Hôtel des Mille Collines (Q938343). Wikidata. CC0.
  2. ^ Hôtel des Mille Collines. Wikipedia. Text excerpted under CC BY-SA 4.0; revision of 2026-09-26.
  3. ^ Kigali (Q3859). Wikidata. CC0.
  4. ^ Airports. OurAirports. Public domain.
  5. ^ Hotels in Kigali. Wikidata. CC0.

Facts as stated in Wikidata, read in October 2026.

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