Speke Hotel is a hotel in Kampala, Uganda.[1] Wikidata describes it as “historical oldest hotel in Kampala”. It opened in 1925. It is owned by Ruparelia Group. It stands about 0.3 km from the centre of Kampala.[3]
Overview
Kampala Speke Hotel is a hotel in Kampala, the capital and largest city in Uganda, the third-largest economy in the East African Community.
From “Kampala Speke Hotel” on English Wikipedia, by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0.[2]
History and building
The hotel opened in 1925. It is listed as a National Cultural Site of Uganda. [1]
Location
Measured in a straight line, the hotel is 0.3 km from the centre of Kampala. The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Entebbe International Airport (EBB), about 34 km from the centre of Kampala.[4]
It is one of 76 hotels in and around Kampala recorded in Wikidata, 12 of which have an article in Innpedia.[5] Of the 9 with a recorded opening date, it is the earliest. See Hotels in Kampala.
Other hotels within 1.5 km:
- Sheraton Kampala Hotel — 0.2 km, opened 1967
- Grand Imperial Hotel — 0.2 km
- Hbt Russel Hotel — 0.3 km
- Kampala Boulevard Suites — 0.3 km
- Hotel Ruch — 0.4 km
- Imperial Royale Hotel — 0.5 km, opened 2007
- Holiday Express Hotel,Kampala — 0.5 km
- Kampala Serena Hotel — 0.6 km, opened 2006
- Fang Fang Hotel — 0.6 km
- Biraj International Hotel — 0.6 km
See also
References
- ^ Speke Hotel (Q6359126). Wikidata. CC0.
- ^ Speke Hotel. Wikipedia. Text excerpted under CC BY-SA 4.0; revision of 2026-03-21.
- ^ Kampala (Q3894). Wikidata. CC0.
- ^ Airports. OurAirports. Public domain.
- ^ Hotels in Kampala. Wikidata. CC0.
Facts as stated in Wikidata, read in October 2026.