This is your Nest
Here, ideas hatch, travellers thrive,
and the city gets interesting
19 design-led rooms in Kigali — king beds, curated art, oxygenating plants, and a complimentary wellness pass.
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Whether it's a birthday with your closest friends, a bachelorette worth remembering, a society gathering, a group celebration, or a corporate evening done differently — The Nest is your private event space in Kigali.
Work with our dedicated event planner to tailor every detail — from bespoke menus and signature cocktails to seating, music, and flow. Or, if you prefer to plan it yourself, we'll give you the space, the team, and the tools to make it yours.
Tweet Restaurant seats up to 50 guests banquet-style, and The Hatchery offers an intimate setting for smaller groups. Either way, the food is ours, the vibe is yours.
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Kigali is fast becoming Africa's top destination for corporate retreats. Clean, safe, green, and increasingly well-connected, Rwanda's capital offers a unique backdrop for teams looking to step away, align, and return with fresh energy.
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Kigali might not be the first city that springs to mind for a romantic break — but it should be. Boutique hotels, candlelit dinners, gorilla trekking and lakeside sunsets make it a genuinely special destination for two.
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Whether you're stopping over or making the most of a short trip, Kigali rewards the curious traveller. Here's how we'd spend two days in one of Africa's most dynamic cities.
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Rwanda produces some of the world's finest single-origin coffee — and now you can taste it without leaving The Nest. Our baristas serve specialty Rwandan beans, brewed fresh every morning.
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Birthdays, bachelorettes, milestones, and corporate gatherings — The Nest is where Kigali comes to celebrate. Intimate enough to feel special, stylish enough to impress.
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We’ve teamed up with Kigali’s Fitness Point to bring gym, sauna and court rental access to The Nest guests at all three of their locations — plus the full Wellness Pass experience.
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One long table, five Rwandan courses, and clay-pot recipes brought back to life. A Taste of Rwanda is our monthly communal tasting experience at Tweet — ancient pots, new friends.
Read More →Kigali is fast becoming Africa's top destination for corporate retreats. Rwanda's capital offers a unique backdrop for teams looking to step away from routine, align on big ideas, and return with fresh energy. The city is compact, efficient, and inspiring — a place where things work and ambition is everywhere.
With 19 curated rooms decorated by our very own artist-in-residence, The Nest offers a creative, design-led environment that feels nothing like a conference hotel. Every room features a king-size bed, smart TV, fast WiFi, en-suite bathroom, and either a private terrace or panoramic window seat.
We're a 10-minute walk from Kigali Convention Centre and Kigali Heights, right in the heart of Kimihurura — surrounded by the startup and NGO ecosystem that makes this city tick.
When the day's work is done, your team can unwind with sundowners on the terrace, a farm-to-table dinner at Tweet, or explore Kigali's growing food and cocktail scene. Ask us about curated team experiences — from e-bike tours to pottery workshops.
Contact our team to learn about our Corporate Partners Program with special rates for recurring bookings.
Start with cocktails on your private garden terrace. Our bartenders craft both classics and creative signatures — try the hibiscus spritz or the tree tomato cocktail, long rumoured to have aphrodisiac qualities. Let the evening unfold slowly.
At Tweet Restaurant, couples enjoy a 3-course Rwandan fusion dinner. Start with our famous ginger chicken, move through the freshest local ingredients, and finish with rich chocolate desserts. Chef Angie customises menus based on your preferences — just let us know.
Our Meditator rooms are designed for exactly this kind of evening. Linen textures, handcrafted wood, plants everywhere, a hot shower, and the crispest sheets. Step onto your private terrace and let the city sounds fade softly into the night.
Wake to pale gold Kigali light and enjoy coffee on your terrace together. Breakfast at Tweet includes shakshuka, fresh smoothies, and Rwandan-roasted coffee — all while hummingbirds visit the garden beside you.
Explore the city on our electric bikes, take a curated food tour, or try horseback riding on Mount Kigali. Back at The Nest, enjoy a complimentary couples massage — one of the highlights every guest talks about.
When you stay at The Nest, your Wellness Pass now includes access to Fitness Point’s full offering across all three of their Kigali clubs. Think modern equipment, air-conditioned studios, recovery saunas, and a flexible court space you can book for team games and private events.
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Check in to your Adventurer room — warm wood tones, panoramic window seats, and a sense of calm after the journey. Start with your complimentary 30-minute massage to reset completely.
In the afternoon, join a Nyamirambo food tour or a Question Coffee experience to immerse yourself in Kigali's flavours and culture. Return to The Nest for sundowners on the terrace as the city lights come alive on the hills.
Wake to birdsong and good coffee. After breakfast at Tweet, start at the Kigali Genocide Memorial — a sobering, powerful experience that grounds everything else you'll see in this remarkable city.
Spend the afternoon at Inema Arts Center or Ishuti Arts for a window into Rwanda's thriving creative scene. Then head to Kimironko Market for crafts, produce, and the real pulse of Kigali life.
If you're feeling bold, try horseback riding on Mount Kigali — stunning views and an experience you won't forget. Finish the day with nyama choma (slow-roasted goat leg) and sundowners, or grab a tree tomato sorbet from Delizia Gelateria.
Rwanda's high-altitude growing regions, rich volcanic soil, and meticulous washing stations produce beans with bright acidity, citrus notes, and a silky body that rivals anything coming out of Ethiopia or Colombia. The country's coffee revolution has put it firmly on the specialty map — and we're proud to serve it at its source.
Our coffee menu features single-origin Rwandan beans from select cooperatives, roasted locally to bring out the best of each harvest. Whether you prefer a clean pour-over, a velvety flat white, or a bold double espresso, our baristas dial it in fresh every day.
At Tweet, coffee isn't an afterthought — it's part of the experience. Settle into the courtyard with a flat white and the morning paper, take a mid-afternoon espresso break between meetings, or cap off dinner with a coffee cocktail from our bar.
We also offer coffee as part of our curated experiences — ask us about visits to nearby washing stations and roasteries to see Rwanda's coffee journey from cherry to cup.
Not sure what you like? Our team loves talking coffee. Tell them what you normally drink and they'll recommend something new. No judgement, no pretension — just great beans, well brewed, in a beautiful setting.
Whether it's a milestone birthday dinner on the terrace, a bachelorette weekend with pool days and cocktail nights, or a corporate end-of-year party that actually feels fun — we've hosted them all. The Nest brings together great food, beautiful spaces, and a team that genuinely enjoys making occasions memorable.
Forget the generic hotel function room. At The Nest, birthday celebrations happen in spaces that feel personal — a long-table dinner at Tweet, sundowners by the pool, or a private cocktail session at the bar. Chef Angelique can create a bespoke menu, and our bar team will craft a signature cocktail for the occasion.
Kigali's best-kept secret for hen dos and bridal showers. Book a cluster of rooms, spend the morning at the pool, enjoy a group wellness session with complimentary massages, then dress up for dinner and cocktails. We'll handle the details — you bring the energy.
End-of-quarter drinks, team milestones, client dinners, or product launches — The Nest offers a more inspiring setting than the usual conference hotel. Use The Hatchery for presentations (seats 10, 55" screen), then move to the terrace or restaurant for the social part. We also offer our Corporate Partners Program for recurring bookings.
Every celebration is different, and we like it that way. Drop us a line at reservations@thenestkigali.com and tell us what you're planning. We'll put together a proposal that fits your group, your vibe, and your budget.
For generations, Rwandan families cooked in clay pots — slow, communal, full of a flavour no modern pan quite replicates. Somewhere along the way, it got left behind. Chef Angelique, who co-wrote Uruhimbi — Rwanda's Gastronomy and Culinary Art, has spent years making sure it isn't forgotten. Once a month at Tweet, she cooks those recipes the way they were meant to be cooked — in the original pots.
A Taste of Rwanda isn't dinner-and-leave. It's communal dining, the way food has always been shared — around a single long table, with people you haven't met yet. On any given evening you might be seated beside a Kigali entrepreneur, a first-time visitor to Rwanda, or someone who grew up eating this food at their grandmother's table. Good food has always been a reason to talk to someone new.
The menu is fixed — and that's the point. Five courses, each chosen for its roots and its power to surprise. Every ingredient is sourced from Rwanda; we work with over 50 local farmers, lake fishermen and producers to keep it that way.
Refined Rwandan — from the lake, the farm and the fire. Fresh, considered, and nothing like what you were expecting.
Chef Angelique co-wrote the book on Rwandan food — literally. Uruhimbi is a landmark work documenting the recipes, ingredients and techniques that have defined Rwandan tables for generations. Every month she brings that research to life, plate by plate, for a room of people discovering it for the first time.
A Taste of Rwanda runs monthly, and seating is intimate by design — one table, limited places, and it fills up fast. See the full experience and menu, then reserve your place — or enquire about the next date.
We believe in bold ideas, brave decisions and design that provokes thought.
Life's too short for boring spaces. We inject humour and joy into every corner.
Everything here is rooted in Rwanda — its crafts, its colours, its stories.
Our rooms are luxurious yet thoughtful, with high-end imported fabrics chosen to suit each room. All of our woodwork, from doors to furniture, is handmade from native hardwoods by a talented network of Rwandan artisans. Our light shades are woven by cooperatives, and volcano stone quarried from the North of the country. Native, bird-friendly plants fill the property.
Designed by Matt Deely, artistic director of the London 2012 Olympic opening ceremony, our entrance sets the tone for everything that follows — ambitious, considered, and unmistakably Rwandan.
Paul Mugisha, based in Musanze, is our artist-in-residence. His striking portraits hang throughout The Nest, celebrating Rwandan identity and creating a gallery experience woven into every stay.
The Nest was built with love, curiosity, and a stubborn belief that Rwanda deserves world-class hospitality rooted in its own culture. We hope you feel that every time you walk through our doors.
— Marcus, Justus and The Nest team