Baker’s Fort Hotel | Gulu | Uganda

Baker’s Fort Hotel is a cosy midrange, 3 star hotel in Gulu with stone-and-thatch architecture, spacious rooms and a quiet green compound. It sits close to the city centre, which makes it a useful base for both business and leisure travel in northern Uganda.

The hotel offers only seven rooms, so stays feel personal rather than crowded. Guests get free Wi Fi, breakfast, an on site restaurant and lounge, plus gardens and a terrace for relaxing after work or travel.

Book your stay through your preferred booking site, then use PikiPiki, Gulu’s ride app, to move between Baker’s Fort, town, bus parks, offices and cultural sites. PikiPiki connects you to vetted boda and car drivers with upfront pricing, live GPS tracking, cash or mobile money payments and trip sharing for safety.

Location: Near Gulu Independent Hospital with easy PikiPiki access

Baker’s Fort Hotel is on Plot 20, Lagony Road in Gulu. It is about 500 meters from the city centre and just a short walk from Gulu Independent Hospital, with Gulu University only a few minutes away by road.

From here, guests are within easy reach of:

• Gulu town and Gulu Main Market, a quick PikiPiki ride away

• Gulu Independent Hospital, about a 3 minute walk

• Gulu University, within a 5 minute drive

• Road links heading south to Murchison Falls and north or east toward Kidepo, Aruu Falls and Karamoja

Once checked in, you can open the PikiPiki app, set Baker’s Fort Hotel as your pickup point, choose boda or car and request a ride. The fare appears before you confirm, you track the trip live and pay in cash or by mobile money, so there is no roadside bargaining.

Rooms & Accommodation

Baker’s Fort Hotel has 7 guest rooms, so it feels more like a small lodge than a large city hotel. The rooms are known for being very spacious with big beds and an African themed finish.

Typical in room features include:

• Private bathroom with shower, slippers and complimentary toiletries

• Flat screen TV with cable channels

• Complimentary Wi Fi

• Laptop compatible safe

• Refrigerator and coffee or tea maker

• Desk and seating area

• Mosquito net and portable fan in many rooms

• Complimentary bottled water, with daily housekeeping

This setup suits solo travellers, couples, NGO staff and small teams who want a quiet, clean place with enough space to work and rest while using PikiPiki to get around Gulu.

Dining, Bar and Atmosphere

Guests can eat and drink on site throughout the day:

• Hotel restaurant serving breakfast plus simple lunch and dinner dishes

• Complimentary continental breakfast served most mornings

• Bar or lounge area for soft drinks, beer and spirits

• Coffee and tea available for guests, with bottled water provided in rooms

If you want to explore more of Gulu’s food scene, PikiPiki makes it easy to ride to nearby spots like Royjey, Iron Donkey Café or Abyssinia Ethiopian Restaurant, then book a return trip back to the hotel.

Gardens, Terrace and Leisure

Baker’s Fort Hotel focuses on quiet green space more than big resort facilities. Guests can enjoy:

• A garden and lawn area around the main building

• Terrace seating for coffee, meals or laptop work

• Shared lounge with TV in the common area

• Barbecue grills for small group cookouts on request

It is a good fit if you like a relaxed, garden style hotel and plan to use PikiPiki to visit meetings, markets and sights such as Fort Patiko (Baker’s Fort), which is a key historical attraction less than an hour from Gulu town.

Business, Meetings and Events

For work trips, Baker’s Fort provides compact facilities that still cover the basics:

• Free Wi Fi throughout the property

• Small meeting or banquet space suitable for workshops or briefings

• On site catering for tea breaks and simple lunches

• Staff support for arranging local tours and transfers at an extra charge

Delegates can rely on the central location and combine Baker’s Fort Hotel with PikiPiki rides to reach offices, NGOs, hospitals, churches and partner organisations across Gulu.

Services & Amenities

Common services and amenities at Baker’s Fort Hotel include:

• Free Wi Fi throughout the hotel

• Free continental breakfast

• 24 hour front desk and security

• Room service

• Daily housekeeping, laundry and dry cleaning

• Free on site parking

• Airport shuttle and wider transfer support on request

• Garden, terrace, shared lounge and TV area

• Barbecue facilities

• No pets policy in most listings

For everyday movement in Gulu, guests can simply open the PikiPiki app for quick runs to the market, bus parks, churches, offices or nightlife spots, using verified riders with GPS tracked trips and safer, app based pricing.

Why Book Baker’s Fort Hotel with PikiPiki in Gulu?

• Midrange 3 star hotel with only 7 rooms, so stays feel quiet and personal

• Spacious, African themed rooms with Wi Fi, flat screen TVs, safes, fridges and large beds

• Green, clean environment with garden, terrace and a short walk into central Gulu

• Free breakfast, on site restaurant, lounge and barbecue facilities for relaxed evenings

• Helpful staff who can assist with planning visits and arranging local transfers

• Easy PikiPiki access to Gulu’s CBD, Gulu Independent Hospital, Gulu University, markets, bus parks and historical sites like Fort Patiko

If you want a small, friendly hotel with space to breathe and simple app based transport around town, Baker’s Fort Hotel plus PikiPiki gives you a comfortable base for both short stays and longer work trips in northern Uganda.