Yvonne Baguma
Trained in Cape Town and London. Yvonne writes the rituals, hires the therapists, and still works the floor most Saturdays.
Our story
A sanctuary built in Kampala.
Founded on the belief that wellness is a discipline, not a luxury.
In the beginning
A small idea about slowing down.
Remedy began with a quiet observation: Kampala moves quickly, and the people who keep it moving rarely stop. We wanted to build a room — then a corridor, then a whole floor — where the city’s pace dissolves at the door.
We opened in 2021 with three treatment rooms, four therapists, and a deep belief that touch, done well, can change the shape of a week. Years on, that belief is the only thing we’ve kept stubbornly the same. Everything else — the menu, the team, the rituals — has been refined, season by season, into what you’ll find when you arrive.
“A spa is not a service you buy. It’s an hour of your life you give back to yourself — and we are the ones holding that hour for you.”
Yvonne Baguma, Founder
Our approach
Four principles we work from.
I
Slow arrival.
Every appointment begins fifteen minutes before the treatment does — with tea, a foot bath, and a quiet consultation about the day you’ve had.
II
Ingredients that work.
Rosehip, hibiscus, coffee, shea, peppermint, clay. Active. Plant-led. Composed in-house and changed when the season changes.
III
Therapists, not technicians.
Our therapists complete a six-week ritual program before they take a guest — pressure, pacing, presence, practised until they’re second nature.
IV
An unhurried ending.
Treatments don’t snap shut at the timer. You leave when you’re ready — with water, herbal tea, and a quiet moment to come back into the world.
The sanctuary
A floor designed to soften you.
Six treatment rooms, two couples’ suites, a steam room, a relaxation lounge, an oil apothecary, and a barbershop. Warm wood, dim light, low voices — all on the first floor of the ONOMO Hotel, Nakasero.
- Founded
- 2021
- Trained therapists
- 14
- Treatments on menu
- 37+
- Guests & counting
- 12,400
The people
Hands you can trust.
We’re a small team, kept small on purpose. You’ll come to know us by name.
Grace Nansubuga
Twelve years on the table. Specialises in Deep Tissue, Hot Stone, and the rare art of knowing exactly when to stop talking.
Daniel Okello
Esthetician, formulator, and quiet obsessive about ingredient sourcing. He runs the skin suite and the in-house apothecary.
Milestones
Built slowly, on purpose.
2021
Remedy opens in Nakasero.
Three rooms. Four therapists. A handful of regulars who became our most generous critics.
Since
The Apothecary launches.
In-house scrubs, oils and clays composed for our treatments — and, soon, for your home.
Since
Couples’ suites added.
Two side-by-side rooms with a shared steam — the slowest reservation on the calendar.
Since
The Barbershop opens.
A men’s wing with clipper, scissor, beard work, and the Gentleman’s Pack.
Next
Online booking & shop.
Coming soon — book any treatment online, buy any product, and gift it forward.
As mentioned in
- Vogue Africa — Wellness 2024
- Condé Nast Traveler — Hot List 2025
- Monocle — Issue 162
- The Continent — City Guide
Ready when you are
Reserve your hour.
Send a request and a real person replies on WhatsApp within the hour, 9am–9pm. No payment taken to hold a treatment.