Friendly backpacker place on Lake Victoria?

After a week of work in Kampala I am considering spending this Christmas on one of the Lake Victoria islands. I have read nice things about Banda Island, and I am considering this place. TripAdvisor has several positive reviews. Is it still up and running? Any recent experiences?
Last year in February I stayed at the Ssese Islands Beach hotel with a colleague. Nice place, but this time I would like to venture to slightly a more exotic place than just 500 meters away form the ferry port.
Does anyone have relevant information about this place, or other relevant places/lodges?
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