Where to Stay in Tanzania

Tanzania has a number of hotels and up country lodges and camp sites ranging from budget to Luxury status. Below are some of them;

Dar Es Salaam Serena Hotel.
Located in the business district of Dar es Salaam in Tanzania, this hotel is adjacent to Gymkhana Club Golf Course and 1 km (a half-mile) from National Museum of Tanzania. Kariakoo Market is 2.5 km (4 mi.) away. Dar es Salaam Airport is a 30-minute drive from the hotel.

Hotel Features
Dar Es Salaam Serena Hotel features Italian dishes at L’Oliveto restaurant and international cuisine at Serengeti restaurant. This luxury hotel provides a bar, a poolside bar, and a coffee shop. Guests enjoy an outdoor pool, a sauna, and a fitness facility, as well as a garden. The hotel offers banquet space, a business center, and meeting rooms with audio-visual equipment, as well as technology support staff and complimentary wireless Internet access in public areas. A concierge desk and a 24-hour front desk with a safe deposit box are on site. Multilingual staff can provide tour assistance and currency exchange. The hotel includes free onsite parking. A 24-hour airport shuttle is available (surcharge).
Air-conditioned guestrooms at Dar Es Salaam Serena Hotel provide city, ocean, or garden views. Decorated in neutral colors, rooms feature separate sitting areas and beds with pillow menus. 32-inch LCD TVs are equipped with satellite channels and pay movies. Guests enjoy safes, direct-dial phones, and wireless Internet access (surcharge). Rooms include refrigerators, minibars, and coffee/tea makers, as well as complimentary bottled water. Bathrooms offer complimentary toiletries and hair dryers.

Dream of Zanzibar hotel (luxury)
Dream of Zanzibar is a luxurious Resort situated in Kiwenga Beach, Zanzibar. The Resort offers fully air conditioned and furnished Rooms and Suites with private balconies where Guests can relax while enjoying great views of the Indian Ocean. Dream of Zanzibar provides stable electricity, luggage storage facilities and parking facilities to Guests. Money exchange services, concierge services and babysitting service are also available at the Resort. Car hire, city and airport shuttle services are also available on request. Meeting and banquet facilities are also available to host social and corporate events. The Resort has a 24hr security service.

Arusha Center Inn and Tours: (Budget)
Arusha Center Inn And Tour is located in Arusha, Tanzania and features a Bar, Restaurant and Lounge. Guests may access the Hotel through the Pangani Road. Arusha Center Inn and Tour offers stable electricity, a 24 hour front desk service, free WiFi internet access, luggage storage facilities, ample parking space and round-the-clock room service. Car hire and airport shuttle services are also available upon request. The premises are guarded by security personnel.

Isamilo Lodge: (Mid range)
Isamilo Lodge is another mid range facility located in Mwanza, Tanzania.
Each room in the lodge is fitted with an en-suite bathroom and a private balcony that offers great views of the surrounding area. Its on-site restaurant serves local and continental menu and buffet options which guests can enjoy al fresco. The bar serves a variety of drinks and beverages.
Guests can enjoy swimming sessions for free at the lodge’s outdoor pool as well as a free WiFi internet access, parking and laundry services to guests.

Neptune Pwani Beach Resort & Spa: (Luxury)
Welcoming and spacious, the Neptune Pwani Beach Resort & Spa is an ideal choice for guests seeking a quiet place, refined, relaxing with a particular attention to detail. The hotel was designed and built meticulously, showing the traditional style of Zanzibar. It was decorated by local designers that meet high international standards. The hotel offers 154 rooms, all with terrace and ocean views. The bungalows on 2 floors host 6 bedrooms. The four suites are located on the beachfront, each with a Jacuzzi. Neptune Pwani offers 3 restaurants, 2 bars, space Mvua African Rain Spa, the Spherical shop, meeting rooms and a marina. The hotel Pwani Beach Resort & Spa features 2 large swimming pools. Every day, a team of animators will entertain guests and offer to do water aerobics, water polo, beach volleyball, volleyball, table tennis, darts and table games.

Mayfair Hotel: (Mid range)
Mayfair Hotel is an exquisite accommodation choice situated in Dar Es Salaam which is about a 40 minute drive away from the airport. All rooms within the hotel are fully air-conditioned and furnished with TV’s, DSTV cables, showers, refrigerators and telephones. Guests have at their disposal an exotic restaurant where they can enjoy choice meals. Also, the Hotel provides adequate parking space and is guarded round the clock, ensuring the guests’ safety. Mayfair Hotel has a sauna area and wireless internet access is available in public areas. For varying outdoor gatherings, Mayfair Hotel has conference rooms and event facilities which are well fitted to ensure a satisfying experience.

Crater Forest Tented Camp: (Mid range)
Crater Forest Tented Camp is a small tented camp located on a highland coffee plantation, directly bordering the Ngorongoro Crater Conservation Area (NCAA). The Camp houses 15 spacious tents which are furnished and fitted to give Guests the perfect Safari experience. The Tents are set on highly raised platforms offering Guests a great view of the surrounding hills and coffee plantations. Airport and city shuttle services are available on request and the Camp is also fully guarded round-the-clock by security personnel.

Lemala Kuria Hills Lodge: (luxury)
This lodge is located in Arusha, Tanzania and features a Restaurant, Bar and Lounge. The Tent/camping facility offers stable electricity, free WiFi internet access, luggage storage, parking and laundry services. The premises have good security coverage.

New Tanga Hotel: (very budget)
New Tanga Hotel is located in Tanga, Tanzania. The hotel offers spacious rooms; all fitted with a toilet, a wardrobe/closet, a TV and a work desk and chair. Each room also features full length windows. The on-site restaurant offers a complimentary breakfast service which guests can enjoy in the outdoor dining area and lounge. Its on-site bar also serves a range of drinks and beverages.
The lodge’s attentive staff can arrange laundry services. On-site parking facilities are also available.

Jangwani Sea Breeze Resort: (Mid range)
Jangwani Sea Breeze Resort is situated on the mainland of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, along Mbezi Beach. The Resort is perfect for comfort and relaxation. Beautifully designed to exude a fun and friendly atmosphere, Guests are assured a comfortable stay. The Resort boasts of its affordable rates, top class services and its serene location close to beautiful Islands. With 32 Rooms which can either be booked full board or half board, Guests are able to choose according to their preference. All rooms are fitted with refrigerators, telephones, wardrobes, hand dryers, mosquito nets, showers and free bottled water is available.

Ushongo Beach Cottage: (Mid range)
Ushongo Beach Cottage is situated within Panga in Tanga, Tanzania. Ushongo Beach Cottage offers a range of cottages; all designed with African style furniture. Each fully air conditioned cottage is fitted with an en-suite bathroom and a TV with satellite/cable TV service. Guests also enjoy unobstructed views of the surrounding area from the cottages.
Ushongo Beach Cottage offers shared kitchen facilities which guests can use to prepare breakfast. Parking and laundry facilities are also available.

Babylon Lodge Limited: (Mid range)
Babylon Lodge is located in Moshi, Tanzania and features a Bar, Restaurant and Lounge. All rooms in the Lodge are fitted with a private balcony and offered complimentary wireless internet access. Babylon Lodge also offers a 24 hour front desk service, stable electricity, room service, concierge service, and ample parking space and laundry services. City and airport shuttle services are available to guess upon request. The premises are equipped with CCTV security cameras and guarded by security personnel.

Lemala Ewanjan Tented Camp: (Mid range)
Lemala Ewanjan Tented Camp is set in the Seronera Valley, Arusha and features Garden, Lounge, Bar and Restaurant. All tents in the Camp are luxuriously furnished to give Guests the perfect safari experience. Lemala Ewanjan Tented Camp provides stable electricity, 24 front desk service, free WiFi internet access, luggage storage facilities, on-site and nearby parking, airport shuttle service, money exchange and babysitting services to Guests. The Camp site is guarded by security personnel.

Lemala Manyara Tented Camp: (Mid range)
Lemala Manyara Tented Camp is situated along Lake Manyara, Arusha and features a Garden, Lounge, Bar and Restaurant. All tents in the Camp are luxuriously furnished and finished to give Guests a perfect safari experience. Lemala Manyara Tented Camp provides stable power, 24 front desk service, free WiFi internet access, luggage storage facilities, on-site and nearby parking, airport shuttle service and babysitting services to Guests. The Camp site is guarded by security personnel.

Tent with A View, Saadani: (Mid range)
Settled within Saadani National Park in the Mkwaja region, Tent with a View provides accommodation and fine dining to all Guests. Tent with A View offers 10 Bandas and 1 Venus Suite, all soundproofed and adequately furnished. Parking, car-hire, airport and city shuttle services are available to Guests.

Mahale Classic Lodge: (Mid range)
Mahale Classic Lodge is located within Kigoma in Tanzania. The lodge offers fully air conditioned and spacious rooms; all fitted with an en-suite bathroom, a fridge and a flat screen TV with satellite/cable TV service. The lodge’s on-site restaurant offer a variety of both local and international menu options which guests can enjoy in the outdoor garden. Shared kitchen facilities are also available. The hotel’s attentive staff can arrange for laundry services. On-site parking facilities are also available.

Serian’s Nkorombo: (Mid range)
Alex Walker’s Nkorombo is a Safari tented-camp located within the Maasai Mara reserve, Kenya. The Camp is a 35 minute drive from the Musiara airstrip. The Camp offers on-site parking, airport shuttle services and is guarded round-the-clock by security personnel.

Roika Tarangire Tented Lodge: (Mid range)
Roika Tarangire Tented Lodge is situated roughly 125km from Arusha town and is ideally accessible by Dodoma Road and air through the airstrip located near the airstrip.. The lodge lies nestled on the banks of Tarangire River and a mere 5km away from the main entrance to Tarangire National Park. The lodge is also within driving distance to Lake Manyara and the famous Ngorongoro Crater. Each one of the 21 luxury en-suite tents has a unique theme with beautifully handcrafted furniture and uniquely built animal shaped baths as well as showers. Every tent has got coffee making facilities and a private balcony that affords you a relaxed view of Tarangire’s Wilderness.

New Ruaha International Lodge: (Budget)
New Ruaha International Lodge is located in Iringa, Tanzania. The lodge offers spacious rooms; all fitted with an en-suite bathroom and a TV with satellite/cable TV service. Each room also features full length windows. The on-site restaurant offers a complimentary breakfast service which guests can enjoy in the spacious dining area and lounge. Its on-site bar also serves a range of drinks and beverages. The lodge offers conferencing facilities which are equipped with comfortable furniture and feature state-of-the-art equipment.
The lodge’s attentive staff can arrange laundry services. On-site parking facilities are also available.

Others include;
L. Manyara wildlife lodge in L. Manyara National Park, Ngorongoro Wildlife Lodge located on the rim of Ngorongoro crater, Seronera wildlife lodge in Serengeti National park, Lobo Wildlife lodge in the north of Serengeti national park along the migration route and Chaangu Private Island Paradise in Zanzibar among others.