Mwanza
This centrally located church-run hostel offers simple rooms plus meals on order (Tsh7000). It’s about five minutes’ walk north of the Clock Tower…
Must-see hotels in Tanzania
Central Tanzania
The fanciest option in town, the modern Regency has a decent-sized pool, a good restaurant and a view of Lake Singidani. Rooms are on the bland side, but…
Northern Tanzania
Engaruka Ruins Campsite is dusty but shady, with acceptable ablutions. You can use its tents for free and meals are available on request. It's handy for…
Arusha
Naaz is short on atmosphere but otherwise OK value, with comfortable 1st-floor rooms in a convenient central location by the Clock Tower. Rooms aren't all…
Lake Victoria
Perhaps better called the 'Not-So-New Banana Hotel', this time-worn spot is in a good location and is bright and cheery. There’s hot water, and fresh…
Southern Highlands
A cheerful and basic hotel in the heart of town, with hot water, fans and wi-fi. Some of the rooms have no windows, but these do tend to be quieter. It's…
Southeastern Tanzania
Well-situated in the centre of Jimbizi Beach, Kilwa Pakaya has a beachside dining area, beach volleyball and small, reasonably comfortable rooms in a…
Northeastern Tanzania
This large pink edifice is in a quiet location two blocks in from Hospital Rd and behind the easy-to-spot Katani House. It has soulless but acceptable…
Western Tanzania
This quiet place west of the centre has tidy rooms with TV and occasional hot water. It’s nothing special, but Mpanda being what it is, Baraka’s rooms are…
Lake Victoria
Near Mwigobero Market, this simple place has spotless rooms, a quiet town-centre location and low prices, making it an easy choice for backpackers. The…
Lake Manyara National Park
Shaded Campsite 2, set amid sausage trees and other vegetation near the Endabash River about an hour's drive from the park gate, has relatively new toilet…
Northern Tanzania
The Lutheran Hostel has simple, clean rooms with hot water, and good meals (Tsh10,000). Hostel proceeds go towards a vocational training centre for local…
Northeastern Tanzania
CBA has a quiet setting in a large garden, and clean, modest rooms with mosquito nets that are reasonable value for money. It also has a restaurant. It's…
Southern Highlands
Clean rooms with a large bed (no same-gender sharing permitted) and meals on request. Thefts have been reported, so be careful with your belongings. It’s…
Northern Tanzania
This place on the main road at the eastern end of town is often busy with overland trucks. Camping facilities are fine, and the rooms are, too, with their…
Nungwi
With simple bungalows and rooms with glass sliding doors in a two-storey block, this is a no-frills joint but makes up for it with its position right on…
Nungwi
A simple budget option, right on the beach. Rooms have mosquito nets, fans (some also have have air-con) and a small veranda looking onto a sandy garden,…
Dar es Salaam
This tidy, long-standing establishment has 32 comfortable rooms around a small, quiet pool courtyard on the inland side of the road. Opposite is a…
Lake Victoria
A bright-green tower of a hotel on the main road (take a room at the back). It offers the best town-centre accommodation with smart, well-cared-for rooms…
Mwanza
This cheery and friendly place has bright and clean rooms, but the hot-water bathrooms, which are very small and not all that inviting, really let the…
Dar es Salaam
Clean, bland, but good-value rooms hidden away in an aesthetically unappealing high-rise close to the Kisutu St bus booking offices. There are no mosquito…
Central Tanzania
A good-value spot set somewhat inconveniently (unless you’re driving) off the Singida Rd south of town. Rooms are similar in standard to other Babati…
Northern Tanzania
This is one of many local guesthouses lining the dusty streets of the busy Bawani area of Karatu, just south of the main road behind the Bamprass petrol…
Western Tanzania
This simple guesthouse down a tiny alley is a good choice if you want to be right in the centre of town, but it is as no-frills as it gets. The basic,…
Northeastern Tanzania
Mkonge Hotel has a lovely setting on a vast, grassy lawn overlooking the sea, a restaurant and wonderful views, although rooms and service often fall…
Southeastern Tanzania
This clean, straightforward place is conveniently located less than 10 minutes' walk east of the bus stand and about 200m off the main road. Rooms all…
Northeastern Tanzania
The old Mlalo mission has a guesthouse with basic rooms (some of which have lovely views), and meals available with advance notice. It's on the edge of…
Moshi
Rooms here are small and sit somewhere between basic and simple, but they have cable TV and hot water. The main reason to stay is the guests-only rooftop…
Western Tanzania
Just past the village and on the lakeshore is the guesthouse of the St Bernard Mission. The small and fairly clean rooms have cold-water-only showers…
Southeastern Tanzania
This smart, two-storey place stands out from Lindi's otherwise quite modest selection of local guesthouses. It's just a couple of blocks off the main…
Southeastern Tanzania
This long-standing place features large-ish rooms – the doubles have two big beds – and a restaurant with the usual array of standard dishes. It’s about a…
Central Tanzania
An appealing and welcoming little guesthouse with a small garden and a porch flanked by statues of tribesmen. Rooms have nets, TV and hot water, but…
Western Tanzania
These no-frills rooms have a good setting on a green lawn sloping down to a hippo-filled river. Check first to be sure the showers and lights are working…
Arusha
This overlander-oriented place has good facilities, including hot showers, a bar-restaurant with cheap meals and a vehicle-repair shop. It’s 25km west of…
Zanzibar Town
Set back from Kelele Sq (near several top-end hotels), this is a quiet and atmospheric choice, with 10 individually designed rooms, all with traditional…
Central Tanzania
Managed by the Department of Antiquities, there’s nothing here but quiet isolation and year-round water. It’s along the Kolo (Hembe) River halfway to the…
Dar es Salaam
A popular and long-standing travellers haunt in Kisutu, with English-speaking staff, the Safari Inn has 42 rooms, 10 of which are air-conditioned. All…
Northeastern Tanzania
This modern high-rise has a convenient central location and a glitzy exterior, although rooms often fall short of initial expectations. There's a…
Southern Highlands
Simple and utterly idyllic, Joseph's place consists of a scattering of simple thatched huts on the lakeshore. He will cook up a plain meal of fish, rice…
Mwanza
This tidy little place down a tiny alley in the town centre offers clean, reliable budget rooms, some with shared bathrooms (Tsh15,000) and most with fans…
