Zanzibar Island
South of Paje, in a very spacious garden on a small slope overlooking the sea, are a few bungalows; those lower down are bigger. A major draw is the bar…
Must-see hotels in Tanzania
Zanzibar Island
Conceived as a community development project between a group of Germans and Bwejuu villagers, this small place has four simple rooms in two bungalows in…
Southeastern Tanzania
This good-value place on the outskirts of Kilindoni has attractive, tastefully decorated twin- and double-bedded rooms, a pool, a good restaurant and…
Arusha
Kigongoni’s tranquil hilltop perch about 5km past Arusha gives it an almost wilderness feel. Spacious cottages, all with porches, fireplaces and wide…
Northeastern Tanzania
On the northern end of Ushongo beach, Emayani has a row of pleasant rustic bungalows strung out along a fine stretch of sand. The ambience is very natural…
Southeastern Tanzania
Tranquil Mwangaza has good-value dorm accommodation (with breakfast included) in a refurbished six-bed house, plus a handful of open-style bungalows…
Southern Highlands
Comfortable stone and thatch bungalows with bathrooms, plus some permanent tents on the beach under makuti (thatched palm leaf) roofing. You can also…
Zanzibar Island
Casa del Mar brings a dash of colour and design to Jambiani with 14 rooms in two double-storey houses set amid tropical gardens just a few short steps…
Zanzibar Island
Karamba, on the northern end of Kizimkazi Dimbani, has around 20 rooms of different sizes in whitewashed cottages along a small cliff overlooking the sea…
Northeastern Tanzania
This place has a lovely dining-bar-lounge area, shady beachfront camping, breezy bungalows set in expansive, palm-studded grounds, a small pool, a kite…
Zanzibar Town
In a modern building, the Golden Tulip has the air of a business hotel. Rooms are spacious, although the dark wood furniture is a bit gloomy, and…
Northern Tanzania
With safari tents that look as though they could be removed without leaving a trace, Halisi has an appealing bush-camp feel to it without compromising on…
Zanzibar Island
This luxurious hotel has well-appointed rooms, some overlooking the sea, in traditionally styled two-storey buildings, surrounded by gardens. All rooms…
Northern Tanzania
As close as you can sleep to the lake, Lake Natron Camp is wonderfully sited, with tents just back from the shore. The tents are excellent and often…
Mwanza
A smart and welcoming city-centre hotel that verges on having business suaveness. The standard rooms are very small but they've made the most of the…
Moravian Church Conference Centre Hotel
Western Tanzania
A beautiful trumpet vine colours the outer walls here. Rooms are spare but pleasant and spacious (it's worth the extra Tsh10,000 for a larger one), and…
Southeastern Tanzania
This long-standing Mtwara establishment has a lovely setting, perched on a small, rocky outcrop overlooking the sea at the eastern end of Shangani beach…
Northern Tanzania
This small, friendly lodge, run by Italians in conjunction with the Maasai community, is one of the cheapest places in the Ngorongoro Conservation Area…
Zanzibar Island
This luxurious place has just 12 rooms in what was once a large private house. The polished hardwood floors and safari chairs give it a lovely old…
Northeastern Tanzania
This lovely, tranquil place on the beach about 20km north of Pangani has several comfortable, spacious self-catering cottages with verandahs and hammocks…
Pemba
Out amid the mangroves, 7km from Chake Chake and reached by an impressively long jetty, this resort has functional rooms in a row of bungalows on a small…
Pemba
This very basic, locally run place has a couple of simple cabins on the beach. The friendly staff can cook meals with enough advance notice, but most…
Southern Highlands
This Morogoro institution has decent twin- and double-bedded rooms in detached bungalows set in spacious green grounds 1.5km off the main road and…
Zanzibar Island
This long-standing place has bungalows on the beach (though no sea view) and rooms in two-storey blocks on the cliff top. Staff are friendly, but…
Southeastern Tanzania
This is a great spot for relaxing, with a handful of spartan but well-tended bungalows with cold water and no electricity in an idyllic setting directly…
Northern Tanzania
This good-value place has a lovely setting in the far-western part of the Ngorongoro Conservation Area, just outside the Serengeti. It’s well located for…
Zanzibar Town
Built around two open courtyards, one with a swimming pool, the Dhow Palace is liberally decorated with Indian Ocean artefacts. The theme continues in the…
Zanzibar Island
This relaxed place has eight double rooms perched on a small cliff overlooking Chwaka Bay, with a breezy lounge-restaurant down on the sand below,…
Zanzibar Town
Simple, unpretentious and uncluttered, the Stone Town Café has five rooms with Zanzibari beds dressed in pristine white linens. Black-and-white photos,…
Nungwi
A luxurious hotel complex, with rooms in several two- and three-storey buildings, some with sea views, others overlooking the large swimming pool and…
Zanzibar Island
Towards the southern end of Matemwe, this immaculate place has 12 rooms with louvre doors, soft furnishings and traditional-style in-room bathrooms. All…
Southern Highlands
This recommended Swiss-built place has several spacious, breezy, comfortable two-storey beachfront family chalets; some smaller, equally nice double and…
Zanzibar Island
Blink and you might miss this tiny guesthouse with its sandy front yard and just five simple double rooms. There are two external bathrooms, and one of…
Saadani Park Resthouse & Bandas
Northeastern Tanzania
Saadani's nice park bandas (thatched-roofed huts) and resthouse are just back from the beach near Saadani village, in an area that elephants seem to like…
Western Tanzania
Situated on a beautiful sandy bay, this is a real Robinson-Crusoe-in-his-hippie-years kind of place where all the rooms are made of knocked-together,…
Northern Tanzania
In an area on the crater rim where few travellers pass, Ngorongoro Wild Camp has a sense of wilderness that you just don't get elsewhere on the rim – don…
Southern Highlands
Clean, simple rooms in an old convent: all have nets, and there's a great Italian restaurant. It's 3.5km from town, in the Don Bosco area. Follow Mkwawa…
Southeastern Tanzania
This friendly dive outfitter on the beach at Chole Bay has several tidy, simple beachside bungalows, plus a few tents set back from the beach. It’s…
Zanzibar Island
The enormous luxury resort of Bluebay has around 100 rooms and suites, some in the gardens, others overlooking the ocean. There's a large swimming pool, a…
Southern Highlands
A very good option for self-drivers en route to/from the Zambian border or points west. There are smallish but spotless guesthouse rooms in this church…
