Southeastern Tanzania
Lovely Shamba Kilole is set in tranquil grounds on a small escarpment overlooking Kilole Bay, just southwest of Chole Bay. Its chalets are individually…
Must-see hotels in Tanzania
Mwanza
This eye-catching blue tower is solid all-round with well-equipped rooms (free wi-fi reaches most), good service, a rooftop bar and a proper breakfast…
Zanzibar Town
Slightly off the beaten track, the Rumaisa Hotel is worth the journey. Stairs with bamboo bannisters lead to rooms with Zanzibari beds, fridge and TV,…
Zanzibar Town
The Best Western brand comes to Zanzibar with this newly built five-storey hotel near the busy passenger ferry terminal. From the 'water wall' in the…
Northern Tanzania
The rooms here are perfectly comfortable, but it's hard to say whether this safari lodge represents a new tourism dawn for the region or is worryingly out…
Bagamoyo
This is a fine choice, with camping on a large lawn sloping down towards the sea (although there's no beach access). Rooms – in an old Arab merchant's…
Chapwani Private Island Resort
Zanzibar Island
Ten rooms in five luxury cottages sit along the beach, each with private veranda. Tranquillity is guaranteed, and if it all gets too much you can stroll…
Northeastern Tanzania
This backpacker-friendly place is at the southern end of Ushongo beach. It has beachside camping, backpacker huts sharing ablution blocks with the…
Serengeti National Park
Serena’s Maasai-style bungalows boast well-appointed rooms with lovely furnishings and views. The top-floor rooms are best. Guides lead short nature walks…
Mwanza
The Lenana Hotel sits about halfway between central Mwanza and the airport, with great hot water, a full breakfast, friendly staff, and clean, spick-and…
Southern Highlands
A backpacker-friendly place with a large, grassy area to pitch your tent, basic cooking facilities, hot-bucket showers, tents for hire and meals on order…
Northern Tanzania
Most employees at this nonprofit, charity-run lodge are former street kids who received training at the Watoto Foundation's vocational training school,…
Nungwi
In the race among Zanzibar's hotels to build big makuti (palm thatch) structures, this place wins. A truly giant atrium of glass, stone, painted concrete…
Northern Tanzania
This consistently popular place offers accommodation in comfortable adjoining cottages. The rooms are large and come with wooden four-poster beds with…
Northeastern Tanzania
Rooms at this reserve-run resthouse have bathrooms, three twin beds and a rustic mountain feel. There is hot water for bathing and meals are available,…
Arusha
This excellent place is ideal for families or those who want their own spacious serviced apartment with kitchen, dining and lounge area. Apartments have…
Mikumi National Park
This camp, about 500m northeast of the park gate, has attractive stone cottages with shaded verandahs and views over a grassy field frequented by grazing…
Southern Highlands
This friendly no-frills lodge has a fine hilltop perch 1.5km off the Tungamalenga road, with wide views over the plains from the raised restaurant-bar…
Southern Highlands
A warm welcome and a convenient central location; rooms to the back of the compound have four-poster-style mosquito nets, mountain views and a garden…
Southern Highlands
This church place on the northeastern edge of town offers small, spotless rooms in a multistorey building surrounded by gardens; kindly Catholic sisters…
Northern Tanzania
A few kilometres south of town along the escarpment, this lodge offers unbeatable views of Ol Doinyo Lengai, and good ones of the lake too, including from…
Southern Highlands
This friendly place is 300m off the main highway 12km east of Ruaha Mbuyuni, with a restaurant, camping and simple bungalows. Staff can organise guides…
Southeastern Tanzania
This reliable, good-value place – the former government hotel – is set on a long lawn sloping down to the beach. There’s a mix of pleasant ‘standard’ and…
Tarangire National Park
Though it’s set off from the park southwest of the gate, Roika sits in the bush and is visited by lots of wildlife, especially elephants. The 21 widely…
Moshi
This large, family-run place has shady gardens, and a pool for guests as well as day visitors (US$6). It offers a variety of tours and lessons (drumming,…
Pemba
Eschewing the usual African-style building involving wooden poles and palm-thatch, this vast luxury resort goes for whitewashed stone – for the villas,…
Zanzibar Island
Next door to (you guessed it) Original Teddy's Place, there's a choice of seven-bed or four-bed dorms, small bandas (thatched-roof huts) or larger…
Lake Manyara National Park
A unpretentious ambience, closeness to nature and memorable cuisine are the hallmarks of this well-regarded camp. It’s about 6km down a rough road from…
Zanzibar Island
Matemwe Lodge, at the northern edge of the village, is a luxurious hotel with a dozen spacious and impeccably decorated bungalows, all with sea views and…
Dar es Salaam
Part of the South African Protea chain, this hotel is styled something like a motel, with accommodation units (all with kitchenettes) arranged around an…
Southern Highlands
The former East African Railways & Harbours Hotel has a faded colonial charm – check out the marble floor – and African art on the walls. Rooms are…
Zanzibar Island
Small, neat and stylish, Sea View Lodge has just 10 rooms in bungalows (five facing the beach, five set back in the garden) and a calm professional air…
Southern Highlands
Lovely Tandala sits just outside the park boundary, 12km from the gate. Eleven raised tents are scattered around shaded grounds with a bush feel …
Zanzibar Island
This aptly named hotel sits on a low coral cliff jutting into the sea at the southern end of Jambiani. Spacious bungalows have smart furnishings, and…
Zanzibar Island
This local-style place is near the fish market and the effective centre of Matemwe village. It's an odd combination of simple rooms in a two-storey…
Zanzibar Town
Lighter and brighter than many Stone Town hotels, the Seyyida eschews dark wood in favour of white tiles. Rooms are modern and styled in neutral tones,…
Western Tanzania
Next to the visitor centre at Kasekela, this amenable place has six simple rooms with electricity mornings and evenings. Two overflow facilities have…
Zanzibar Island
South of the village, where the beach is quieter (although the sea still busy with kiters), relaxed and friendly Kilima Kidogo has 10 straightforward but…
Arusha
One of the first hotels in town (though it barely resembles its former incarnation) and now one of the best, the Arusha's smack in the city centre, but…
Tarangire National Park
Unlike any other lodge around Tarangire, Maramboi sits amid palms and savannah on Lake Manyara’s southeastern shore, 17km from Tarangire’s entrance. The…
