Must-see hotels in Mwanza

  • Isamilo Lodge & Spa

    Mwanza

    This hotel has been renovated, and is very good value, especially if you like being away from the town centre. Rooms in the new wing are spacious, and…

  • Wag Hill Lodge

    Mwanza

    The intimate and beautiful Wag Hill, on a small wooded peninsula outside Mwanza, is an excellent post-safari cool down. It has bungalows with screened…

  • JB Belmont Hotel

    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…

  • Midland Hotel

    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…

  • Lenana Hotel

    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…

  • New Mwanza Hotel

    Mwanza

    This centrally located three-star place with five-star pretensions offers a variety of rooms (some with all-glass showers). If you want a one-stop shop…

  • Ryan’s Bay

    Mwanza

    The flashiest place in Mwanza has lake views and large, well-appointed rooms with acacia-tree murals on the walls. There's a good pool, and one of the…

  • Hotel Tilapia

    Mwanza

    The ever-popular Tilapia, on the city side of Capri Point, has a variety of rooms, most of which are dated but decent and look out at the lake. It also…

  • Gold Crest Hotel

    Mwanza

    A solid business-class standard in the heart of town with noisy but reasonably comfortable rooms, all with balconies. Some of the upper-floor north-facing…

  • Treehouse

    Mwanza

    This homey place with spotless, comfortable rooms has hillside views of the city. It’s in the Isamilo area and though signposted, it’s hard to find, so…

  • Isamo Hotel

    Mwanza

    There's a lot of street noise seeping into the rooms here but grab a pair of ear plugs and enjoy one of the cheapest and best deals in town. The well-kept…

  • St Dominic's Pastoral Centre

    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…

  • Kantima Hotel

    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…

  • Kishamapanda Guesthouse

    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…

  • Mwanza Yacht Club

    Mwanza

    This is where the big, overland tourist trucks stop. It has a great lakeside location, hot showers and security.

  • Lake Hotel

    Mwanza

    This hotel is ageing and very tatty, but its shortcomings are easy to overlook if you've just disembarked from a 24-plus-hour haul on the Central Line…