Stayed one night prior to climb and one night on return. Lovely hotel and gardens but a shame about the food tho ! Staff very good and efficient and did every thing they could to make our stay enjoyable. Room and bathroom could do with a refresh !

A very warm welcome and lovely rooms greeted us here, it's a short journey from Marengu Gate for the Kilimanjaro climb and all rooms seemed to have great views of Mount kilimanjaro setting the scene. We had two guides endorsed by the reception to walk us down to the falls we paid $5 to a chap by the falls and... More

The three recent reviews are accurate and I could hardly improve. I understand that some hotels in Arusha have serious issues with water, which does not appear to affect Marangu. The room I stayed in had a small balcony over the pool which offered a spectacular view of Mt Kilimanjaro. This hotel seems to be a preferred partner of the... More

I stayed here with 9 others in a group who were going up Mount Kilimanjaro (Rongai route - 6-day ascent). We had one night before the trek and another one afterwards. We were able to leave passports and similar valuables in the hotel safe and a bag of clean/non-trekking items was stored for our return. All the other guests appeared... More

This is definitely a great place. It's straight out of a Hemingway book. It's large, it's opulent, and it's comfortable. Good security, and locals know not to enter uninvited. The rooms are large and, and vary slightly. We stayed there before & after the Kili climb. The first time we had a glass shower, and the second time we had... More

Lovely resort campus and enormous rooms made the perfect place to come home to after climbing Mt Meru, as we rested up to then take on Kili. Very luxurious with massage available, a comprehensive bar, fireplace in the bar area, comfortable modern and well-maintained facilities, hot showers (which is not commonplace in Africa), swimming pool and gym. The staff came... More

We stayed here before embarking up Kilimanjaro. I presume this is the reason most of the hotel's clients stay here as it's perfectly placed, just half an hour from the Marangu Gate and 2 hours from the start of the Rongai Route, (we did the latter), which was, I may add fantastic. After a bumpy ride down a few miles... More

This hotel seems like an older colonial style building but is actually fairly new with all the modern conveniences. The grounds were beautiful. The majority of staff were friendly and hardworking. As has been stated, the food while in my opinion perfectly edible is no where near the standard of the rest of the place. Great view out to Mount... More

I stayed here in Feb/March before and after climbing the Rongai Route. The staff on arrival were very friendly and organised - which after a long journey with strangers - was definitely welcome. The first room we were put in - in the newly refurbished part - was absolutely immaculate. But then they asked if they could move us to... More