Arriving at Onsea House in the dark is a little scary. We arrived in Tanzania at Kilimanjaro airport and got picked up by our driver who set off down the main road towards Arusha. He then suddenly turned off the main road to head down a dirt track. At that point, my wife and I were ready for launching a flare but all worked out well and we arrived at the lovely Onsea House.

My wife and I stayed here for a night after landing in Kilimanjaro airport and prior to our safari. We arrived around 9pm and were shown around the grounds (as much as possible given that it was dark). The restaurant still served us food as they were conscious that we would be hungry after our long flights, which was really nice. The food was amazing! We had three courses and loved every course as much as the previous. The hotel was really nice too, the room really comfortable, the staff really friendly and the pool looked nice. My only annoyance is that we only stayed for one night and left early in the morning! :(

Actually we stayed several days at Onsea house during our holiday: before and after the Safari and when we came back from Zanzibar. It felt every time like ‘coming home’ in Onsea House. Whenever we arrived (early in the morning or in the middle of the night) we received a warm welcome. The staff was really interested in our story and was always at our service.

We really liked the rooms in colonial style, with a nice view on the garden and the private pool. The rooms are decorated with attention to detail and breathe the colonial atmosphere. We loved the fresh flowers in our room.

We had the impression that the personnel was very well trained, compared to other hotels on our stay in Tanzania and Zanzibar. They were very polite, sincerely friendly and understood and spoke English very well.

The management was always prepared to organise some trips and taxis/guides. They were trying to make our stay as comfortable and pleasant as possible.

Onsea House was for us a perfect place to relax after a long flight, get rid of the dust after a beautiful Safari and we enjoyed a last great gastronomic diner next to the pool before flying back to Belgium.

We loved it!