Superb - the only small luxury hotel in Dar
Guide Price: From: $350 To: $400
Oyster Bay takes its name from the suburb in which its located - the expat hub of Dar Es Salaam. It has recently been transformed into Dar's only boutique hotel with 8 ultra luxury suites, all extremely spacious with large sitting areas and deeply fancy ensuite bathrooms.
Each suite faces the ocean and has fabulous views. The rooms are over 3 floors with a maximum of 3 rooms on each floor. The ground floor of the building is an open plan sitting and dining area which stretches out into the gardens in front with a good size pool. The hotel abuts a courtyard of boutique shops and arcades called the Oyster Bay shopping centre so you really do not have to go far for your last minuite shopping spree.
smart, newly revamped, city hotel with 8 rooms
From: 350 To: 400
Superb - the only small luxury hotel in Dar
price is for accommodation and airport transfers only.
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