Arusha Coffee Lodge
Location - Within a small coffee plantation on outskirts of Arusha, near the airport
Accommodation - Colonial style town hotel with 18 large suites
Experience - Comfortable hotel close to Arusha, with a small swimming pool, handy for airport
Price Guide - $250 - 325 pppn
Arusha Coffee Lodge is situated on the opposite side of Arusha from Kilimanjaro airport. It's ideally placed to get a head start on the first morning of your safari as you're essentially on the road to all the northern Tanzania high spots and it's virtually within walking distance of Arusha airport. Read more?
On the down side, it's at least an hour's drive from Kilimanjaro Airport so if you're arriving at night with KLM you'll end up arriving late and missing the sights & sounds of African urban life (not always such a bad thing), in which case you might prefer something the other side of town.
There are 18 rooms (can't quite bring ourselves to call them 'plantation houses' which is how they like to be described) all with split level living areas and small decks. Generally the place has been well designed and has some nice touches like woodburners in all rooms and good looking furniture. The service is generally good but there is a rather overbearing coffee theme running through everything (down to the bars of soap) which can get anyone down, but particularly those who don't like coffee.
The facilities are of a high standard throughout and the lodge has a swimming pool and small shop, but in some areas, most notably the food at Redd's restaurant, there's a bit of a gap between expectations and delivery. Despite this, its a popular social haunt for Arusha folk, which gives some indication of how poor the alternatives are. Not to do it down though - this is a reliable consistent town hotel which works well for one nighters as you pass through Arusha.
Location - Arusha
Arusha is the safari capital of Northern Tanzania. The most remarkable thing about it these days is probably the amount of traffic that manages to jam its streets daily. However, it is set in the perfect position for accessing all the major parks in Northern Tanzania, whether by road or by scheduled flight from Arusha Airport. By contrast with the town, Arusha National Park on the eastern side of Mt Meru is a gem and well worth visiting. Jump to page?
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