White House Hostels - Arusha

The place and the staff are so lovely. We had a great time staying at the White House and I'd recommend it to anybody staying in Arusha.

Excellent value for money. Even though it is a hostel, it is much better than 3star hotels. Beautiful garden, friendly staff and clean rooms.

No air conditioning in the rooms which were also very small, but it didn’t really matter because it’s a hostel. The major problem was that there wasn’t enough running water and when having a shower it was just dripping.

There were nice people serving us

It was dirty, old towels (hard to know if clean or not), leaking toilet, smell of mold in the room, noise late in the evening and early in the morning… And price was higher than on booking

Was a very friendly environment, felt home immediately. There were pool tables and table tennis as well

Was a bit hard to reach, you need taxi or tuktuk

Concept

Location

The staff was so nice, we arrived late with a bad looking rental car and a last minute booking, and had lost our way. They were very understanding and showed us different rooms we could choose from. The room is really good for the price. Had a big bed and an extra big bunk bed. They gave us a generous late check out. Had a good laugh with both guys - funny and polite - and they helped us to have some pizza delivered and had a drink at the bar. The bar area is nice and has swings. Breakfast area is good too, food was OK. Nice common area in the mail building. They were also building some new and tribal looking huts. Good looking but close to each other. So main building is fine! If you cannot find the place, please ask at the mall on the mainroad. Sometimes there is no electricity, so no wifi. They have a generator. This is not something they can do more about then they already do. This is just an Arusha area thing.

Things like: a small bed side lamp that was lacking and some firm more darkening curtains..however, did not have that anywhere on a 3 week Africa trip, so I know it is not so common...The bunk bed had a small cosy light however!!

The staff was good, especially Goodluck! Very helpful and always there to answer questions

The electricity would get cut off and the water pressure was rather low

Surprised this place isn’t more popular, some of the nicest hostel facilities I’ve seen anywhere let alone in Africa. Super friendly staff, and one of the best free breakfasts I’ve ever had at a hostel

The staff was kind and helpful

The location didn’t permit me to leave the house during the night walking

It’s nice and cozy with a family vibe

There was no mirror in the room