South Beach Resort

The staff were very welcoming, hospitable, and helpful. The check in process was very pleasant. The WiFi facilities are next level with one-time use login credentials. The food at the restaurant was amazing but definitely overpriced. The hotel fronts a nice sandy beach and is located in the Kigamboni area of Dar Es Saalam. They have a large swimming pool surrounded by palm trees which makes for a relaxing stay.

It is located a little further out from the city centre which can be a good or bad thing depending on the purpose of your stay. If your stay is focused on exploring Dar Es Saalam, by day or night, the distance and navigating the city's traffic may be a turn off. The last stretch to the hotel after turning off the road can be a challenge if you are in a car that struggles for clearance. And if you are following Google maps, it will take you to the wrong entrance to the property. While fronting the beach and ocean views are their biggest selling points, the rooms themselves are located a tad away from that excellent beach thus cannot be truly ocean view rooms. The facilities are decent but there is a feeling of needing a little more love to make it a hidden gem and an excellent place to stay. The paint scheme around the various facilities is not for everyone. It is a mix of as many colours as they could gather, often in a way that dulls the shine of what a nice place it is.

Food is very good. Staff is very polite and helpful.

Breakfast was OK at best. Really need to do something about all the flies while eating.

The beds were very hard. Not firm, HARD!! The water was lukewarm at best. We were given one towel for two people. Staff came around at night, asking us if they could come in to spray our room for mosquitoes. Seriously!? The best part of staying here was the one employee Tyreek! He went above and beyond!

Nothing at all.

The toilet leaked, we told staff the next morning, no one ever came to fix it. The shower door didn't close properly. There was no hot water the first 2 days we were there. All the staff looked miserable, every day. The whole building and the property was very outdated, by 30+ years. Food was mediocre, at best. The place was 2 to 3 miles off the main road, where all the shops were and transportation was not readily available.

Workers especially, Christina... Very charming

Water salty, AC Set up not working, Wifi service not organized

Big room, for the money it's okay but nothing more. Cleaning staff is very friendly and clean. Breakfast is good.

Every day we ask for chapati. Every day a new staff told us there is none until they finally brought us. Every day asking for 5 minutes the same thing. There are no beds on the beach which almost every hotel has and should be really no problem, but also on the pool only about 6 beds out of wood with no pads, so very hard and uncomfortable. Every day there are school classes for swim lessons. So every day it's really loud.

nothing

dirty