Kanisa Road HOUSE NUMBER 1, Arusha, Tanzania
#15 of 89 hotels in Arusha
Guests' ChoiceBased on 130 hostel reviews
8.7Cleanliness
8.9
Comfort
8.9
Location
9.4
Facilities
8.6
Staff
9.5
Value for money
9.0
Free WiFi
8.5
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End of dialog contentReviewed: 23 April 2024
Chimzimu
MalawiThe location was ideal, close to the city centre and can easily connect to work, school, sporting and many other entertaining places. The staff I met were simply amazing!
Stayed in April 2024
Reviewed: 8 April 2024
Miroslaw
PolandNothing :)
Very friendly place, close to the center. Very helpful staff. A great starting point for many attractions. Breakfast was rather basic
Stayed in April 2024
Reviewed: 14 March 2024
Mikhail
RussiaShower. Struggled with it Lack of light at evening Wifi worked not everywhere
Very nice location, maybe the best area in Arusha Staff were friendly Good wifi at the room
Stayed in February 2024
Reviewed: 4 March 2024
Chiara
ItalyAll in all a very beautiful experience. Being close to the river, you need to make sure they spray the room every day. No big deal, but you might see "undesired guests", small spiders or similar things. Apart from that, the room was very clean.
The place is really cozy, the rooms are very pictoresque bungalows close to the river. Nicely decorated with paintings of jungle animals. Very nice place and nice staff, very helpful.
Stayed in February 2024
Reviewed: 28 January 2024
Julia
United KingdomGreat location and the staff were lovely, gave us recommendations for dinner and answered all our questions.
Stayed in January 2024
Reviewed: 27 January 2024
Christopher
GermanyDon't forget to haggle when you book your safari.
Great host, great breakfast, great safari. Very accommodating.
Stayed in January 2024
Reviewed: 18 January 2024
Judit
HungaryThe restaurant was not working, thus there was no dinner on site and no bar / place for socializing in the evenings.
The location (in the middle of Arusha, next to the creek), the romantic African huts, the syle, the breakfast.
Stayed in January 2024
Reviewed: 15 January 2024
Judit
HungaryThe restaurant is not working thus you are left with no other option than to eat out. As there is no restaurant / are open, no social life that would be crucial for the backpackers to share useful information.
Beautiful green oasis in the middle of Arusha. Ecofriendly accommodation. Cute romantic African huts. Nice breakfast. We will return in July and we hope the restaurant will be open by then,
Stayed in January 2024
Reviewed: 5 January 2024
Nathin
ThailandThe shower pressure is too low.
Staff: Mr. Innocent is everything for the resort. From a warm welcomer to a problem solver. Thank you so much. Location: Hiding in the green with river sound but walking distance to town.
Stayed in January 2024
Reviewed: 2 December 2023
Shannon
CanadaNothing!
Great location - close to town for anything you need, with food/drinks at the attached restaurant, small shop and an ATM just across the street. The beds are comfortable, hot showers with good water pressure, amazing breakfast (included), and the friendliest owner+staff! Very quiet at night, and I loved relaxing on the back porch surrounded by trees and sounds of the river. So perfect I’ve already been back 3 times :)
Stayed in November 2023
Reviewed: 28 November 2023
Ute
MaldivesVery comfy beds, good room size
Stayed in November 2023
Reviewed: 19 November 2023
Desiree
NetherlandsNothing.
Amazing hostel. It's like a green oase in the middle of the busy city. Walking distance from city centre and clock tower. It was my first stop in Tanzania and the staff was so kind and helpfull. Innocent, who works at the reception, helped me with everything, from getting a sim card, to arranging my safari (which was great for a good price), and showing me places to eat, which made me really feel at home. The rooms are clean and comfortable and the breakfast is great. The hostel made the best start of my Tanzania trip and I definitely will come back when visiting Arusha again.
Stayed in November 2023
Reviewed: 14 November 2023
Mark
CanadaFriendly staff
Stayed in October 2023
Reviewed: 19 September 2023
Giraldo
IrelandNothing
Lovely place with great staff they were all very helpful with everything and very close to a lot of things.
Stayed in September 2023
Reviewed: 17 September 2023
Marion
United KingdomGreat location in the Center of Arusha .Breakfast was good and freshly prepared .Bar / Restaurant was friendly and the food was very good .The wee cabins had everything you need .The bed was comfortable .Great overnight stay ready for flights the following day
Stayed in August 2023
Reviewed: 8 September 2023
Jennifer
SwitzerlandWw stayed one night in Kizumba House and everything worked smoothly. A stuff helped us as well to get a SIM card in town and the manager made us the breakfast earlier as scheduled which we found very helpful. Thanks a lot!
Stayed in September 2023
Reviewed: 9 August 2023
Adrianna
PolandGreat place for long and short stay. We were extremely satisfied about the disponibility of the receptionist. Nothing was a problem for him. We arrived late and had a very early departure. He was so kind to walk us to the restaurant (safety reason by night) and prepered an early breakfast at 05:00am. Felt very welcomed from the beginning until the end. Definitely recommend and for sure will be back!
Stayed in August 2023
Reviewed: 21 July 2023
Vander
Belgium-
Location, staff, restaurant, comfortable room
Stayed in July 2023
Reviewed: 10 July 2023
Nasser
OmanSounds of cars passing by near highway, and the windows are not able to be closed completely due to the cold weather in Arusha.
The location of the hotel nearby city center.
Stayed in July 2023
Reviewed: 8 July 2023
Rediet
Kenyathere is only one outlet per room and it is in a very inconvenient position
Fantstic breakfast, very flexible and accommodating. Perfect location, not too noisy and surprisingly green for being in the center of the town.
Stayed in July 2023
Reviewed: 18 June 2023
Corline
NetherlandsVery kind and welcoming personnel.
Stayed in June 2023
Reviewed: 12 June 2023
Mehmet
United KingdomNothing
Everything was amazing - nice staff, breakfast, rooms, can wash clothes there, restaurant in the same compound for lazy nights
Stayed in June 2023
Reviewed: 10 June 2023
Anna
AustriaThe only thing was that the restaurant next to the house, took hours to get the food done, but you don't have to eat there so not that big issue. Except of that it was a really nice stay.
It was a great stay, the host was really friendly. He told us some good tips(barging with people, and so one). We just stay one night but it was a really good place. He even made us breakfast earlier, we really appreciate this.
Stayed in June 2023
Reviewed: 25 May 2023
Amatolu
ArgentinaThe location is good but you need to cross the river to get to downtown. Not a big problem anyway
The guy working there (Inocent) was super kind and helpful. He woke up even earlier just to make my breakfast on both days that I stayed there. The hostel is beautiful, everything is very clean and nice. The terrace is amazing!
Stayed in May 2023
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