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Reviews of South Beach Resort 3 stars

Kigamboni, Kigamboni, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

#59 of 81 hotels in Dar es Salaam

Guests' Choice

Review score

Based on 69 hotel reviews

6.6

Score breakdown

  • Cleanliness

    7.0

  • Comfort

    6.9

  • Location

    7.4

  • Facilities

    6.6

  • Staff

    7.8

  • Value for money

    6.8

  • Free WiFi

    7.5

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  • Reviewed: 5 November 2023

    7.0
    Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Very quiet location. As described.

    Stayed in November 2023

  • Reviewed: 9 October 2023

    8.0
    Very good
    • Business trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Cleanliness is much lower than standard. Tv is not operative.

    Staff good and cooperative. Location is nice

    Stayed in October 2023

  • Reviewed: 27 August 2023

    7.0
    Good Property - Lot to improve and Maintain the Quality
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Poor room maintenance. AC wasn't properly. No internet (Wi-Fi) facility, even network from Airtel and Vodacom was weak.. Limited food options. Chicken Samosa wasn't fresh. You can imagine the limitation was mentioned about.

    We liked the location. We liked the property. We liked the clean beach We liked the breakfast by the resort

    Stayed in August 2023

  • Reviewed: 21 August 2023

    7.0
    Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 5 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Swiming changing rooms were not clean. Frequent power blackouts

    The food was very good and just enough The staff were caring all the time

    Stayed in August 2023

  • Reviewed: 12 August 2023

    7.0
    A good stay that can be better
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night

    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.

    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.

    Stayed in August 2023

  • Reviewed: 5 February 2023

    6.0
    Very loud, nothing for relax
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 7 nights

    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.

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

    Stayed in November 2022

  • Reviewed: 1 September 2022

    7.0
    Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 8 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    No moskito net. Really a problem.

    Great location. Kind stuff. Great kitchen.

    Stayed in August 2022

  • Reviewed: 12 July 2022

    7.0
    Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 2 nights

    two nights no wifi

    the breakfast was great the location is very nice the beach was great but the road to get there is a bit rough ...

    Stayed in July 2022

  • Reviewed: 8 June 2022

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The staff were very friendly and very helpful. The rooms were clean and comfortable. The beach was amazing with lovely blue water and white sands..breathtaking

    Stayed in June 2022

  • Reviewed: 24 March 2022

    6.0
    Pleasant
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The location. Too far from town. the road to the hotel is rough.

    The Hotel is okay but needs improvement. The bed is comfortable.

    Stayed in March 2022

  • Reviewed: 22 January 2022

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    too many people in the pool; water hygiene at the end of these pool parties was deplorable. they shouldn't allow outside guests to jump in with their clothes on

    nice beach, friendly staff, manager allowed us to keep the room until 2pm

    Stayed in January 2022

  • Reviewed: 24 December 2021

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    The place is nice, but a little bit out of town and the prices are higher considering the location.

    Stayed in December 2021

  • Reviewed: 12 September 2021

    7.0
    Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Our room had some issues. No mosquito net and the walls were a bit shabby. The patio door also didn't lock. Unsure if this was just our room, as it was on the end of the floor, as the other rooms looked a bit better kept as we walked past.

    The pool, facilities, music, staff, beach were all spectacular. Very local, few foreigners.

    Stayed in September 2021

  • Reviewed: 8 June 2021

    7.0
    Great place to stay
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The waiter/waitress were slow and seemed to lack training. Some dishes lacked seasoning making them tasteless.

    The property is well kept and the environment is calm and welcoming.The shower had great pressure and the AC worked perfectly.

    Stayed in June 2021

  • Reviewed: 15 January 2024

    2.0
    The place does not worth the price
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    My room hot water did not work.The water from the tap was redish brown,Amenites needs some repairs.I had to reconnect to the wifi every hour,while the wifi was supposed to be for a day

    Breakfast was ok,nothing special

    Stayed in January 2024

  • Reviewed: 14 January 2024

    4.0
    It’s was okay.
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    I had asked for one room on the ground floor and another on the 1st floor. I got both rooms on the 2nd floor. Bar and kitchen both close at 9.30. Prices were very very over priced.

    Less crowd

    Stayed in January 2024

  • Reviewed: 8 January 2024

    5.0
    Fair, good food.
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The place requires some renovations and new touch. Looks old and some things broken down, rusty, etc

    Nice beach location and good food

    Stayed in January 2024

  • Reviewed: 17 August 2023

    4.0
    Disappointing second stay in South Beach
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 2 nights

    If you are coming here to relax, forget it. It is opened to externals during the day, having even schools coming with more than 50 students, large groups swimming.Letting people swim in their clothes made the pool even dirtier. Very noisy with loud music from 11am all day long, we requested if they could put it a bit down but they wouldn't. We had to shout at each other if we wanted to talk. Restaurant : mind that some dishes will be spicy even if you ask for non spicy food and that they will charge you for it even if you couldn't eat it and got it returned to the kitchen. Issues were the same on our first stay but we were hoping they would have improved. Breakfast : very limited choice and all dishes empty when you arrive at 9am. At the end, check the bill as they charged us more than what was agreed on booking.com We then had to justify ourselves with emails until the manager came to clear it out with us, proving to the reception staff that they had overcharged us.

    It's the second time we came here, last time in December 2022. Great beautiful beach with clean water. The hotel has a big potential thanks to it's location. The pool is big / however would need some maintenance. Some good food when the order is respected. Very comfortable beds and large bedrooms.

    Stayed in August 2023

  • Reviewed: 12 June 2023

    9.0
    Its a refreshing stay
    • Business trip
    • Family with young children
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night

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

    Stayed in June 2023

  • Reviewed: 1 June 2023

    5.0
    Roll your windows up when leaving the facility. Someone will reach in and steal your phone.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 12 nights

    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!

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

    Stayed in May 2023

  • Reviewed: 24 May 2023

    4.0
    I will not stay there again and tell friends not to go there.
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 5 nights

    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.

    Nothing at all.

    Stayed in May 2023

  • Reviewed: 10 February 2023

    9.0
    All in all its a good place to stay with family...nice breakfast
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

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

    Workers especially, Christina... Very charming

    Stayed in February 2023

  • Reviewed: 31 January 2023

    1.0
    its not a good place as in the pictures
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    dirty

    nothing

    Stayed in January 2023

  • Reviewed: 6 December 2022

    5.0
    Passable
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The music is too loud that one cannot rest/relax in peace. Breakfirst is not good.

    The environment and the location is good.

    Stayed in December 2022

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