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Reviews of Hotel South Beach Resort

3 out of 5
Hotel South Beach Resort
Kigamboni, P. O. Box 3034, Dar es Salaam

Reviews

6.8
Rating 10 - Excellent. 10 out of 36 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 7 out of 36 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 9 out of 36 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 6 out of 36 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 4 out of 36 reviews" "

6.8/10

Cleanliness

7.0/10

Staff & service

9.4/10

Amenities

6.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

10/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

2/10 Terrible

Bryan

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Naima

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
We had a great time with my family.i really didn't want to live.wanted to stay longer.all employees where very friendly and helpful. I will go back again
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2023

10/10 Excellent

Errick, Coral Springs

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
location was by the ocean
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2021

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Serene clean beach, wonderfully integrated into the environment. Upgrade in facility infrastructure, elevator needed to support service staff, to minimize if not to eliminate injury to guest and staff.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2021

4/10 Poor

DAVE

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nov 2020 South Beach
Hotel room was poor, general condition needed lifting, cobwebs, flaking paint, stained bed linen in places, paper thin pillows, mattress needs upgrading please, generally needed some investment as the beach was very nice. It has a useful restaurant, bar, its main feature is the generous thatched roof over the building. Staff were very willing. I loved its location, less muzungu tourists, lovely beach. The pool looked ominous bredda.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2020

10/10 Excellent

Miriam

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Best Resort / Hotel in Dar Es Salaam!
Amazing location, friendly staff, professional manager on site... And literally 100 feet away from the ocean! Amenities: *hot water *free wifi *swimming pool *restaurant *bar *mosquito nets *room service or large beautiful outdoor dining area *beach front property!! *Daily housekeeping Great for a romantic getaway, business trip, or family vacation with young children. It's just minutes away from major shopping malls, grocery stores and banks / atms for your convenience. This resort also has a full professional kitchen with several chefs each specializing in various generas of food which is why thier menu successfully encompasses American, Asian, Indian and Italian cuisine. If you're visiting Tanzania, make sure to go to Kigamboni..... And when you visit Kigamboni, don't even think about going anywhere else or you'll be missing out on an amazing experience!
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2020

10/10 Excellent

Serge

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2019

4/10 Poor

Danilo, Basel

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Not worth it
The picture of the Hotel they have on the website is misleading: the beach is not directly in from of the hotel: you must walk 200m or so, passing in the swimmingpool area first (so no sand close to the hotel). The food and anything else is extremely overpriced compared to its value. Surprisingly you pay 15000 tzs for a juice (from carton), whereas in the previous 3* hotel where I was I could pay 15000 for juice (the same one) plus a complete meal.

10/10 Excellent

Mickey, UK.

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful beach and comfortable hotel
Check in was smooth and staff are attentive and fun, rooms are simple and comfortable. Beach and water was just gorgeous. They're Indian and seafood was excellent.

8/10 Good

Hayley, Brisbane

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great!
This was the best holiday of my life. South Beach hotel has the most amazing atmosphere, especially on a Saturday night. And to top it off, the food was incredible; the staff were super-helpful (and spoke good English) and the rooms were clean and comfortable. Thank you!

4/10 Poor

Leon, Vancouver, BC

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Only better for Beach experience not Hotel
It was terrible. Far from the ferries, they dont have transportation for guests, terrible staffing at night because when I arrived there almost everyone was asleep. I did not get any food because they dont do that service over night and the room condition is just very mediocre like a cheap hostel room. The food the following day was overpriced for no reason at all because for breakfast was simply very plain fried eggs and expensive tosts, and even there is no any professional customer care whats so ever. I would not go back there for a hotel experience or stay overnight. I would simply just go for a fresh expensinve Beach experience because they have it nice there but super expensive again.

4/10 Poor

Gin pin, London

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
What a dump
Very smelly room , very poor condition, windiest beach ever been on, so overpriced and nightmare to get to by the ferry route would not recommend

10/10 Excellent

ASN, Tanzania

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A Wonderful Surprise!
I was a bit unsure of the hotel do to the mixed nature of the reviews but decided to give it a shot, and what a great surprise! The location is awesome and the staff all smiling and warm ready to assist at anything they can. The food was delicious, their barbecue chicken (reshmi kebab?) and the indian dishes were fantastic. I am a curry lover and the tikka masala was just great! The breakfast was a surprise too as they brought out a local indian bread that is not only great to look at (puffed up like a balloon when it arrives) but went great with the eggs. The rooms are decent sized, a little bit on the older side, but very comfortable and clean. The bathrooms were average. Overall, I will definitely return for the location, the staff, the food and the beautiful pool and white sandy beaches.

8/10 Good

Simon, Addis

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Friendly, efifcient good service, a great place to unwind by the beach and or pool for a day/night.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Disliked: Staff & service, room comfort

6/10 Okay

Bejani

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Needed a quiet place and found it to be perfect.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

beach resort
We booked this place for one overnight in Dar Es Salaam. We thought it was close to the airport and it really wasn't and you had to take a ferry across an inlet to get to s. beach where this place is. Took us two hours to get there including the ferry time. If you have multiple nights to stay there, I think it would be a cool place to land yourself and get out of the city and hang on the beach. This place reminded me of a beach resort.

2/10 Terrible

Dennis

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
very far ,not convinient
very far ,not good service ,no phone in the room was working ,no hot water ,no internet ,very different info was on line for the reservation that is down there

10/10 Excellent

John, London

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent beach front location and helpful staff
After a long and challenging day in Dar es Salaam we were met by friendly staff who bent over backwards to accomodate our needs. We enjoyed a splendid meal and a few drinks at the well equipped bar and the management made every effort to ensure our stay was comfortable, and even offered to assist us with our early morning transportation requirements. The setting of the hotel, and the quaint ferry ride across the bay helps you forget that you are near the chaos of the city, and if I am ever back in Dar I would be happy to stay at South Beach again.

4/10 Poor

Sudhakar, Bangalore

Disliked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Avoid South Beach Resort, if you are on business !
First of all, it was a wrong choice I made while booking b'coz it is a Hotel for holidaying / relaxing whereas the purpose of my visit was business. The room looked good in pic. in the internet - which was the culprit; so I did not take any more pics. ! The rooms are not cozy ( the bed was full of insect drop outs ) & the shower & taps were not working, later I changed the room, which was slightly better for these items. However, in the evening this entire place was full of energy with music & dance with 100's of people all over the place ! Again, on Sunday the loud music starts in the morning which goes on upto 10.30 P.M. non-stop ! Then the approach from A'port / city is a nightmare as every time you need to cross the sea back waters by a ferry which would take > an hour on both directions. Also this place is very far from the a'port & they charge $50/- & $40/- to any other place in the city, whereas it is $3/- max. for all other cabs in city !! This is absolute cheating !

2/10 Terrible

RI, New york city

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
DO NOT STAY HERE IF YOU LOVE YOUR LIFE
HOTEL IS 1.5 HOURS FROM THE AIRPORT HOTEL INFESTED WITH BED BUGS AND MOSQUITOS STALE FOOD SERVED IN THE RESTAURANT SERVICE STAFF INEFFICIENT AND UNTRAINED WIFI IS 10000 TZ FOR ONE HOUR. THE UPKEEP OF THE FACILITY MAKES IT APPEAR LIKE A FILTHY TRAIN STATION THAN A RESORT. THE INDIAN MANAGER WHO IS INCHARGE OF THE UPKEEP IS ARROGANT AND HAS AN ATTITUDE. A WEBSITE LIKE EXPEDIA.COM SHOULD DROP THIS HOTEL FROM THE SEARCH ALTOGETHER.

10/10 Excellent

Frank, Denmark

Business traveller, Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Value for money. Exellent food. Friendly staff. Very good service.
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2019

8/10 Good

Gitte, Danmark

Liked: Staff & service
Afstressende.
Vi (min mand og jeg) havde nogle meget hyggelige og afslappende dage på hotellet. Personalet er meget venlige og vil gøre alt for at gøre os tilfredse. Maden er super og specielt i weekenderne kommer der mange besøgende til stedet, -isaer for at benytte poolen. Poolen rengøres jævnligt og generelt er rengøring og service udmærket til prisen. Vi kunne kun være trygge ved at bestille taxi via hotellet og f.eks få følgeskab ind til den lille by der ligger ca.400meter fra hotellet. Her kan man se det lokale markeder og div. håndværk i fuld aktivitet. der er mulighed for at købe malerier og div. batik. Stranden er speciel, da der er meget aendring pga. tidevandet. Der samles let meget tang og andet (desværre også plastik fra skibene på havet) ved højvande og det ligger på stranden når der er lavvand. Men vandet er klart og med store bølger man kan ride på. Et skoentstedvi gerne kommer tilbage til. Lars og Gitte

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Hankalassa paikassa
Olin marraskuun alussa South Beach Resortin lähes ainoa asukas, eikä ihme, hotelli sijaitsee sen verran hankalan (lautta)matkan takana. Hotelli hinnoittelee juomat ja ruuat yläkanttiin - mikä onkin helppoa sillä asukkaan on hankala niitä muualtakaan hankkia. Eli jos menet niin ota riittävästi ainakin pullovettä mukaan. Ranta ihan ok, mutta hotelli varoittelee vierailijoita kävelemästä "väärään suuntaan". Hotellin vartioinnista ei tullut itselle turvallinen vaan turvaton olo.

10/10 Excellent

Mats, Säter

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Mycket bra service
Bekväma rum som hela tiden hölls rena av utmärkt personal Läget är något avsides men hotellet ställer upp med transporter till hyggliga priser. Högklassig mat, mycket variationsrik. Pool och hav passade bra efter 14 dagar i bushen

10/10 Excellent

Cecilie, Oslo

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Unik service!
Jeg ankom dette hotellet etter noen flotte dager på Zanzibar. Noen vil nok finne det noe ubeleilig at hotellet ikke ligger i sentrum av Dar es Salaam (du bruker ca 40 min fra flyplassen til hotellet, og du må ta ferge), men dette er tvert om en fordel. Du slipper byens tjas og mas, og kan nyte ferien din i ro og mak. Servicen på hotellet er unik, og personalet er alltid på pletten for å tilfredstille dine ønsker. Hotellet har også svært høy sikkerhet (noe som er svært verdisatt i Dar es Salaam), med flere sikkerhetssperrer, høy mur, og et stort antall vakter. Rommene er enkelt, men pent innredet, med gode senger og deilig sengetøy. Trykket i dusjen er sterkt og godt. Jeg vil anbefale deg/dere å bestille taxi gjennom hotellet både ved ankomst og avreise, til tross for at dette er noe dyrere. Grunnen er at dette er svært mye enklere og tryggere.

6/10 Okay

Lucas, Sthlm

Bra beach men service mest för daggäster på helgen
Mycket folk (daggäster) på helgen, då fanns även service. Beachen var bra och badvänlig. Rummen OK men saknade kylskåp. Daggästerna (mestadels unga vuxna tanzanianer) visade ingen hänsyn till barn i poolen. Hög musik spelade långt in på natten. På måndag försvann servicen, det fanns inte ens toapapper på toaletterna vid omklädningsrummen. Hotellet passar inte affärsresenärer, för oss tog det 3h från flygplatsen till hotellet en lördag förmiddag.

6/10 Okay

Sara

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
TREVLIGA PERSONAL, HJÄLPSAM. TRYGG O SÄKERT. Vi hade penga i hotelet, d känndes trygg ändå. läge var bra fasten utanför av samhgället. Fint stränd.

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Har redan tidigare skicka info, ni bör se över ert kontrakt med detta hotell.

8/10 Good

Carina

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Underbart läge på en bred sandstrand. God mat och bra service. Trevligt poolområde och en underbar utsikt från balkongen. Kan mycket väl tänka mig att återvända. Enda minus var toaletterna på rummen som måste fråschas upp.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Langt fra Dar es Salaam, men fin strand!
Stranden er fin men anbefales ikke som et resort der man bør være lenge, veldig lite folk til å være høysesong! Rommene er ikke til å skryte av men hadde fordi om mange fine opplevelser med hotellet!

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Fin strand, men langt fra Dar es Salaam
Stranden hotellet ligger ved er veldig vakker, men hotellet er ikke til å skryte av - det er helt ok. Beliggenheten er vakker, MEN utrolig langt fra Dar es Salaam og veldig tungvindt å komme seg dit! Vi brukte hotellet som "lay over" og det fungerte dårlig..

6/10 Okay

sisis

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service
trés bon juste un cher

6/10 Okay

Christian

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Strand tæt på Dar
Hotellet havde ikke internet. Kunne dog låne deres PC. Dejlig strand ikke muligt at snorkle. Mange dagsgæster. Ok hvis man har et par dage ellers vil jeg klart anbefale en tur til Zanzibar.

8/10 Good

Fredrik, Örebro

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
South Beach Resort - Underbar stand
Ok hotell med underbart standläge. Resturangen är kanske lite mer matsal än resturang men maten är det inget fel på. På helger är det mycket dag/bad besökare och det spelas hög musik som kan vara störande. Vi var där över påskhelgen och poolen var överbefolkad från em till kväll. Det är standen som är den stora behållningen, den slår det mesta jag har besökt. En nackdel kan vara att det ligger lite off, dvs utbudet av butiker mm i närheten av hotellet är starkt begränsat. Avståndet till Dar es Salaam är ca 10km men begränsas av att man måste använda färjan vid Kigamboni, vilken kan ha 2 timmars väntetid även om färjan bara tar 10 min.