Deluxe Double Room, Pool View | Balcony

Reviews of Serene Hotel

3.5 out of 5
Serene Hotel
Africana Drive, Mbezi Beach, Dar es Salaam

Reviews

6.8
Rating 10 - Excellent. 8 out of 20 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 4 out of 20 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 1 out of 20 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 2 out of 20 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 5 out of 20 reviews" "

7.0/10

Cleanliness

7.8/10

Staff & service

6.0/10

Amenities

6.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

5.4/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Julius

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Services from ALL friendly employees were fantabulous. There are no words that I can express how thankful I'm. But from the top, middle and bottom of my heart, I say thank you guys. Keep doing good job.
Stayed 9 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Darien

Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2023
Response from benard on 22 Oct 2023
Dear Darian,We value your feedback, thank you so much!

10/10 Excellent

macalister f

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
was booked into a room (Serene Annex) different from that reserved. however, the manager was swift to change my room the next morning and thus the stay was pleasant thanks to her prompt actions
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2023
Response from Denna on 3 Aug 2023
Thank you very much for taking your time to review on our property, we humbly appriciate,We look forwad to welcome you againRegardsAnna Khaday Reservation Manager

2/10 Terrible

Alijaffer

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
If you want to come out crying after your stay, then please choose this place. The pool was dirty. I asked for a room on the ground floor, but they gave a 1st floor room which gave my mother difficulties in walking up the stairs. The AC was leaking. The fan in the room kept turning on and off like it has a mind of its own. The TV was not turning on. There was no kettle in the room despite being advertised. The food was distasteful and gave my father an upset stomach. The surrounding area was noisy because a hall was booked. The owner has two properties under his name and misadvertised this hotel as the other one and I got fooled into booking it. For breakfast there was only one table available, so if you wanted to eat you had to wait for another family to finish eating first. There was a 20 minute wait. Lousy.
Response from benard on 13 Jan 2023
Dear Jaffer,We have read your comments on your parents stay with us.Kindly accept our apologies where we did not meet your expectations. We have however not mis-advertised our properties.Yes, we have 2 properties separated by road and 800 meters apart. The Serene Hotel is a low budget hotel as compared to the Beach Resort which offers 3 star standard facilities.We hope to host you in the Beach Resort next time you plan a stay with us.

4/10 Poor

Michael

Business traveller, Travelled with group
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The water smells really bad and was so dirty. You cannot take bath with that water. The pool was also the same, not clean and we couldn't swim. The breakfast service was good, and the receptionists were so great
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2022
Response from Benard on 4 Nov 2022
Dear Michael,Thank you for your review.We would like to apologize sincerely for the inconveniences that you had regarding the water. We have since discovered the source of the problem and corrective action has been taken.We trust that we can be able to continue offering better services to our guests to enjoy their stay with us.Benard

10/10 Excellent

Samarri Mersaea

Business traveller, Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Serenity at Serene Hotel!
We recommend Serene hotel for a budget friendly stay with beach access in walking distance. You will be met with hospitality and friendly staff. We would give this property a 4 out of 5 considering affordability and location. Enjoy your stay!
Stayed 5 nights in Aug 2022
Response from Benard on 18 Oct 2022
Thank you Samarri for giving us a thumps up recommendation!We are excited and fully committed to make it a better place for more enjoyment of our guests.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Business traveller, Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Extended Stay at Serene!
This reservation was an extension of our initial stay at Serene Hotel. The property is a bit outdated, but the staff is friendly and accommodating. We would recommend this stay for a budget friendly option on White Sands in beautiful Dar es Salaam! Enjoy your stay!
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2022
Response from Benard on 18 Oct 2022
Dear Valued Guest,We appreciate your kind review and appreciate the recommendation.Looking forward to welcome you when you are in Tanzania next!

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Business traveller, Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Budget-Friendly White Sands Stay!
Overall, our stay at Serene Hotel was pleasant. The staff went above and beyond to make our stay pleasurable and to assist with any needs. With that said, the property is a bit outdated and the rooms could use some updating. We also would have loved to enjoy some of the property amenities like the outdoor bar, but being offseason, quite a bit was not operating or in use. We recommend Serene hotel for a budget friendly stay with beach access in walking distance. You will be met with hospitality and friendly staff. We would give this property a 4 out of 5 considering affordability and location. Enjoy your stay!
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2022
Response from Benard on 18 Oct 2022
Thank you Valued Guest for the great recommendation and advice to keep on improving the property.We are gradually upgrading the rooms and other facilities.The bar is now reopened to our guests.Thank you.

10/10 Excellent

Kaila

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The facility is very clean and elegant. I would stay here again!
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2022
Response from benard on 2 Aug 2022
Thank you so much Kaila for your kind remarks!

2/10 Terrible

Michelle, Hood river

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
DANGER! DO NOT STAY HERE! Please, this place is a scam. The bar manager tried to extort money from us saying we bought an entire bottle of Bombay Saphire, when we only ordered gin and tonics and had already paid our bill and tipped the bartender. We were harassed in the middle of the night by the bartender and hotel lady. Then when we were checking out the next morning the manager would not let us leave. We asked them to call the police for help, but they would not. Stay somewhere else where you'll be safer.
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2022
Response from Benard on 14 Feb 2022
Michelle, The Management has noted this disturbing incident and are reviewing it even through aid of CCTV to establish the circumstances. In the meantime, accept our sincere apologies for any inconveniences caused and it would never be the intention of the Hotel Management to subject or let our valued guests be subjected to any sort of extortion or fraud whatsoever. Please note that the Bar Services are outsourced and not directly linked to Hotel Management, however we shall present this case to the Bar Management to investigate and take appropriate action on the staff involved. Benard Managing Consultant

2/10 Terrible

Adam

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Don't stay here!
The Serena Hotel is old with no care for basic upkeep. The services were nonexistant with the exception of the outside bar/lounge that they invested all their capital. Even the breakfast was prepared elsewhere and didn't even have condiments like salt for the boiled eggs. Do yourself a favor and just skip this place. You will regret it if you go.
Stayed 5 nights in Dec 2021
Response from benard on 5 Jan 2022
Adam, Thanks for your review. You are entitled to your opinion which does not necessarily have to influence others who have had positive good things about our hotel at the value of the money that one pays.

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2021
Response from benard on 26 Jul 2021
thank you for your review

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Amenities
Don't expect any covid precautions whatsoever. Zero. Internet works in half the hotel - this is a place that is SCREAMING loud until 5am. However, some of the restaurant and bar staff are very kind people.
Stayed 6 nights in May 2021
Response from benard on 1 Jul 2021
Dear Valued Guest, We are sorry for the bad experience that you may have had during your stay. Our management takes note and assures to work on improving the areas that have been mentioned.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2019
Response from Benard on 2 Jan 2020
Hello Valued Guest, We appreciate your posting review.

8/10 Good

Sola, Atlanta

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Serene hotel is a really nice hotel and offers a traveler nice accommodation at a reasonable price.A/C cold,wi-fi consistent and reliable.Very few power outages over a 7 day period.Hotel staff very attentive and courteous. Room maintained and cleaned. Facility safe and secure and no rif-raf at nights. On Sunday there is church held in the conference room for a couple hours however it never disturbed my sleep. Perhaps only complaint I can make is weak water pressure in shower however I didn’t travel here for strong shower pressure lol I would definitely return and recommend
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2019
Response from Benard on 2 Jan 2020
Dear Sola, We are excited to read your review on our hotel facilities and services and are glad as well that you enjoyed your stay. We look forward to seeing you again soon whenever you plan for a holiday or business visit to Tanzania. Have a great and prosperous New Year 2020.

10/10 Excellent

Ulrikke

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2019
Response from Benard on 15 Aug 2019
Dear Ulrikke, Thank you for staying with us and your compliment review. We highly appreciate and trust that you will find another time while visiting Tanzania to stay with us. Kind regards

8/10 Good

Andreas

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Preis-Leistung ist ok. Alles schon etwas älter mit wenig Restaurationsaufwand erhalten. Es gibt einen Lieferservice für Speisen aus dem Serene Beach Resort. Von da kommt auch das Frühstück, irgendwann morgens. Die Organisation ist verbesserungswürdig. Keine aktuelle Speisekarte, Mehrmals nur Teillieferungen. Nur zur Info, das Frühstück ist eher afrikanisch als Kontinental, aber gut. Ich fahre nochmal hin.
Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2022
Response from Benard on 29 Nov 2022
Dear Andreas,\Thank you for your feedback on our services.We are endeavoring to renovate the facility for better quality rooms and services.

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Hotel ist nur für junge Party Menschen - Laut bis zum anderen Morgen - Für das Frühstück wird man in Schwester Hotel gefahren >> aber für den Rückweg gab es kein Taxi - Badezimmer ALT und verbraucht - Pool und drum herum total ungepflegt - NIE Wieder - Serene Hotel >> Auch nicht das Schwester Hotel - Unterirdisch - LAUT
Stayed 13 nights in May 2021
Response from benard on 1 Jul 2021
Dear Valued guest, We appreciate the time and effort you have taken to review our facilities and services. We are sincerely sorry for the inconveniences that you experienced over the music in the bar, but have also made changes to the layout to ensure that the music does not disturb back in the rooms. benard

10/10 Excellent

Heinz

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2020
Response from benard on 29 Dec 2020
Thank you

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Das personal war super freundlich, teilweise verständnisprobleme, da sie nicht gut englisch redeten Ausstattung grauenhaft
Stayed 7 nights in Oct 2019
Response from Benard on 14 Oct 2019
Dear Guest, Thank you for taking your time to appreciate our services and staff friendliness. Perhaps we would have known specifically what facilities are horrible you referred then it would help us to improve for our guests comfort and satisfaction. Thank you.