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Reviews of Sleep Inn Hotel Kariakoo

3.5 out of 5
Sleep Inn Hotel Kariakoo
Mahiwa Street, Dar es Salaam

Reviews

6.8
Rating 10 - Excellent. 9 out of 35 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 7 out of 35 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 10 out of 35 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 6 out of 35 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 3 out of 35 reviews" "

7.6/10

Cleanliness

7.6/10

Staff & service

5.4/10

Amenities

6.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

6.6/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

6/10 Okay

Ewnetu

Business traveller, Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
It is in crowded area which is not my choice
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2023

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

The hotel is in a location that is pure chaos and needs a lot of repair AC was noisy and the building looks nothing like the photos
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023
Response from Manager on 18 Sept 2023
Thank you for your feedback, we wish you would have informed our Front Desk who are there 24 hours at your service to shift your room if your AC was noisy. We would have happily shifted your room, we also have technician in house to sort small small issues in the room.KIndly advise which room were you staying in so we do the check up again for our future guestsRegards

10/10 Excellent

Stuart

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
City centre location, less than 5mins walk.from where the bus to Dar Es Salaam departs/arrives. Breakfast ok. Room was clean and comfortable and was good value for money.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2022
Response from Mgr on 2 Jan 2023
Thnak you.Welcome back

6/10 Okay

Danish, Chicago

Travelled with family and small children
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Room was so small bathroom door was not getting lock bad smell in room and bed.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2020

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2018

10/10 Excellent

Shaa

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
I love this property. Been staying here since the early 2000s. Cheap, close to city city, and to all that Dar Es Salaam has to offer. I love the evening street meal just outside the hotel. From nyama choma to all the flovored India, Arabic, and persian cuisines. All at the lowest price anybody can afford. I will be there everytime I visit Dar Es Salaam.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
This field is a really dumb thing to require filling out guys.
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2017

10/10 Excellent

Sospeter, Ushirombo/Ushirika,Geita, Tanzania

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
It was nice and Good
Well and good.Nice and it was nearly me, The Hotel is located nearly the City Center Markets Place in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania. I very Interested.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2017

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
nice hotel, the staff very friendly
add the beers, wine or etc. nice hotel without alcoholic beverage is bad
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2017

10/10 Excellent

Krishna

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2017

6/10 Okay

Barry, Vancouver

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Helpful staff
Very few roads are paved in this bottom rank third world city. Kariakoo is not an area for tourists, at all. Beware.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2017

10/10 Excellent

Douglas

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good Value, in a Native neighbourhood
A clean and safe place, with a decent breakfast, but off the main tourist area, on southern Dar-es-Salaam. It is a 10 minute walk form City Mall, which has food stalls, and about 30 minutes' drive form the airport (taxi about 50,000 shillings, Uber about 20,000) It is safe, but quite a dark area at night.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2017

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
All of the staff was very respectful and helpful. The room was small but had everything I needed and was clean. I would recommend this to anyone who wants to stay there. It is downtown and there is easy access to everything.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2017

4/10 Poor

amar joseph, Dubai

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Low budget hotel
its a nice hotel to stay but being in a busy market place its too noisy. Anyone in the corridor is walking u can hear it . The room doors make noise when opened and closed. The vibration / airflow also effects ur room door as it vibrates. Bathroom is compact. Has shower option only. Hot water is thru geyser. The sink is Japanese size while faucet the Arab size so u always spill water. If bathroom door left open funny noise comes from the drainage. This hotel is dry there is no BAR . Breakfast closes at 10 AM. Room service is limited. There is a hawker opposite the hotel which serves nice BBQ and is reasonable $5 for 1/2 grilled chicken. The hotel does not provide any toiletries. The towel is worn out. No slippers are provide.No kettle in the room so no tea or coffee. No bottled water is provided. There is no safe in the room so u need to take care of valuable. Laundry is $1 which is reasonable. if low on budget this is the place to stay. The double bed mattress was well used as if sleeping in a coffin. Which was changed on complaing on the 3rd day of my stay.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2017

6/10 Okay

Joy, zanzibar

Our room was rather small. Hotel staff were friendly but we had difficulty getting hot water, despite complaining. On our departure morning the lock on our door jammed and they sent for a technician. Fortunately I was able to get it open in time to catch our ferry.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2017
Response from Reservations on 8 Jul 2017
Hello, We are sorry for this experience. We will make sure it doesent happen again. We have sat with our service staff. We look forward to see you!

2/10 Terrible

Maggie, Perth, Australia

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Hotel in the picture is NOT Sleep Inn Kariakoo
Located in a highly populated area of town, the first room had no windows and the mildew smell was nauseating. Second room had windows which kept the smell down. A fridge was the only blessing; nothing else. Sadly, it was a case of getting exactly what I paid for. Staff were very friendly. The hotel building is not the one in the photo on Expedia site. I don't recommend this hotel to anyone. Expedia - please revise the listing.

8/10 Good

DINESH

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Value for Money
The stay was comfortable and the staff was very co-operative. The deal was value for money.

4/10 Poor

Croker, London

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Hotel in the city but a bit scary (fearful) place
I had terrible night sleeps. nightmares throughout my stay in that hotel

2/10 Terrible

saifee akil

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very bad , even they didnt serve water also after calling 5 times and area is also very backward

10/10 Excellent

Love to travel, United States

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice hotel
We were in Dar Es Salaam for two days prior to our interantional flight. My mom and I were travelling together. The staff at the Sleep Inn were very nice and accommodating. We needed to purchase an extra bag for our trip home, and the woman at the front desk asked one of the other hotel employees to show us where we could buy a bag. He walked us to a shop that was several blocks away, and also helped us bargain on the price. Very good service.

6/10 Okay

Kyle, Sydney

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Does the job
I stayed at the brand new Sleep Inn Hotel Kariakoo which is a 5 minute walk from the old hotel. The old hotel will show up on Google Maps but the staff are good enough to direct you to the other hotel. The place was clean, comfortable and was fine for an overnight sleep before flying out.

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stay if you must
We stayed here one night as we were going to Zanzibar the next day. Hotel room was not as per description (ie... one towel, no coffee maker, mold on walls). But then Dar es Salem is not our favorite place and maybe this hotels is great in comparison to others. Just don't expect the same quality as in most other countries.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice little room for the price
Nice little room for the price. AC, cable TV, comprehensive brunch and solid wifi signal. The neighborhood isn't slick but it's only a 20-minute walk to the Zanzibar ferry if you're heading that way.

10/10 Excellent

Nancy, B .

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
In between stop
Great place to stay when in Dar . A bit noisy now due to their remodeling.Staff is gracious. their restaurant is fabulous.....no need to find restaurant. Cash only . No alcohol allowed . Staff is good about keeping you safe .
This is street scene right outside of hotel. Mgr told us to not go on street after. 6pm.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort

8/10 Good

Hamisi, Falls Church, VA

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Reasonable place to stay.
Stayed here for two days during the last days of my vacation in Tanzania. I was on transit back to US and stopped in Dar to meet some friends and relatives. The room was in good condition, however, the bathroom needs some renovation. Could help if the towels will be replaced as they were old and not very pleasant for use. The location is convenient if you need to be around the city center.

6/10 Okay

Bernd Dirk

Liked: Staff & service
The service personal was friendly and outstanding, very customer orientated. Although I had to leave earlier than I had planned they organized a quick check out and charged me no additional fee. Remarkable.
Stayed 13 nights in Mar 2024

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2018

4/10 Poor

Dominik, Düsseldorf

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Startpunkt einer Rundreise
Der Flughafenservice hat gut funktioniert, der Check in war problemlos und schnell. Das Zimmer war klein aber funktional. Nach dem Duschen stand das Bad Unterwasser.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2018

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Never ever!
Es war ständig Baustellen- / Strassenlärm zu hören. Das Personal war sehr unfreundlich und absolut nicht zuvorkommend.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2017

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Room comfort

8/10 Good

Anneke, Groningen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
prima keuze
Fijn, schoon en veilig. Prima keus voor een paar dagen in de stad. Behulpzaam en meedenkend personeel en uitstekende kamer. Wifi werkte perfect, lekker warm water in de douche en schoon. Niet helemaal zoals in de beschrijving beloofd maar al met al prima. Zelfs aan de voorkant (kamers met balkon) had ik geen last van overmatig lawaai. Het hotel ligt aan de rand van Kariakoo,bruisend en druk met veel straatverkoop en markten maar ook slechts 10 minuten lopen van het centrum en de haven. Ik was alleen voor business trip maar hotel is ook geschikt voor stedentrip.

4/10 Poor

Martin, Montevideo

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service
CARGARON 2 veces COSTO en TARJETA SIN AUTORIZACIÓN
Hotel en buenas condiciones. Práctica ubicación. Buen wi-fi en habitación. Me cargaron 2 veces el pago en mi tarjeta y no me han devuelto la plata!!!!

4/10 Poor

Hans, Västervik

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