Reviews of Arusha Coffee Lodge
Wildlife sightings and reviews
34 independent comments and wildlife information from our travellers who have visited Arusha Coffee Lodge and kindly agreed to share their thoughts. They do not necessarily represent the views of Expert Africa
Ali
United Kingdom
"Arusha Coffee Lodge review"
2 nights Arrived 23 Aug 2024
"While the plantation room was good and the restaurant food, and service and general ambience of the place good, unfortunately our stay was marred by a nearby local disco that went on very loudly until the early hours of the morning, meaning we did not get much sleep!
It is also quite a touristy venue with many people arriving for a buffet/ bbq lunch experience here in the day time, and to visit the Shanga workshops and shop.
It was nice to see a few velvet monkeys here though.
Tip… try not to stay on a weekend as you may have a sleepless night due to local celebrations nearby!" See all these reviews: 8n in Tanzania
It is also quite a touristy venue with many people arriving for a buffet/ bbq lunch experience here in the day time, and to visit the Shanga workshops and shop.
It was nice to see a few velvet monkeys here though.
Tip… try not to stay on a weekend as you may have a sleepless night due to local celebrations nearby!" See all these reviews: 8n in Tanzania
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Average
Location:
Good
Service:
Good
Activities:
Average
Rooms:
Good
Food:
Good
Facilities:
Good
Brydon
UK
"Arusha Coffee Lodge review"
1 night Arrived 17 Jan 2024
"Our KLM flight was cancelled so was rerouted via Kenyan … arrived 12 hours later than scheduled … straight to Coffee Lodge for breakfast … very nice indeed"
See all these reviews: 10n in Tanzania
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent
Mrs C
Leyburn
"Arusha Coffee Lodge review"
1 night Arrived 2 Nov 2022
"we arrived late and left the next morning so difficult to make much comment."
See all these reviews: 16n in Tanzania; 3n in Seychelles; 1n in Kenya
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good
Location:
Excellent
Service:
Good
Facilities:
Good
Rooms:
Good
Food:
Good
Mr & Mrs A.
Oregon
"Arusha Coffee Lodge review"
1 night Arrived 2 Oct 2021
"We were only there a short time, however, they accommodated an early arrival on my part and were available to still offer a meal when my wife arrived late that evening.
Very tastefully decorated room.
They also managed to recognize that my wife left her bathroom bag in the room and brought it to us (at a run) prior to us departing on our safari." See all these reviews: 11n in Tanzania
Very tastefully decorated room.
They also managed to recognize that my wife left her bathroom bag in the room and brought it to us (at a run) prior to us departing on our safari." See all these reviews: 11n in Tanzania
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent
Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Excellent
Ms T.
OC, CA
"Arusha Coffee Lodge review"
3 nights Arrived 11 Sep 2021
"Lovely rooms. Comfortable beds.
Food was great. Service excellent." See all these reviews: 11n in Tanzania
Food was great. Service excellent." See all these reviews: 11n in Tanzania
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent
Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Average
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Excellent
Mr A
Washington DC
"Arusha Coffee Lodge review"
2 nights Arrived 31 Jul 2021
"A really luxurious stopover for those poised to transfer to a camp somewhere in distant Tanzania.
The dark wood bungalows are both beautiful and comfortable. Each has its own private deck.
The grounds are a working coffee plantation, which is at once attractive and intriguing. (The tour of the plantation is a pleasant little diversion.) The food and service are of sufficiently high quality that locals come in just for meals (especially brunch).
A very pleasant place that we'd be happy to visit again." See all these reviews: 12n in Tanzania; 12n in Zimbabwe
The dark wood bungalows are both beautiful and comfortable. Each has its own private deck.
The grounds are a working coffee plantation, which is at once attractive and intriguing. (The tour of the plantation is a pleasant little diversion.) The food and service are of sufficiently high quality that locals come in just for meals (especially brunch).
A very pleasant place that we'd be happy to visit again." See all these reviews: 12n in Tanzania; 12n in Zimbabwe
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent
Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Excellent
Mr Steve
Hope Valley
"Arusha Coffee Lodge"
1 night Arrived 11 Sep 2019
"We were only at the Coffee Lodge for 1 night at the beginning of our trip, but we had an excellent time there."
See all these reviews: 12n in Tanzania; 4n in Zanzibar
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent
Location:
Good
Service:
Excellent
Rooms:
Good
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Good
R&K
Castle Rock CO
"Excellent location next to Arusha Airport"
1 night Arrived 11 Jul 2019
"Immediately adjacent to Arusha airport (not noisy) but incredibly convenient."
See all these reviews: 7n in Tanzania; 3n in Zanzibar
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent
Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Rooms:
Good
Food:
Good
Steve Steph
New York
"Good jumping point"
1 night Arrived 17 Jun 2019
"Although we were here under 24 hours it was a nice stay and a wonderful lodge. We had one small issue with the dinner as they didn't honour our half board and charged for dinner.
However, Expert Africa was prompt to resolve the issue and refund the full amount - no questions asked!" See all these reviews: 6n in Tanzania
However, Expert Africa was prompt to resolve the issue and refund the full amount - no questions asked!" See all these reviews: 6n in Tanzania
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good
Location:
Excellent
Service:
Good
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Good
Facilities:
Excellent
Mr P
Sai Kung
"Arusha Coffee Lodge review"
1 night Arrived 25 Oct 2017
"Just aeffecient and convenient short stay but"
See all these reviews: 8n in Tanzania
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good
Location:
Good
Service:
Good
Rooms:
Good
Food:
Average
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