Reviews of Serena Hotel Dar
Wildlife sightings and reviews
89 independent comments and wildlife information from our travellers who have visited Serena Hotel Dar and kindly agreed to share their thoughts. They do not necessarily represent the views of Expert Africa
Mr & Mrs I
UK
"Serena Hotel Dar review"
1 night Arrived 7 Oct 2023
"Nice Hotel, bit dated but fine for our overnight stays."
See all these reviews: 10n in Tanzania
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good
Location:
Good
Service:
Good
Rooms:
Good
Food:
Good
Mr & Mrs N
London
"Serena Hotel Dar review"
1 night Arrived 23 Sep 2023
"Good choice for a 1 night stay at the beginning of the holiday.
Would stay again." See all these reviews: 8n in Tanzania
Would stay again." See all these reviews: 8n in Tanzania
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent
Rooms:
Good
Food:
Excellent
Mr &
Mrs S, Oxford
"Serena Hotel Dar review"
1 night Arrived 14 Sep 2023
"We didn’t see much of this hotel as we arrived at about 11pm and left just after 8am. The room was large and air conditioned. The staff were helpful and the breakfast was good.
For us, the most useful aspect of the hotel was the very friendly mini mart inside the hotel, which provided us with toiletries after one of our bags was lost by KLM. The main I opened at 8am, which enabled us to get what we needed and get back to the airport for our transfer." See all these reviews: 11n in Tanzania
For us, the most useful aspect of the hotel was the very friendly mini mart inside the hotel, which provided us with toiletries after one of our bags was lost by KLM. The main I opened at 8am, which enabled us to get what we needed and get back to the airport for our transfer." See all these reviews: 11n in Tanzania
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good
Rooms:
Good
Facilities:
Good
Food:
Good
Mr & Mrs H.
Surrey
"Serena Hotel Dar review"
1 night Arrived 26 Jul 2023
"We only stayed here one night but the staff were really friendly and professional, the pool area was much appreciated after our flights and food was perfect."
See all these reviews: 6n in Zanzibar; 5n in Tanzania
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Facilities:
Excellent
Mr & Mrs L
the UK
"Serena Hotel Dar review"
1 night Arrived 20 Jul 2023
"A lovely, safe hotel with an excellent quiet pool and pool bar."
See all these reviews: 5n in Tanzania; 5n in Zanzibar
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent
Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Excellent
Mr & Mrs H
UK
"Serena Hotel Dar review"
1 night Arrived 8 Jul 2023
"A large very comfortable hotel on the peninsula in Dar.
We had a large well equipped room and ate in the hotel as we were only staying for one night before an early pick up to go back to the airport.
The service in a quiet restaurant was pretty slow on this visit." See all these reviews: 17n in Tanzania
We had a large well equipped room and ate in the hotel as we were only staying for one night before an early pick up to go back to the airport.
The service in a quiet restaurant was pretty slow on this visit." See all these reviews: 17n in Tanzania
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good
Location:
Good
Service:
Good
Rooms:
Good
Food:
Good
Rusty Hudak
Stow, OH
"Serena Hotel Dar review"
1 night Arrived 6 Jul 2023
"We got there late and left early the next day, so not too much to comment on. But it’s a very nice hotel."
See all these reviews: 10n in Tanzania
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Good
Service:
Excellent
Facilities:
Excellent
Mr & Mrs H
UK
"Serena Hotel Dar review"
1 night Arrived 22 Jun 2023
"A large very comfortable hotel on the peninsula in Dar.
We had a large well equipped room and ate in the hotel as we were only staying for one night before an early pick up to go back to the airport." See all these reviews: 17n in Tanzania
We had a large well equipped room and ate in the hotel as we were only staying for one night before an early pick up to go back to the airport." See all these reviews: 17n in Tanzania
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good
Location:
Good
Service:
Good
Rooms:
Good
Food:
Good
Mr&Mrs I
Suffolk
"Serena Hotel Dar review"
1 night Arrived 2 Mar 2023
"A busy hotel as you would expect as city based but good quality rooms and restaurants excellent, spacious clean and staff service friendly and welcoming."
See all these reviews: 17n in Tanzania
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good
Rooms:
Good
Food:
Good
Facilities:
Good
Service:
Good
Activities:
Good
Mr W
Essex
"Serena Hotel Dar review"
1 night Arrived 13 Feb 2023
"Not much to say about this hotel. It does what it says on the tin.
It’s a large international business standard hotel ideal for an overnight stay in Dar. This was my post flight hotel to give me a little time to recover from the overnight flight from the UK before a 6 hour drive to Kilwa.
The room was clean and comfortable. I spent a little time in the terrace bar, had a nice meal and read my book before crashing for the rest of the day.
Breakfast was a buffet with a large selection of foods on offer." See all these reviews: 14n in Tanzania
It’s a large international business standard hotel ideal for an overnight stay in Dar. This was my post flight hotel to give me a little time to recover from the overnight flight from the UK before a 6 hour drive to Kilwa.
The room was clean and comfortable. I spent a little time in the terrace bar, had a nice meal and read my book before crashing for the rest of the day.
Breakfast was a buffet with a large selection of foods on offer." See all these reviews: 14n in Tanzania
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good
Location:
Good
Service:
Good
Rooms:
Good
Food:
Good
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