Reviews of Southern Sun
Wildlife sightings and reviews
179 independent comments and wildlife information from our travellers who have visited Southern Sun and kindly agreed to share their thoughts. They do not necessarily represent the views of Expert Africa
Ms C & Ms B
London
"Southern Sun (formerly the Holiday Inn) review"
1 night Arrived 19 Aug 2010
"Perfectly comfortable and well placed. The staff were helpful and pleasant"
See all these reviews: 12n in Tanzania
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good
Location:
Good
Service:
Good
Facilities:
Good
Rooms:
Good
Food:
Good
Mr & Mrs M
Suffolk
"Southern Sun (formerly the Holiday Inn) review"
1 night Arrived 31 Jul 2010
"An excellent choice for our ovenight in Dar. The service and food were excellent and very good value for money."
See all these reviews: 6n in Tanzania
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent
Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Good
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Good
Miss J
Reunion
"Good hotel . Clean, safe and comfortable"
1 night Arrived 30 Jul 2010
"Good place to stay in Dar Es Salaam .
The room was clean and comfortable. I have asked for wake-up calls and it has been done. You can have breakfast early in the morning which is good especially when you have to catch an early flight in the morning.
Because of luggage restrictions on internal flights I had to leave a piece of luggage in the luggage room at the hotel.
When I came back from the bush I got my luggage back and everything was ok." See all these reviews: 7n in Tanzania
The room was clean and comfortable. I have asked for wake-up calls and it has been done. You can have breakfast early in the morning which is good especially when you have to catch an early flight in the morning.
Because of luggage restrictions on internal flights I had to leave a piece of luggage in the luggage room at the hotel.
When I came back from the bush I got my luggage back and everything was ok." See all these reviews: 7n in Tanzania
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good
Location:
Good
Service:
Good
Rooms:
Good
Food:
Good
Mr C
West Sussex
"a genuine 'welcome back'"
1 night Arrived 22 Jul 2010
"# on return we further explored Dar and bumped into a couple of ex Mdonya guests staying at the 'new' Holiday Inn - clearly they were not impressed and likekened it to a souless UK Travel Lodge.
# Accepting that some clients will want very large 5* hotels, we suggest that for most Experts clients the Southern Sun would be an deal base for a pre and / or post safari stay in Dar, with the Kearsley office as a bonus.
# we enthused about the mutton curry when the house manager asked how was our meal. Shortly after the chef joined us at our table for a pleasant general chat during which he explained it was a new recipe and warmed to us as 'foodies'. He was clearly delighted at the feedback and we were certainly impressed by the contact and the clear committment to quality and value for money." See all these reviews: 9n in Tanzania
# Accepting that some clients will want very large 5* hotels, we suggest that for most Experts clients the Southern Sun would be an deal base for a pre and / or post safari stay in Dar, with the Kearsley office as a bonus.
# we enthused about the mutton curry when the house manager asked how was our meal. Shortly after the chef joined us at our table for a pleasant general chat during which he explained it was a new recipe and warmed to us as 'foodies'. He was clearly delighted at the feedback and we were certainly impressed by the contact and the clear committment to quality and value for money." See all these reviews: 9n in Tanzania
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good
Location:
Good
Service:
Excellent
Facilities:
Good
Rooms:
Good
Food:
Excellent
Mr C
West Sussex
"very good base for a southern Tanzania safari"
1 night Arrived 14 Jul 2010
"# Having seen internal photos of the old Holiday Inn, Southern Sun have done a superb renovation job. The ambiance, staff, food and facilities were all very good. In short, this is an ideal hotel for a short stay before and/or after a safari.
# Surprised but pleased to see the Kearsley office on the mezzanine next to the breakfast restaurant
#' breakfast - particularly good selection, with eggs cooked to order. If daylight when taking breakfast, strongly recommend the outside balcony overlooking the pool and Botanical Gardens.
# hot water - on our inbound / first night (14 July) we wasted loads of water before the shower ran luke warm (room 212). On our return (22 July - room 208) we wasted even more water before the shower eventually delivered very hot water.....concerned at the waste of water?" See all these reviews: 9n in Tanzania
# Surprised but pleased to see the Kearsley office on the mezzanine next to the breakfast restaurant
#' breakfast - particularly good selection, with eggs cooked to order. If daylight when taking breakfast, strongly recommend the outside balcony overlooking the pool and Botanical Gardens.
# hot water - on our inbound / first night (14 July) we wasted loads of water before the shower ran luke warm (room 212). On our return (22 July - room 208) we wasted even more water before the shower eventually delivered very hot water.....concerned at the waste of water?" See all these reviews: 9n in Tanzania
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good
Location:
Good
Service:
Excellent
Facilities:
Good
Rooms:
Good
Food:
Excellent
Mr S & Dr B
UK
"Southern Sun (formerly the Holiday Inn) review"
1 night Arrived 7 Jan 2010
"I often stay at Hiltons, Holiday Inns, etc and so the 3 paws is in comparision to these. We also stayed 1 night at the Holiday Inn in Dar and the later was a better hotel. Though the Southern Sun does have an outside pool.
The aircon was not very powerful and possible as a consequence we had a couple of mosquito's in our room. We had evening dinner at the hotel and the food and price were fine.
The hotel does have a buiness centre with Internet machines (at small cost), which we were able to checkin for our return flights" See all these reviews: 10n in Tanzania
The aircon was not very powerful and possible as a consequence we had a couple of mosquito's in our room. We had evening dinner at the hotel and the food and price were fine.
The hotel does have a buiness centre with Internet machines (at small cost), which we were able to checkin for our return flights" See all these reviews: 10n in Tanzania
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Average
Rooms:
Average
Food:
Good
Service:
Good
gill
United Kingdom
"Southern Sun (formerly the Holiday Inn) review"
1 night Arrived 12 Nov 2009
"We had a small problem with the service at our evening meal but we sorted it out so they are aware of it."
See all these reviews: 8n in Tanzania
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Average
Location:
Average
Service:
Average
Rooms:
Good
Food:
Good
Miss H & Mr B
UK
"Southern Sun Review"
1 night Arrived 29 Oct 2009
"We only stayed at the hotel overnight before our early morning flight home so did not really use any of the facilities.
The food was very good and the hotel was close to the airport which was ideal for what we wanted." See all these reviews: 12n in Tanzania
The food was very good and the hotel was close to the airport which was ideal for what we wanted." See all these reviews: 12n in Tanzania
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good
Location:
Good
Service:
Good
Facilities:
Good
Rooms:
Good
Food:
Excellent
Mr F & party
Portugal
"Good hotel"
1 night Arrived 26 Oct 2009
"One can not require more just for one night.
At reception, we asked for a Dar city Map , and unfortunately they could not find any." See all these reviews: 14n in Tanzania
At reception, we asked for a Dar city Map , and unfortunately they could not find any." See all these reviews: 14n in Tanzania
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Average
Location:
Average
Service:
Good
Facilities:
Good
Rooms:
Good
Food:
Good
Ms O
London
"Pleasant stay at the Southern Sun"
1 night Arrived 26 Oct 2009
"A comfortable hotel for a stopover"
See all these reviews: 7n in Tanzania
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Average
Location:
Good
Service:
Average
Activities:
Average
Rooms:
Average
Food:
Average
Facilities:
Average
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