The tented rooms at Kirurumu Manyara Lodge are spacious, clean and comfortable. Kirurumu's tents are raised up on wooden decks, sitting around one metre off the ground. A few steps lead up onto a wide wooden veranda where there are cushioned wood lounging chairs.

From the veranda, wide canvas tent flaps zip open and lead into the bedroom. Kirurumu's bedrooms are big, and this helps them to feel cool and fresh. Makuti mats (made from palm fronds) are dotted across the russet red stone floors which are polished to a high shine.

Each tented room has large wooden or wrought iron beds made by local craftsmen. Subtly patterned linen and the use of traditional Maasai blankets (shukas) add style and character.

Kirurumu's rooms are also furnished with a writing desk and wooden side tables. Drinking water is provided, as is 24-hour electricity for charging batteries. The plug sockets are UK-style (3 square pins). These rooms don't have fans or air-conditioning, but in the evenings it gets quite cool due to the altitude of the lodge so these are not really required. The temperature is naturally quite comfortable here.

What we liked most about the bedrooms at Kirurumu Manyara Lodge was the sense of space. A lot of tented properties can feel a little small and even stuffy sometimes, but these rooms are cool and breezy. They are simply and quite sparsely furnished – but this enhances the feeling of space even more.

Moulded adobe walls divide the bedroom from the en-suite bathroom. Similar walls divide the bathroom area into three separate sections, with a sink, a flushing toilet and a hot-and-cold shower. All are perfectly clean and functional.

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