Reviews of Arusha Coffee Lodge
Wildlife sightings and reviews
32 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
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
Frisco 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
Ms P
San Francisco
"Not worth the value"
1 night Arrived 10 Oct 2016
"Our room itself was very nice, but lacking in privacy and the staff needed more training. Everyone was just gauging for tips and it was very uncomfortable. We had three persons taking our luggage, which we thought could have been done by one person with a cart. We tipped everyone and thanked them for the service. Then one of them came back unsolicitedly to give us towels and water (which we already had in the room), left dirty footprints all around the room, and asked for more tips.
Every staff that walked by our room would look into our room (probably out of curiosity). Because the landscape was so sparse, we didn't feel like we had any privacy and had to keep the curtains down most of the time. Aside from the manager who greeted us professionally when we arrived, it was a fairly uncomfortable stay and not at all worth the price tag.
We had a much more enjoyable time staying at the Rivertrees Country Inn on our last night in Arusha." See all these reviews: 6n in Tanzania; 2n in Zimbabwe
Every staff that walked by our room would look into our room (probably out of curiosity). Because the landscape was so sparse, we didn't feel like we had any privacy and had to keep the curtains down most of the time. Aside from the manager who greeted us professionally when we arrived, it was a fairly uncomfortable stay and not at all worth the price tag.
We had a much more enjoyable time staying at the Rivertrees Country Inn on our last night in Arusha." See all these reviews: 6n in Tanzania; 2n in Zimbabwe
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good
Location:
Good
Service:
Poor
Activities:
Poor
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Average
Facilities:
Good
Mrs C
San Francisco
"Arusha Coffee Lodge is ok"
2 nights Arrived 28 Aug 2016
"Arusha Coffee Lodge is a good place to stop and rest before the safari. Nothing special."
See all these reviews: 7n in Tanzania; 3n in Kenya
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good
Location:
Excellent
Service:
Good
Activities:
Average
Rooms:
Good
Food:
Good
Facilities:
Good
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