Reviews of Onsea House
(91%) From 31 travellersThey do not necessarily represent the views of Expert Africa.
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Overnight / day room
Used at the beginning and end of trip. Located mid-way between Kilimanjaro and Arusha airports
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Our journey home had a large gap due to airline schedules and so Asilia booked a dayroom for us at Onsea House. A smallish lodge tucked away on the quiet outskirts of Arusha; we didn't expect much but Onsea was great.
A comfortable room, a shower to wash the safari dust off, lunch thrown in and an hour or so quiet kip before the final bit of our journey home. So much better than a hotel
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Welcoming (after our long flight,) an ideal place to rest and get ready for the safaris that were to follow.. twent four hourd here were very enjoyable.
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If I hadn't have known where I was, gazing out from the terrace I'd have plumped for somewhere in the very verdant Caribbean.
Although I was asleep for part of the time here due to succumbing to two lunch-time beers, the house, gardens and outlook were all stunning and it is a wonderful little oasis off the beaten track.
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This is a great place with an excellent manager.
When we had flight issues he was flexible to our needs and helped source transport from the airport etc.
They weer helpful and allowed us to use phones etc to sort forward problems. I will detail transport problems to Maruska later.
There was a very helpful french woman there whi I would have rated 10/10 except she had strong words with some staff within earshot of guests. A bit more discretion with staff problems may be in order.
This is without doubt a great asset for Ex Af to have on the ground
Overnight and lunch on return
The development of Onsea House has been a big improvement. Outward our stay was excellent but on our return where we had a day room and lunch there were very few options on the menu and service was very slow.
Read more about the whole tripUnexpectedly good hotel just outside Arusha
Ideal stp-off between flights
Read more about the whole tripGreat place to recover from jet lag!
A lovely guest house.
Excellent accommodations and restaurant. A nice place to decompress after international flights and before safari.
A bit off the highway, but still a very pleasant, safe area for walking and getting oriented.
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We loved the intimacy of Onsea House. Everyone was so friendly and attentive, with the atmosphere being very relaxed. The rooms were beautifully furnished - stylish but not over the top. The setting was peaceful. We were lucky to be in the cottage which was very secluded.
I'm not sure whether I would have been happy to stay in the guest rooms at the main house as they overlooked the terrace area where drinks and meals were served - we are early night people and I wonder whether when it's busy whether this would have been a problem for travellers like us. I would have wanted to have known this in advance if that had of been an option so that I could factor this in to my decision making.
Food was great and Axel was a great host. He accommodated my shellfish allergy (which I find very boring as from the few prawns which I have tasted I loved!) making me feel that it just wasn't an issue and that he was creating something just for me. Overall a brilliant start to our trip.
We have always believed that acting responsibly is the only way to approach tourism and we're one of
the few companies to hold AITO's original coveted 5-star status for responsible tourism. It's a lead
that others are now following.
