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Rivertrees Country Inn
Rivertrees Country Inn
Rivertrees Country Inn
Rivertrees Country Inn

Reviews of Rivertrees Country Inn

Wildlife sightings and reviews

49 independent comments and wildlife information from our travellers who have visited Rivertrees Country Inn and kindly agreed to share their thoughts. They do not necessarily represent the views of Expert Africa

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Dr & Mrs B
Altrincham

"Rivertrees Country Inn review"

1 night Arrived 27 Sep 2022
"This is our second safari with Expert Africa and we stayed at Rivertrees last time. It has proved on both occasions to be a perfect spot to recover from the flights before we set off on the Safari proper.

The grounds are pretty and plenty of opportunity to watch the local monkeys in the trees. Accommodation is comfortable and well appointed. Bar facilities and food are great with a varied menu.

Staff are uniformly good. We couldnt really fault the place. Would certainly use them again should we fly into Kilimanjaro" See all these reviews: 11n in Tanzania; 5n in Zanzibar
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Good
Rooms:
Good
Food:
Good
Mr & Mrs D
London

"Rivertrees Country Inn review"

1 night Arrived 22 Sep 2022
"Lovely location with a country club atmosphere.

Enjoyed the short river walk, the food and relaxing. Excellent and friendly staff." See all these reviews: 10n in Tanzania
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Excellent
Laura
Vienna

"What a fun place to stay "

1 night Arrived 15 Sep 2022
"What a fun place to stay - our last night in Tanzania - lucked out with a happy hour and lots of locals and expats. The food and service were terrific and the rooms very comfortable. Best of all: the three different kinds of monkeys that live on the grounds of the hotel - including a very hungry one that tried to get into our room!!" See all these reviews: 7n in Tanzania; 5n in Rwanda
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Mike & Janette
UK

"Rivertrees Country Inn review"

1 night Arrived 20 Aug 2022
"A really nice place to stay for a night after a long journey and ready for the safari." See all these reviews: 15n in Tanzania
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Facilities:
Good
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Nick & Kate
Sussex

"Pleasant place to start"

1 night Arrived 11 Aug 2022
"Half an hour from the international airport, and an hour from Arusha airstrip, this is well-located. A sprawling site, perhaps with too many units now, the pleasant landscaped environment feels a little crowded. This is not a restful, peaceful setting, but more of a buzzing tourist hotel.

Our room was very comfortable, a lovely big bed, and a real treat in a nice deep, warm bath. The room was a little dark and chilly, on a cloudy, overcast, cool day.
The staff were all lovely, and the food at lunchtime and dinner was super, really fresh and tasty, and we dined outside. Breakfast was a bit disappointing, not much of a spread in a buffet, average coffee, and a rather gloomy terrace.

The much-vaunted birding walk by the river was a bit of let-down, with no birds and lots of mosquitoes. Breakfast was, however, made more fun by the cavorting vervet monkeys in the gardens." See all these reviews: 11n in Tanzania
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good

Location:
Good
Service:
Good
Rooms:
Good
Food:
Good
Mr L.
Solihull

"Rivertrees Country Inn review"

1 night Arrived 29 Jul 2022
"Overall experience: Excellent" See all these reviews: 8n in Tanzania
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Good
Service:
Good
Facilities:
Good
Rooms:
Good
Food:
Average
Simona
London

"Rivertrees Country Inn review"

1 night Arrived 23 Jul 2022
"This is an excellent "base camp" when arriving in Arusha after a long flight, comfortable, clean, good food." See all these reviews: 5n in Tanzania; 3n in Zanzibar
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Good
Activities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Good
Facilities:
Excellent
B & C
London

"Great first stop"

1 night Arrived 21 Jun 2022
"This was a great first stop for our trip in Tanzania.

We enjoyed the little walk by the river and seeing the monkeys! It is a very beautiful and peaceful place." See all these reviews: 9n in Tanzania; 5n in Zanzibar
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Good
Facilities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Good
Ms J.
Los Angeles

"Rivertrees Country Inn review"

1 night Arrived 3 Jun 2022
"We only stayed one night but the room was lovely and the breakfast had a good variety of foods (all delicious!)." See all these reviews: 10n in Tanzania
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Facilities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Ms P
London

"Short but sweet"

1 night Arrived 24 Feb 2020
"We only had a short evening at Rivertrees before flying out from KIA, but it was the same lovely place we remembered from a few years ago.

Beautiful grounds are a highlight, and we had an extremely pleasant dinner outside." See all these reviews: 9n in Tanzania
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Good
Rooms:
Good
Food:
Good
Facilities:
Good
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