Reviews of Serena Hotel Dar
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61 independent comments and wildlife information from our travellers who have visited Serena Hotel Dar and kindly agreed to share their thoughts. They do not necessarily represent the views of Expert Africa
Mr&Mrs I
Suffolk
"Serena Hotel Dar review"
1 night Arrived 2 Mar 2023
"A busy hotel as you would expect as city based but good quality rooms and restaurants excellent, spacious clean and staff service friendly and welcoming."
See all these reviews: 16n in Tanzania
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good
Rooms:
Good
Food:
Good
Facilities:
Good
Service:
Good
Activities:
Good
Mr W
Essex
"Serena Hotel Dar review"
1 night Arrived 13 Feb 2023
"Not much to say about this hotel. It does what it says on the tin.
It’s a large international business standard hotel ideal for an overnight stay in Dar. This was my post flight hotel to give me a little time to recover from the overnight flight from the UK before a 6 hour drive to Kilwa.
The room was clean and comfortable. I spent a little time in the terrace bar, had a nice meal and read my book before crashing for the rest of the day.
Breakfast was a buffet with a large selection of foods on offer." See all these reviews: 14n in Tanzania
It’s a large international business standard hotel ideal for an overnight stay in Dar. This was my post flight hotel to give me a little time to recover from the overnight flight from the UK before a 6 hour drive to Kilwa.
The room was clean and comfortable. I spent a little time in the terrace bar, had a nice meal and read my book before crashing for the rest of the day.
Breakfast was a buffet with a large selection of foods on offer." See all these reviews: 14n in Tanzania
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good
Location:
Good
Service:
Good
Rooms:
Good
Food:
Good
Ms F
California, USA
"Serena Hotel Dar review"
1 night Arrived 24 Sep 2022
"Was only in the place a few hours before I had to get to the airport for the flight back to the U.S."
See all these reviews: 13n in Tanzania
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good
Location:
Good
Rooms:
Good
P&H
London
"Serena Hotel Dar review"
1 night Arrived 17 Sep 2022
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good
Location:
Good
Service:
Excellent
Facilities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Good
Activities:
Good
ludovicus
Canada
"Serena Hotel Dar review"
2 nights Arrived 16 Sep 2022
"Great hotel. Really nice and agreeable.
Really good diner.
Clean and quiet" See all these reviews: 10n in Tanzania
Really good diner.
Clean and quiet" See all these reviews: 10n in Tanzania
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent
Location:
Average
Service:
Good
Facilities:
Good
Rooms:
Good
Food:
Excellent
Mr & Mrs D
London
"Serena Hotel Dar review"
1 night Arrived 13 Sep 2022
"Excellent staff and ambience.
Perfect place to relax after a flight." See all these reviews: 10n in Tanzania
Perfect place to relax after a flight." See all these reviews: 10n in Tanzania
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent
Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Good
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Excellent
Dr & Mrs S
Northants
"Serena Hotel Dar review"
1 night Arrived 4 Sep 2022
"We had an overnight stay in the Serena Hotel due to flight timings.
This turned out to be a good idea as we were well rested by the time we set off for our safari. The hotel is a little tired but clean and comfortable.
The staff were friendly and we had a very good evening meal." See all these reviews: 12n in Tanzania; 5n in Zanzibar
This turned out to be a good idea as we were well rested by the time we set off for our safari. The hotel is a little tired but clean and comfortable.
The staff were friendly and we had a very good evening meal." See all these reviews: 12n in Tanzania; 5n in Zanzibar
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Average
Location:
Good
Service:
Good
Rooms:
Average
Food:
Good
Ms K.
United Kingdom
"Serena Hotel Dar review"
1 night Arrived 1 Sep 2022
"The common areas of the hotel were very nice, and the staff were accommodating. The rooms were a little more dated than I was expecting, given the reception areas, but were perfectly comfortable."
See all these reviews: 10n in Tanzania
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good
Location:
Excellent
Food:
Good
Rooms:
Good
Mr & Mrs G
London
"Serena Hotel Dar review"
1 night Arrived 29 Aug 2022
"Overall the staff were helpful. Appreciated the bottle of wine and fruit left as a honeymoon gift.
Language barriers made it difficult to arrange early breakfast on the morning of our departure." See all these reviews: 8n in Tanzania; 4n in Zanzibar
Language barriers made it difficult to arrange early breakfast on the morning of our departure." See all these reviews: 8n in Tanzania; 4n in Zanzibar
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good
Location:
Good
Service:
Good
Facilities:
Good
Rooms:
Good
Food:
Good
Mr E.
London
"Serena Hotel Dar review"
1 night Arrived 16 Aug 2022
"We had a good time at the Serena, and it served well it’s purpose of killing a few hours between flights.
We had lunch in the patio. The food was tasty, the service very good and attentive. We did not use the pool but we had a look around and it seemed very nice.
The facilities were nice, all squeaky clean. The decor is slightly outdated, but still looking good. Perhaps it feels a bit too much a business hotel, but it’s a minor detail for a very short stay.
The distance from the airport was acceptable (about 30 mins or so late in the morning).
All in all, positive experience" See all these reviews: 8n in Botswana; 6n in Tanzania
We had lunch in the patio. The food was tasty, the service very good and attentive. We did not use the pool but we had a look around and it seemed very nice.
The facilities were nice, all squeaky clean. The decor is slightly outdated, but still looking good. Perhaps it feels a bit too much a business hotel, but it’s a minor detail for a very short stay.
The distance from the airport was acceptable (about 30 mins or so late in the morning).
All in all, positive experience" See all these reviews: 8n in Botswana; 6n in Tanzania
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent
Food:
Good
Facilities:
Good
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