Reviews of Serena Hotel Dar
Wildlife sightings and reviews
75 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 G
Hants
"City centre stop over"
1 night Arrived 27 Nov 2008
"We had not been looking forward to our night at Royal Palm purely because it felt like our holiday ended early. However, the hotel was far better than we had expected. We were only there for 12 hours and most of the time asleep but the room was very smart, the bed comfortable and the air conditioning a blessing after temperatures of up to 38 degrees in the Selous.
We only had room service as we couldn't be bothered to get dressed up to go down for dinner but the service was good and the food was fine and not too expensive." See all these reviews: 9n in Tanzania; 3n in Zanzibar
We only had room service as we couldn't be bothered to get dressed up to go down for dinner but the service was good and the food was fine and not too expensive." See all these reviews: 9n in Tanzania; 3n in Zanzibar
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good
Location:
Good
Service:
Good
Rooms:
Good
Food:
Good
Mrs & Mr A
Brighton
"Royal Palm Hotel review"
1 night Arrived 18 Nov 2008
"Our only negative part of the holiday! We arrived about 7.00pm fairly tired after travelling to be told our room was still being cleaned and wouldnt be ready for 45 minutes!!
We did feel that for a 4 or 5 star hotel the wait wasnt acceptable as the room surely should have been ready by about 3.00pm for us if needed.
It would have been nice to have gone straight to the room for a shower etc. before dinner but by the time we got in the room we just felt tired!" See all these reviews: 10n in Tanzania
We did feel that for a 4 or 5 star hotel the wait wasnt acceptable as the room surely should have been ready by about 3.00pm for us if needed.
It would have been nice to have gone straight to the room for a shower etc. before dinner but by the time we got in the room we just felt tired!" See all these reviews: 10n in Tanzania
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Average
Location:
Average
Service:
Poor
Rooms:
Good
Food:
Average
Mr & Mrs R
Edinburgh
"Royal Palm - Good for Stopover"
1 night Arrived 11 Nov 2008
"A perfectly good international hotel in the middle of Dar es Salaam. Italian food in hotel restaurant was great."
See all these reviews: 12n in Tanzania
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good
Location:
Good
Service:
Good
Facilities:
Good
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Mr L & Ms A
UK
"Royal Palm Hotel review"
1 night Arrived 2 Nov 2008
"Serviceable hotel for a 1 night stay before connecting to the safari lodges.
Remember to request a 'non-smoking' room if this is your preference - we were originally accomodated in a room that smelt very smokey. Staff were helpfully in arranging an alternate room when the request was made." See all these reviews: 8n in Tanzania; 1n in Zanzibar
Remember to request a 'non-smoking' room if this is your preference - we were originally accomodated in a room that smelt very smokey. Staff were helpfully in arranging an alternate room when the request was made." See all these reviews: 8n in Tanzania; 1n in Zanzibar
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good
Mr & Mrs W-J
UK
"Royal Palm Hotel review"
1 night Arrived 4 Sep 2008
"For a major City-centre hotel we found it very friendly - staff were excellent.
We were upgraded to a Junior Suite - very nice but perhaps unnecessary - a bottle of bubbles might have been more welcome!" See all these reviews: 9n in Tanzania
We were upgraded to a Junior Suite - very nice but perhaps unnecessary - a bottle of bubbles might have been more welcome!" See all these reviews: 9n in Tanzania
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent
Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Excellent
Facilities:
Excellent
Nightjar Family
UK
"Royal Palm stopover"
1 night Arrived 28 Aug 2008
"Good city hotel, for one night in transit to Zanzibar. Excellent food and atmosphere in the restaurant.
The only issue was that following purchasing some items in the hotel shop one of our party had their credit card details stolen and fraudulently used, which we have notified the hotel of." See all these reviews: 7n in Tanzania; 7n in Zanzibar
The only issue was that following purchasing some items in the hotel shop one of our party had their credit card details stolen and fraudulently used, which we have notified the hotel of." See all these reviews: 7n in Tanzania; 7n in Zanzibar
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good
Location:
Excellent
Service:
Good
Facilities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Good
Food:
Excellent
Mr H & Ms E
London
"Royal Palm Hotel review"
1 night Arrived 10 Jul 2008
"A useful and comfortable international hotel about 25 minutes from the airport.
Fine for an overnight before the early morning flight to London." See all these reviews: 10n in Tanzania
Fine for an overnight before the early morning flight to London." See all these reviews: 10n in Tanzania
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good
Location:
Average
Service:
Good
Facilities:
Good
Rooms:
Good
Food:
Average
Mr & Mrs lion
UK
"Royal Palm Hotel review"
1 night Arrived 5 Jul 2008
"THis was a great hotel for a stop-over. Staff were friendly and efficient. The rooms were clean and contained all that you need.
The restaurant we visited was brilliant. There was a fish night when we were there and the freshness, quality and variety of food was amongst the best we have eaten anywhere. The price was reasonable and a lot cheaper than in England.
The bar was lively with live music but almost exclusively male predominated.
The concierge was particularly helpful and arranged a taxi out to the slipway. The driver was superb and reasonably priced. In the morning the bill was already prepared and we wasted no time in being able to get to the airport.
One word of caution. the restaurant doesn't serve breakfast until half six so if leaving earlier you need to book room service before three o'clock on the previous day." See all these reviews: 9n in Tanzania
The restaurant we visited was brilliant. There was a fish night when we were there and the freshness, quality and variety of food was amongst the best we have eaten anywhere. The price was reasonable and a lot cheaper than in England.
The bar was lively with live music but almost exclusively male predominated.
The concierge was particularly helpful and arranged a taxi out to the slipway. The driver was superb and reasonably priced. In the morning the bill was already prepared and we wasted no time in being able to get to the airport.
One word of caution. the restaurant doesn't serve breakfast until half six so if leaving earlier you need to book room service before three o'clock on the previous day." See all these reviews: 9n in Tanzania
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent
Location:
Excellent
Service:
Good
Rooms:
Good
Food:
Excellent
D & S
Shenfield Essex
"Royal Palm Hotel 23/24. 02.08"
1 night Arrived 23 Feb 2008
"This was a Saturday, so more facilities available, but this also made for a slower service as it was quite crowded."
See all these reviews: 14n in Tanzania
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good
Location:
Good
Service:
Average
Facilities:
Good
Rooms:
Average
Food:
Excellent
Porky
Perth
"Royal Palm Hotel review"
2 nights Arrived 10 Feb 2008
"The Royal Palm Hotel was a very good quality hotel. It is a quality four star establishment with comfortable rooms, everything worked (except a couple of lights), the restaurants are good (the Italian was excellent), the pool/bar/gardens are good and the staff were helpful.
The Business Centre, especially access to Internet, could perhaps review its hours. Travelling people often need to use the internet outside of standard business hours." See all these reviews: 14n in Tanzania
The Business Centre, especially access to Internet, could perhaps review its hours. Travelling people often need to use the internet outside of standard business hours." See all these reviews: 14n in Tanzania
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good
Location:
Good
Service:
Good
Facilities:
Good
Rooms:
Good
Food:
Good
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