Reviews of Serena Hotel Dar
Wildlife sightings and reviews
88 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 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
D & S
Shenfield Essex
"Royal Palm Hotel 10/11. 02.08"
1 night Arrived 10 Feb 2008
"No problems here. Everything was fine."
See all these reviews: 14n in Tanzania
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good
Location:
Good
Service:
Good
Facilities:
Good
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Good
Mr D
Bournemouth
"Royal Palm Hotel review"
1 night Arrived 4 Feb 2008
"Nice hotel, staff are very friendly and well trained. Equivalent to a good 4* hotel in Europe.
Lovely garden area, great to sit and have a beer at night." See all these reviews: 5n in Tanzania; 4n in Zanzibar
Lovely garden area, great to sit and have a beer at night." See all these reviews: 5n in Tanzania; 4n in Zanzibar
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good
Location:
Average
Service:
Excellent
Rooms:
Good
Food:
Good
Mrs F
Islington
"Royal Palm Hotel review"
1 night Arrived 18 Oct 2007
"I felt the service was extremely poor, though the rooms were very comfortable."
See all these reviews: 10n in Tanzania
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Average
Rooms:
Excellent
Food:
Poor
Service:
Poor
Facilities:
Poor
Miss W
Sheffield
"A last night stop-over"
1 night Arrived 15 Sep 2007
"We didn't really have much time in the Royal Palm, so difficult to comment.
The room was large and clean and the service good. We didn't eat at the hotel, so can't comment on that.
It was fine for a last night stop-off and very handy for the proximity to the airport (15 minutes in a taxi)" See all these reviews: 9n in Mozambique; 7n in Tanzania
The room was large and clean and the service good. We didn't eat at the hotel, so can't comment on that.
It was fine for a last night stop-off and very handy for the proximity to the airport (15 minutes in a taxi)" See all these reviews: 9n in Mozambique; 7n in Tanzania
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good
Location:
Good
Service:
Good
Rooms:
Good
Ms N & Mr H
London
"Royal Palm"
3 nights Arrived 29 Jul 2007
"Overall very good. Italian restaurant was excellent."
See all these reviews: 7n in Mozambique; 3n in Zanzibar; 3n in Tanzania
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good
Location:
Good
Service:
Good
Facilities:
Average
Rooms:
Good
Food:
Excellent
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