Name: Golden Tulip Dar Es Salaam City Center Hotel
Address: Jamhuri Street, NA, Dar Es Salaam, 20464, TZ

10/10

Exceptional

30 Jan 2026

MICHAEL

Yes

10/10

Exceptional

12 Jan 2026

Sreejith

Friendly atmosphere

Business Self

2/10

Poor

23 Dec 2025

Salma

I couldn't check in.

8/10

Excellent

20 Dec 2025

Shac A

Clean room, welcoming and attentive/helpfull staff. Location is good and breakfast also good.

8/10

Excellent

09 Oct 2025

Orla

Great size room. Centrally located. Great buffet breakfast

Partner

8/10

Excellent

26 Sep 2025

Dan

Good breakfast options. Great service.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

15 Sep 2025

Geffry

Thank you Miriam for your help with this booking. The room was great, with beautiful city view as requested. The lobby is a bit small and too busy, does not give relaxing vibes after a long day. Breakfast restaurant is wonderful, with nice views and breeze in the afternoon. The food was great too. All staff we met were warm and welcoming. FO, HK and Service. The male receptionist on Sunday morning shift when we checked out was very kind to us. Overall great stay, my only issue is space. Consider decluttering the public areas for great relaxation when one enters the hotel lobby from a long day.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

12 Sep 2025

Melanie

The positioning of the property was excellent for us as it was in the area we preferred.
All the staff from the driver who picked us up from the airport to the one who returned us there were polite, friendly,caring and very helpful. I would happily return there.

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

22 Jul 2025

Saly

I had a great experience at this hotel. Everything was very clean, and the staff were extremely attentive and helpful throughout my stay. The on-site restaurant was a pleasant surprise — the food was delicious and the service excellent. I’d definitely stay here again!

8/10

Excellent

17 Jul 2025

Yoneiri

Very good hotel, liked the only thing I was filling uncomfortable at the end when I was doing the check out, the have a list saying that I had consumed lot off things from minibar and snack, when I haven’t touch anything. I had arrived at 2 am literally and left around 8 am the hotel…. To explore Dar Es Salam them I had a flight around 1:30 pm. So the little time I had spend I haven’t touch even the free water. And they was trying to collect money that I haven’t use. But a the end they understood.

10/10

Exceptional

21 Jun 2025

Howell

Friendly. Roomy rooms , good varied foods in restaurant helpful

Friends_and_family Friends

10/10

Exceptional

11 Jun 2025

Ibukunoluwa

The service was exceptional. The staff were professional and helpful.

10/10

Exceptional

05 Jun 2025

Karim

Excellent location plus the staff were extremely helpful and service oriented.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

15 May 2025

Norm

Everyone was exceptional to me during my stay at the Golden Tulip. I was attending a conference and unfortunately came down with a bad case of food poisoning from a restaurant near the conference. The Manager and specifially Damien took very good care of me ensuring I had green tea, toast, and soup to help me in my recovery. They even helped me get some medication from a local pharmacy!!

Business_and_leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

11 May 2025

Virginia

Terrific staff, friendly service. Room was clean, provided everything I needed for overnight stay. Downtown is under so much construction (not the hotel’s fault); the area is congested and dirty. The restaurant FIRE on the 20th floor was pleasant, with good food at a reasonable price and a great view!

6/10

Pleasant

03 May 2025

JONATHAN

Ok but a little tired

The service was excellent and the hotel is well situated but the building is very tired and room was in need of refurbishment. The fact the hotel doesn’t serve alcohol should be clearly indicated before booking.

Self

8/10

Excellent

28 Apr 2025

Avanel

Amazing check in experience! Staff was very responsive. Clean hotel, very spacious. My only issue was that I wasn’t a fan of the hard mattress. Also, there wasn’t any hot water per se. Other than that it’s locate close to the port and walkable area. The restaurant was great also.

Friends_and_family Friends

8/10

Excellent

06 Apr 2025

Sara

The hotel had a lovely restaurant on the 21st floor and all staff were wonderful. Also walking distance to the National Museum.

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

25 Mar 2025

Ziyanai

Beautiful hotel

Amazing

Self

10/10

Exceptional

24 Mar 2025

Ziyanai

Fantabulous and upmarket hotel

Relatively easy to find hotel. Centrally located. Elegant room, extremely clean and environment top notch, exquisite furniture and decorations. Air con and wifi worked very well. Super delightful and pleasant staff, engaging and gave tips on areas to visit. Delicious breakfast and dinner great choice. Will definitely visit again.

Self

2/10

Poor

21 Feb 2025

Stanslaus

Needs upgrade

10/10

Exceptional

21 Jan 2025

Terri

Great location, can walk anywhere and super close to the ferry terminal. They picked us up from the bus station which I really appreciated. They even walked us down to the ferry to get our tickets. All the staff were kind. The room was spacious and very clean thanks to Martha! The bed was comfy. Very fast wifi. The only minor issue is my spouse is 195cm and couldn’t fit on the treadmill as the gym roof was too low but he could use the spin bike. Lots of equipment in the gym! Highly recommend booking this place.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

12 Dec 2024

ABDILLAHI

It was clean and nice

8/10

Excellent

21 Nov 2024

Amir

Property was good but needs more attention
Staffs were very polite and helpful
But over all we enjoyed our stay

Leisure

10/10

Exceptional

28 Oct 2024

Teresa

Loved staying here especially with the spa

Leisure Friends

6/10

Pleasant

22 Oct 2024

Balraj

the area around was crowded and foul smelling.

Business Self

8/10

Excellent

21 Oct 2024

Stephen

Staff was friendly and helpful

10/10

Exceptional

21 Oct 2024

Stephen

Staff very friendly and helpful

Business

6/10

Pleasant

20 Oct 2024

Kenisha

No comments

Leisure Friends

8/10

Excellent

21 Sep 2024

Michiel

Excellent modern room at a very reasonable price. Great restaurant on the top floor with views over the city and harbour. Helpful and friendly staff.

8/10

Excellent

16 Sep 2024

Deon

Staff are incredibly warm and friendly. Short walk from hotel to the ferry.

8/10

Excellent

09 Aug 2024

Jonathan

Good location, central. An oasis in the middle of the city.

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

06 Aug 2024

Harriet

The area was the heart of the city so it’s gonna be noisy. It’s gonna be crowded. It’s gonna be a little dirty but at night the streets got amazingly cleaned. Still felt safe would definitely stay there again.

Leisure

10/10

Exceptional

06 Aug 2024

Brandon

I had a wonderful time in my room in the 17th floor. The accommodation was luxurious and everything went very smoothly. I will definitely get a room there again the next time I am in Dar Es Salaam!

Leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

16 Jun 2024

Rakesh

Good basic place. Helpful staff. Great location if you have stuff in the city center.

The 15th floor corridor has a loud phone to call housekeeping staff. It’s annoying and disturbs one’s sleep. The hotel should find a better system to reach their staff that does not disturb its guests.

Business_and_leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

29 May 2024

Emmanuel

I thoroughly enjoyed my weekend's stay!

Leisure

10/10

Exceptional

24 May 2024

Prakhar

Nice

Business

10/10

Exceptional

17 Apr 2024

J.

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Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

09 Apr 2024

SHAMMI

Busy streets around hotel. No pool and no alcohol.

Business_and_leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

29 Mar 2024

SHAMMI

Lots of traffic around the property as it is in the city center. It doesn’t have a pool and no alcohol is served in the restaurant.

Business_and_leisure

10/10

Exceptional

22 Mar 2024

SHAMMI

Heavy traffic and congested around the property.

Business_and_leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

15 Mar 2024

SHAMMI

Noisy and congested around the hotel due to location. Service was excellent. Breakfast was awesome.

Business_and_leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

18 Dec 2023

Evance

Clean, friendly and good value for money

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

25 Nov 2023

louis

Nice area close to everything in the city

8/10

Excellent

21 Nov 2023

Soundoss

Depending on the room location (preferably downstairs/ground floor) the room is reasonably confortable. There are however a lot of insects in the room due to short doors.
The service overall is impeccable which makes a one night stay great overall.

Self

10/10

Exceptional

25 Sep 2023

Yu

Staff was so nice!

Leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

15 Aug 2023

Danyal

Food was excellent. Room service was timely.

Leisure Partner

2/10

Poor

15 Feb 2023

Walter

It was very dirty

Business Self

10/10

Exceptional

06 Jan 2023

Husna

Great Hotel and Great Staff!

Business_and_leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

05 Jan 2023

Salome

Great property to stay in during vacation

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

03 Jan 2023

Mohamad

Stuff are excelente very polite and helpful manager goes out of way to make sure your comfortable and location is nice

Leisure Self

4/10

Poor

28 Nov 2022

Ray

Not at all what I expected!

I was disappointed by the quality of the room. The beds were not very comfortable and seemed to be cheap spring mattresses. The wi-fi was intermittent. The power went out several times during the stay. The water from the shower sprayed onto the floor in PUDDLES leaving a mildewy smell in the bathroom all the time. The room and bathroom were old with many unsightly plaster patches in the walls. And worst of all, it rained while we were there and rain poured into the room to the point we had to move our suitcases off the floor and put towels in front of the windows.

My mate said other Golden Tulip properties were MUCH better than this one, and we even contemplated moving hotels. Also, the hotel is only 4 or 5 floors in the property and the rest is business offices, apartments and retail shops.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

11 Nov 2022

Sheila

I was made to pay for shuttle fees and breakfast something I believe was in the booking !

8/10

Excellent

05 Jul 2022

Abdullah

The hotel is well places in the City Center, walking distance to most commercial facilities and dine-out places.
Staff is nice and helpful.
Breakfast is simple and good, with great view of the city.

The provisions for toilet (towel etc) wasn't changed regularly, but had to be asked for.

Business Self

6/10

Pleasant

22 Mar 2022

A

House keeping department should make sure their jobs are done properly, Toiletries are restocked, making sure Towels, Bedsheets and Pillowcases are changed whenever cleaning is done. I had to keep asking.

Leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

01 Mar 2022

riyaz

Double room booking where one had pungent odor with AC
This was unsolvable so thankfully room changed for last night stay

8/10

Excellent

24 Jan 2022

Renata

My only complaint with this place is there was no local food on the room service menu. My first night i had to eat burger and fries. Also if you are a drinker this is a dry hotel( absolutely no Alcohol). Its centrally located which made it easy for ubers and taxies and lots of local food all around. The staff is also very very friendly and helpful. The best part however were the views of the city.

Leisure Self

4/10

Poor

20 Dec 2021

Asma

Old beat up hotel. Had to change rooms because of smoke odor. The second room the door would not close properly.
The staff is nice and try their best.

Self

8/10

Excellent

16 Dec 2021

Justin

I like the location, in the centre of the city, but it can be hectic and it won´t be for everyone. My only criticism is that it is a big tall building with offices occupying many of the floors. The rooms start on the 15th floor. There are only 3 lifts (elevators) and they were often busy, so getting up and down can take a while. They are also small and cramped - not for everyone during Covid.

Business Self

10/10

Exceptional

15 Nov 2021

Rowland

=The staff were exceptional. Friendly, helpful. Design issues in the rooms. Only one available plug. Pull out desk table was not robust to put a computer on it safely. No chair to sit at desk. Cupboards are open to full view. Should be screen to close them off. No trouser length hanging space. Breakfast buffet needs needs more imagination. The weekly evening buffet was really good. Simple but with imagination and very well cooked. The cooking and presentation of the a la carte items was excellent.

Business Self

6/10

Pleasant

14 Nov 2021

Verified traveler

Issue with hot water
Issue with air conditioner

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

28 Oct 2021

mohamed

Quick check inn nice and helpful staff very near to all the local hangouts

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

18 Sep 2021

JUMANNE MARO

Convenient

Business Self

6/10

Pleasant

02 Aug 2021

Godfrey

Very Average Hotel

The hotel room window was not closing. You had to constantly ask for towels for the bathroom. Some of the room lights no longer work. The breakfast is not good

6/10

Pleasant

24 Jul 2021

Verified traveler

The place wasn’t the cleanest but the staff was great and friendly. At a certain time they cut the water off for some reason, and we had to call the front seat to get them to turn the water on. Also, there was a roach in my room. It was small, but still... overall, if I could give this a rating, I’d give it 3 out of 5 stars. The room was still nice besides all of that. And the views are impeccable. We had a deluxe room on the 19th floor. Would I stay again? Possibly.

Leisure Partner

2/10

Poor

15 Jul 2021

Walid

We arrived to Dar Es Salam as a first stop in Tanzania, the location of this hotel is terrible and I’m safe I’d recommend to stay on Msaaki rather than city center more over the receptionist recommended a taxi for triple the price and it wasn’t a hotel taxi

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

09 Apr 2021

John

BEST HOTEL IN DAR ES SALAAM !!

AMAZING!!! i ALWAYS stay here when i come ti Dar es Salaam! The people are VERY VERY nice and the hotel is MAGICAL!!!! At night the city lights are AMAZING!!!

Partner

4/10

Poor

07 Mar 2021

jennifer

it’s...ok

the hotel was ok. the room was pleasant enough, a bit dated. i was upgraded to a nicer room, which was nice. however, the party that was going on upstairs till the wee hours of the morning made me wish i’d not accepted the upgrade. the front desk personnel were extremely nice and efficient.
i got laundry done there, it was in excess of twenty usd for half a load. it came back wet and none too clean.

Self

8/10

Excellent

07 Jan 2021

Janice

Awesome staff and views!

Very convenient location in a very walkable spot. The staff are all very pleasant, friendly, and helpful. The breakfast is very nice and the staff are fantastic. The views are amazing! The room was a 3-bedroom apartment, very spacious, but somewhat dated.

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

04 Jan 2021

Verified traveler

Convenient and clean Dar hotel

Convenient hotel for Dar overnight! Easy Walking distance from ferry and not far to the airport (albeit we travelled early in the morning so there was no traffic). Pasta in the in house restaurant was also surprisingly tasty! Also really appreciated staff help early in the morning with getting a taxi. Wouldn’t hesitate to book again!

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

09 Dec 2020

JaidaR

I am a returning guest to the Golden Tulip. This hotel is in a great location; the price is decent; the hotel is clean and comfortable; and the staff is friendly and helpful. I will definitely return to this hotel again and again.

Leisure Self

6/10

Pleasant

06 Dec 2020

Verified traveler

Don't recommend the restaurant

We, by mistake booked the room for our stay without breakfast so we paid for one day to eat at the hotel buffet for $12 USD each. It was the most underwhelming breakfast. Most of the food was finished and no urgency to refill. My husband asked the staff to make us omelettes and they were were brought out to us...there was no sign saying they have that option, it was by chance he asked. We also had dinner there the night earlier because we checked in late. Their special was buy one pizza get the second free. I tried their house special and it was awful. The mushrooms were from a can, the chicken was dry and the calamari just didn't taste right. After that we didn't eat at the restaurant and ventured outside to eat local food.

Now the good stuff, the room is nice, we had the corner room so the views were beautiful of downtown Dar Es Salaam. The AC was good kept the room cool throughout.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

23 Nov 2020

Amira

Absolutely amazing!!! I enjoyed my stay! The staff was perfect! Luqmann was an absolute angel! He coordinated drivers, helped me with my excursions.

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

19 Oct 2020

DM

Great hotel. What's even better than the hotel is the caliber of the staff: polite, courteous, incredibly helpful and caring - that goes for everyone from the General Manager all the way to the Housekeeping team, the Food & Bev Team, the Front Desk. Strongly recommend this hotel.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

19 Dec 2019

Tonko

Right place to be

Perfect location, great hotel with magnificant city view, clean.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

31 Oct 2019

Verified traveler

Location great, staffs are friendly, very close to downtown
The room wasnt clean despite several attempts of the housekeeper trying to clean

Business Partner

8/10

Excellent

11 Oct 2019

Ovidio

Review golden tulip

The hotel is nice, bit old or at least our room needed a bit of makeover specially the bath-floor.

Also should be noted that the hotel does not service or allows the use of alcoholic beverages.

For the rest fine hotel.

Last note; please always agree on your taxi fares in advance. Or ask the service staff to help you.

Partner

2/10

Poor

26 Sep 2019

Mark

Worst hotel ever

I was harassed from the tine I reached there. I had booked for bed and breakfast but the said I booked for bed alone. I kept reminding them and showed them my booking confirmation but that didn’t help. I felt so harassed and it a hotel I will never ever stay in while in dar. Very horrible staff members

10/10

Exceptional

24 Sep 2019

Verified traveler

Nice and clean room, nice staff and a beautiful view from the reception (20th floor).

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

25 Aug 2019

Verified traveler

location is startagic...parking area is easy , food has to be mote variation

Business Partner

8/10

Excellent

23 Aug 2019

Verified traveler

The staff was very helpful when checking in at 3am. The cleaning crew was very friendly and taught me some Swahili. I did forget a robe and had to pick it up a few days later- that process was tiresome and took longer than necessary, but they did have everything I needed.

Dinner at the lounge on 20th floor was decent. It came a bit cold and the rice wasn’t fresh/ slightly over cooked but the chicken tikka masala was very good.

I liked that the room was very modern. The bed was very comfortable and I had a nice view from the 16th floor. It’s a good location to book if you have to catch the ferry (6mins walk). I’d book again.

Leisure Self

6/10

Pleasant

11 Aug 2019

Verified traveler

Noisy. No alcool. Restaurant has no atmosphere (food is good but place looks like a snack bar)

Business Self

6/10

Pleasant

20 Jul 2019

Manickaraj

Worst Service

Worst Receptionist as
They couldn’t able to find my Laudry dresses and no service. Extraordinary worst service

8/10

Excellent

20 Jul 2019

Phil

The food was excellent!! The service was wonderful.

There was limited hot water for the shower - which wasn't terrible (was definitely refreshing!)

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

08 Jul 2019

Walusako

HOME AWAY FROM HOME

From airport to Hotel (and commuting within Dar-es-Salaam), please use UberX. It is very cheap and safe. I found other means to be very expensive for me.

At Golden Tulip Hotel, I felt at home.
The rooms are very clean. I miss their breakfasts.

Reception is on 20th floor.
Restaurant in on ground floor.
They have three lifts, and all were operational during my entire stay. There was no time I felt like using stairs.

Looking forward to visit Golden Tulip Hotel again.

6/10

Pleasant

22 Jun 2019

Verified traveler

Very basic hotel. Definitely not 4 star. Rooms were stuff. Lighting was poor. Amenities nothing special

Business Self

10/10

Exceptional

02 Apr 2019

Verified traveler

Located in city Center and convenient but no much food options nearby

Business

8/10

Excellent

19 Mar 2019

MANSUR

good one, to stay in city.So you have access to go everywhere.

Business Self

8/10

Excellent

28 Feb 2019

Verified traveler

The hotel is clean and the staff is responsive, especially the receptionist and porters

Business Friends

8/10

Excellent

24 Feb 2019

Cyrus

Clean in Dar

Basic but nice, friendly service

4/10

Poor

19 Feb 2019

Verified traveler

There was no functional restaurant or coffee shop to host a guess for business conversations. The front desk was really dark when arrived in the morning (4AM). I was not sure if I were at the right place. Golden Tulip is a kind-of brand hotel but not this location.

8/10

Excellent

16 Feb 2019

Panagiotis

Cool down

They need to work on not closing the air conditioning in the hallways and elevators.

6/10

Pleasant

14 Feb 2019

Panagiotis

Cool the halls!

The place was ok and all the staff was great!! But air-conditioning was off in the hallways and elevators. So when you walk out of your room for a meeting you heat up. With 38 degree and 95% humidity it ruins your day.

8/10

Excellent

29 Jan 2019

Jack

Ok

Ok.... but would go again - place needs a deep clean. Room ok, good hot water, room service good breakfast adequate, excellent scrambled eggs!

10/10

Exceptional

02 Jan 2019

Verified traveler

the location is good and the rate a fair only the managment should increase on the enternment chennel on the tv

10/10

Exceptional

23 Dec 2018

Marc

What a view

10/10

Exceptional

19 Dec 2018

Marc

That view

Great view

8/10

Excellent

24 Jul 2018

Carime

The view of the city and the cleanliness of the hotel and rooms were the best part of this hotel. The location of the hotel from the ferry terminal was further than expected and we were not offered anything to drink at the restaurant, including water, after paying for a buffet dinners for our group. Rather we were told we would have to pay for water in addition to already paying for our meals. Instead people had to bring their own drinks from their room to dinner. You would think that basic water would be included. Also, upon entering the dinner buffet area no one greeted our group so we didn't know what to do initially and it also appeared only certain people were allowed to go outside on the patio to eat. The hotel was nice for a one night stay but we would not stay there for a lengthier period of time.

8/10

Excellent

15 Jan 2018

mwanzie

nice and central location if you are in Dar CBD

spent a night at the Hotel, the Food was very good. the staff were very very very Polite and friendly from the reception staff to the restaurant staff. I have no complaints, I checked in very early and the guy at reception, was very polite and told me that I could be charged for early check in but he was concerned about my comfort and rest, so he assured me that he will speak to his manager, I should just go and rest., later on he told me I didn't have to pay for the early check in fee. that was a plus for my. I would highly recommend this place.

10/10

Exceptional

10 Jan 2018

Verified traveler

loved the rooms and the area and the peaceful surroundings not to mention the city view.

Partner