Name: The African Tulip Hotel
Address: 44 1 Serengeti Road, Arusha, 00255, TZ

8/10

Excellent

01 Oct 2025

Janice

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Partner

10/10

Exceptional

28 Jan 2025

Verified traveler

Excellent staff, great food

This hotel was a lovely place to stay for my 2 night trip - the staff were friendly and welcoming, the room was cleaned very well each day, and the restaurant served a great mix of flavourful food.

Self

10/10

Exceptional

23 Aug 2024

Jian-Qing

Staffs were so friendly that one staff even wanted to help me to clean my muddy shoes! The manager greeted me every day!

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

09 Oct 2023

Martin

Fantastic beautiful property. Exceeded expectations

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

31 Jan 2023

Robert

Beautiful property. Exceptional artwork in the public areas. Spacious room with comfortable bed. No elevator, but staff ferried my bags up and down from the second floor. Excellent gift shop and restaurant.

Business_and_leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

28 Jan 2023

Robert

Beautiful rooms and artwork in the hallways. Great staff.

Business_and_leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

08 Aug 2022

Terry

Was a wonderful transition property for both before and after safari. Nice room, great restaurant and friendly and helpful staff

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

30 Jun 2022

philip

Wonderful overnight stay for the start of our safari. Staff and facilities were delightful. Ambiance was warm and welcoming. Our dinner and breakfast buffet were great. We had a short but very pleasant stay. Would definitely come again.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

12 Sep 2021

Amber Lynn

It is a beautiful hotel and property in the heart of Arusha. The staff is so attentive and kind from the moment you enter. The restaurant and bar were great too! Would definitely stay here again next time!

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

11 Jun 2021

Verified traveler

Great food/rooms/staff! The pool bar was closed when I was there.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

15 Apr 2021

Verified traveler

Superb forest location

Business

10/10

Exceptional

13 Apr 2021

Verified traveler

The property is beautiful and the staff are very attentive. I would highly recommend The African Tulip Hotel. It is excellent value for the money.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

17 Mar 2020

Ian

Spacious and very clean. We were upgraded to a suite for our family (2A2K) free of charge, which was nice. Very nice pool and deck. Continental breakfast was excellent.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

23 Oct 2019

Sheryl

Excellent choice for our Arusha stay!

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

13 Oct 2019

EliM

Clean, airy and caring staff. Great restaurant, reasonably priced.

Family

10/10

Exceptional

08 Sep 2019

Carol

Great Customer Service

We stayed at The African Tulip Hotel for 2 nights before taking a safari. We arrived late in the evening and the front desk was staffed and a bellman available to take our bags to our room. I travel with my own breakfast food and requested that a glass of milk be sent to my room at 6:00 am. At 6:00 am on the dot, there was a knock at the door. Our room was safari themed, was spacious and clean and even had universal outlets for our electronic devices. The water is not safe to drink (or anywhere else in Tanzania) but is safe to brush your teeth...but we did not take that risk. The hotel provided ample bottles of water. They have a nice bar and restaurant. We had Indian food which was very, very good. The staff...from the manager on down to the bellman are customer focused and are there to please. The hotel is gated and has a security guard at the entrance. The pool is on the small side but we did not go to Tanzania to swim so it was fine for us. I would definitely stay there again should our travels take us back to Arusha.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

24 Jul 2019

Verified traveler

Just a quick stay over from cross-country travel before flying out, but very nice property, very attentive staff and very professional hotel manager.

Rooms were big, bright, clean well appointed and lovely. Also, very nice bar area, restaurant, pool area and cute gift shop.

Also, nice and quiet for a good night's sleep!

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

09 Apr 2019

Roger

Fabulous staff.
Nice restaurant.
Room was lovely.

There isn’t anything I didn’t like about this hotel.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

08 Mar 2019

Verified traveler

Food, service and accommodations were all excellent. Wish it was in a better part of town, but it was well-secured and safe.

Leisure Family

6/10

Pleasant

09 Jan 2019

Verified traveler

If you like to sleep on concrete, and pay top dollar for the experience, then this is the hotel for you!
I have travelled and stayed in all manner of accomodation, this was clean, rooms airconditioned, but the bed was the WORST I have EVER slept in. It was so bad that for our remaining two nights, I relocated to the 'day bed' to sleep. And I thought the beds in SE Asia were hard..... they are positively plush in comparison. Thankfully this was the only hotel we came across during our travels around Tanzania that had such beds.

We arrived late following an extremely long flight and a three hour wait for bags that didn't make the flight and were told by the receptionist that the dining room was open. We put our hand lughage into our room, and went straight down. We were not offered any menus, just that the waiter would bring soup and then we could help ourselves to the buffet that I suspect had seen better days. There were some crumbs left on the 'dessert' table, and not a great deal else. They still had the Christmas lights up, which would have been nice, had they not been accompanied by a tacky tune you'd expect from a child's toy constantly repeating. It wasn't until the following day that we discovered there was a cheaper, simple menu we could have ordered from.

The breakfast was very good, so no complaints there. The staff were very nice, but we watched the interactions with them and the manager, and we gathered from bloody language, tone etc that he wasn't particular

10/10

Exceptional

21 Oct 2018

Sharath

Lovely hotel in the heart of Arusha

Fantastic boutique hotel in the heart of Arusha. The staff are service focused and food at the restaurant was delicious.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

01 Sep 2018

Verified traveler

Amazing place to stay at. The staff members went above and beyond to make sure the stay was comfortable. The food here is pretty tasty as well.

10/10

Exceptional

10 Jan 2018

Chris

Nice way to end the trip!

Ended a 3 week trip here and it was really fantastic! I love the safari and Kilimanjaro climbing rents, but this was the perfect way to ease back into regular life. They arranged an airport shuttle, have great balconies for hanging out, and very comfortable rooms! Totally recommend the African Tulip.

10/10

Exceptional

17 Aug 2017

Jim

Five star

Everything was five star - staff, service, food and rooms. They let me stay past checkout at no extra charge, as my ride to the airport wasn't until 2pm.

10/10

Exceptional

30 Apr 2016

james

A beautiful hotel following a safari.

A beautiful hotel with very accommodating staff. A wonderful place to stay following a long safari. In the heart of Arusha, great to access safaris, post office etc. Dinner was delicious at the Baobab restaurant, but the free breakfast was less than average.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

24 Jul 2015

Sean

Wonderful hotel

We had a very relaxing stay here, staff were very helpful. Room was spacious, clean and very comfortable. Dining room had excellent buffet dinner which we really enjoyed. Would recommend it highly.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

31 Mar 2015

Sheila

good night's sleep on arrival

Despite a problem with our understanding that we would have a full-sized bed rather than a cot in our room for our teenager, the problem was eventually resolved to our satisfaction. The late evening front desk staff spoke almost no English, but our driver from the airport was able to translate a bit of the issue, though I'm sure he couldn't comprehend the problem. We were all exhausted from our flight from Canada, so it was a bit of a downer having to deal with the issue for 30 min upon our arrival. On reflection, the hotel was technically correct regarding giving us a cot, but I had sent the hotel 2 emails prior to our arrival that we wanted a regular bed for our tall, very grown up teen. They'd written back that would be fine. The hotel has character - lovely wooden floors, plants, a sense of place, comfortable beds and an attractive restaurant - a nice intro to Tanzania. We ordered room service that night - expensive, particularly a bunch of saran wrapped very stale chips and some unappetizing soup. But that's from the perspective of exhausted travellers who were dying for a beer n simple sandwich at 11pm. Most importantly, we all had a very comfortable first night in Tanzania and the lounge area was a very nice spot to meet with our safari company rep the following morning to discuss our safari beginning that day.

10/10

Exceptional

15 Mar 2015

Olivia

Very nice spot

It is a lovely hotel, clean and comfortable. The breakfast buffet is also great.

8/10

Excellent

31 Aug 2014

Barbara

Nice hotel close to the centre of Arusha

Staff are lovely and very helpful. Room was large and clean. Disappointed there was no bath after 7 days on safari. Restaurant good food at reasonable prices. Pool lovely.

10/10

Exceptional

24 Aug 2014

Verified traveler

Well located hotel central to Arusha

We used the hotel before and after our Kili climb. The staff could not have been more helpful with storing baggage and valuables, making ad hoc calls to our tour company etc. The hotel is very clean, comfortable and has a good restaurant

10/10

Exceptional

16 Jul 2014

Kerstin

Gorgeous boutique hôtel with excellent service

The African Tulip hotel is a great and luxurious place to stay in Arusha, a real treasure. Decorations both inside and outside in the garden are beautiful. Our room was very spacious and had a wonderful bathroom with tub. Great indian food in the restaurant. Only thing that bothered me were the charges for internet and a 4% additional charge on any bill paid by credit card.

10/10

Exceptional

12 Jul 2014

Matt

Great stay!

Accommodating and clean, we had a comfortable stay at the African .

10/10

Exceptional

29 Jun 2014

Laurie Meyer

beautiful accomodation

The African Tulip is a beautiful hotel with friendly staff providing great customer service. Barclays ATM is located just down the street. Hotel is within walking distance to Arusha city center.

8/10

Excellent

05 Feb 2014

Louise

Nice hotel close to city

This hotel was a pleasure to stay in, within walking distance to Arusha city. No traffic noise though!!
Room was spacious and clean, bed comfy !!

8/10

Excellent

11 Jan 2014

David Goldy

Great stopover before start of safari

Oasis is bustling Arusha, in a nice area of town away from the center. Well kept and great place to recover from a long flight.

10/10

Exceptional

24 Sep 2013

Susan

A gem in Arusha

It is no surprise that the Tulip is so highly rated. Excellent and friendly service, beautiful rooms ( we had #10), good and plentiful food and a lovely environment. We truly enjoyed our 3 days there and management is to be congratulated for their achievements.

10/10

Exceptional

25 Aug 2013

Verified traveler

Great place to stay

friendly helpful staff, great atmosphere, would highly recommend. I hope to go back in future

8/10

Excellent

26 Feb 2013

Nelson

Tidy and comfortable hotel

A small, tidy and refined hotel, the staffs are very friendly. The hotel is historic but well keeped. Very quite environment, and wonderful serivce.

10/10

Exceptional

29 Jan 2013

Verified traveler

Very nice boutique hotel in Arusha

Very nice small hotel in Arusha with large well-appointed room and nice public area and bar. The staff was friendly and very helpful. We had dinner in the restaurant and it was only OK.

10/10

Exceptional

08 Nov 2012

Verified traveler

Nice oasis near semi-chaos.

Very nice quiet place just outside of main hub-bub of Arusha, which is otherwise noisy and dirty.

10/10

Exceptional

09 Sep 2012

Laura

Very hospitable for the weary traveler

We (myself, my husband and son) stayed at the African Tulip for a total of 4 nights. The first two nights were after our long journey from California to Tanzania and pre-safari and the second two nights were post- safari. The staff was efficient, friendly and very accomodating. The African Tulip was a very relaxing refuge.

Our son has been living in the Arusha area. We were able to comfortably entertain other members of his organization in the hotel's lounge and dining room.

10/10

Exceptional

16 Jul 2012

LU

An elegant African flavor

Very clean with a wonderful African flavor and a hint of going back in time elegantly. We were a family requiring two rooms. Each was very spacious and suited our needs completely.

10/10

Exceptional

08 Jul 2012

Andy

An oasis in Arusha

I stayed two nights at the African Tulip just to recover following a camping in safari and to escape the hustle and bustle of Arusha. I had probably the most relaxing day of my holiday just chilling in my room and taking all my meals in the hotel. It really is a serene place. The staff are excellent and very friendly and the most competent I came across during my trip. The rooms are large and beautifully done out. The price of the rooms and the meals etc was reasonable when compared with what I paid in other hotels that were nowhere near this standard in Zanzibar and Dar. In summary I would say this is the perfect hotel to start or end either a safari or a climb of Kili,

Family

8/10

Excellent

25 Jan 2012

Anton

African Tulip

The price is too much for the services the hotel can offer. Food wasn't very good and wasn't diverse enough. The buffet fulfilled is not often. However it seems like a problem of many Tanzanian hotels.
Fridge in the room wasn't working properly.
Room was clean. Bed is comfortable. No complaints.

6/10

Pleasant

29 Sep 2011

Jo

Nice place for a stopover

Arusha in general is a nice stopover before or after a safari / Kili climb and this hotel was nice and quiet, and the service was very personal.

However, if you are going to ask them to arrange pick up and drop off from the airports, make sure you negotiate the price down, as per everything in Arusha, they tend to overcharge... a lot.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

11 Dec 2020

Claudia

Everything was perfect! Cleanness, staff, breakfast.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

03 Mar 2019

Verified traveler

Excellent établissement avant démarrage d'un safari

Leisure Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

06 Nov 2014

Raphael

sehr guter Service / schönes Hotel

Sehr gutes Hotel vor/nach einer Safari. Hilfreiches Personal

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

23 Mar 2014

Yuichi

アルーシャ中心部にあるリゾートホテル

スタッフは全員愛想よく、丁寧で親切でとても気持ち良かったです。
日本語のあいさつの仕方を聞いてきたりとても勉強熱心でアットホームさもありました。
ホテル全体も部屋もとても雰囲気があり、アフリカに居ることを忘れそうでした。
ただ部屋にスリッパがなく靴の生活に慣れていない日本人には少し・・・
でも窓際に寝転がれるスペースがあったり、壁には動物のオブジェがあったりとても居心地は良かったです。

10/10

Exceptional

05 Feb 2014

Lisa

Charmigt hotell

Jag är mycket nöjd med The african tulip. Bra service, mycket trevlig personal. Rent och mycket charmig afrikansk inredning. Mysig liten pool och gård. Vi bokade de enklaste rummen men de var rymliga och fina med ac och varm dusch. Väldigt hårda sänger och om man tittar noga så är det lite slitet här och var - dock inget som drar ned betyget.