Zanzibar Town
Simple, unpretentious and uncluttered, the Stone Town Café has five rooms with Zanzibari beds dressed in pristine white linens. Black-and-white photos,…
Must-see hotels in East Africa
Rwanda
This English-Rwandan-run guesthouse in a beautifully converted villa has five cute rooms with double glass doors giving views of the large, leafy gardens…
Lamu Island
From the Arabic for 'house of light', this 16th-century town house is a stylish backpackers joint that guests rate highly for the warm hospitality. The…
Nungwi
A luxurious hotel complex, with rooms in several two- and three-storey buildings, some with sea views, others overlooking the large swimming pool and…
Zanzibar Island
Blink and you might miss this tiny guesthouse with its sandy front yard and just five simple double rooms. There are two external bathrooms, and one of…
Zanzibar Island
Towards the southern end of Matemwe, this immaculate place has 12 rooms with louvre doors, soft furnishings and traditional-style in-room bathrooms. All…
Western Tanzania
Situated on a beautiful sandy bay, this is a real Robinson-Crusoe-in-his-hippie-years kind of place where all the rooms are made of knocked-together,…
Northern Tanzania
In an area on the crater rim where few travellers pass, Ngorongoro Wild Camp has a sense of wilderness that you just don't get elsewhere on the rim – don…
Saadani Park Resthouse & Bandas
Northeastern Tanzania
Saadani's nice park bandas (thatched-roofed huts) and resthouse are just back from the beach near Saadani village, in an area that elephants seem to like…
Zanzibar Island
The enormous luxury resort of Bluebay has around 100 rooms and suites, some in the gardens, others overlooking the ocean. There's a large swimming pool, a…
Southwestern Uganda
This welcoming and atmospheric camp sits deep in the forest with monkeys and birdlife. There are deluxe safari tents with stone floors and porches, solar…
Southwestern Uganda
Located 15km outside Kisoro off the road to the Rwanda border, these cottages offer a great hideaway by the lake. There are plenty of activities including…
Southwestern Uganda
This quintessential Queen Elizabeth experience has a great riverside location, stilted bandas (thatched-roofed huts) and good guiding. While its vibe and…
Uganda
This new locally owned lodge on 18 hectacres occupies some cool real estate at the end of the road on a breezy riverside spot. The tree house is actually…
Southwestern Uganda
The Danish owners of Cafe Frikadellen run this peaceful hillside guesthouse. It has a resort feel with smart, very affordable bandas (thatched-roofed huts…
Zanzibar Town
Slightly off the beaten track, the Rumaisa Hotel is worth the journey. Stairs with bamboo bannisters lead to rooms with Zanzibari beds, fridge and TV,…
Mwanza
This eye-catching blue tower is solid all-round with well-equipped rooms (free wi-fi reaches most), good service, a rooftop bar and a proper breakfast…
Zanzibar Town
The Best Western brand comes to Zanzibar with this newly built five-storey hotel near the busy passenger ferry terminal. From the 'water wall' in the…
Northern Tanzania
The rooms here are perfectly comfortable, but it's hard to say whether this safari lodge represents a new tourism dawn for the region or is worryingly out…
Kenya
Just 4km from Voi Gate, this is a long, low complex perched on the edge of an escarpment overlooking an incredible sweep of savannah. There’s an…
Bagamoyo
This is a fine choice, with camping on a large lawn sloping down towards the sea (although there's no beach access). Rooms – in an old Arab merchant's…
Chapwani Private Island Resort
Zanzibar Island
Ten rooms in five luxury cottages sit along the beach, each with private veranda. Tranquillity is guaranteed, and if it all gets too much you can stroll…
Northeastern Tanzania
This backpacker-friendly place is at the southern end of Ushongo beach. It has beachside camping, backpacker huts sharing ablution blocks with the…
Kenya
The older of the two Sarova properties within the sanctuary, this place has marginally better rooms and the service is more switched on (this is the main…
South Coast
Rustic yet chic, this mangrove-creek resort has plenty of get-away-from-it-all appeal. The cottages are spacious and some have sunken bathtubs that look…
Serengeti National Park
Serena’s Maasai-style bungalows boast well-appointed rooms with lovely furnishings and views. The top-floor rooms are best. Guides lead short nature walks…
Mwanza
The Lenana Hotel sits about halfway between central Mwanza and the airport, with great hot water, a full breakfast, friendly staff, and clean, spick-and…
Lake Naivasha
This tented camp inside the private Crater Lake Game Sanctuary nestles among trees and overlooks the tiny jade-green crater lake. The tents aren’t exactly…
Southwestern Uganda
A joint project with the Uganda Safari Company, African Wildlife Foundation, International Gorilla Conservation Programme and the local community, this…
Uganda
Built in 1923 by East Africa Railways and Harbours Company, Uganda’s reportedly oldest hotel has hosted the likes of Ernest Hemingway, Katharine Hepburn…
Northern Tanzania
Most employees at this nonprofit, charity-run lodge are former street kids who received training at the Watoto Foundation's vocational training school,…
Nungwi
In the race among Zanzibar's hotels to build big makuti (palm thatch) structures, this place wins. A truly giant atrium of glass, stone, painted concrete…
Northern Tanzania
This consistently popular place offers accommodation in comfortable adjoining cottages. The rooms are large and come with wooden four-poster beds with…
Northeastern Tanzania
Rooms at this reserve-run resthouse have bathrooms, three twin beds and a rustic mountain feel. There is hot water for bathing and meals are available,…
Arusha
This excellent place is ideal for families or those who want their own spacious serviced apartment with kitchen, dining and lounge area. Apartments have…
Mikumi National Park
This camp, about 500m northeast of the park gate, has attractive stone cottages with shaded verandahs and views over a grassy field frequented by grazing…
South Coast
Sometimes business hotels seem too impersonal, holiday resorts too package-deal and boutique hotels too expensive. Thankfully, there's intimate Kahama,…
Lake Naivasha
Fancy sleeping in a converted boat with leopard-print curtains? How about a romantic night crammed into a broken-down bus or a toy-sized 4WD? There are 82…
Uganda
An ambitious project years in the making, this sprawling campus has gorgeous landscaped grounds. Business travellers and NGO employees take up some of the…
Northern Tanzania
A few kilometres south of town along the escarpment, this lodge offers unbeatable views of Ol Doinyo Lengai, and good ones of the lake too, including from…
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