Dar es Salaam General Sleeping

General Sleeping

Accommodation varies from TSH 1500/night rooms to the Royal Palm hotel (now renamed Movenpick) with a swimming pool and restaurant. The YMCA (near Posta Dala Dala stand) is the main place to stay and meet fellow travelers. It fills up quickly, but is cheap and clean. There are no en-suite facilities, but there are sit-down toilets. Other decent places are YWCA (near Posta) and Jambo Inn (near Libya Street and Morogoro Road). Also try Safari Inn and Econo Lodge (around TSH 20000 for a double, with fan and hot shower), very near the Jambo. Cheaper than any of the above is Holiday Hotel (with prison-cell-like rooms) on Jamhuri Street, also in the Indian quarter near Safari and Jambo. International business-class hotels include the Sea Cliff, out of town on the edge of the ocean, and the more central Holiday Inn. For East Africa, both hotels are incredibly good, as is their food. Expect to pay up to US$170 per night.