Changani Beach Cottages — Hotel in Dar es-Salaam

A beautiful location and surroundings at Sisi Changani. The staff were attentive and helpful during our stay. We loved having the place to ourselves and had a great time|using the pool and beach. ||The location was lovely but a good 15 minute drive down a track so make sure you bring all of your supplies with you.||However, the food and drink was very overpriced for what it was. There was nothing special about the menu and paying 25,000 for an average meal was not worth it. The breakfast food was nice but didn’t deliver what was on the menu. For example it said pancakes with honey but all they were able to provide us with was rose syrup for cocktails. Also it said they had paneer on the menu but none in the kitchen. A real shame that the restaurant let us down. Bring your own water and alcohol (unless you want to pay 5000 for a bottle of water).||The rooms were very nice, spacious and well equipped. The shower was very poor, very low pressure and never hot. We had to ask for the hot water to be turned on and even then it was very inconsistent.||We did have a really nice time here and this was made better by the good deal we had because of COVID-19, however I would question how good it would be if...

We just spent the weekend at Changani Beach Resort for a group weekend getaway. It took us about 1.5 hours to get there from the Dar es Salaam. I had a cottage and they converted one bed into two for sharing. The beds were comfortable and the rooms clean. I did not like the setup of no bathroom door and a half wall between the shower/toilet and the sleeping area. I never understand why anyone thinks this is a good idea. The food was very good. I had a a few of the prawn dishes and American pancakes for breakfast. The staff was very attentive and kind. Sometimes the food takes a while but it's certainly fresh when it comes to you. I would caution that to get to the beach area you have to walk down quite a few steps. Once on the beach, there is are large areas of shade to lounge in. That's a very nice feature. I did not use the pool. It's quite a distance from the beach area but it was close to my room. The monkeys liked playing in that area. Beach area is okay. The waves were pretty rough but I don't know if that's common. There's enough room to play volleyball or walk...

About an hour drive from the city centre. At high tide it is best not to go into the water, the current can be very strong. At low tide the ocean was just amazing, especially for kids. We saw sea hedgehog, live coral reef on a ship wreck, fish ... My kids (3 and 6 years old) really loved it. I can imagine it is even more interesting for snorkelling.

The hotel is clean, the food was very good and the service was very friendly, flexible and very attentively. All beds had a mosquito net. We stayed in a family room, with a big bed (we, 4 people all fit in the bed) and a bunk bed in a connecting room (open, without a door).

There is a pool, kids with a hight of approximately 1 m can stand it.

The beach was beautiful as well, not 100 % clean but much cleaner than closer to the city centre. We will definitely go...