New Kivulini Homestay — Hotel in Dar es-Salaam

The place was nothing like our expectations. At the time of booking it said the room had a bath, therefore we expected to at least have a bathroom inside. When we arrived, the “garden” shown in the photos it was just a small table in the entrance. The room was tight, no mosquito net, and a weird latrin/shower/sink? So if you really wanted to use the bathroom you had to go to a shared one. The mattress had holes in it, and no blanket provided. The breakfast was only half an omelette and two slides of bread, plus tee - the photos showed at least some fruit and coffee.

The girl helping around spoke zero english, so another guest had to help us.

Two stars because the location is cool, feels very local and you can buy great cheap local food, the owner was very friendly (even though he said he was going to come to talk to us and never showed up..), and there was a/c in the room.

Edit: we mentioned the mattress holes on the phone, he said he would send us a whatsapp message so we can send photos, but then he...

Caring and kind owner makes up for shortcomings in facilities and location. I'd stay...

I have enjoyed my stay there, owner make my visit here...