Kilimanjaro Backpackers Hotel — Hotel in Kilimanjaro

The place was perfect for me as a single traveler living in Africa as a volunteer. (Saw lots of other solo travelers from all over the world too). Was there during low season, so can't speak to what it's like in high season, but the location was perfect, staff were nice (Peter was the best), the place was clean, seemingly safe, and SUPER affordable. I stayed in a private, single room for the week, which was $10/night. There were "special" slightly smaller rooms for $8--the dimensions were almost the same, but had one window instead of three. There were double bed rooms for I think $12 (and a "special" version for $10), and the dorms (6-8 beds) were only $6-$8 a night, which is really the way to go, but I wanted to pay a little extra to feel safer (easier to lock up valuables in a private room). Showers were hot when you asked staff to turn on the hot water, bathrooms were always clean, and they had wifi, but the signal kinda only worked upstairs on the rooftop bar or near reception. They have a weird rule about not being able to do your own laundry in the washrooms, so I had to pay for them to do it, which was kind of expensive because there's a price for every different item of clothing you give to be washed. I paid about TZS 20,000 for a week's worth of laundry (roughly $8 or $9). Rooms get a little hot but the fans work wonderfully. There's music and prayers coming from the busy street late into the night, but I slept through it with the fan. They supply towels, little soap bars, and flip flops for showering. Weren't all that great about giving back change I was owed a few times, but when they communicated how much I was owed to each other, and I was patient with them in waiting, I always got it back. Continental breakfast (included) was served on the rooftop bar from 6:30-10 one morning, but the other four mornings I was there it was served on the rooftop bar (like 8th floor) of a neighboring hotel, the Kindoroko, which was exquisitely beautiful in and of itself. From the rooftop of that hotel you can see Mt. Kili, and the breakfast they served was amazing. Tea, freshly brewed coffee, carrot juice, hibiscus juice, porridge, fruit, toast with honey/jam/peanutbutter/margerine, cereals with milk, bread scone things, and varying items such as pancakes, potatoes, and other hot foods. Eggs are extra, and at the Kili Backpackers, not really worth it. Didn't try at Kindoroko. Didn't have a bar operating (can bring your own drinks into the hostel), so one of the staff walked me over to the Kindoroko to check out their bar, which was amazing. (They also cook bar food pretty late into the evening.) They close the gate at 11, so they preferred to have people back by then. There's a TV downstairs near the lobby, but it was broken. Really enjoyed my stay, highly recommend...

I stayed here for 3 nights. The location is very convenient. The bus stand is hardly 10 minutes walk from here. But if you search in Google Map with Kilimanjaro Backpackers, Moshi it takes you to Da' Costa Hotel, but this is the one as the boy at reception told me it was in name Da' Costa earlier.|| I think on my last day I was the only one guest. So when I went to the terrace for my breakfast I found everything closed. On checking at reception I was told I have to go to the nearby Kindoroko hotel for the breakfast as the cook was not well. But I could guess well that just for one guest they did not cook. I would appreciate if they had voluntarily informed me that I have to go to Kindoroko for breakfast. Because the day before also, there was only two guests. And when myself and the other guest went for breakfast we found milk, coffee missing. When the other guest left, the girl came with a jug of milk from downstairs. ||* You can not see Kilimanjaro from the roof top as some high rise buildings...

We chose this hotel because I had stayed there for a month in 2008 and had a very positive experience and felt right at home. During my previous stay, I found the staff and hotel manager to be exceptional, extremely service oriented, and treated me like family. I also loved the rooftop restaurant/bar that served food anytime during the day and the hotels location. However, I was disappointed to find that this was no longer the case. We found staffing to be greatly reduced, not helpful with travel advice or in providing customer service, and the rooftop restaurant/bar was only open for serving a very basic breakfast in the morning. We had to go elsewhere for the remainder of our meals.||||I would recommend this hotel to travelers on a budget who are looking for a basic place to stay with no frills. The location right in downtown Moshi is also great, and one can easily walk or catch a dala dala (local bus) to anywhere in town from the hotel. They have free Wifi near the front service desk and on...