I booked this hotel under the delusion that a Swiss hotel chain could not go wrong for quality. I was very wrong. Problems-

Hotel is old and run down. Rooms are unattractive, old and smell like mildew.

Bad location- nothing useful or interesting in walking distance.

No clock or alarm in room. Aircon not working. Credit card machine upon checkin not working. Credit card machine upon checkout not working. Long hassle checking in and out.

My company paid an outrageous $180 USD a night here- in a country were people still make about $1 a day. Sickening.

Upon checkout, Movenpick took the liberty to charge me $1 USD for "Habitat For Humanity". I do not recall asking if I could donate- they just decided to charge me for something I did not ask for. In my country this is called STEALING. Staff were evasive and difficult about removing it.

As this was my first trip, I am not an expert on lodging in Dar but Movenpick is surely a... more