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Arusha Backpackers Hotel

Sokoine Road | P. O. Box 15368, Arusha, Tanzania
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 4 May 2013 via mobile

It's cheap, which is generally what people are looking for in budget accommodation, right? The bar/restaurant staff are great. The cook is a really good guy. He took me too his local barber for a trim (it had been awhile), and wasn't happy at all when they tried to rip me off. I ended up paying about $2 for the... More

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2 of 5 stars Reviewed 25 January 2013

This place is relatively cheap on Arusha standards, and in a way is good value. The roof top terrace is a great plave to socialise and meet other travellers, although the food is very mixed, and the breakfast pretty terrible, the only thing I`d recommend is the veggi burger. The rooms are very variable, some internal and very noisy seemingly... More

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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 19 January 2013

It is a good small place in town for easy accommodation on Travelers who are Budgetary in tourism City of Arusha, in order for them to continue travel to different Destinations. Lovely services, good place for chatting with different people, nice food and beverage, good in customer care from the Maasai outside the door to the waiter in the Top... More

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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 9 January 2013

For $20 it's decent value and does the job. The rooms are tiny and cell like but comfortable and the rooftop terrace is a decent social area (the food is pretty bad though). They have a generator for the power cuts and wifi which works just about ok. It's near the big shoprite and a few restuarants and bars which... More

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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 22 December 2012

Solo traveler stayed at Arusha Backpackers and really enjoyed the atmosphere. Very nice staff and everyone was incredibly welcoming. The rooms were clean and the showers were hot (morning and night). Breakfast is nothing special, but it's free! The restaurant area is nice, although the food prices are high. Great location-- near bus station and also grocery store.

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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 16 November 2012

Rooms are very small and noisy. Rooftop restaurant is the best of the whole backpackers hotel, free internet and chill place Commun bathroom is ok. Location is good, in the middle of the centre of arusha

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2 of 5 stars Reviewed 13 October 2012

But that is one of the only positive things I can say about this hostel. The rooms are very small and the blankets are crusty. The lighting in the rooms is awful and not all rooms have functioning power outlets. The front desk staff, while some were friendly, were unfamiliar with the area and unable to help us with finding... More

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1 of 5 stars Reviewed 3 September 2012

We stayed at the hotel for two nights before and one night after our safari. The room we got the first night was so tiny we had no place to put our luggage and it had no electricity in the sockets just the light and it was terribly noisy plus a man was sitting on the balcony in front of... More

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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 23 August 2012

I stayed at Arusha Backpackers for 2 nights. Although it was very basic and the rooms were very small, everything was immaculately clean. The rooms had a fan but no mosquito nets. There was hot running water (which was very welcomed!!). The staff were very friendly and helpful in helping us arrange a safari. The rooms were very well priced... More

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1 of 5 stars Reviewed 30 July 2012

Hi we stayed here in march 2012 for one night. After camping and needing a good shower there was no power or water for the full 24hrs. You couldn't even use the toilet as they were full! I asked the staff for some water to wash my hands they couldn't even get me that! We requested to speak with the... More

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Address: Sokoine Road | P. O. Box 15368, Arusha, Tanzania
Region: Tanzania > Arusha Region > Arusha
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Ranked #46 of 62 Speciality lodging in Arusha

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