I had an incredible experience staying at Hotel Amaranth. I initially booked for a week but ended up extending my stay for another week because I felt so comfortable and well looked after. The hotel manager kindly gave me a generous discount for the extended stay, as well as a discounted late checkout on my last day — a very thoughtful gesture I truly appreciated. The staff were outstanding across the board — from reception to housekeeping, kitchen, bar, and security. Everyone was professional, friendly, and genuinely welcoming. You can tell the team works together with a shared commitment to making guests feel at home. The room was spotless, well-designed, and very comfortable. I especially enjoyed having the pool view, and the air conditioning and hot water worked perfectly. The overall atmosphere of the hotel is calm and peaceful — a great place to rest, away from the busyness of the city. Food-wise, the hotel exceeded my expectations. Their ugali and chicken makange were the best I’ve ever had, and the beef sambusas were easily the best in town — crispy, juicy, and full of flavour. The bar was also excellent and very affordable. I really enjoyed relaxing there in the evenings with my favourite drink — Serengeti Lite, always served cold and fresh. One of the standout features was the Wi-Fi — fast, stable, and honestly the best I’ve experienced in Dar es Salaam. I had no issues with streaming, video calls, or working online during my entire stay. It’s a huge plus for both business travellers and casual guests. The hotel also offers great facilities including a clean swimming pool, peaceful garden spaces, reliable room service, and ample secure parking. The security staff were always present, respectful, and made me feel completely safe at all times. I’ll definitely be returning on future trips to Dar es Salaam( in June ). I highly recommend it to anyone looking for a comfortable, secure, and welcoming place to stay.

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If you have an early morning departure from the Magufuli bus station then Hotel Amaranth is likely your only convenient option. They provide a complementary shuttle service to the bus station for guests at any time. The room was reasonable - mosquito net, AC, complementary water, small fridge and jug.

There was no convenient place to put your luggage. The switch for one of the lights was broken - I feared to touch it as I thought that I might be electrocuted, however, one of the staff showed me how to use it. Nonetheless, it should have been fixed. There is no distinct shower area, so when you have a shower all of the bathroom floor is soaked, which is inconvenient.

The food was really good, tasty and fresh. The property is beautiful and has everything you need. The room is well set up and comfortable. Seems like a well staffed facility with helpful staff. Close to local culture.

It is very far away from center of dar es salaam and airport. Airport transfer offered by the hotel is too expensive. Room service for food is too slow.

The rooms were big and clean, aircon working properly. It's easily accessible. Appreciated the attention on arrival as arrived pastmidnight. We loved their breakfasts. We got parked breakfast on departure since we left at dawn which was very kind of them. The pool is big and clean. New year bbq was delicious.

Housekeeping not restocking some items like sugar and toilet paper. Not replacing utensils while cleaning the rooms (this happened to the 3rooms that we had for the 3days we stayed) We had requested 3rooms together however we got one on 2nd and two on 3rd, some dude promised to make adjustments after some checkout but no one spoke to us about it again. We were taken to Kidibwi beach however the beach is very dirty.

Modern spacious rooms and bathrooms Spotlessly clean Very helpful staff, for example accompanying us to the bus stop to buy tickets and then to the bus the next day Friendly receptionist Close to bus station Close to liquor store (!) Delicious dinner

Very minor thing..Asked reception to let us know when food was ready and if we would get food packed for breakfast the next morning and very slow response (had to check again!) Dinner took a long time to arrive

Super clean, had good butter chicken. Is very close to Magufuli bus station - and the driver helped us navigate the station.

Was quite difficult to communicate with some staff members (admittedly, I don’t speak Swahili). Their breakfast was pretty minimalist. I would like them to cut up some fruit for breakfast. And if they had oatmeal, it would be helpful. The restaurant only had a few of the items

The room is comfortable it has a pool and restaurant. They arranged free transfer to the bus station and made sure that we catch a bus in the biggest bus terminal ever! We also got take away breakfast because we check out really early.

Waiting time for room service was very long

Room was nice - well appointed. Only one channel on the TV - funny, it was ESPN2 and when I turned it on it was the first inning of the Dodger/Atlanta game! I watched the whole game.

The restaurant is very small and not elegant.

The staff were super friendly and attentive and made me breakfast even when I had to leave very early (5:30 am) to catch the bus. The rooms were fantastic - hot shower, hard bed, clean and shiny new. The location is perfect if you need to catch a bus heading inland - it is 7 mins away by Bajaji from the Magufuli Bus Terminal. It has a pool and pub, but I did not get a chance to use those.

The kitchen staff need to keep their voices down after 8 PM since they are easily heard in the rooms facing the kitchen side. It would have been good for them to arrange for a taxi to pick me up in the morning rather than have to go out to search for one. I strongly suggest that the hotel keeps a list of realiable tuktuk, motor and regular taxi drivers who can be informed the night before of the need for their services.

This is a hidden gem of a hotel. Great facilities, including a lovely pool and good food. With the added bonus of being very close to the bus terminal with knowledgeable staff and complementary transport for our 5am bus. Can't recommend it enough