Planet Lodges

  We arrived at the lodge late at night, and were very glad to be met by their driver and took us to the lodge which is less than 10mins drive.... read more />
Accommodations and staff were all great. Breakfast was of good selection.
On our last day of safari we had a day room, which was great thing to have, as we were able to refresh (especially from the dusty and sweaty) before boarding our return flight home.

Overall an excellent option if staying at the airport before or after a flight.

  Wonderful Stay!  - Solo female traveler and had an absolutely wonderful stay here. Every member of the staff was so friendly and helpful. It was clean and quiet and had great air conditioning... read more and very comfy beds. The restaurant and pool were very nice after a few weeks on Safari. They also arranged my airport transfer at 12:30am which was very convenient. Perfect stay!

  Great experience at the Planet Lodge - My husband and I stayed here for one night while passing through, as we needed a hotel close to the airport, and everything exceeded our expectations. From the moment we... read more arrived, we were impressed by the thoughtful touches, like refreshing towels and hibiscus juice. The food, massages, and service were all exceptional. The massage was one of the best I’ve ever had. We highly recommend this hotel for its outstanding hospitality and relaxing atmosphere.

  Awesome Place !!! - The staff is incredible. Very clean and the beds are so comfortable. The food is amazing. You feel like you are at home here!!

  Perfect place to stay in Arusha - Everyone here is so kind! The hotel is beautiful, the food is incredible. This is my second time staying here and even better than the first.

  The hotel was very comfortable for our final nights stay before flying out of Kilimanjaro. Comfortable room with air conditioning and a huge bed. The dinner was lovely and breakfast... read more too, particularly the bacon and pancakes.

Staff were very attentive and friendly.

The only bad experience was the free airport transfer. Although it was only a 15 min journey, we felt quite unsafe. The driver was erratic, overtaking other vehicles dangerously. The worst part was the driver hitting and killing a dog at 70 km/h on the road to the airport, as well as narrowly missing a second one. The two dogs were visible in the road from far away, at least 300m, so we didn't think to tell the driver to slow down as there was ample time for him to see and do so. However he ploughed straight through them, killing one instantly. It's fair enough to expect cultural differences when travelling (particularly regarding sentimentality to animals) but this was just cruel, unnecessary and dangerous.

Nice hotel, change the driver.

  Nice hotel near Kigali airport - Great hotel if you are passing through Kigali. Simple accommodations but nice, clean and very kind and helpful staff. Our server at dinner was Tegemea and he was wonderful! So... read more nice and attentive. My husband and I got massages upon arrival that were great. I did deep tissue with Scola and it really hit the spot she did a great job!!

  Just 10 minutes from the Kili airport. I booked a day room here to rest up & shower before our long flight back to the USA. Planet Lodge has... read more comfy beds, clean basic rooms, good hot showers with strong water pressure, strong internet, TV, pool and sauna, and a decent basic restaurant and bar. This place is not the Ritz Carlton. But I was pleasantly surprised how nice, clean, and comfortable this 3 star lodge was! It was actually much nicer that some of the janky places our supposed luxe safari company put us up in our our trip.