Rooms were excellent, large, comfortable, and very clean. Restaurant world class, Staff very friendly and accommodating. The grounds beautifully maintained. Our stay was very enjoyable. We... read more would recommend for anyone traveling alone or as a group.

  Overall a always a pleasant stay here, nice facilities and clean property. Lots of positives to list, things we liked: really nice clean pool and good quality pool towels; nice... read more shower with good pressure, hot water doesn't take very long so little water wastage in a watter sensitive area (shower mixer would be better option to reduce even further time wasting trying to get the right temp, just a suggestion!), modern safety box, good AC for those hot and humid days, TV and channels are standard for a 3star property, good free wifi connectiity, we liked the flip-flops in the room thought it was quirky as opposed to the normal slippers - it's more of a flip-flop-type property so it works, figuratively not pretending to be a 'slipper property' :), fresh fruit at breakfast really tasty. So a lot going for it really!

Things we thought we work or things we thought weren't nice to experience at all: $15 for a very average pizza we thought is simply too expensive, if you are accustomed to an 'international standard pizza' this simply doesn't cut it; not a fan of of the standard 3-course meal for $50pp, leaving any other options quite expensive even for internal standards - not sure why things are so expensive here, there's no need for it (?). Breakfast was included which was great otherwise $12pp if for some reason you book room only. The so-called 'beef' sausages aren't worth it in today's standard, it's highly processed and pink on colour (??), this shouldn't be the case with great butchery (Meat King) available in Arusha. Eggs were fine good yellow yolk (not underfed white yolk), bacon OK, a bit chewy the back bacon but very little fat which was great. Ironically coffee not great at all with great local Tanzanian coffee - way too strong and don't think anyone tasted before offering it, asked for a bit of milk in my coffee but got masala spicy tea instead which was some weird spicy caffeine taste, anyway not an issue just didn't drink it. Not a ran of the 'homemade' cost-saving yogurt, just not what I considequality yogurt but might be fine others. Good pastry offering of you like baked goods, nice fresh juice though.

In summary. Great overnight property with nice facilities and kind staff trying their best to accommodate your every need which is really lovely, can't fault the people at all, they make for a great East African experience. Only reservations is food quality and pricing - it's simply too expensive for what you get, that's a Management component and if they get that right and get a bit more tomorrow grips with international standards I think they have a busier restaurant and/or even higher occupancies. Location is great to Airport proximity.

Oh and John the driver need uniform of sorts, confusing when some random man collects our luggage and puts it into his car, he's a nice guy though but needs some sort of identification perhaps.

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  Very nice place to stay near the Kilimanjaro airport - We stayed here on our last night in Tanzania, following a safari tour. The hotel is extremely nice and the service is truly top notch. The staff here... read more really aims to please and is so welcoming. They will also provide a shuttle to or from the airport at any time of day. I would definitely stay here again. Thanks to all the wonderful staff at Planet Lodge! 😊

  Wonderful and beautiful stay, really relaxiable Place. - Eva she’s the best, I wish she can get promoted to be a general manager and raised the salary double raise and thank you for everything. The hotel was amazing... read more I had massages and facial treatment it was real amazing and I wish you can it when get there. Friendly staff Catherine was very good and number 1 massage therapist I ever met.

  We stayed here for one night; and the Lodge was perfect for an overnight stay as we landed at midnight with Kenya Airways flight from Nairobi. We were met by... read more the Lodge’s driver for a ten minutes drive to the Lodge. The room was very nice with huge bathtub; and breakfast was great.
Staff are very friendly and helpful.
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  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!

  This place is way too expensive to stay near the airport. Usually it's just a simple overnight that people need to get to early morning flights. I would do your... read more research and just find a simple place. The food at restaurant wasn't good.

  Awesome airport stay! - All of the staff here is so nice and accommodating!! We arrived at the airport late and it was easy to prearrange transfer and someone was waiting for us. When... read more we got to the hotel they were very welcoming and helpful. The included breakfast was great, lots of options!! Would definitely stay here again.