Planet airport HIGHLY RECOMMEND - Beautiful facility. Excellent staff very accommodating. Hotel is 15 minutes from JRO with complimentary shuttle. They greeted us with a smile and hot scented towels, juice and... read more cookies.
Complimentary breakfast was plentiful. Fruits, cheese, variety of hot foot, freshly made waffles and eggs to order.
Dinner was reasonable priced. I had lamb stew and husband had delicious potatoe leek soup. We were pleased with both.
We asked for a late check out and manager kindly extended it until our airport departure.
Price was higher than some hotels but well worth it due to convenience, Beautiful garden like settings, quiet and outstanding customer service.
Very relaxing after a long day and helpful prior to a long flight home.
Staff treated us extremely well, as if they were family members. Front desk, restaurant staff including kitchen staff and grounds keeper all welcomed us with kind smiles.

  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.

  The perfect introduction or farewell to Tanzania  - Planet Lodges far exceeded our expectations. From the big warm welcome when we arrived we had an absolutely charming short but sweet stay before we flew back home to Uk.... read more The rooms are particularly spacious and very comfortable. The grounds are large and tranquil and the planting and landscaping is so nice. Particular shoutout to the young staff. Each and every one of them are charming! Smiley, warm and ever so genuinely friendly. Mseeni the waiter in the restaurant was so great. His personality shone through at dinner and breakfast. All we can say is that this place is the perfect way to introduce you or bid you farewell to the hospitality of Tanzania. The management is clearly extremely attentive and eager to maintain its standards. We commend you and will recommend you when we are back home in UK.

  Definitely a Winner - Outstanding facility. Clean, comfortable, quiet. Good sized, well-equipped rooms noticably a level higher than the similarly starred hotel we stayed at in Arusha. Nicely landscaped. Amongst the universally friendly helpful... read more staff Tegemea is a standout. Shuttle also clean and comfortable as well as timely.

  Great stay near the airport - Excellent stay! Tegemea was a great server and was very helpful. They picked us up from the airport and let us check in early. The room was comfortable and the... read more hotel is nice. Food was also pretty good, we enjoyed staying for one night before heading out

  Amazing Service! - The warmest welcome
Tegemea could not have provided better service!!
Spotlessly clean. Very convenient to airport for coming and going.
We’ve been pleasantly surprised.
Most... read more importantly, we arrived at 1:00am and they opened the bar and got the chef up so we could eat and have a cocktail after a long travel day.

  Just what we needed before flying back to US - Had a great layover here. Tegemaeya was the nicest concierge, making sure we were comfortable for the 7 hours we were here while waiting for our flight. Much better than... read more staying in the airport! Good food, great service, nice pool, and warm showers! Perfect way to end our stay in Tanzania.

  Beware: while convenient for the airport, they are set out to squeeze the last dollars from you before you head home. I have seen German government bureaucrats with more... read more flexibility than these guys. My wife and I stayed with our 3 kids for 6 Hrs after the end of our Safari and the flight back home leaving at midnight. We just wanted a quick shower and a a place to change. Even though we booked 2 rooms at $200+ each, they insisted they had to charges us an extra $100 for our little one since each room only accommodates 2. I tried to make them understand that we wouldn't even take the free breakfast, as we would leave at midnight, nor would we do much sleeping and the 4 beds were fine, but after initially saying they'd try for an upgrade, the manager handed me 3 pages of small print regarding their "official policies" and insisted we pay. This all occurred AFTER we were already in the rooms, otherwise I would have simply sat in the lobby. Even the tour operator called them and spoke in Swahili pleading that they be flexible, but they would not budge and inch. So between a mediocre dinner, a noisy room by the highway, a checkout that lasted 35 min to charge the CC (with a 5% surcharge), a late delivery to the airport by their shuttle that left 8 guests waiting in the... Beware: while convenient for the airport, they are set out to squeeze the last dollars from you before you head home. I have seen German government bureaucrats with more flexibility than these guys. My wife and I stayed with our 3 kids for 6 Hrs after the end of our Safari and the flight back home leaving at midnight. We just wanted a quick shower and a a place to change. Even though we booked 2 rooms at $200+ each, they insisted they had to charges us an extra $100 for our little one since each room only accommodates 2. I tried to make them understand that we wouldn't even take the free breakfast, as we would leave at midnight, nor would we do much sleeping and the 4 beds were fine, but after initially saying they'd try for an upgrade, the manager handed me 3 pages of small print regarding their "official policies" and insisted we pay. This all occurred AFTER we were already in the rooms, otherwise I would have simply sat in the lobby. Even the tour operator called them and spoke in Swahili pleading that they be flexible, but they would not budge and inch. So between a mediocre dinner, a noisy room by the highway, a checkout that lasted 35 min to charge the CC (with a 5% surcharge), a late delivery to the airport by their shuttle that left 8 guests waiting in the buss, and only 4 Hrs nap, we paid $600. I could have done that in NYC for less. Everywhere else in Tanzania people were friendly and accommodating. This was the only place where the entire staff looked like they didn't want to be there... The low point of our stay in Tanzania. They need to learn what a repeat customer is. Next time I will stay in Arusha and take the extra 30 min to drive to the airport as well spent price to avoid this awful place. More