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Crest Safari Lodge

3.0 star property
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Terrace/patio
Reception
Bar (on property)
Property grounds
Reception

Reviews

8.8 out of 10

Excellent

Popular amenities

  • Gym
    Gym
  • Bar
    Bar
  • Room service
    Room service
  • 24/7 front desk
    24/7 front desk
  • Laundry
    Laundry
  • Breakfast included
    Breakfast included

Explore the area

Map
Kwa Mrefu, Baraa Road, Arusha, 2123
  • Arusha Golf Course
    4 min drive
  • Arusha Clock Tower
    5 min drive
  • Arusha International Conference Centre
    7 min drive
  • Kilimanjaro (JRO-Kilimanjaro Intl.)
    67 min drive

Room options

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Deluxe Twin Room

Deluxe Twin Room

  • 25 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 2 Twin Beds OR 1 King Bed

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Deluxe Triple Room

Deluxe Triple Room

  • 30 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 3 Twin Beds

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Standard Double Room, 1 Queen Bed, Garden View

Standard Double Room, 1 Queen Bed, Garden View

  • 18 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Deluxe Double or Twin Room

Deluxe Double or Twin Room

  • 12 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Queen Bed

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The price is AU$96
for 1 night
includes taxes & fees
5 Dec - 6 Dec
BOULEVARD INN MT MERU

About the area

Arusha

Located in Arusha, Crest Safari Lodge is a 4-minute drive from Arusha Golf Course and 5 minutes from Arusha Clock Tower. .This hotel is 3.8 mi (6.1 km) from Maasai Market and Curios Crafts and 3.9 mi (6.3 km) from Natural History Museum.

What's nearby

  • Arusha Clock Tower - 5 min drive - 5.7 km
  • Maasai Market and Curios Crafts - 6 min drive - 6.1 km
  • Arusha International Conference Centre - 7 min drive - 6.6 km
  • Njiro Complex - 9 min drive - 8.1 km
  • East & Southern African Management Institute - 11 min drive - 9.3 km

Getting around

  • Kilimanjaro (JRO-Kilimanjaro Intl.) - 67 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Onsea House - ‬5 min drive
  • ‪Karibu Uzunguni City Park - ‬5 min drive
  • ‪The Chinese Dragon - ‬5 min drive
  • ‪Kitamu Cafe - ‬6 min drive
  • ‪QX - ‬5 min drive

About this property

Crest Safari Lodge

Hotel in Arusha with free breakfast and a fitness center
Crest Safari Lodge offers 13 accommodations with safes and complimentary bottled water. Flat-screen televisions come with cable channels.

Bathrooms include showers, complimentary toiletries, and hair dryers. Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Housekeeping is provided daily.

Recreational amenities at the hotel include a fitness center.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.

Stay in one of 13 guestrooms featuring flat-screen televisions. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and cable programming is available for your entertainment. Private bathrooms with showers feature complimentary toiletries and hair dryers. Conveniences include safes and electric kettles, and housekeeping is provided daily.
Enjoy recreation amenities such as a fitness center or take in the view from a garden. Additional features at this hotel include complimentary wireless internet access, a television in a common area, and tour/ticket assistance. Guests can catch a ride to nearby destinations on the area shuttle (surcharge).
Enjoy a meal at the restaurant, or stay in and take advantage of the hotel's 24-hour room service. Quench your thirst with your favorite drink at the bar/lounge. A complimentary buffet breakfast is served daily from 7 AM to 10 AM.
Featured amenities include a business center, express check-in, and express check-out. A roundtrip airport shuttle is provided for a surcharge (available 24 hours), and free self parking is available onsite.
A complimentary buffet breakfast is served each morning between 7 AM and 10 AM.
Crest Safari Lodge has a restaurant serving breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
24-hour room service is available.

Languages

English, Swahili

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and public transport

  • Free self-parking on site
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking available
  • 24-hour return airport shuttle (surcharge)
  • Airport shuttle on request
  • Local area shuttle (surcharge)

Food and drink

  • Free buffet breakfast available daily 7 AM–10 AM
  • 1 restaurant
  • 1 bar
  • 24-hour room service

Things to do

  • Fitness centre

Family friendly

  • Laundry facilities
  • Snack bar/deli

Conveniences

  • Banquet hall
  • Front-desk safe

Guest services

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Daily housekeeping
  • Dry-cleaning service
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Tour/ticket assistance

Business services

  • Business centre
  • A meeting room

Outdoors

  • BBQ grill(s)
  • Garden
  • Picnic area

Accessibility

  • If you have any requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking

More

  • Smoke-free property
  • TV in lobby

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bed sheets

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hairdryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower
  • Towels

Entertainment

  • TV channels
  • Flat-screen TV

Food and drink

  • Electric kettle
  • Free bottled water
  • Free tea bags/instant coffee

More

  • Safe

Policies

Check-in

Check-in time starts at 11 AM
Express check-in available
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 10 AM
Express check-out available

Special check-in instructions

This property offers transfers from the airport (surcharges may apply); guests must contact the property with arrival details before travel, using the contact information on the booking confirmation
Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
2 children, up to the age of 12 years, can stay for free if using existing beds when occupying the parent or guardian's room
Rollaway/extra beds are available for USD 10.0 per night

Important information

Fees

You'll be asked to pay the following charges at the property. Fees may include applicable taxes:

  • Deposit: USD 50.0 per stay

We have included all charges provided to us by the property.

Optional extras

  • Airport shuttle fee: USD 50 per vehicle (one way)
  • Rollaway bed fee: USD 10.0 per night

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
Guests must contact this property in advance to reserve cribs/infant beds and rollaway/extra beds
This property accepts cash

Property is also known as

Crest Safari Lodge Arusha
Crest Safari Arusha
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Crest Safari Lodge Hotel
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Crest Safari Lodge Reviews

Reviews

8.8

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 9 out of 16 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 5 out of 16 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 1 out of 16 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 16 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 1 out of 16 reviews" "

9.4/10

Cleanliness

9.6/10

Staff & service

8.0/10

Amenities

8.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

10/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

6/10 Okay

Ronald

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Challenging
The publicity made CSL look much better than it was. The staff were very good and I checked in quickly. However, I soon found out that there was no air conditioning in the room and no fans. Because the "lodge" was located in the community with houses all around, the street and community noise was noticeable waking me up from time to time. Not much to do in the area that would be fun or interesting as it is away from the city a bit and a long ways from any interesting mountain viewing or safaris.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2020

10/10 Excellent

Deborah

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Crest Safari Lodge a delight!
The Crest Safari Lodge is a hidden gem. Hard to find but worth it. Note: we were in a front room (201) and hotel had lots of guests who were climbing Kilimanjaro - this means late arrivals and early departures, tromping down the hall without concern for other guests. Just be aware!
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2019

8/10 Good

LTW_traveler, Ontario, Canada

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
We spent several days at Crest Safari Lodge before and after a camping safari. For the price range, the hotel provides excellent accommodations: rooms are clean, hot water is available (though pressure can be low in the mornings), breakfast is filling, with an omelette, scrambled eggs and pancake station, as well as cooked foods and breads, fruit etc., and provides healthful options. Front desk and dining room staff are very friendly and extremely accommodating. Depending on where guests are placed, some rooms can be a bit noisy from roosters crowing in the morning, or (in the case of the rooms at the top of the stairs leading from the lobby) from echoing noise from the reception and dining room area. The hotel is a little far from downtown and the access road is a narrow, ungraded dirt road, but shuttle service is readily available at the hotel. Overall, good value for money and if in Arusha, we would stay again. Recommended to fellow travelers.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Had a great stay at the Crest Safari Lodge. The staff were very friendly and the room was clean.
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2019

8/10 Good

Aida, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Crest was a charming hotel just slightly outside Arusha which was a welcome sight after our flight. Check in was easy and uncomplicated at the front desk; despite arriving at night there was no issue. We were brought to our rooms, which were just as pictured. Cosy, with comfortable beds, appropriate storage space for our bags and several power points. Pillows were comfortable. There was some noise coming from nearby quarters with barking dogs but it wasn't too loud and quieted down eventually. We had dinner, which was freshly made and decently portioned, and their breakfast buffet was also decent - with some bread, several spreads and options for hot food. They also had cheese, juice and milk. Had a slight problem when the key card to my room didn't work - they switched it twice but it still malfunctioned and we couldn't get into our room; staff ended up disabling the card and we used the manual lock instead so it ended up fine.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2018

10/10 Excellent

Graham

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Safe place to stay in Arusha
Very comfortable hotel with great food which is good as its too scary to walk in and around Arusha.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2018

10/10 Excellent

Louis

Wonderful stay in Arusha
Lovely welcoming and clean hotel. Had a very nice and comfortable stay here. Great breakfast!
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2018

8/10 Good

Elizabeth

Nice hotel, good value
Nice hotel, nice and clean and spacious. Stay away from any goat meat, as the meat is typically overdone, and tough. Off the main road, would be hard to find on your own.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2018

10/10 Excellent

Elizabeth

Great Hotel, but not central
This is a great hotel, with fast and courteous check in,a lovely restaurant with a great menu, and bar. My room is large and spacious. Hot water was abundant. Electricity was 24 seven. Staff speak very good English and are very helpful. I stayed twice, once before safari and once after safari. I have found that Tanzanians tend to over cook their meat, and this is certainly true of Cedar safari inn. I tried the goat, and it was horrible I had to send back. My second stay, I ordered vegetables in coconut sauce with steamed rice that it was excellent. A little off the main road, which is good for quietness, but you would never know our hotel is back there. This is not in downtown Arusha, so to get to the better restaurants, you have to take a taxi. Or just go veg with the restaurant at the hotel. Lots of Kilimanjaro hikers, and those going on Safari.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2018

8/10 Good

Divya

Nice and clean hotel
Clean rooms with hot water. Friendly staff. the hotel is located 10 min drive from the city center.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2018

10/10 Excellent

sandip

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Crest Sf Lodge - Great place in Arusha for a night
Really great service! This is a small hotel with amazing manager, staff and support associates. Perfect if you are in Arusha for a night before your safari trip or going to climb Mt Kilimanjaro. Very reasonably priced. Have a good airport pick up/drop off service for a small fee. This is like a big residential house separated into several rooms. good security provided. Would love to go back and spend a couple days if the opportunity arises.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
it was an amazing stay
it was a short stay with comfort. I enjoyed the beautiful natural surrounding and the quietness of the place.

10/10 Excellent

joris

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
10 / 10 Het verblijf was geweldig. De hotel manager was heel vriendelijk.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

2/10 Terrible

Mourad

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2021

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Wunderbares Hotel
Der Aufenthalt war ganz wundervoll und alle Angestellten haben sich redlich Mühe gegeben, sämtliche Bedarfe und Wünsche der Gäste zu erfüllen. Der einzige kleine Minuspunkt ist, dass es keine Supermärkte in der Nähe gibt und man ein Taxi braucht, um für den eigenen Bedarf einzukaufen.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort