Located in Dar es Salaam, Transit Motel Airport is within a 10-minute drive of Kariakoo Market and St Joseph's Cathedral. .This hotel is 7 mi (11.3 km) from Askari Monument and 7.3 mi (11.8 km) from National Museum of Tanzania.
What's nearby
Kariakoo Market - 10 min drive - 10.2 km
Zanzibar Ferry Terminal - 14 min drive - 11.9 km
Mlimani City - 15 min drive - 15.5 km
University of Dar es Salaam - 15 min drive - 13.4 km
Coco Beach - 38 min drive - 17.9 km
Getting around
Dar Es Salaam Central Station - 9 min drive
Julius Nyerere Intl. Airport (DAR) - 1 min drive
Restaurants
Sammy's Good Food - 10 min drive
Java Executive Lounge - 9 min drive
Pizza Hut - 16 min drive
Air Cafe - 11 min walk
KFC - 11 min walk
About this property
Transit Motel Airport
Hotel with free breakfast, in the vicinity of Kariakoo Market
Transit Motel Airport offers 10 air-conditioned accommodations with complimentary bottled water and slippers. LED televisions are featured in guestrooms.
Bathrooms include showers with rainfall showerheads, and complimentary toiletries. This Dar es Salaam hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Housekeeping is provided daily.
Make yourself at home in one of the 10 air-conditioned rooms featuring LED televisions. Complimentary wireless internet access is available to keep you connected. Bathrooms feature showers with rainfall showerheads and complimentary toiletries. Conveniences include desks and complimentary bottled water, and housekeeping is provided daily.
Take in the views from a terrace and a garden and make use of amenities such as complimentary wireless internet access. Additional features at this hotel include concierge services, free babysitting, and a television in a common area.
Grab a bite to eat at the hotel's restaurant, which features a bar/lounge, or stay in and take advantage of the room service (during limited hours). A complimentary continental breakfast is served daily from 5 AM to 10 AM.
Featured amenities include express check-in, express check-out, and a 24-hour front desk. For a surcharge, guests may use a roundtrip airport shuttle (available 24 hours) and a ferry terminal shuttle.
A complimentary continental breakfast is served each morning between 5 AM and 10 AM.
Onsite venue - This restaurant serves breakfast, lunch, dinner, and light fare. Guests can enjoy drinks at the bar.
Room service (during limited hours) 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 extended parking on site
24-hour return airport shuttle (surcharge)
Airport shuttle on request
Train station pick-up shuttle (surcharge)
Ferry terminal shuttle (surcharge)
Food and drink
Free continental breakfast available daily 5 AM–10 AM
1 restaurant
1 bar
Room service available
Family friendly
Free babysitting
Laundry facilities
Conveniences
Front-desk safe
Reception hall
Guest services
24-hour front desk
Concierge services
Daily housekeeping
Laundry facilities
Luggage storage
Porter/bellhop
Tour/ticket assistance
Outdoors
Garden
Terrace
Accessibility
If you have any requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
This property does not have any lifts
Doorbell and phone notification
In-room accessibility
Lever door handles
Low-height desk
Low-height door lock
No lift (single-level property)
Well-lit path to entrance
More
Designated smoking areas
TV in lobby
Room amenities
Bedroom
Air conditioning
Bed sheets
Ceiling fan
Bathroom
Free toiletries
Rainfall showerhead
Shower
Towels
Entertainment
LED TV
Food and drink
Free bottled water
More
Desk
Laptop-friendly workspace
Slippers
Policies
Check-in
Check-in start time: 6:00 AM; Check-in end time: anytime
Contactless check-in available
Express check-in available
Minimum check-in age: 15
Check-out
Check-out before 10 AM
Contactless check-out available
Express check-out available
Special check-in instructions
This property offers transfers from the ferry terminal, airport, and train station (surcharges may apply); to arrange pick-up, guests must contact the property 24 hours prior to arrival, using the contact information on the booking confirmation
Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival
Access methods
Staffed front desk
Pets
No pets or service animals allowed
Children and extra beds
Children are welcome
1 child, up to the age of 10 years, can stay for free if using existing beds when occupying the parent or guardian's room
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Cribs (infant beds) are not available
Payment types
Important information
Optional extras
Airport shuttle fee: TZS 10000 per vehicle (one-way)
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 credit card, debit card, or 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
This property accepts credit cards, debit cards, and cash
Cashless transactions are available
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher and a first aid kit
We should mention
This property does not have elevators
Only registered guests are allowed in the guestrooms
No pets and no service animals are allowed at this property
Property is also known as
Transit Airport Dar Es Salaam
Transit Motel Airport
Transit Motel Airport Dar Es Salaam
Transit Motel Airport Hotel Dar Es Salaam
Transit Motel Airport Hotel
Transit Motel Airport Dar es Salaam
Transit Motel Airport Hotel Dar es Salaam
Transit Motel Airport Reviews
Reviews
6.8
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Rating 10 - Excellent. 36 out of 272 reviews" "
10 - Excellent
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Rating 8 - Good. 86 out of 272 reviews" "
8 - Good
86
Rating 6 - Okay. 99 out of 272 reviews" "
6 - Okay
99
Rating 4 - Poor. 31 out of 272 reviews" "
4 - Poor
31
Rating 2 - Terrible. 20 out of 272 reviews" "
2 - Terrible
20
7.2/10
Cleanliness
7.2/10
Staff & service
7.6/10
Amenities
6.4/10
Property conditions & facilities
7.2/10
Eco-friendliness
Reviews
6/10 Okay
Louise
15 June 2024
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Room comfort
Gets the job done
We booked a night at the Transit Motel Airport to cool our heels for several hours before an 11pm flight. Pros - very good airlport shuttle service, pleasant staff, clean room. Cons - poor neighborhood, small room, shower looked inadequate, no soap in bathroom.
I see that they seem to have a multi-night minimum stay now, which makes absolutely no sense. An airport hotel is almost by definition an overnight stay, and we wouldn't have wanted to stay more than 1 night there at most.
Louise
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024
6/10 Okay
Nerea
8 Apr 2024
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Average
Nothing really interesting to mention here but the dishonesty of its shuttle driver which told us a higher price than we were told in the reception.
The room is very basic but enough for a night or two, the strength of this hotel is how near the airport it is which is much appreciated considering most of the Main Street that leads you to the airport is under construction leading to longer times to get to the airport if you decide to stay at the city centre
Definitely the worst choice to stay before an early flight. There is no proprer road and it's quite noisy outside. The room itself is also very badly equipment with old aircon and a fan that produce a lot of noise. The bedsheets and mattress felt like they are made of plastic because it was really uncomfortable and made you sweat like crazy. Never again
kamila
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024
8/10 Good
Leonard
Travelled with family
23 Jan 2024
Liked: Room comfort
Good
Leonard
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023
10/10 Excellent
Peter
9 Jan 2024
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Great location, friendly staff with transportation to and from Julius Nyrere Airport. I stay at Transit Hotel Airport during my annual travel to Tanzania which requires regional flights from the Airport. Reliable driver arranged by the Motel. During my last stay the Motel was under renovation and no longer had in-house food preparation with LONG waits for a meal. Hopefully this will be better in 2024! A great value and pleasant experience.
Very friendly, helpful staff and clean facilities. There is a lot of construction going on around the airport making transportation challenging. But the staff at this motel provide airport transportation that makes up for it. I recommend this as a comfortable place if you have a layover at the Dar airport.
This is a perfect place for a quick overnight stopover close to the Dar es Salaam airport. It is very well priced and has everything you need, including a little restaurant and bar! The air conditioning was a blessing mid-summer. We would definitely stay here again if we have an overnight stopover in Dar!
the room was quite clean and the mosquito net was useful. perhaps they should put a smaller bed as the room is quite small and once you have luggage in the room, there is no space to pack/unpack.
The Transit Motel in Dar offers excellent service and value for those looking for a simple place to rest between flights in Dar es Salaam. I've stayed multiple times when arriving on a late night flight and have a connecting flight to the interior the next morning. Staff have always been helpful and responsive when needed.
First of all they did not pick us up from the airport as arranged. We paid an extortionate amount for a 5 minute journey because of that. On arrival the room was very dimly lit and swarming with flies and mosquitos. There were squashed roaches on the wall! The toilet was heavily stained and there was no water in the taps. We were moved to another room that was almost the same except there was water. We took uber to a mall almost an hour away and hung out there to avoid the room. When we returned at 10pm we had until 1am extremely loud club music playing somewhere in the building or the grounds preventing us from sleeping. As a local place to wash and rest before a long flight it absolutely failed. The woman at reception was one of the most idle service industry personnel ive ever encountered. Barely responded with a grunt when asked for a cleaner room with water. Bottom line - the traffic doesnt seem bad here....stay at a hotel further from the airport.
I did not stay very long just as I was in transit but the room was clean, the air conditioning and the WI-FI was working but not the TV. I had a my evening meal at the restaurant and it was delicious. The staff was very pleasant and helpful.
I have nothing good to say about this hotel other than it was very close to the airport and therefore convenient. Otherwise the room was not clean and the bed rock hard. We were given one towel to share between us and a bar of soap.The staff were not interested in their job. The lady that did breakfast seemed to be not interested in serving us and didn't seem friendly. The taxi from the airport was late and we had to remind the hotel to pick us up. However, it was only 5 dollars much cheaper than the taxi service at the airport. I suppose if you need only one night transferring to another place and don't mind a hard bed and poor service then a cheap hotel like this one is OK to put up with.