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Octagon Lodge

3.0 star property

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Desk
Outdoor dining
Desk
Outdoor pool
Restaurant

Reviews

8.2 out of 10
Very good

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • Pool
  • Room service
  • Housekeeping
  • Laundry
  • Free WiFi

Explore the area

Map
Karatu Next to Main Road, Karatu
  • Karatu Playground
    ‪3 min drive‬
  • Ngorongoro Conservation Area
    ‪14 min drive‬
  • Ngorongoro Crater
    ‪30 min drive‬
  • Lake Manyara (LKY)
    ‪33 min drive‬

Room options

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Desk

Chalet, 1 King Bed

  • 18 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Desk

Chalet, 1 King Bed

  • 18 sq m
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 King Bed

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About the area

Karatu

Located in Karatu, Octagon Lodge is in a rural location, within a 15-minute drive of Karatu Playground and Ngorongoro Conservation Area. .This lodge is 15.4 mi (24.9 km) from Ngorongoro Crater and 16.3 mi (26.2 km) from Gorigor Swamp.
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What's nearby

  • Karatu Playground - 3 min drive - 2.2 km
  • Ngorongoro Conservation Area - 14 min drive - 6.8 km
  • Ngorongoro Crater - 30 min drive - 24.9 km
  • Lake Manyara National Park - 37 min drive - 28.0 km
  • Lake Magadi - 94 min drive - 51.9 km

Getting around

  • Lake Manyara (LKY) - 33 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Lilac Café - ‬3 min drive
  • ‪Kona Mbulu Restaurant - ‬3 min drive
  • ‪Jack's Pub - ‬3 min drive
  • ‪The Carnivore Sports Bar - ‬19 min walk
  • ‪Ellien's In - ‬17 min walk

About this property

Octagon Lodge

Lodge in Karatu with an outdoor pool and a restaurant
Octagon Lodge offers 15 accommodations. Rooms open to balconies. Bathrooms include separate bathtubs and showers. Housekeeping is provided daily.
Recreational amenities at the lodge include an outdoor pool.

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

Make yourself at home in one of the 15 guestrooms. Rooms have private balconies. Bathrooms with separate bathtubs and showers are provided. Conveniences include desks, and housekeeping is provided daily.
Take advantage of recreation opportunities including an outdoor pool and bicycles to rent. This lodge also features complimentary wireless internet access, tour/ticket assistance, and barbecue grills.
Enjoy a meal at the restaurant, or stay in and take advantage of the lodge's room service. Wrap up your day with a drink at the bar/lounge.
Featured amenities include laundry facilities and a safe deposit box at the front desk. Guests may use a roundtrip airport shuttle for a surcharge, and free self parking is available onsite.
Octagon Lodge has a restaurant on site.
Room service is available.

Languages

English, Swahili

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and public transport

  • Free self-parking on site
  • Return airport shuttle (surcharge)

Food and drink

  • 1 restaurant
  • 1 bar
  • Room service available

Things to do

  • Bike rentals
  • Outdoor pool

Family friendly

  • Laundry facilities
  • Outdoor pool

Conveniences

  • Banquet hall
  • Front-desk safe

Guest services

  • Daily housekeeping
  • Laundry facilities
  • Tour/ticket assistance

Business services

  • A meeting room

Outdoors

  • BBQ grill(s)
  • 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
  • Wheelchair-accessible (may have limits)

More

  • Designated smoking areas

Room amenities

Bathroom

  • Private bathroom
  • Separate bath and shower
  • Towels

More

  • Desk

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: noon; Check-in end time: 9:00 PM

Check-out

Check-out before 10 AM

Special check-in instructions

There is no front desk at this property

Pets

No pets or service animals allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Payment types

Important information

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; cash is not accepted

We should mention

This property does not have elevators
No pets and no service animals are allowed at this property

Property is also known as

Octagon Karatu
Octagon Lodge
Octagon Lodge Karatu
Octagon Lodge Tanzania/Karatu
Octagon Lodge Lodge
Octagon Lodge Karatu
Octagon Lodge Lodge Karatu

Octagon Lodge Reviews

Reviews

8.2

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 7 out of 18 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 8 out of 18 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 1 out of 18 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 1 out of 18 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 1 out of 18 reviews

8.6/10

Cleanliness

8.0/10

Staff & service

7.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

8/10 Good

ida

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Everythings works, but more places to sit outdoor.
The room and the food was very nice and the staff was friendly. The pool-area need improvement, and I think the place need cosy sites both out in the garden area and in the restaurant. Places, where we could sit and talk or read.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2019

10/10 Excellent

ian

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good lodges
Great stop between safaris ,very good Evening meal and hot breakfast,nice Irish themed bar ,lodges we’re clean and good hot showers ,wifi was very good
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Friendly, helpful staff. Beautiful landscaping - lush, many birds. Food was ver good. Nice lounge with cozy fireplace.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2018

10/10 Excellent

Jonathan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Wonderful hotel with good access to Ngorogoro
We enjoyed our stay. The room was clean and spacious. The food was delicious and served on time for every meal. The staff were attentive and friendly. Very convenient location only 15km from the gate to Ngorogoro crater

10/10 Excellent

Jane, North Shields

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Octagon lodge-an oasis in Karatu
The room or lodge we stayed in was set in a beautiful garden...an oasis for the surrounding area. Ideal location for a trip to the Ngorongoro crater. Although the lodge was clean and comfortable it was a little basic, but charming none the less. The only real negative was that the porch area needed to be seen to...the wooden boards were a little loose underfoot. The hotel itself..again beautiful gardens and landscaping, there was a pool on site too (although we didn't have time to use it)and a fabulous well stocked bar. The staff were fantastic, attentive, helpful and friendly, infact hospitality was first rate, made the stay. The food was excellent, packed lunch was provided for our day trip and on our return they were waiting with refreshments... excellent service all round. Would definitely stay here again.

10/10 Excellent

Lisa, Carlsbad

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Wonderful place to stay
The staff was very friendly and helpful. We were looking for a place to buy some groceries and they escorted us there so we didn't get lost. The food was awesome. The bed was very comfortable. We had a great nights sleep.

10/10 Excellent

Gerrie, Gauteng, South Africa

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Quiet stay with excellent service
Didn't know what to expect, but what a surprise! Everything in order and very good maintenance and housekeeping. Lovely restaurant and food!

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Well positioned for game park visits
We were looking for a moderately priced hotel which was located within close driving distance to Ngorongoro Crater and Manyara National Park, and this lodge met our requirements. The drive to it on local streets made us a bit worried about the standard, but it was very acceptable and the gardens were lovely. We had hired a driver for our safari visits and he found his own lodgings nearby (there were many offerings to suit African local taste) which enabled him to pick us up easily each day at the lodge and take us to the parks. Our price included breakfast, dinner and a take out lunch box (we could choose our own ingredients) and the food was good.

10/10 Excellent

Jackie, DC

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great location and friendly nice staff.
Lovely lush tropical gardens and clean rooms. They packed a good lunch for us. We relaxed at the octagon Irish bar in the evening after spending a spectacular day at the Ngorogoro crater.

8/10 Good

M, London

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice start-up point for Ngrongoro and Lake Eyasi
A good hotel, bad access road ( as with most in the country), bungalows situated in a superb botanical garden. We were greeted every day at the gate with fresh juice and warm towels, and returning from the dust and heat of a safari, this puts a smile onto your face. Very good food, nice and easygoing staff. Very good security. All in one - a good choice. Highly recommended.

6/10 Okay

L., nederland

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
THE pool was Nice and clean. Staff was friendly but to communicate was hard because of the poor understanding of englisch. The rooms were clean but the walls were not fully covert so small animals/bugs can come in. There is a klamboo. Breakfast was good with fresh fruit, eggs and pancakes. It s a good option if you don t want to spent to much money and want to be close to THE entrance of THE ngorogoro Crater. Thats 25 min drive to the gate and 45 min -1 hour to get to THE descending road of THE Crater!

8/10 Good

Andreas

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Perfect before and after safari
Very big and nice rooms! Cousy bar and restaurang! Food was fine and helpfull staff! Perfect place before and after going to safari!

8/10 Good

marina

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

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Guter Lodge mit zu teuerem Safari.
Insgesamt ein sehr schöner Lodge. Leider sind die Safari Preise uberteuert. 560 USd/Tag! Also besser woaanders buchen.

4/10 Poor

Kimble, Germany

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Insgesamt eher mäßig
Die Unterkunft ist erstaunlich günstig, gemessen an den Preisen der umliegenden Lodges. Die Zimmer sind sehr einfach, aber recht sauber. Das Essen ist OK, allerdings vergleichsweise teuer - besonders die Lunchpakete haben ein denkbar schlechtes Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis. Der Service und der Gesamteindruck ließen doch arg zu wünschen übrig. Auch ansonsten günstige Unterkünfte sollten ein engagierteres und professionelleres Management haben, als wir es hier erlebt haben.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

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

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

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