Wag Hill Homestay

4.5 star property
your current months are December, 2024 and January, 2025.
December 2024
January 2025

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Garden view
Front of property
Exterior
Full-sized fridge, microwave, oven, toaster
Living area

Reviews

2.0 out of 10

Popular amenities

  • On private beach
  • Parking available
  • Room service
  • Breakfast included
  • Laundry
  • Housekeeping

Explore the area

Map
State House Road, Capripoint, Mwanza, 1, Mwanza, Mwanza, 33101
  • Mwanza Port
    7 min drive
  • Saanane National Park
    9 min drive
  • St. Augustine University of Tanzania
    17 min drive
  • Mwanza (MWZ)
    28 min drive

Room options

Deluxe Double Room

  • 35 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

Family Room

  • 40 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Double Bed and 2 Twin Beds

Executive Twin Room

  • 30 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

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About the area

Mwanza

A stay at Wag Hill Homestay places you in the heart of Mwanza, a 5-minute drive from Lake Victoria and 7 minutes from Mwanza Port. .This luxury guesthouse is 2.6 mi (4.2 km) from Rock Beach Garden and 3 mi (4.9 km) from Saanane National Park.

What's nearby

  • Mwanza Port - 7 min drive
  • Saanane National Park - 9 min drive
  • St. Augustine University of Tanzania - 17 min drive
  • Sukuma Museum / Bujora Cultural Center - 19 min drive
  • Rock Beach Garden - 29 min drive

Getting around

  • Mwanza (MWZ) - 28 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Swimming Pool Terrace Restaurant, Hotel Tilapia, Mwanza - ‬7 min drive
  • ‪Chanya Hotel - ‬7 min drive
  • ‪The Cask Bar & Grill - ‬7 min drive
  • ‪Mambo Cafe - ‬6 min drive
  • ‪VETA Mwanza Course & Conference Cente - ‬14 min drive

About this property

Wag Hill Homestay

Beachfront guesthouse with free breakfast and a 24-hour front desk
Wag Hill Homestay offers 6 air-conditioned accommodations with slippers and shared/communal kitchens. These individually decorated and furnished accommodations include desks and kitchen islands. Beds feature Egyptian cotton sheets and premium bedding. Guests can make use of the in-room full-sized refrigerators/freezers and microwaves.

Bathrooms include showers with rainfall showerheads, bidets, complimentary toiletries, and toothbrushes and toothpaste. Televisions come with cable channels. Additionally, rooms include irons/ironing boards and blackout drapes/curtains. A nightly turndown service is provided and housekeeping is offered daily.

Recreational amenities at the guesthouse include a private beach.

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

Make yourself at home in one of the 6 air-conditioned rooms featuring microwaves. Prepare your meals in the shared/communal kitchen. Cable television is provided for your entertainment. Private bathrooms with showers feature rainfall showerheads and complimentary toiletries.
Head down to the water and enjoy a day at the private beach, or take advantage of other recreational amenities, which include bicycles to rent. Additional amenities at this guesthouse include complimentary wireless internet access, concierge services, and a communal living room.
Enjoy a meal at the restaurant or snacks in the coffee shop/cafe. The guesthouse also offers room service (during limited hours). A complimentary continental breakfast is served daily from 7:00 AM to 10:00 AM.
Featured amenities include a computer station, dry cleaning/laundry services, and a 24-hour front desk. A roundtrip airport shuttle is provided for a surcharge (available 24 hours), and free self parking is available onsite.
A complimentary continental breakfast is served each morning between 7:00 AM and 10:00 AM.
Wag Hill Homestay has a restaurant on site.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.

Languages

English, Hindi, Swahili

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and public transport

  • Free secured, uncovered self-parking on site
  • 24-hour return airport shuttle (surcharge)
  • Airport shuttle on request

Food and drink

  • Free continental breakfast available daily 7:00 AM–10:00 AM
  • 1 restaurant and 1 coffee shop/cafe
  • Room service available
  • Coffee/tea in a common area

Things to do

  • Bike rentals
  • Billiards/pool table

Family friendly

  • Full-sized fridge
  • High chair
  • Laundry facilities
  • Microwave
  • Rollaway/extra beds (surcharge)
  • Snack bar/deli
  • Soundproofed rooms

Conveniences

  • Front-desk safe

Guest services

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Concierge services
  • Daily housekeeping
  • Dry-cleaning service
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Multilingual staff
  • Porter/bellhop
  • Tour/ticket assistance
  • Turndown service

Business services

  • Computer station
  • Coworking spaces

Outdoors

  • BBQ grill(s)
  • Garden
  • Outdoor furniture
  • Picnic area
  • Private beachfront location
  • Terrace

Spa

  • Couples treatment room(s)
  • Massages

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
  • 1 steps to reach property
  • Thin carpet in public areas
  • Tile flooring in room
  • Well-lit path to entrance

More

  • At least 80% of food locally sourced
  • At least 80% organic food
  • Biodegradable coffee stirrers
  • Biodegradable drinking straws
  • Communal living room
  • Comprehensive food waste policy
  • Double-glazed windows
  • Games
  • Local artist showcase
  • Locally owned and organised tours and activities
  • No plastic coffee stirrers
  • No plastic drinking straws
  • No plastic soft drinks bottles
  • No plastic water bottles
  • Reusable cups only
  • Reusable tableware only
  • Shared microwave
  • Shared fridge
  • Smoke-free property
  • TV in lobby
  • Vegan dining options
  • Vegetarian dining options

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Air conditioning
  • Bed sheets
  • Blackout drapes/curtains
  • Egyptian cotton sheets
  • Premium bedding
  • Rollaway/extra beds (surcharge)

Bathroom

  • 4 bathrooms
  • Bidet
  • Free toiletries
  • Rainfall showerhead
  • Shampoo
  • Shower
  • Soap
  • Toilet paper
  • Towels
  • Toothbrush and toothpaste

Entertainment

  • TV channels

Food and drink

  • Cleaning supplies
  • Cookware/dishes/utensils
  • Freezer
  • Kitchen island
  • Local meal delivery service
  • Microwave
  • Mixer
  • Oven
  • Paper towels
  • Fridge
  • Shared kitchen access
  • Toaster

More

  • Desk
  • Individually decorated
  • Individually furnished
  • Iron/ironing board
  • Recycling
  • Slippers
  • Soundproofing
  • Turndown service
  • Water-efficient toilets only

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 6:00 AM; Check-in end time: midnight
Late check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age: 15

Check-out

Check-out before 10:00 AM

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
If you are planning to arrive after 10:00 PM please contact the property in advance using the information on the booking confirmation

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

No pets or service animals allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Children may not be eligible for complimentary breakfast
Rollaway/extra beds are available for USD 10 per night

Payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Airport shuttle fee: USD 20 per vehicle (one-way, maximum occupancy 4)
  • Rollaway bed fee: USD 10 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 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
Guests must contact this property in advance to reserve cribs/infant beds, rollaway/extra beds, and high chair
This property accepts credit cards, debit cards, mobile payments, and cash
Mobile payment options include: M-Pesa
This property reserves the right to pre-authorize the guest's credit card prior to arrival.
Long-term renters welcome
This property uses a grey water recycling system

We should mention

This property does not have elevators
No pets and no service animals are allowed at this property
Alcohol is not served or permitted at this property

Property is also known as

Wag Hill Homestay Mwanza
Wag Hill Homestay Guesthouse
Wag Hill Homestay Guesthouse Mwanza

Wag Hill Homestay Reviews

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2.0/10

Cleanliness

2.0/10

Staff & service

2.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

2/10 Terrible

Laxman

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023