Villa Dahl Beach Resort

Good location, However the road from the tarmac needs improvement.

The Menu was really limited and unreasonably priced. The Breakfast is very very poor, there were are no cereals and had highly limited options. The place was crowded with a lot of people who were booked at the Hotel. Allowing non residence into the facilities for a small fee is a total turn off for someone who has paid for privacy and comfort . The TV in the rooms had only access to Youtube, no DSTV, netflix or any other options.

Good enough. Nice pool and beach-pubs around :)

We asked about late check-out becasue hotel confirmed that room will be empty and they dont wait for another guests for this room but they didn't agreed, even for some money we propose :(

The beachfront is nice, but it’s not relaxing or very comfortable. The room was clean and large,with a comfortable bed and nice view.

The staff were very nervous, chasing us with bills, and it was irritating because then it took me half an hour to pay. Total chaos in reception. The pool needed more chemicals. Breakfast was appalling for the price of the room, as basic as it gets in any cheap guest house. It’s friendly,but totally misses the mark for the price. Having just stayed at a similar priced hotel in Paje, it was very disappointing.

I had the pleasure of staying at this beautiful hotel, and it truly exceeded all expectations. Although it's just a short distance from the bustling city of Dar es Salaam, it felt like a peaceful oasis, offering a perfect escape from the everyday hustle and bustle. The serene atmosphere and lush surroundings made it feel like a home away from home.The staff were exceptional – incredibly friendly and attentive, making me feel welcome from the moment I arrived. Their warmth and hospitality truly stood out, and I felt like I was among friends throughout my stay.The food was absolutely fantastic, with a breakfast spread that was not only delicious but also varied and fresh. Every meal was a treat, and I looked forward to every dining experience.Overall, I highly recommend this hotel to anyone looking for a peaceful retreat with outstanding service and incredible food. It was truly an unforgettable experience!

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Nice location, directly at the beach. Great to do long walks on the beach. Beach on the right is cleaner but on the left you get to an interesting place where trees grow in the ocean.Our room was very spacious and comfortable with huge balcony facing the ocean.

Very long wait in the restaurant even though we were only customers. Food very average quality and quite expensive.

It was a good experience. Beachfront villa, clean hotel rooms, friendly staff, Hawa at the front desk, was very helpful. Breakfast was fair. The only problem is that you need to wait for your ordered food for over an hour. We ended up cancelling our lunch after waiting for an hour and a half

The picture is misleading and far from reality. It’s not worthy the money. Did not like anything

1. The chef and receptionist should know English if it’s to serve international guests 2. The breakfast is nothing an egg an two small sausages Dinner is served cold and I had to pay for wrong orders done due to language challenges I had paid for 5 nights but had to stay two nights and moved to an upmarket hotel for the 3 remaining nights It was not well and I discourage family trip especially if a foreigner and not understand Swahili

Rooms were great! Balcony was much appreciated and room was cleaned very well. Nice to have a ceiling fan and AC. Front desk staff super friendly. Love a beach front property.

The restaurant service was not good. Waitress seemed upset to even be serving us. We often had to wait long and try to get attention for service even though it was not even busy at all. Many things on the menu were not available. No fresh fruit juice or seafood which in a beautiful coastal city like Dar es salaam should be available. We watched fisherman right in front on the beach sell fresh seafood to locals… yet there was none at the restaurant. The property grounds had trash around which can ruins the ambiance and feeling of being on holiday. Other guests were permitted to blast music and my father who was staying in the single bed room On the ground floor was bothered by the loud noise. Mind you we love music…

You can imagine, how nice it could be, but ...

For the price you have to pay here, you can expect that the pool is reserved for hotel guests, but instead it was populated by masses of locals who may enter for a comparatively cheap price. So when we arrived and the following days, the pool was filled with sometimes more than twenty children, most of them very young and the same number of adults, some of them entering the pool on the sweaty street wear they came with. Another 40 people occupied all chairs and the three (!) sunbeds at the pool, even they took the chairs from our terrace. We expected the small hotel to be a quiet and comfortable place: it was the opposite. The garden consist of a large bar full of tables and mostly uncomfortable chairs. Though there are no guests, they played music which mixed with the music from outside beach bars, the whole night, morning, and day. We had two rooms: the so called "deluxe single" was so small, no table, no chair, no place to put a suitcase. The windows faced the overpopulated, noisy pool. The second room, offered with garden view was facing the parking, you had the feeling you could touch the car parking in front of the window from the bed. The house has a few chairs in front of the fence on the beach, mostly populated by people who do not belong to the hotel. When we wanted a soda while sitting there, the waiter refused to hand anything over the fence, so we left and found cheap and good food nearby with very nice service on the beach. The beach is beautiful, but on the weekend extremely crowded and noisy. There is a small fish market right in front of the hotel on the beach, bring the smell of fish all the time into the premises. The breakfast was terrible, the filter coffee machine only a decoration, the only coffee available were a few remaining crumbs of cheap instant coffee. Let guests pay the price of a local guest house (10 euro per night), that is your standard, and you will not have complaints!

The giant towels, attention to detail when it comes to service, design of the resort and the beauty of surrounding nature. Hamisi, Nana, Khalid and the other waitress in the restaurant were amazing and everyone was really friendly and helpful

The staff were kind and tried very hard to help us. We only spent one night so didn’t really explore. It was on the beach and had a swimming pool. Our driver was very helpful and kind. We booked the family room which was two small bedrooms.

The breakfast was covered in flies and there was not much selection for the price. It was very noisy you could hear other people running up and down the stairs. It was like staying in someone’s house.

Perfect for a relaxing time!Friendly stuff, delicious food, nicw drinks, pool and ocean just one step away.....looking forward to come again :)

The food was good

would not recommend. No card payments only cash ? How do you take foreigners and expect them to just pay in cash.Front office are not attentive and ignorant

Immediately when I arrived at the airport I was picked up by a friendly driver Mr Arnold,while we drive through he was so eager to show me around.We arrived at the hotel I met a receptionist,he registered me and immediately assisted with my bags to my room.When we arrived the room was so clean and nice.Beach views.Manager for the hotel was friendly,she helped me through which activities to do.We went to sinda island ?.By the boat.the food was nice.fresh fish.We did city tour with driver MrArnold,the VIP experience,car had WIFI,I was with my kids and were able to watch cartoons while we drive.Mr Arnold gas so much knowledge about the city,he took us to the museum and we ate nice grilled goat meat.All in all,we received excellent service with friendly staff.Definitely am coming back!!

Non

Rooms was clean. P

Rooms shower and toilets was no force of water, Air Conditioning was not cooling proper. Beach is untidy. Breakfast was not 50/50. Pool was not clean.

Great staff, great room. Beautiful pool. Totally accommodating to me and guests. I really want to go back!

There’s nothing I didn’t like.

The villa hotel is a nice little boutique hotel with a pool and garden area straight at the beach. The location close towards DAR is great. The rooms are up to date and mostly well maintained. We where travelling with a family of 5 and had 2 bedrooms. The main bedroom had a small annex with a third bed. A reasonably large parking is available within the hotel compound for travelers with a car. The host / owner is lovely and great and speaks English's very well.

The first room we got had the bathroom light blown (and as you know , Africa can be dark at night ;-). In stead off changing the bulb we where offered another room, which is a great gesture! only to find that the room door lock was broken. The entire inner part of the lock was gone. But we stayed and used the balcony entrance to enter the room. During the entirety of our stay they couldn't replace the lock. The pool water wasn't very clear, i think a bit more care should be taken. At the pool side there are rotan sunbeds. these where invested with ants! As soon as you laid down with wet shorts, the ants come with thousands making chilling a chilling experience. But the most negative we where at the restaurant. We where the only ones in the hotel. Having dinner between 40 other empty tables still took about an hour-and half to make whatever simple food. Every night, same for lunch or whatever you wanted to order at the pool!!. With children that's to long. Also the quality of the food was very very basic. Bar staff just hangs around and is clearly not trained to service you or selling drinks etc. You can hang around the pool the whole day and they will not offer another drink or snack. Evn if you order yourself, it will take again loong time.

The beach

Almost everything from the room, they were not clean, dirty curtains, door handles werent working, there were no kettle in the room for tea/coffee. There is no value for money and I am very disappointed.The pool was not clean

The room we got had a nice view with no obstruction of the ocean. The staff were friendly.

The AC in the room was not working, the AC machine just hummed out a noise. The TV was not working as there was no decoder, which they later brought and connected it to the TV. We requested specific food for dinner, but it was not prepared as per our request.

Bad

Room not hygienic, washroom...many leakage, shower no water ..Food & Breakfast...not good ..Strongly recommend..do not waste your money and time to stay there .Property Standard is not matching for booking.com