Element by Marriott Dar es Salaam

Great location. Clean and spacious. Breakfast was good.

Felt safe, and they offer 24 hr room service which was handy since we arriving at midnight and were famished.

A sketchy to walk around outside the hotel.

Property was clean and well located. Staff were kind. Room were spacious and clean.

There are too much flies in the restaurant which made the eating experience very unpleasant.

Clean, good location, nice food, amazing breakfast, friendly staff

I didn't have a great view from my apartment but I should have seen that when making the booking.

1. The size of the room2. Facilities at the hotel3. Location, close to Slipway, supermarkets and Pharmacy4. The neighbourhood is ideal for those who love to walk in the evenings.

1. Front Office staff can at times look and sound very cold; they seem to prefer interacting with white skinned 2. Please be careful when you book their in-house Taxi service, you are never told the rate of your trip in advance, nor when signing, they assume that you are willing to pay a premium to sit in an average car. I am to blame for my ignorance. When checking out, I realised that 60% of the value of my extras was Taxi fare :)3. The hotel is close to the ocean, and they only have 3 seafood dishes in their menu? Nothing from the traditional Swhaeli cuisine, strange.

WE LIKED THE STAFF AT THE RESTAURANT, SECURITY, BELLBOY AND HOUSEKEEPING, ROOM SERVICE. WIFI WAS GOOD. BREAKFAST CAN BE BETTER IN CHOICES, EVERYDAY SAME MENU. THE PORTIONS FOR THE DINNER IS VERY GOOD, SOMETIMES EVEN MORE. I USED THE SPA SERVICE, IT WAS GOOD. ROOM WAS CLEAN AND COMFORTABLE.

BREAKFAST MENU WAS SAME EVERYDAY LIKE SOPU OF THE DAY FOR DINNER! FRONT DESK SOMETIMES WAS NOT CLEAR TO COMMUNICATE BUT GENERALLY RECEIVED RESPONSES.

We have been to Dar-Es-Salaam many times, staying at many hotels, including some of the others in your hotel chain. This one pleased us. The welcome from Michael and Gertrude at reception was friendly, and they seemed to enjoy their jobs. A smile doesn't cost much, and it was lovely to see most of the staff who seemed to genuinely enjoy engaging with us. The room was clean, modern, and spacious. We stayed for a week, so this was important to us. Housekeeping did an excellent job with our rooms. Ample amenities were replenished daily in the room. It was nice to wind down with a cup of tea or start morning with some local coffee.Breakfast was lovely and ample. We enjoyed our freshly prepared omelets every morning. The choice was vast and very good. Frank made some wonderful coffees and cappuccinos each morning. Witness took very good care of us at breakfast, but then everyone did. I'm sorry I didn't get everyone's names. The early evening treats were lovely. It was a nice way to have some local treats.I think the hotel needs to offer guests some local products like coffees. Ask if they would like to try it. Tanzania has very good flavorful coffees and teas. Please promote them. The last night, we also had our mother stay, and her room had wonderful views of the ocean. There is a pool, gym, and spa services. We didn't use any, so I can't comment on them. A big thank you to Frank, Witness, Salem, Victor, Michael, Gertrude, and the young lady at the egg station at breakfast (sorry, I can't recall her name). We will be back.

There was a child playing with the straws every morning at breakfast at the coffee bar. For hygiene purposes, maybe keep them out of reach. We had a light dinner our first night. The pizza crust was not freshly made. It came out of a box, or at least it tasted like it did.

Super clean and comfy.

The view and room size were not the value for money.The breakfast wasn't the best.

Huge suite with desk, kitchen and lots of space and light. Very quiet

Not easy to get to beach

Staff was really nice. Breakfast was good and location was great.

The room photos on booking are not the same in reality. The photos advertised are much better.

The Hotel was very nice, clean, comfy bed and pillow. Breakfast was good. The location is a walking distance to slipway shopping complex and beach. Highly recommended.

They made us pay something called tourism levy! which wasn't mentioned on the booking. It's nothing less that 2$ but still wasn't mentioned when we paid all the fees via booking.com

The hotel is nice, in a good location, but I booked here to ensure I had good internet for online work meetings and the internet was TERRIBLE. I was kicked off my important work meeting 5 times in 2 hours. I was late for another meeting because I couldn't connect to book an Uber.

I booked here to ensure I had good internet for online work meetings and the internet was TERRIBLE. I was kicked off my important work meeting 5 times in 2 hours. I was late for another meeting because I couldn't connect to book an Uber. It was sent to "fix it" but only after I asked multiple times and it was only marginally better after the "fix".

Confortable bedroom

Doubt about food quality. Felt extremely sick after having breakfast.

Clean

#They assigned me to a noisy room next to the elevator above the restaurant #The staff on check out required me to pay things I didn’t know about although I paid all with booking that’s was really not nice

Location, space and general layout of the room. Breakfast was good.

Everything was ok.The entrance is a little odd but doesn't impact the quality of the hotel.

Good location.Decent staff. Easy and quick check in/ out.The reception /lounge is pretty with an African touch.A big clean room with all amneties needed like hair dryer ,iron and table for ironing and a kitchenette with all needed items if you want to cook something.Close to the Slip way area where there are restaurants/cafes with a seating area infront of the beach.Walking distance to a good restaurant called the Fishmonger. A 15 minutes walk to a supermarket called the Village Supermarket.I enjoyed my stay very much and would definitely recommend it to people and go there again.Thank you Element !

Note that the hot platters and egg station of the breakfast are outside in dining area. Because no one told me and I had eaten from the bouffet in the dining room not knowing that there was extra food outside. No one was in the gym to help with how to operate the tv screen on the treadmill.The bed mattress is not as firm as I amm used to. But this is something very personal. Just thought of mentioning it incase it matters to anyone.The street in which the hotel is located is not very well lit even though there is solar energy panels on the lamp posts but they were not working so it was a bit dark. In all cases we did not stay out after 10 o'clock because of the dark street.

Gym pool and breakfast was fantastic. All staff very kind and helpful. I only wish there was a rooftop bar!

This was a last minute booking but all went well, room with sea view was confirmed and everything went well. Due to it being a last minute booking the price was a bit high. However, all went well and I would highly recommend it.

The price was too high for one person.

Staff were very friendly, nothing too much trouble and always had a smile.Security staff and checks were reassuring, although I and others felt completely safe venturing out from the hotel to nearby shops and eating venues.

I liked the room, it was clean & comfortable and even had a view of the ocean. I also like that the staff was super friendly and is within a short walking distance of the slipway.