4 Star Hotel

Southern Sun Dar es Salaam

1 Garden Avenue , Dar Es Salaam View Map

$137 nightly

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Southern Sun Dar es Salaam

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Southern Sun Dar es Salaam is in the center of Dar es Salaam city bordering the Botanical Gardens and diplomatic offices. It features a swimming pool, gym and a business center. Each individually decorated room at Southern Sun Dar es Salaam is air-conditioned. It includes a minibar, TV and tea-and-coffee-making facilities. The private bathroom includes a bathtub and shower. The Kivulini Restaurant overlooks the swimming pool and the Botanical Gardens. The Baraza Grill, Café & Bar serves a combination of Swahili and continental cuisine. For relaxation, South Beach is 2.5 miles away on the southern coast of Dar es Salaam and Las Vegas Casino is 1.2 miles from the property. Free WiFi and private parking is available. Julius Nyerere International Airport is 11 miles away.

135 Reviews

8.0Very Good
Cleanliness
8.6
Staff
9.0
Location
8.8

What Guests Say

  • “The food was good , the value not same the quality”
  • “We stayed for a total of three nights and had a very good experience. The hotel is comfortable, clean, and in a convenient location. The…”
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Top Amenities

  • Swimming Pool
  • Restaurant
  • Free Internet Access
  • Free Parking
  • Fitness Center
  • Accessible Rooms / Facilities
  • Airport Shuttle
  • Business Center
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Standard Queen Room with Two Queen Beds Smoking1/4

Standard Queen Room with Two Queen Beds Smoking

388 sqft • 2 Double

  • Accessible by lift
  • Accessible toilet
  • Adapter
  • Air conditioning
Executive Room King Smoking1/4

Executive Room King Smoking

431 sqft • 1 Queen

  • Accessible by lift
  • Accessible toilet
  • Adapter
  • Air conditioning
Standard Queen Room Pool Facing1/4

Standard Queen Room Pool Facing

366 sqft • 1 Double

  • Accessible by lift
  • Accessible toilet
  • Adapter
  • Air conditioning
Standard Queen Room Smoking1/4

Standard Queen Room Smoking

366 sqft • 1 Double

  • Accessible by lift
  • Accessible toilet
  • Adapter
  • Air conditioning
Standard Queen Room, Non Smoking1/4

Standard Queen Room, Non Smoking

366 sqft • 1 Double

  • Accessible bath/shower
  • Accessible by lift
  • Accessible toilet
  • Adapter
Queen Room with Two Queen Beds, Non Smoking1/4

Queen Room with Two Queen Beds, Non Smoking

388 sqft • 1 Double

  • Accessible by lift
  • Accessible toilet
  • Adapter
  • Air conditioning

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    What Guests Loved

    8
    Very Good

    Based on 135 reviews

    Location

    8.8

    Cleanliness

    8.6

    Staff

    9

    Overall Quality

    8.2

    Pros +

    • The food was good , the value not same the quality
    • We stayed for a total of three nights and had a very good experience. The hotel is comfortable, clean, and in a convenient location. The staff were attentive and made sure everything went smoothly throughout our stay.One small note: the shower takes a minute or two to warm up before the hot water runs consistently, but after that it works well.The real highlight was the restaurant and bar. Both offered great food, good variety, and excellent service — a big plus to have such a reliable option right on site.Overall, we were very satisfied and would be happy to stay here again.
    • Breakfast is very good for Tanzanian standards. Spacious and nice location

    Cons -

    • The booking room wasn’t available when arrived
    • The service at dinner was very slow although the restaurant was virtually empty and a lot of waiters around
    • Rooms and corridors were smelly, carpet stinks and had to change room within 10 mins. This property lost the charm it once used to have pre-covid. No options for breakfast for vegetarians except for fruits, yogurt and juice.
    Business Traveler (60)Solo Traveler (41)Traveling as Couple (21)Family with Young Children (6)Family with Teens (1)Senior Traveler (1)Group Traveler (24)Total (134)
    4AbadyPosted on: 1-22-2026

    The food was good , the value not same the quality

    The booking room wasn’t available when arrived

    9ANDREPosted on: 1-19-2026

    We stayed for a total of three nights and had a very good experience. The hotel is comfortable, clean, and in a convenient location. The staff were attentive and made sure everything went smoothly throughout our stay.One small note: the shower takes a minute or two to warm up before the hot water runs consistently, but after that it works well.The real highlight was the restaurant and bar. Both offered great food, good variety, and excellent service — a big plus to have such a reliable option right on site.Overall, we were very satisfied and would be happy to stay here again.

    9PetraPosted on: 1-19-2026

    Breakfast is very good for Tanzanian standards. Spacious and nice location

    The service at dinner was very slow although the restaurant was virtually empty and a lot of waiters around

    3NageshPosted on: 12-18-2025

    Staff tired their to keep the guests happy but the property is run down.

    Rooms and corridors were smelly, carpet stinks and had to change room within 10 mins. This property lost the charm it once used to have pre-covid. No options for breakfast for vegetarians except for fruits, yogurt and juice.

    9Joaquin A.Posted on: 12-1-2025

    Staff was fantastic. Location was 2 minutes from city center, 2 minutes from harbor, 2 minutes from golf club. Excellent breakfast.

    For long stays room should be bigger. But all in all, was good.

    8AndrePosted on: 10-8-2025

    We stayed for a total of three nights and had a very good experience. The hotel is comfortable, clean, and in a convenient location. The staff were attentive and made sure everything went smoothly throughout our stay.The real highlight was the restaurant and bar. Both offered great food, good variety, and excellent service - a big plus to have such a reliable option right on site.Overall, we were very satisfied and would be happy to stay here again.

    One small note: the shower takes a minute or two to warm up before the hot water runs consistently, but after that it works well.

    8PeterPosted on: 10-5-2025

    This is a good high end city hotel, set in its own grounds, with a pool and all the other amenities you would expect. The room was very comfortable, there was an excellent breakfast. The hotel is well located in a nice part of town and close to the center of the city

    9iraPosted on: 9-1-2025

    A balance of Old World charm and up the date amenities. Location was very good.

    Very small shower. p

    6EPosted on: 7-24-2025

    Quite location

    Room was too small and f rom time to time you will here a siren outside due to embassies nearby

    8FatumaPosted on: 7-21-2025

    Great location, clean and very helpful, wonderful staff.

    The food was okay- not a lot of variety.

    9Irina S.Posted on: 6-30-2025

    Excellent quiet location, conveniently just across Convention centre, 30 min from the international airport. Good-sized rooms, bathrooms have bathtubs, pleasant pool view. Very good service from reception, housekeeping and bar / restaurant.

    10EllenPosted on: 5-13-2025

    The staff members are gracious, kind and focus on guest service. The food was excellent. The rooms were comfortable. I appreciated the location near the convention center

    I liked everything

    5RashweatPosted on: 5-9-2025

    Location and food

    I have been asking for my receipt to no avail. The front desk told me they could not print the receipt and I asked for an electronic copy which never came. I have also asked you Booking.com and you have not been helpful. This means the system has a glitch somewhere. If someone pays online please provide a receipt or an invoice. That should be easy isn’t it?

    10VignarePosted on: 5-9-2025

    By luck I was put in a corner room under a Heron nesting tree. The birds were incredible

    9JudithPosted on: 4-14-2025

    The location, how quiet it was, tje food was good but breakfast was limited and staff were awesome!

    The breakfast does noy have wide range. The corridor carpets need to be changed, they were dump

    5GilbertPosted on: 3-31-2025

    The restaurant close at 10pm and they tell you room service is available you call at 10:30pm they say restaurant do not have room serviceTV display is not clearNo Local News Channels people need to know local news even National Leaders Directives no local channels why

    9HelenPosted on: 3-26-2025

    Very friendly hospitable staff, especially reception staff. Air-conditioned clean rooms, well designed for their size and a good comfortable mattress. Shower and bath had great water pressure and big flat screen TV with appropriate English news channels. Loved the storks in the tree tops and beautiful clean pool

    The aircon in my first room was dripping. Staff happily moved me

    10WillemPosted on: 3-25-2025

    The staff were friendly and professional. The room had elegant furniture and was kept very clean. The restaurant was excellent.

    8ChisunkaPosted on: 3-22-2025

    The rooms were nice, fairly clean except my room had a funny smell on the first night.

    The food was dry, not well seasoned, over priced and the menu did not show case the local cuisines like i expected.

    9JamesPosted on: 2-13-2025

    Lovely staff, good food. Safe and convenient location. Good WiFi.

    Amenities & Policies

    Amenities

    Swimming & Soaking

    • Swimming Pool
    • Kids' pool
    • Outdoor pool
    • Pool with view

    Fitness & Spa

    • Fitness Center

    Food & Drinks

    • Restaurant

    Media & Technology

    • Free Internet Access

    Transportation

    • Free Parking
    • Airport Shuttle

    Health & Safety

    • Health Services
    • Daily disinfection
    • Professional cleaning services

    Accessibility

    • Handicapped Rooms/Facilities
    • Accessible toilet
    • Facilities for disabled guests available
    • Wheelchair accessible

    Kid Friendly

    • Family Friendly

    Business facilities

    • Business Center

    General

    • No Smoking Rooms/Facilities
    • Lower bathroom sinks available
    • Squash
    • Themed dinner nights
    • Visual aids Braille/Tactile signs

    Guest policies

    Check-inAfter 2:00 PM
    Check-outBefore 1:00 PM
    InternetFree Wi-Fi is available.
    ParkingFree parking is available.
    Children & Extra BedsChildren of all ages are welcome. Children of age 0 to 2 stay free with cot.
    PetsPets are not allowed.
    Room RatesAll rates displayed are for two guests unless otherwise noted.

    Location

    Southern Sun Dar es Salaam

    1 Garden Avenue , Dar Es Salaam

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