Karatu Tented Lodge

Nice & clean tented cottage , clean beddings , warm water & nice delicious food.

Very Friendly staff led by Baraka.. They ensure our stay was comfortable and even suggested activities we could do...

The location is quite remote and no signagw on the site..

The food was nice and the staff were all extremely nice and friendly. The grounds were really nice and well kept with a nice pool.

The pool wasn't very clean. Laundry service was too expensive.

Loved the welcome, the pool and the food. Staff were super friendly and accommodating.

There are many good things I could write about this lodge. First of all the staff were very friendly - we arrived a bit late and the staff came to meet us at our car, helped us carry our luggage to our rooms. The rooms were very clean and well done, we had requested for a cot and for sure we found a nicely fitted one. The food was amazing - they serve both local and international cuisines. Also since you're likely to be going for a game drive every morning- they'll ak you if you need packed lunch. Even on the departure day, they packed for us take away lunch. The manager - Baraka was very kind and always ensured we were comfortable.

I think the breakfast can be improved a bit.

Position, room, staff, food...all excellent!

There is no accomodation for the guide.The shower had not a proper drain so there was a bit of flooding in the toilet.

We loved everything, the facilities are super nice, the food absolutely great, incredibly friendly staff and Baraka went above and beyond to make our stay wonderful. Exceeded my expectations in every way, I recommend 100%.

nothing, everything was wonderful. There is really nothing negative or even to do a bit better, everything was excellent. Great job to everyone at Karatu lodge!

Everything!!The staffThe decor of the tentsThe hot showers and fluffy towelsStaff performing the Kilimanjaro song was brilliant

There was nothing I didn’t like … it was all fabulous!!

Very friendly and helpful staff and lovely home cooked food. A great location with beautiful views and comfortable tented lodges.

The location is great. It's very close to the Ngorongoro Crater and Manyara National Park. Ataff were also very friendly and helpful. .

The grounds are poorly maintained. Weeds, old tents. The place looked like a very shabby and run-down version of the pictures. I would not recommend this place for guests with high expectations.

Food en location

Pressure of water in shower was low

reasonable distance to Ngorongoro and Tarnagire national park; nice staff; breakfast and lunch pack;

Evening meals fantastic. Pack lunch for our safaris were also goodLog fire in the evening and board games ? were special and gave it a primal feel. No mosquitos.Staff attentive and always left with a "karibou" and a smile.

Paid for my stay well in advance and on the second night the manager wanted to see my proof of payment whuch I gave. But affected the karma of the rest of the stay for me.

Staff were excellent and friendly. Food was good. Accommodation was clean & comfortable, hot water and power 24/7, and wifi in reception area. Nice safe & quiet location right next to main route to/from Ngorongoro from Arusha.

Bed a little firm but that's just a personal preference. Certainly not a deal breaker!

the rooms were clean and staff was friendly

The place does not have a sign boards and the gate looks terrible. first impression was not good and the place look dilapidated with no maintenance. swimming pool was empty and everything around the pool did not look like the photos.dinner was not great and food was tough. i will not recommend this place for what you are getting and what you have to pay

Good location for Ngorongoro when everything nearer the crater was fully booked. Staff were friendly. Evening buffet had some good choices.

On arrival just given a double bed for 2 adults and 2 children despite having booked extra bed. This was rectified later. No tonic available for gin and tonic from bar. Pool very dirty, full of scum and bugs - a health hazard and disappointing and we’d booked as we have children who wanted to go swimming. Nobody used it. Towels were not changed. Bed had duvet without cover and just a sheet.

The staff was very attentive and super friendly. The food, too, was above expectations.

The dining room was very cold (in July), but much better when the fire place was on.

Very nice tent,clean,with private shower and toilet in the tent,very good food and nice staff.

I'm sorry but our stay in Karatu Tented Lodge did not met our expectations. It was very dissapointing. We stayed here for 4 nights.Especially the food was disappointing and below hygiene standard. This is unsafe. After the dinner I got very sick and threw up several times. Also the next day this was the case. We had to cut our tour to the Hadzabe tribe and Datoga tribe by half a day so I was back in the lodge to rest. The rest of the eating times I mostly ate rice and cucumber to calm down my stomach. My friend did continue to eat the menu and got sick after the dinner a day later.(also throwing up and bad stomach) We only ate the food provided by the lodge. Our health and safety is important to us and the lodge did not provide that. We did not get any reaction about our complaints and that is also no good service.

The food. It made us sick.

Lovely resort with a great tent. Staff was very friendly and helpful. Conveniently located between Ngororo/Serengeti on one side and Lake Manyara/Arusha on the other.

Pool was under maintainance, that can be a risk in general when traveling in low season so no big deal for us.