Lawns Hotel

location, staff, beautiful building, great bar & menu

bathrooms for campers were dreadful

Green large grounds. nice Colonial feel. great staff, good food. help with local tours and large cosy room with a fire place

the massage was very good, but the masseuse spoke on the phone a few times

Staff was very friendly and the location was excellent.

Wi-Fi did not reach the room, but was very strong in the common areas. Hot water was available, but is provided by the staff lighting a fire. We didn’t realize this on the first night, but the following day, they were willing to accommodate our schedule for hot water.

I liked everything about the trip. The manager Shakira was great and the guide Gilbert form shambaa was also very kind and wise.

Very friendly staff. They even stored our luggage for a small fee. The area is clean.

Lawns hotel is an ideal retreat from the heat of Tanzania. It’s a lovely, old hotel but modernised throughout.

Nothing in general is pleasing at this property. Management, calmness, bathroom. warm welcoming. It was a very disappointing experience and stay.

luck of proper water drainage in the bathroom. bed smelling towels, loud speakers noises from the village near the hotel till early morning. no means of communication from room to the reception or management. In short the facilities are of local standard no International standard.

Originally a German farmhouse, Lushoto's The Lawns Hotel was converted by the British and registered in 1946. The Nikitas family now preserve its colonial charm and history. This place indeed has bags of charm and feels very comfortable. Our family room was spacious, had a balcony with a garden view. The gardens like the hotel are well maintained The room was clean and oozed character. There is no air conditioning but there is a fan, air conditioning is not needed as it goes cooler at night because of the altitude. There is a well stocked bar and plenty of comfortable seats inside or outside to enjoy a drink. The evening meals, although off a fixed menu were varied and delicious. The swimming pool was clean but a little chilly owing to the height above sea level. The hotel is a fifteen minute walk from the town. The staff were charming and very helpful. The very friendly receptionist ordered our bus tickets and arranged our transport to the bus station. All in all a very pleasant three nights.

We liked it all. In fact, so much that we extended our stay.

Originally a German farmhouse, Lushoto's The Lawns Hotel was converted by the British and registered in 1946. The Nikitas family now preserve its colonial charm and history. This place indeed has bags of charm and feels very comfortable. Our family room was spacious, had a balcony with a garden view. The gardens like the hotel are well maintained The room was clean and oozed character. There is no air conditioning but there is a fan, air conditioning is not needed as it goes cooler at night because of the altitude. There is a well stocked bar and plenty of comfortable seats inside or outside to enjoy a drink. The evening meals, although off a fixed menu were varied and delicious. The swimming pool was clean but a little chilly owing to the height above sea level. The hotel is a fifteen minute walk from the town. The staff were charming and very helpful. The very friendly receptionist ordered our bus tickets and arranged our transport to the bus station. All in all a very pleasant three nights.

We liked everything

beautiful location with pool and a nice terrasse viewing the value and the mountains. There is a pool with comfortable sun loungers. We were also lucky of heaving a camp fire in the evening and someone playing the guitar. Also, i like the dinner with three different choices. And of course the garden is amazing, we managed to see two of this green chameleons just next to the restaurant.

cant tell.

Lovely property. The main building is old but well preserved and beautiful. The fireplace lounge is the highlight for me.

The a la carte lunch (burger and chips) was very disappointing. The meat patty was small, bun was oversized and it arrived cold. In past years the food was good however.

Nice place in Lushoto, great base for the town and for hiking in the region. Good value for money.

The location is great, with beautiful garden.

No hot water on the last two days while we were there room D3.

Beautiful garden, room and communal spaces with fire place. We did a walking tour with Shamba Eco Tours (linked to the hotel), which was very good. Many chameleons in garden and surroundings

Close to a mosque, so we woke up at 5 am. Bit expensive for what you get.

Nicest place in Lushoto. Felt like a lodge, with fires burning every night. Every day there was a new menu for dinner that day including a vegetarian option. Service was great, we loved Hatibu and Suzi. Close to town but yet secluded in the beautiful local forests.

Because of the proximity to town there was constant loud noise from the mosques and churches which got annoying.

Comfortable bed and good shower. Lovely pool area (though, the pool and weather was too chilly for swimming during our stay).

A faded relic of colonial times. Rooms are past their peak and in need of some refreshing. Staff were ok. Overall our stay was fine but not excellent in any way.

Nice location, nice pool

Breakfast was minimal but ok

Beautiful area, very clean, lovely garden, spacious rooms, great location as a starting point for hiking...

Wonderful setting, exceptional quality meals, very friendly and attentive staff.

Th hotel has been continuously improving over the years. There is lots for kids to do - pool, games room, playground as well as the hikes. The hotel has a tour guide available and we went on two lovely hikes. Rooms are extremely comfortable. Food s tasty and the staff are lovely. The hotel is wonderfully cozy.

The spa is quite new and could improve the quality of the massage.