After several weeks "in Africa" this is simply an oasis, YES IT IS COSTLY but it is immaculate, safe, clean, organised and has excellent food readily available. Business of transit this is just perfect, well organised and reliable airport transfers using modern vehicles and a PROPER full choice breakfast that starts at 4:30 am ! Can not recommend it enough. more

Warm welcome on arrival, room ready for us at 7am. Rooms relatively small, but very clean and well furnished. Beautiful bed linen and great pillows. Busy atmospheric bar and restaurant, drinks very reasonable and food was excellent. Great location next to Botanic Gardens, very central and only 5-10 minutes walk from seafront and fish market. Roughly 30 minutes from airport,... more

I'm not one to write reviews but having gotten so little decent service and value for my money in my 4 months of africa travel so far, that i felt I needed to say that there really are good deals out there! I hadnt heard anythign about the SS in Dar but I am familiar with the name so booked... more

This is the first time I stay in Southern Sun. This is the best so far after staying at other 3 hotels for the previous 3 trips. Food, room, front desk, house keeping, all fine. Only thing is that on one of the night during the stay, both elevators are not working, so we ended up walking up 5 storey... more

My colleague and I have recently spent a few days at the Southern Sun in Dar. Whilst this was our first time at this particular hotel, it was our 4th time in Dar. Normally we book our hotels on the basis of their location and star rating. I have no problem paying for 5 star accommodation, but when doing so... more

Arrived on a late flight from Europe and was booked into the Southern Sun by a travel agent specialising in trips to and around Eastern Africa. Very happy with their choice, the hotel is just comfortable enough and the staff in the restaurant are very friendly, so that we felt immediately welcome to this part of the world (karibu!). It's... more

Stayed here for 2 nights before and after a long safari. The food was OK, the beer was cold and the staff friendly. The rooms were clean and big enough - not outstanding by US or European standards but for Africa pretty good. The business centre was good - expensive internet access but compared with the rest of Tanzania it... more

We had a night here at the end of our trip before flying back to the UK. We were very pleased that our travel agent had booked us here - the room was a good size (not big but room to move), with a comfortable bed with great pillows (and a pillow menu) and crisp white sheets. Bathroom had a... more

No problems at all with this hotel. We arrived late but managed to get some dinner and cold beer and were whisked away again in the morning. The room was perfectly decent by anyone's standards but nothing to write home about. more