It is very relaxing and beautifull,the view over the indian ocean is amazing.Its highly recomended,defenitly one of the most beautiful place,and it is such friendly staff.The sea view rooms is amazing .To fill that roaring tummy you get a lovely breakfast,lunch and dinner. So I would recommend you plan your next holiday to the SEA CLIFF

I travel quite a lot in Africa, and this is definitely the best hotel I have stayed in so far. It has a really nice ambiance about it, fantastic facilities and is wonderfully located right on the ocean.

Overall impression was very good - excellent food at the restaurant (especially for Africa!) and such a lovely outlook when you're having breakfast - you sit overlooking the crashing waves. My room was exceptionally clean, everything worked perfectly, but the bathroom was very small and only had a shower. You can barely move unless you close the bathroom door.

The amenities are great, lovely pool and nice gym. Only downside is there isn't a swimming beach within walking distance which would have been a bonus!

My only gripes would be that the reception staff weren't very friendly, but the concierge was very accommodating. Other problem I had was that there was a lot of noise coming from outside (I faced the Sea Cliff Village), lots of banging and clanging that disturbed me on one of the nights.

Tip:
When arranging a taxi through the concierge, tell him where you are going and ask how much it should cost. Even though the taxis you take are based at the hotel, this is Africa and people will try to take advantage of tourists. A trip to the city centre should cost no more than 15000 TZS. I forgot to ask this on my first day and ended up paying 45000 TZS each way!!

Another tip: the chicken and pineapple pizza is scrumptious!

It was my third visit to Dar, and third hotel I tried. Next visit I will definitely stay at the Sea Cliff. The hotel is very comfortable, and by the sea (no beach) so the heat is a bit more bearable than in the city centre. I liked the decoration of the rooms and the standard rooms are of a good size. The breakfast was really good as well and there are a few options of restaurants in the hotel. I was very impressed with the Indian/Chinese restaurant and there are a few shops a few metres from the hotel.
The pool area is really nice, very clean and with permanent service.
The only issue I had is that I booked a packed breakfast well in advance for the departure day, we reconfirmed at night, but the breakfast was not ready in the morning - the morning staff knew nothing about it... Was very unhappy about it as it was my departure day and there is nothing to eat at the airport (which looks like a third world country bus station).
But I will happily stay at the Sea Cliff again! (next time in a sea facing room)

Hotel Sea Cliff is such a beautiful and relaxing place to be that I forgot I was there for work. The setting is amazing- on a sea cliff overlooking the Indian Ocean. The staff is friendly and helpful, and there is yummy Indian food on site. What more could you ask for? Just be sure to request a sea view room ahead of time- it makes a huge difference.