Savannah House is a perfect example of the type of establishments that get extremely high reviews because of the wonderful staff, even though it is a budget hostel. The great reviews don't mean it would compare with a 5-star hotel, but rather a testimony of the place being exceptionally good in its category. It is a small hostel hosted by Anthony, who is super-caring. He or his sister showed me the way to the restaurants and supermarket and every morning woke up to see that my safari pick-up worked well. As people coming here are probably going for a safari and/or seeing Kilimanjaro, ask Anthony for a quote by sending WhatsApp to the hotel phone number. He seemed to have competitive prices. But yes, it is a basic budget hostel. The room was small. My room type was double/twin. There were twin beds pushed together and there would have been no more than about 20 cm of space for pulling them apart. The beds didn't have mosquito nets, the windows did. There was no aircon, but sleeping with the window open kept the room temperature comfortable enough for sleeping. However I woke up both nights after 3 AM when the sound of a rooster started coming from the open window, at which point I closed it and continued sleeping. The sounds from other rooms could be heard clearly, but fortunately the other guests were quiet. I once spotted a small lizard on the bathroom wall and once some kind of a bug on the room wall. Otherwise everything was clean. The house was quite new. Anthony lived in it himself. There was no separate reception, but Anthony seemed to be around most of the time. The front gate was being kept locked and someone from inside was needed to come open it. The lodge was not marked outside, so I guess it's best to agree beforehand with Anthony how you are going to find it (which in my case meant a transfer organized by him). WiFi worked well when I seemed to be the only guest around, but the WiFi got slow in the evening as people went in their rooms. Savannah House is located in the outskirts of Arusha. It's along a narrow dirt road just off Nelson Mandela Road, being far enough from the road so that there's no traffic noise. The location wasn't a big deal for me as I came for visiting other places than Arusha, just using Arusha as my base. There was a small supermarket closeby. I tried two different restaurants in the area. The first one had international standards (including pricing), the other was a local one. The local restaurant had no menu in English, but as Anthony walked me there, he helped me to pick a dish. I always had such an early departure for my trips that I didn't get to try the breakfast. Overall, I had a good stay and got extremely high value for my money. Just don't come with the expectations of getting a fancy hotel.
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