The staff is incredible! They are all so friendly, welcoming and helpful. We only stayed three nights, but I wish I could have stayed longer. The food in the dining room is delicious and the rooms are very spacious, clean and nice. It’s a little outside of Arusha city, but it’s the best!!

This is an amazing property! The rooms are in separate looking huts on the property and they are beautiful and clean. The mail building is beautiful as well. We loved it!

Very nice stay just outside of the downtown of Arusha city. It's quiet, comfortable and the property is absolutely gorgeous. Provides a relaxing stay and a great alternative to the hustle and bustle of Arusha. We flew into Kilimanjaro airport and the lodge arranged our shuttle ride (for extra). It took about 80 minutes to get to the lodge given new speeding laws that were recently put into place but overall it was an easy process. The staff took extra care with our room since this was the start of our honeymoon and we really enjoyed our time there. From there we headed to a safari in the Serengti but we arranged to have some laundry ready for our return which it was. Staff was always open and accommodating when we needed it including a later departure time from the hotel. WiFi is a bit spotty (as in most properties in Tanzania from what I've seen), but works well in the lobby and restaurant. Great stay even for a short period.

Very nice stay just outside of the downtown of Arusha city. It's quiet, comfortable and the property is absolutely gorgeous. Provides a relaxing stay and a great alternative to the hustle and bustle of Arusha. We flew into Kilimanjaro airport and the lodge arranged our shuttle ride (for extra). It took about 80 minutes to get to the lodge given new speeding laws that were recently put into place but overall it was an easy process. The staff took extra care with our room since this was the start of our honeymoon and we really enjoyed our time there. From there we headed to a safari in the Serengti but we arranged to have some laundry ready for our return which it was. Staff was always open and accommodating when we needed it including a later departure time from the hotel. WiFi is a bit spotty (as in most properties in Tanzania from what I've seen), but works well in the lobby and restaurant. Great stay even for a short period.

Very friendly staff. Rooms and main building are in great condition. Gardens are beautiful.

It's a bit off the beaten track, but a very pleasant property. Lots of great birdlife. 5% extra is charged if you use a credit card.

Its a bit off the beaten track, but a very pleasant property. Lots of great birdlife. 5% extra is charged if you use a credit card.

Absolutely beautiful grounds which are very well kept. Property is very quiet and peaceful. Villas are huge and the king bed was very comfortable. Staff were polite and helpful and the service was very quick. Breakfast was okay and Internet was not always great. Lovely pool.

After 5 days of safari this was a great place to finish the trip and relax! The breakfast, included in the room rate, was excellent.

After 5 days of safari this was a great place to finish the trip and relax!The breakfast, included in the room rate, was excellent.

Very nice property with a lovely garden. The rooms are clean, very big and has a nice private balcony.The food is pretty basic but quite good. The service is very good, nice and helpful staff. Located quite far from the center of Arusha so if you need to run errands you will need to get to the city center by transport.

Our stay at the Planet Lodge was exceptional, the staff were all most helpful and welcoming, they did over and above to make our stay comfortable and relaxing. Lovely helpful and cheerful staff, we wish them all well, and many thanks for a memorable stay at Planet Lodge.

Hotel staff was wonderful and responsive. Although it's a bit off the beaten path, it was pretty quiet and peaceful. You can't walk to dowtown Arusha but they did provide a shuttle that went downtown at 10am and picked you up at 4pm. Hot water was at times not sufficient for two peaple to take hot showers. Food was reasonable and the wait staff were friendly and cheerful!

Hotel staff was wonderful and responsive. Although its a bit off the beaten path, it was pretty quiet and peaceful. You cant walk to dowtown Arusha but they did provide a shuttle that went downtown at 10am and picked you up at 4pm. Hot water was at times not sufficient for two peaple to take hot showers. Food was reasonable and the wait staff were friendly and cheerful!

All I can say is that the beginning and ending of my safari couldn't have been any better with Planet Lodge. Love the staff and service they provided

Very nice place with very welcoming and courteous staff. Met all of our needs as traveling tourists. Laundry, bar, restaurant, massage, shuttle service all available. Very nice rooms and staff made me & my friend wish we could stay so much longer. Great price for what you get.

Very nice place with very welcoming and courteous staff. Met all of our needs as traveling tourists. Laundry, bar, restaurant, massage, shuttle service all available. Very nice rooms and staff made me & my friend wish we could stay so much longer. Great price for what you get.

Hotel is nicely hidden outside busy Arusha. Its perfect to start and end a safari. Rooms are nicely set within gardens and nature. Breakfast is very well sorted and food in general was great. Above all, the staff was just incredibly friendly and helpful. I would stay here again mostly becuase of the way the staff made us feel: Hakuna Matata!

The service was incredible. They'll make you feel like royalty. A non-stop cleaning crew keeping things sparkling clean and lovely.

The service was incredible. Theyll make you feel like royalty. A non-stop cleaning crew keeping things sparkling clean and lovely.

I loved my stay at the Planet Lodge. The rooms were large and well furnished, although the beds were a little hard, the cleanliness of the rooms and common area were excellent, the staff was very friendly and helpful. The pool and air conditioning were an added bonus. The value for the money was excellent. I would heartily recommend this hotel. The location is a bit far from the center of town, but they provide a once a day shuttle to town.

I was very pleased with this property. The price and quality of service, food, cleanliness, grounds and pool were excellent. From the moment you check in, the friendliness of the staff and service were outstanding. It is located a bit away from the center of town which was not an issue for me since I was picked up by my safari company and they do offer a shuttle to town once a day. The beds are a bit hard as the mattress is on a wood stand. That being said, I slept very soundly. This hotel does have air conditioning and the showers are wonderful. I truly enjoyed my stay and would come back again.

We stayed here before and after a safari whilst we relaxed and spent some time exploring the Meru /Arusha area. We also met up with some friends. Getting about was a little tricky as you can't walk anywhere easily from Planet lodge. However the hotel runs a complimentary shuttle bus into Arusha daily, and we gained confidence using the Dalla dalla(local bus).We enjoyed walking around the slopes of Mount Meru and reached the waterfall with the help of a local guide. We also visited a local school known as Fareson school based in Moshono. This vision needs/deserves all the support anyone can give. We loved every minute in Tanzania,from the outstanding landscapes and wildlife, to the warm and charming people we met. We will be returning as soon as we can.

We stayed here before and after a safari whilst we relaxed and spent some time exploring the Meru /Arusha area. We also met up with some friends. Getting about was a little tricky as you cant walk anywhere easily from Planet lodge. However the hotel runs a complimentary shuttle bus into Arusha daily, and we gained confidence using the Dalla dalla(local bus).We enjoyed walking around the slopes of Mount Meru and reached the waterfall with the help of a local guide. We also visited a local school known as Fareson school based in Moshono. This vision needs/deserves all the support anyone can give.We loved every minute in Tanzania,from the outstanding landscapes and wildlife, to the warm and charming people we met. We will be returning as soon as we can.

A quiet oasis away from the hubbub of Arusha. Lovely gardens, nest pool. Excellent price.

A quiet oasis away from the hubbub of Arusha.Lovely gardens, nest pool.Excellent price.

My wife and I stayed here for a night after our safari before we flew out of Arusha. Unfortunately, it was a sharp contrast to the accommodations we had stayed at during our safari. We had no issues with any of the food during our 6 days out on safari but after eating dinner here at the Planet Lodge, we both immediately felt nauseous and ended up taking cipro. Given that there are no other places to eat around this hotel, Id warn travelers to take this into consideration. Additionally, the concierge tried to rip us off when we tried to buy postage stamps to send two postcards back to ourselves and our family. The cost of sending an international postcard is 1600 Tanzanian Shillings (TSH). The concierge tried to sell us four 600 TSH stamps for $1 each and then told us we only needed to put 1200 TSH on each postcard. During our stay, the exchange rate was $1 USD to 2167 TSH. Our $4 could have bought at least 8668 TSH of postage instead of just 2400TSH. So not only did he try to overcharge us for the stamps, but our postcards wouldnt have made it home due to insufficient postage. When I confronted him on the disparity, he tried to laugh it off before I asked for my money back. Some people might think, its just a $1 or two, but its the principle. Just because youre a tourist, doesnt mean you should get ripped off. We had written our memories on those postcards and they wouldve been lost forever because of his greed and indifference.

The Lodge is located in a very scenic location with an excellent (distant) view of Mt Meru. The gardens are soothing to stroll in. Staff is humorous and very accomodating.

I had to give Planet Lodge a poor rating. I made reservations weeks ago on hotels.com, and less then 48 hours before I arrived I got an email ( while traveling to TZ) that they had overbooked!! I had three rooms booked, and now they were somehow not available. This put me into a huge panic, because I was leading a trip to TZ and this was our first stop. They ended up booking us into another hotel, but it was a very confusing difficult change! The other hotel was wonderful, but the meals were much more expensive, and they were fixed price, so I was stuck paying the higher bill for the dinner. I had picked Planet Lodge after much research, I wanted a place where we could see the mountains, our new hotel was deep in the forest, with no view at all. It may be a wonderful hotel, but if you can not be 100% sure your reservation will be honored, do bother booking!

This is a wonderful little place to relax and get away from the hussel & bustle of Arusha. I have stayed here 4 times.

After a long safari, this is the place to rest up. Quiet, peaceful, attractive gardens, attentive staff. Very clean room, comfortable bed and lots of warm water. I only wish they had a laundry service to wash dusty clothes. The lodge is away from noisy, traffic-clogged Arusha.

Much nicer, neater and better breakfast than other budget lodges in Arusha. It is a bit out of city centre but it doesn't really matter in Arusha. The only problem with the location is that if u need a cab to go around it is a bit of a problem finding one. Other than that it's a great place for the price they charge