Best Boutique Hotels in Tanzania
As a long-established luxury travel publication, The Luxury Editor is known for showcasing hotels that go beyond star ratings alone and focus on what really matters to discerning travellers seeking a memorable stay in a boutique in Tanzania. Service, design, atmosphere, sense of place and the overall quality of the guest experience all play a part in whether a property earns its place in our curated list.
Whether you are at the early stages of planning or already comparing a shortlist, our choice of boutique in Tanzania is a credible and useful guide, with easy booking options too.
Let us help you make searching for the perfect place to stay more inspiring, more informed and more enjoyable.
Tanzania, Handajega
Kirawira Serena Camp
(5 stars)The most exclusive safari venue in the country, Kirawira Tented Camp provides guests with the epitome of safari camp luxury. Designed to mirror the smart hunting camps of the Colonial era, it is located right next to the western corridor Serengeti National Park. This extremely exclusive camp boasts a graceful central meeting tent that is furnished with Persian rugs, antique furniture, phonograms, leather travelling cases, carved rocking chairs and authentic brass shooting sticks. Guests can take their meals in stylish twin dining tents, which feature Edwardian-style dining furniture, crisp-starched napkins, fine blue and white patterned china where they will be waited on by staff attired in white Swahili robes. The camp features just 25 widely spaced and very luxurious tents that are raised on slid timber platforms and boast stunning views of the plains. Each tent is set with a very spacious and furnished deck that leads the way to a bedroom that is furnished with classic steamer trunks, a writing desk, rugs, sepia photographs and a huge four-poster bed, while each guest is treated to their own personal valet.
Tanzania, Arusha
Elewana Arusha Coffee Lodge
(4 stars)Caffeine lovers can take their pick from one of 30 converted plantation houses that are nestled among the coffee fields. The lodge comes complete with a spa, several different restaurants to choose from, and a gently heated indoor pool. In addition to embarking on an African safari adventure guests can also arrange to take a tour of one of the largest coffee estates in the whole of Africa, while the views of the rolling foothills of Mount Meru are sure to delight. Those who simply want to unwind for a while are also invited to visit the onsite Peaberries Spa, where pure pampering is guaranteed.