Name: Changani Beach Cottages
Address: Amani Gomvu 4868 Dar es Salaam,, Dar es Salaam, Dar es Salaam, Dar es Salaam, 4868, Tanzania
Rating: 8

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Diet menu (on request)

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Bottled water (at extra charge)

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Parking

Beach facilities

Private beach

Next to the beach

Pool and beach

Snorkelling

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Julius Nyerere International Airport

Changani Beach Cottages

Dar es Salaam

We totally enjoyed the most beautiful and serene ocean view from room 11. Lovely sunrise and sunset accomoanied by cool drinks....I feel so relaxed. Also enjoyed some calamari a nd fresh fish. Keep it up.

Serenity....

Visited the place during the new year 01 01 22. Situated in a serene location, but poorly managed. This place has seen no maintenance in about 10 years or so. Swimming pool had the algae green color water with smell of chlorine.
 De-motivated and not so helpful staff, near the beach area the toilets were dirty and smelly.

 Food and drinks are priced 4-5 times more expensive than that of the normal price .  But they have compensated the high price by reducing the portion size to about half than normal !!! lol.

We used to go to this place a lot few years ago. But I won't recommend this to anyone now..

No maintenance, Poorly managed, Over priced, Poor service

I would never recommend SISI CHANGANI to anyone. It's been an absolute horrific experience. Especially when we had a mate who wanted to celebrate their birthday least to know it would be in pitch darkness. The generator keeps switching off and no proper maintenance. Air-conditioning especially during the hot humid Tanzania Summer NOT working! Absolutely not acceptable. Their Admin staff tell us that you guys complain alot? Why shouldn't we when our Christmas Eve has been torn to shreds. Unless the hotel management improves - their staff will never improve. What a way to celebrate our Christmas.if there was a choice to choose less then a star I wouldn't hesitate.

Christmas Eve gone disaster

Arrived at the venue and got a "lucky" upgrade because there was a sudden cancellation. Happy for the upgrade at no additional cost, I noticed that the bathroom light had a flickering effect all night long. 

The night was smooth, but at 4am it started to rain and the roof was leaking straight into the bed. I had to move over the other side of the bed to avoid getting soaked.

I reported the case in the morning on my checkout, the manager was not at the site, and had to call. He insisted I pay the full price regardless of the discomfort I had experienced.

Worse, the menu was scant, took order for breakfast and brought something totally different in the morning and they toast came with no butter, pancake without syrup or honey.

Unless fixed, avoid at all costs.

Poorly Managed, Leaking Roof

I liked this place a lot a few years ago. Now, it's really disappointing. The rooms need a paint job and the roofs need fixing. There's been a leak in our room the last couple of times we were there. Issues with hot water. The ceiling fan was super noisy. The AC remote did not work, so it was impossible to turn it on. The staff brought a standing fan, which helped somewhat. This said the staff are super nice and want to help though seem to have their hands tied by the new management, not willing to invest in basic maintenance. Lovely location but so overpriced at this point.

Overpriced and poorly maintained

A beautiful location and surroundings at Sisi Changani. The staff were attentive and helpful during our stay. We loved having the place to ourselves and had a great time
using the pool and beach. 

The location was lovely but a good 15 minute drive down a track so make sure you bring all of your supplies with you.

However, the food and drink was very overpriced for what it was. There was nothing special about the menu and paying 25,000 for an average meal was not worth it. The breakfast food  was nice but didn’t deliver what was on the menu. For example it said pancakes with honey but all they were able to provide us with was rose syrup for cocktails. Also it said they had paneer on the menu but none in the kitchen. A real shame that the restaurant let us down. Bring your own water and alcohol (unless you want to pay 5000 for a bottle of water).

The rooms were very nice, spacious and well equipped. The shower was very poor, very low pressure and never hot. We had to ask for the hot water to be turned on and even then it was very inconsistent.

We did have a really nice time here and this was made better by the good deal we had because of COVID-19, however I would question how good it would be if paying full price.

Lovely scenery but overpriced food/ drinks

A perfect getaway for couples. Excellent service from the staff! Food is amaizing, the beach, view from the private cottage is lovely! Oh the breakfast was indeed perfect. Would recommend a visit to this paradise. 

Excellent Service!

Down a rough track. You will probably need a four wheel drive to get there, but it's worth it.
    The main buildings, restaurant area and swimming pool are situated in a jungle area above and behind the lovely, deserted, tropical beach. The several cottages are located in secluded areas in the jungle. The food was good and the staff were excellent. It's about a 10 minute walk down the hill, along the path, through the jungle to the beach where there are a few more hotel buildings.

Great Location

We just spent the weekend at Changani Beach Resort for a group weekend getaway. It took us about 1.5 hours to get there from the Dar es Salaam. I had a cottage and they converted one bed into two for sharing. The beds were comfortable and the rooms clean. I did not like the setup of no bathroom door and a half wall between the shower/toilet and the sleeping area.  I never understand why anyone thinks this is a good idea. The food was very good. I had a a few of the prawn dishes and American pancakes for breakfast. The staff was very attentive and kind. Sometimes the food takes a while but it's certainly fresh when it comes to you. I would caution that to get to the beach area you have to walk down quite a few steps. Once on the beach, there is are large areas of shade to lounge in. That's a very nice feature. I did not use the pool. It's quite a distance from the beach area but it was close to my room. The monkeys liked playing in that area. Beach area is okay. The waves were pretty rough but I don't know if that's common. There's enough room to play volleyball or walk on the beach.

Breezy weekend getaway

customer service was great fantastic! Gorgeous white sand beach!
Food was amaizing for sure but bloody expensive i mean fried changu and chips for 30,000 is a rip off! Then theres this entrance fee of 5000, you spend almost 300,000 on food for a family of 6 and then pay on top 30,000 as entrance! Ridiculous! Just a suggestion atleast offer free water or juice once entrance fee is paid or waive it off if theres a whole family who will spend alot more on food!!
Thats all otherwise amaizing place have been there enough times and will go back but if it doesnt change on these few items will definitely look somewhere else!!

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