Name: Tarangire Sopa Lodge
Address: Tarangire National Park Arusha, Tarangire National Park, Tarangire National Park, Tarangire National Park, not available, Tanzania
Rating: 8

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Oh my goodness this lodge is absolutely stunning. The staff all amazing and bend over backwards to help you any way they can. 
We were lucky enough to have the staff sing to us one evening. It actually made my friend and I cry, it was so beautiful. 
I am an above knee amputee and use a wheelchair in the evening and overnight. They provided ramps up to the bar and dining room 

A special shout out to Anna in the bar. She took such good care of me the one afternoon I didn’t go on a safari drive .
Motley, was amazing getting me to my room each night, down the steep hill, backwards, and smiling all the time.

Stunning Lodge and The Kindest Staff Ever

Stayed for 2 nights as part of a small group tour.  Our room was nice and clean.  Every staff is very friendly and helpful.  Love both their poolside BBQ lunch and buffet dinner served in the restaurant.  Singing by the staff at guest tables was so entertaining.  It's a wonderful experience.

Great Lodge

The hotel is very well located and very comfortable. Staff was very friendly and the food was really nice. We absolutely loved the Tarangire National Park and saw hundreds of elephants, this is definitely our favorite parks with the Serengeti.

Great stay in the Tarangire National Park

I very rarely give places a 5. Sopa Lodge Tarangire is clearly a 10. Great location in the park, large well-equipped rooms, delicious food, incredible staff and service. My whole 3 days at Sopa and Tarangire NP was a bit of a spurge for me, but was fantastic. I highly recommend.

People complain about no wifi in the rooms? You are in Tarangire NP!

My only issue: since Sopa does not do safaris or transportation to the lodge, they referred me to to Stephen Arwa. Arwa and I negotiated a price for my desired itinerary. I find out the day before departure that Arwa is in fact in Kenya and he has transferred the business to a Kili Beyond in Arusha. 15 minutes before departure, Kili Beyond informed me they would not honor my deal with Arwa and increased the price; I fought back, but they got a little bit more out of me. So my advice is deal with a local provider in Arusha, not Arwa or Kili Beyond.

Great Place - just arrange your own safari

We have previously done safaris across Kenya, South Africa, Zimbabwe, and Boswana. This time, the trip went to Tanzania, specifically Tarangire, Lake Manyara, and Ngorongoro. All were good, and Ngorongoro is a natural wonder, but our favorite park was Tarangire, which is larger, less crowded, and with multiple habitats.

Part of the amazing experience was Tarangire Sopa Lodge, which is well positioned inside the national park. The rooms are spacious and really nice, and the same is true for the public areas, including the pool. The buffet-style food is good and plentiful, especially the breakfast, and everyone in our (somewhat picky) family could find something they liked. What really stood out, though, was the staff, whose combination of professionalism, helpfulness, friendliness, and good mood was exemplary. A special thanks goes to Ako, our waiter, who is a gem.

Great lodge, even greater staff

The Tarangire Sopa Lodge was a great start to our Tanzania Safari trip.  My wife and I stayed at the hotel for 2 nights.  The rooms are excellent, the beds are very comfortable, the bathrooms are very clean. The food is very tasty at the buffets along with a lot of choices.   The most outstanding thing about the lodge is its staff.  The staff are very friendly, welcoming and all of them have a great smile on their faces from the moment that you are welcomed into the hotel with refreshing towels and a welcome drink.  The entire staff sing together during dinner every night and it truly is a treat to hear them.  Our server at our table was the friendliest person in the entire hotel.  She had one of the lovliest smiles in the whole world while taking care of us at our tables during our meals.

Great stay, excellent food and awesome staff.

We had a great two nights at Tarangire Sopa Lodge.  Our room was spacious, clean, comfortable, and stocked with thoughtful amenities.  The food was delicious!  The staff could not have been nicer.  We highly recommend this lodge and would stay again without hesitation.

We'd Stay Again!

Stayed one night on a safari at this wonderful hotel.  The service was exceptional and welcoming.  The restaurant was great and the food tasty. The Lodge is surrounded by wilderness so don't be surprised to see the odd elephant whilst youre eating breakfast.  The interior design of the lobby and dining areas are as others have said, stunning.

Great stay as a safari base

It was the second hotel during our safari in Tanzania. Highly recommend. Very good management. Staff is friendly and caring. If there is a problem in the room, you can be sure it will be resolved within a few minutes. We had a lizard in the room but the staff took care of it and we never so it again. Rooms are clean, beds are comfortable. Special thank you to the chef for delicious food. 2 of my girls have special diet needs and the chef made sure that the girls have everting they need to make their meals enjoyable. At dinner staff gives a small performance. We stayed here for 3 nights and enjoyed every minute. Thank you for making our stay so comfortable.

Excellent hotel with gear management

My husband and I stayed here during a safari. While the place itself is beautiful, there was much left to be desired when it came to the rooms. In one day alone there were 3 different lizards of varying sizes in my room. The first one crawled out of the ceiling in the morning and then scurried back into the roof. Another appeared when I came back into the room hiding in the corner where it was dark - my guess is it snuck in when housekeeping came. A third lizard was also found on the ceiling in the evening. While I was able to run out and get the staff to get one of the lizards out, one still hid in the ceiling and another I was too exhausted to deal with. 

There's also a consistent chirping sound which we later learned were bats in the ceiling, and one bat flew around the breakfast area as well. We had a second floor room in which the roof is completely wood and is not well sealed - as a result apparently it wasn't uncommon to find lizards and bats in your room. 

Given how expensive this lodge is, it was highly disappointing to find so much wildlife constantly in your room. The only reason I am rating this as an average experience is because the staff was very helpful when it came to removing the wildlife and addressing the concerns we had. Overall though I left this trip very nervous of what wildlife my pop out of the corner or ceiling in my room and never felt comfortable - luckily I was only staying for 2 days because I'm not sure I could have handled more.

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