The hotel

Mountain Village Lodge is located 20 minutes drive outside of Arusha. The hotel has recently been purchased by Serena, which is one of the largest hotel groups in East Africa. Serena have not yet undertaken any renovations, so the accommodation is not up to the normal standard of the Serena Group but the staff however, are of the Serena standard, always courteous and very efficient. The hotel has one of the best garden views in Tanzania, overlooking Lake Duluthi. The gardens are beautiful and provide a very tranquil place to just sit and relax, with chairs and tables randomly scattered all over. The rooms share the same view of the lake and are very colonial. They have a good restaurant which serves a good buffet. We recommend this hotel for an overnight stay either before or after your safari.

The rooms

The hotel has 42 rooms in all, all which overlook the lake. They are grouped into clusters and are fairly private. The interiors are tastefully decorated in typical Serena style. All rooms are  en suite with private front doors leading out into the garden. Looking from the outside, they are very romantic, but unfortunately we did not stay over so cannot advise you on this. We liked the rooms though, and felt they were very comfortable.

The facilities

The hotel does not cater for stays of longer than 2 days, so there is really not much in terms of facilities. They have a great restaurant which serves food from the buffet and a good pub. You can take a walk around the lake and Serena have mentioned that they are in the process of getting canoes for guests to go out on the lake.

Bookings

Bookings for Mountain Village Lodge are done through this website: Contact: African Encounters Postnet Suite 45 Private Bag x 12 Roosevelt Park 2129 Tel: (011) 880 3079 Fax: (011) 447 6773 email: info@africanencounters.com