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Hotel Slipway

4.0 star property
Family-friendly beachfront hotel with 4 restaurants

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Outdoor pool, pool umbrellas, sun loungers
Front of property
Fridge, electric kettle
Beach/ocean view
Fridge, electric kettle

Reviews

8.6 out of 10

Excellent

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • Pool
  • Spa
  • Gym
  • Air conditioning

Explore the area

Map
Slipway Road, Msasani, Dar es Salaam
  • The Slipway
    1 min walk
  • Little Theatre
    5 min drive
  • Coco Beach
    6 min drive
  • Dar es Salaam (DAR-Julius Nyerere Intl.)
    41 min drive

Room options

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Premium bedding, minibar, in-room safe, desk

Executive Suite

  • 60 sq m
  • City view
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed and 1 Double Sofa Bed

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Premium bedding, minibar, in-room safe, desk

Executive Double Room

  • 32 sq m
  • City view
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed and 1 Double Sofa Bed

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Beach/ocean view

Executive Double Room, Sea View

  • 32 sq m
  • Sea view
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed OR 1 Double Sofa Bed

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Premium bedding, minibar, in-room safe, desk

Executive Suite, Sea View

  • 60 sq m
  • Sea view
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed and 1 Double Sofa Bed

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Standard Double Room

Standard Double Room

  • 28 sq m
  • Beach view
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed

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Restaurant

Golden Tulip Dar Es Salaam

Pool
Spa
Parking included
Free WiFi
3.7 out of 5, Good, (285)
The price is CA $150
per night
CA $177 total
includes taxes & fees
13 Dec - 14 Dec
Golden Tulip Dar Es Salaam

About the area

Dar es Salaam

Beachfront retreat .With a stay at this Masaki hotel, you'll be within half a mile (1 km) of The Slipway and 2 miles (3 km) of Bongoyo Island. Coco Beach and Sea Cliff Casino are also within 2 miles (3 km).

What's nearby

  • The Slipway - 1 min walk - 0.1 km
  • Coco Beach - 6 min drive - 2.2 km
  • Makumbusho Village - 7 min drive - 5.6 km
  • Zanzibar Ferry Terminal - 10 min drive - 9.2 km
  • Mbezi Beach - 28 min drive - 9.6 km

Getting around

  • Dar Es Salaam Central Station - 23 min drive
  • Julius Nyerere Intl. Airport (DAR) - 41 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Cape Town Fish Market - ‬12 min walk
  • ‪Slipway Waterfront Restaurant - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪Bean There Cafe - ‬3 min drive
  • ‪Thai Kani - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪News Cafe - ‬2 min drive

About this property

Hotel Slipway

Family-friendly beachfront hotel with 4 restaurants
Hotel Slipway offers its guests a full-service spa, a marina, and an outdoor pool. There are 4 restaurants and 2 coffee shops/cafes, as well as a snack bar/deli. You can enjoy a drink at one of the bars, which include 4 bars/lounges, a beach bar, and a poolside bar. Public spaces have free WiFi and wired Internet.

Business amenities include a business center and meeting rooms. A casino, a children's pool, and a health club are also featured at the family-friendly Hotel Slipway. An airport shuttle (available 24 hours) and an area shuttle are available for a fee. Self parking is free.

Smoking is allowed in designated areas at this 4-star Dar es Salaam hotel.

  • 72 guestrooms or units
  • 3 levels
  • 2 buildings
  • 4 dining venues
  • 4 bars or lounges
  • 2 coffee shops
  • Meeting rooms
  • Built in 2015
  • Casino
  • Nightclub
  • Deli
  • Kid's club (surcharge)
  • Supervised childcare (surcharge)
  • Childcare (surcharge)
  • Poolside lounge chairs
  • Umbrellas for the pool
  • Business facilities
  • Dry cleaning
  • Self-service laundry
  • Front desk (24 hours)
  • Express check-in
  • Staff is multilingual
  • Storage area for luggage
  • Front-desk safe
  • Tour and ticket information
  • Concierge
  • Wedding services available
  • Library
  • Convenience store
  • Terrace
  • Garden
  • Outdoor picnic space
  • Gift shop
  • Beauty salon
  • Newspapers in lobby (free)
  • ATM
  • Bellhop
  • Elevator
  • Smoking in designated areas
  • Bar on the beach
  • Bar by the pool
Hotel Slipway offers 72 accommodations with minibars and laptop-compatible safes. Rooms open to furnished balconies. Accommodations are furnished with double sofa beds and desks. Beds feature premium bedding. Flat-screen televisions come with premium cable channels.

Bathrooms include complimentary toiletries and hair dryers. Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Additionally, rooms include complimentary bottled water and blackout drapes/curtains. Housekeeping is provided daily.

Ocean Spa has 4 treatment rooms. Services include deep-tissue massages, hot stone massages, facials, and body wraps. The spa is equipped with a sauna, a spa tub, and a steam room.

The spa is open daily. Guests under 12 years old are not allowed in the spa.

Languages

Afrikaans, English, French, German, Italian, Swahili, Swedish

Property amenities

Family friendly

  • Babysitting (surcharge)
  • Children's club (surcharge)
  • Children's pool
  • Free cribs/infant beds
  • Grocery/convenience store
  • Laundry facilities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Playground
  • Refrigerator
  • Snack bar/deli
  • Sofa bed
  • Soundproofed rooms
  • Supervised childcare (surcharge)

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi and wired Internet

Parking and transportation

  • Free self parking on site
  • 24-hour roundtrip airport shuttle (surcharge)
  • Area shuttle (surcharge)

Food and drink

  • 4 restaurants and 2 coffee shops
  • 4 bars/lounges, 1 beach bar and 1 poolside bar
  • Room service available

Things to do

  • Boat tours
  • Children's pool
  • Fitness center
  • Full-service spa
  • Nightclub
  • Outdoor pool
  • Playground
  • Sauna
  • Scuba diving
  • Steam room

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Assistive listening devices available
  • Elevator

Room amenities

Entertainment

  • Cable channels
  • Flat-screen TV
  • Premium channels

Bedroom

  • Air conditioning (climate-controlled)
  • Blackout drapes/curtains
  • Double sofa bed
  • Free cribs/infant beds
  • Premium bedding

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Towels

Food and drink

  • Electric kettle
  • Free bottled water
  • Minibar
  • Refrigerator

More

  • Desk
  • Laptop-compatible safe
  • Soundproofing

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: noon; Check-in end time: midnight
Contactless check-in available
Express check-in available
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 10 AM
Contactless check-out available

Special check-in instructions

This property offers transfers from the airport (surcharges may apply); guests must contact the property with arrival details before travel, using the contact information on the booking confirmation
Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

  • No pets allowed

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.
  • Kids stay free! Children 12 years old and younger stay free when using existing bedding.
  • Free cribs (infant beds)!

Property payment types

Important information

Optional extras

The fees and deposits listed below will be charged at the time of service, check-in, or check-out.

  • Airport shuttle fee: USD 35.00 per vehicle (one way)

This may not be a comprehensive list. Fees and deposits are subject to change and might not include tax.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher, a security system, and a first aid kit
Charges for extra guests may apply and vary according to property policy.
A cash deposit, credit card, or debit card for incidental charges and government-issued photo identification may be required upon check-in.
Special requests are subject to availability at the time of check-in. Special requests can't be guaranteed and may incur additional charges.
    This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business, or profession. This property accepts Visa, Mastercard, and American Express. Cash is not accepted. For guests' safety, the property includes a fire extinguisher, a smoke detector, a security system, and a first aid kit in each accommodation.

We should mention

  • Children 12 years old and younger stay free in the same room as the parent or guardian when using existing bedding.

Property is also known as

Hotel Slipway Dar es Salaam
Slipway Dar es Salaam
Hotel Slipway Hotel
Hotel Slipway Dar es Salaam
Hotel Slipway Hotel Dar es Salaam

Hotel Slipway Reviews

Reviews

8.6

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 110 out of 226 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 82 out of 226 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 22 out of 226 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 7 out of 226 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 5 out of 226 reviews" "

8.8/10

Cleanliness

8.8/10

Staff & service

8.4/10

Amenities

8.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Molly

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Brian

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

sabine

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This hotel in a colonial style typical of East Africa was just a gem. We were given a nice room, large enough and with all we could wish for. The staff as all Tanzanians were just the friendliest and most helpful, going out of their way to make our stay a delay. We felt cared for and appreciated. When we go back to Tanzania we will go back to Slipway. The area of the hotel offered everything the heart would enjoy on a vacation: Nice walks, good restaurants, little gift shops, clothing shops, cafes etc. Assante.

10/10 Excellent

Alan

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2024

8/10 Good

Fiore

Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Sophie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
I really enjoyed my stay. I booked it specifically for its location (Sunset, restaurants/bars by the ocean) and I was not disappointed. It's true there is music outside at night but with the AC on, I couldn't hear anything so it's not very high. Breakfast was OK. People were welcoming and accommodating. Overall, I recommend this hotel!
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

8/10 Good

Ben

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good but needs a nudge back in right direction
Second time here, a great hotel though the service around the pool has dropped and the wait for food has increased.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2024

6/10 Okay

John

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
I’ve stayed in this hotel a few times and it’s usually reliable. This time however it was not and I had to move rooms several times due to various maintenance issues. Despite a recent renovation one of the buildings needs another round of repairs. The staff were helpful when I brought the issues to their attention but there doesn’t seem to be any senior management presence. The breakfast also badly needs an update. All rooms should have mosquito nets too.
Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2024

8/10 Good

Kyung In

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I stayed in the standard room and the executive room with ocean view. Pros: Convenient location with restaurants, bars, and juice/coffee/tea shops. Live bands at the restaurants at night. The standard room was recently renovated. Cons: Wifi was spotty in the standard room. The air conditioner was installed at an odd spot, the closet was blocking most of the cold air coming out of it. The shower was not properly sealed, water leaked through the gaps. The sofa and the cushions were old and smelly, like they were never washed/cleaned. Both rooms were not ready past the check in time.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2023

8/10 Good

Thejodhar

Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2023

8/10 Good

Myrto

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Excellent location by the sea, lots to do around the Slipway. The staff is very helpful and polite
Stayed 6 nights in Oct 2023

8/10 Good

Danielle

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
If you like quiet this isn’t the place for you. The restaurants outside the hotel plays music all day every day and shops and restaurants are busy with tourists and locals well into the wee hours. If someone is singing live then it will be extremely loud in the seaside rooms. When I checked in my room it had a strong urine smell. The carpet needs to be taken up and shouldn’t even be in hotel rooms on the beach. Nice atmosphere to be in overall but the older side of the hotel is very run down. There is a completely different section of rooms by the Hotel reception side which is a lot better and more quiet. The staff is very nice. Breakfast needs improvement.
Stayed 6 nights in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Elsabe

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Loved the property
Stayed 3 nights in May 2023

8/10 Good

margarete

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
great location as there are some shops, bars and restaurants around the property
Stayed 2 nights in May 2023

10/10 Excellent

Deanna

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Fantastic Visit
Fantastic location, wonderful staff (shoutout to Freddy!) and wonderful amenities. I cannot say enough good things about the accommodations and staff at Slipway. Courteous, friendly and thoughtful. They assisted me at the bank across the courtyard, provided restaurant suggestions and arranged private transport and accompaniment for me to do some market shopping in the city. Excellent value for money. I look forward to staying again!
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2023

10/10 Excellent

Yassin

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Slipway is a prime lication in Dar where you have All in One place.

10/10 Excellent

Ryan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2022

10/10 Excellent

Samuel

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Exceeded Expectations
Slipway was more than I expected. The hotel had shopping centers and restaurants that gave it a resort style feeling. Locals come to watch the sunset in the evenings. The breakfast and dinner staff were knowledgeable and attentive. Kudos to Bhoke for exceptional customer service!
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2022

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2022

10/10 Excellent

Zainab

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2022

8/10 Good

Leah

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Unfortunately I did not get to enjoy all this property had to offer due to a late check in and VERY early departure. However, the staff was extraordinary and made sure my short stay was superb. They prepared a to-go breakfast for me due to said early departure which was extremely appreciated. All facilities were in excellent working order and I was grateful for the free bottled water. My only complaint was that there wasn’t a trashcan in the room so I had to leave all trash on the bathroom counter which wasn’t ideal. I was a bit worried that the nightlife would keep me away due to where the hotel is located but this wasn’t an issue. Would definitely recommend this place!
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2022

8/10 Good

Debbie

Liked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2022

4/10 Poor

Ephantus

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Can do better. Poor shower room safety
The hotel has good exterior and good service, however the room we got does not have shower room safety. The shampoo and the shower gel are placed outside the shower room and you have to walk on the slippery floor to get them, In addition there is no shower curtain on the shower room so the splashes all the way below the door and into under the bed you have to call house keeping after shower to dry it. Then the overall final finish of the surface is still rough, on the sink, am sure with a good management they can do better.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2022

10/10 Excellent

Emmanuel

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Hotel Slipway is a beautiful and well maintained hotel. The rooms (executive) are specious and true to their pictures. Management might just want to refresh the furniture in the near future to keep up with the competition. Overall, great location, staff, restaurants, and experience. Will definitely be back!
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2021

8/10 Good

Ryan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2022