Loved my stay at mufasa city hostel. I stayed in dorms and rooms both. And they both are a very good value for money. I booked with them thrice. The place is secure and safe for female solo travellers, naomi and other staff members are very helpful and welcoming. The beds are comfortable and the view of Mt. Meru from the terrace is exceptional. Highly recommend this place if you are in arusha!

The power outage during daytime. So please charge your devices in the night. I think this is the issue in most of the places in tanzania. Also the geyser in the bathroom gives hot water only for a few seconds and then cold water. So be ready for the sudden temperature change :D other than that everything is fantastic and i loved the place. :)

This is my third time here, it's a great hostel, and I always meet other wonderful travellers here , who become friends.

The toilet roll seemed to often empty, so I had to keep going to the laundry room to replenish. I extended my booking 3 times and each time the price goes up , which was very annoying . Plus the website prices were all over the place , showing in the hundreds for 3 nights and the dorms weren't even showing up . The bunk I was in in Nyati was extremely squeaky , disturbing fellow guests.

AMAZING VALUE. I had a special offer for three days and I didn't regret moving from another place. Plus I was alone in a dorm, basically I had a single room. The receptionist is a great girl, very interesting and speaks perfect English. The area is not very central, but it is interesting, the real Arusha, btw 20 min waling from the main street, doable.

The place is all very new and clean, but I saw some "undesired guests" in the kitchen one night, not very pleasant insects, and again the morning after. But ok, it is Africa and you can find such things. They sprayed, and the things disappeared completely. The staff listens and cares if you say things and this is good.

Good apartment with the best shower I had in Africa, and all the facilities are of good quality. We arrived by bus from far away after 11 pm, and within 10 seconds of ringing the bell, we were already checked into the apartment. The breakfast is good.

There is no reception or someone you can talk gave to face and get basic information like how to get a taxi, or how much a taxi should cost and so. Other than that the communication is good and you have the phone number in the apartment where you can call and get immediate answer

Loved this hotel. They had clean and spacious rooms. Very friendly and helpful staff. They were always kind. Also nice facilities like a restaurant and laundry. The incredible value and convenient location makes for a nice short stay in Arusha. I highly recommend staying here if you're visiting!

Water in the shower goes cold after a couple of minutes. Just have to turn it off for a minute and back on. Also sometimes it can be noisy outside (busy road).

Comfy compact hostel in easy to reach location handy to many services and shops. Great staff. Really friendly. Bathroom modern and spotless.

The rooms are small if all 4 beds are occupied, and there is limited locker space. There is a tiny water heater for showers so could be a very long wait if there are 8 people in residence. The choice of high volume shower heads is out of whack for the hw available.

We were so impressed by this place! We had our own apartment with a sitting room and everything. We only stayed 1 night so can’t vouch for the functionality of the kitchen, but the space was great and we especially loved the welcome coffee and cookies :) and the roof access with views of the mountains! And the woman working there was just lovely.

Only complaint would be about the breakfast! It was just a small omelet and a bunch of giant and not very cooked potatoes.

This hostel definitely lived up to the recommendations I'd read . I've had an awesome stay here. Met some incredible fellow travellers from around the world. The staff are just wonderful as is the owner. Loved the washing machine, the kitchen facilities were great too ( just need more knives) , which I believe has already been fed back to the owner.. I'll honestly miss this wonderful place .

Everything was perfect : very clean, hot shower with pressure and a curtain in the shower, excellent WiFi in the room, cheap laundry, confortable bed and sheets, perfect location, beautiful view from the rooftop, great coffee in the morning, really nice and helpful staff.

Nothing to complain about

Very comfortable and affordable hostel, where I was more than happy to extend my stay. Richard and his staff are very accommodating. There's also a fabulous spacious kitchen to use. Would recommend!

Be prepared for some late evening community music, have some handy ear plugs or knock yourself out early 😊