The Amariah Hotel & Apartments Mikocheni
Garden pool with an outdoor fireplace
About this hotel
The garden here is doing quiet, deliberate work, with an outdoor fireplace and seating area alongside the pool giving the property a calmer feel than its Mikocheni location might suggest at first glance. Rooms keep air-conditioning, private bathrooms and modern amenities as standard, comfortable rather than luxurious. The restaurant serves international cuisine with a genuinely wide dietary range, halal, kosher, vegetarian, vegan and gluten-free among the options, alongside a continental and buffet breakfast with fresh pastries. Msasani Beach sits 1.7 kilometres away, close enough for a short taxi or a longer walk, with the Village Museum and Tanzania National Stadium both a reasonable day trip out from the hotel grounds.
- Outdoor pool and garden
- Outdoor fireplace
- Near Msasani Beach
Our take
This suits travellers who want a calm, garden-set pool stay in Mikocheni without a large resort's scale, particularly anyone with dietary restrictions given the unusually wide range at breakfast. The outdoor fireplace is a small but genuine differentiator for cooler evenings, though the property is more understated than the boutique or five-star hotels elsewhere on this list.
- ✓Sit by the outdoor fireplace in the evening once the pool empties out, a small feature worth using.
- ✓Check the breakfast menu ahead if you keep kosher or halal, since the range here is unusually broad.
- ✓Budget a short taxi for Msasani Beach, since the 1.7-kilometre distance is walkable but not always comfortable in the heat.
Why we love it
- Outdoor fireplace by the garden
- Wide halal and kosher breakfast options
- Calm, understated garden setting
- 1.7 km from Msasani Beach
Why guests love itEvenings here tend to settle around the outdoor fireplace once the pool has emptied out, a small touch that gives the garden a different character after dark than during the afternoon heat. The breakfast spread's wide dietary range, halal and kosher included, makes it an easy stay for a mixed group, and Msasani Beach is close enough for a short taxi if the pool alone does not fill the day. It reads as a calm, unpretentious base in Mikocheni rather than a destination hotel in its own right.