Thursday, August 17, 2017 — updated on April 16, 2021
Arusha. Mt. Meru and the is currently the only five star hotel in Arusha city, according to a just-completed star-rating.
The 300-room Ngurdoto Mountain Lodge joins the 40 year hotel as another five star entity within the vicinity.
The hotel star rating was announced here yesterday after the completion of the classification exercise for Arusha and Manyara regions which started in March this year.
The Arusha Hotel, the oldest in town having opened its doors to clients in 1890s, was dropped from the rating as it is under a massive rehabilitation.
Reliable sources say, the 120 year old outfit, commonly known as New Arusha Hotel, would operate under the Marriot brand once it is re-opened next month.
The hotel rating as well as the classification of other tourist class accommmodation outfits for the two regions was announced in the four-hour event graced by the minister for Natural Resources and Tourism Prof. Jumanne Maghembe.
Only two of the city-based hotels managed to hit a four star mark. These are the Kibo Palace Hotel and African Tulip Hotel, both along the Julius Nyerere road in the leafy suburb of Arusha.
Besides Ngurdoto Lodge, the Impala Hotels Group, owned by the local investor the late Faustine Melleo Mrema who died recently, managed to keep its other outfits in the top rank, though.
The towering Naura Springs along the Afrika Mashariki road and Impala Hotel, both owned by the late billionaire, were ranked with three stars.
Other prominent hotels which were ranked high (three stars) in the classification included, Palace Hotel, another towering edifice in the heart of the city, Njiro Veta Hotel, Venus, New Safari, Snow Crest and SG Resort.
The star-rating announced by the deputy permanent secretary in the ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism Dr. Aloyce Nzuki, however, found the tourists lodges and tented camps excelling.
Many of them are located within the Ngorongoro Conservation Area (NCA),around the Serengeti and Tarangire national parks or on the slopes of Mt. Meru like Ngurdoto.
Among the five starred lodges are Acacia Farm Lodge, Legendary Expedition, Tarangire Sopa Lodge, Kilima Mmoja Lodge and Ngorongoro Serena Lodge.
Speaking during the ceremony, Prof. Maghembe underscored for owners of hotels, lodges and other accommodation entities to maintain the required standards.
He said despite efforts that have been made to diversify tourism destinations in the country, the northern circuit remains the host to 80 per cent of tourists visiting the country.
The minister added that hotel classification exercise has been completed in Dar es Salaam and the northern regions of Arusha and Manyara and that it would be extended to other parts of the country soon.
There is absolutely no reason any self respecting person will post pictures of Mombasa to prove it's better than Arusha. That alone means he's disrespectng Mombasa.
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There is absolutely no reason any self respecting person will post pictures of Mombasa to prove it's better than Arusha. That alone means he's disrespectng Mombasa.
ANOTHER FIRST FOR PRIDE INN HOTEL GROUP AS THEIR PARADISE BEACH RESORT GETS 5 STARS
(Posted 03rd September 2019)
Information received from Mombasa indicates that the Paradise Beach Resort of the PrideInn Hotel Group was just awarded the coveted 5 star rating by the Tourism Regulatory Authority following an extensive inspection of the property.
ATCNews had last year reported about the hotel being selected to host the Skal International Congress while more recently a related article referred to the group’s appointment of their first female General Manager.
The Paradise Beach Resort reportedly scored 100 % on all essential items as is required by the EAC wide grading procedure.
This makes for the first 5 star property within Mombasa County though the counties of Kwale and Kilifi have had officially ranked 5 star properties since the last evaluation cycle.
Congratulations to General Manager Ann Peggy and her entire team and to Hasnain Noorani, Group CEO of PrideInn’s.
hahaha nimeona aisee kumbe kuna vita huko kuna jamaa anadai ati Tanzania ni socialist state ndio maana serikali inajenga vituo wakati huko kwao capitalist na individuals wanajenga! Cha ajabu haonyeshi hizo private bus terminals na anasahau all western nations wana bus terminals zinajengwa na municipal governments zao kama sisi!
ANOTHER FIRST FOR PRIDE INN HOTEL GROUP AS THEIR PARADISE BEACH RESORT GETS 5 STARS
(Posted 03rd September 2019)
Information received from Mombasa indicates that the Paradise Beach Resort of the PrideInn Hotel Group was just awarded the coveted 5 star rating by the Tourism Regulatory Authority following an extensive inspection of the property.
ATCNews had last year reported about the hotel being selected to host the Skal International Congress while more recently a related article referred to the group’s appointment of their first female General Manager.
The Paradise Beach Resort reportedly scored 100 % on all essential items as is required by the EAC wide grading procedure.
This makes for the first 5 star property within Mombasa County though the counties of Kwale and Kilifi have had officially ranked 5 star properties since the last evaluation cycle.
Congratulations to General Manager Ann Peggy and her entire team and to Hasnain Noorani, Group CEO of PrideInn’s.
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