Green Garden Hostel

4.2 / 5.0

Excellent(128 Ratings)

Hostel in Arusha

Reasons to book

Free cancellationFull refund if you change your mind

Includes essentialsGarden, Kitchen or Kitchenette, Internet / Wifi and more

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About this hostel

Green Garden Hostel has a garden, shared lounge, a terrace and bar in Arusha. The property is around 4.2 km from Njiro Complex, 27 km from Meserani Snake Park and 34 km from Ngurdoto Crater.

Amenities

Kitchen or Kitchenette

Internet / Wifi

Fireplace

Smoking allowed

Laundry

Balcony or Patio

Hot tub or spa

Garden

Family friendly

Map of Arusha

Nearby attractions

Fun Retreat Resort

3.9 mi

Friedkin Recreation Centre

4.9 mi

Miso Adventure & Safaris Kilimanjaro Hiking ,Tanzania Top travel agency in Arusha and Moshi

13.6 mi

Makini Swing Adventures

5.5 mi

Available Rooms

8-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room

6 Bunk • 64 ft²

Sleeps 8

You'll be directed to Booking.com for availability & pricing

4-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room

4 Bunk • 64 ft²

Sleeps 4

You'll be directed to Booking.com for availability & pricing

Double Room with Private Bathroom

1 Queen or 1 Double • 64 ft²

Sleeps 2

You'll be directed to Booking.com for availability & pricing

Standard Double Suite

1 Queen • 64 ft²

Sleeps 2

You'll be directed to Booking.com for availability & pricing

Tent

1 Single • 64 ft²

Sleeps 2

You'll be directed to Booking.com for availability & pricing

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4.2 / 5.0

Excellent(128 Ratings)

Hostel in Arusha

Reasons to book

Free cancellationFull refund if you change your mind

Includes essentialsGarden, Kitchen or Kitchenette, Internet / Wifi and more

Book with confidenceWe partner with the top travel sites so you know you're getting a great deal on the perfect rental

About this hostel

Green Garden Hostel has a garden, shared lounge, a terrace and bar in Arusha. The property is around 4.2 km from Njiro Complex, 27 km from Meserani Snake Park and 34 km from Ngurdoto Crater.

Amenities

Kitchen or Kitchenette

Internet / Wifi

Fireplace

Smoking allowed

Laundry

Balcony or Patio

Hot tub or spa

Garden

Family friendly

Map of Arusha

Nearby attractions

Fun Retreat Resort

3.9 mi

Friedkin Recreation Centre

4.9 mi

Miso Adventure & Safaris Kilimanjaro Hiking ,Tanzania Top travel agency in Arusha and Moshi

13.6 mi

Makini Swing Adventures

5.5 mi

Available Rooms

8-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room

6 Bunk • 64 ft²

Sleeps 8

You'll be directed to Booking.com for availability & pricing

4-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room

4 Bunk • 64 ft²

Sleeps 4

You'll be directed to Booking.com for availability & pricing

Double Room with Private Bathroom

1 Queen or 1 Double • 64 ft²

Sleeps 2

You'll be directed to Booking.com for availability & pricing

Standard Double Suite

1 Queen • 64 ft²

Sleeps 2

You'll be directed to Booking.com for availability & pricing

Tent

1 Single • 64 ft²

Sleeps 2

You'll be directed to Booking.com for availability & pricing

Ratings and reviews

4.2 / 5.0

Excellent(128 Ratings)

100% verified reviews

5.0 / 5.0

Jul 2023

very good

- very good wifi - nice host - very uncomplicable - good communication - hot shower

- house is a little loud at night, but i don't really mind that

4.5 / 5.0

Jul 2023

Good place to stay

Very nice place to stay. The room was comfortable and clean. The hostel is well located and you can reach many places by walking. The stuff was helpful and very friendly. The hostel offers different meals which are really tasty. I can only recommend! Greetings

4.0 / 5.0

Jun 2023

Central, clean, safe and exceptional hospitality

Breakfast was delicious each morning with no hassles. As a solo traveller, I felt safe and very comfortable here. The staff were friendly and very accommodating. Great WiFi access all across the property. I will definitely stay here again.

4.0 / 5.0

Jun 2023

Excellent location, big, comfortable rooms and beautiful grounds. The food wasn't so great.

Arusha has many youth hostels, but a lot of them are in inconvenient and difficult-to-find locations. It's not entirely safe to walk around Arusha after dark, so that can be a problem. Green Garden is in a fantastically central location, but still on a quiet, green side street where you don't hear the city's loud traffic at all. And the grounds of the hostel are really beautiful.

The food is over-rated. The dinner option the night I stayed was one small piece of chicken with rice and some vegetables for 20,000 shillings. I have definitely eaten better for less in Tanzania.

4.5 / 5.0

Jun 2023

Good value stay

Very good value compared to other Arusha options. Nice bar / restaurant area. Friendly staff. Good breakfast. Location is 10 min walk from clocktower.

5.0 / 5.0

Feb 2023

Exceptional

I so much loved this place! I stayed in a more crowded area of Arusha before and was searching for a quite and peaceful place afterwards and thats what i definetly found here:) When i arrived i was even served with a welcome drink, this never happened to me in another hostel in Tanzania! The big garden ist amazing and so is the breakfast. The owner is very nice and very helpful. Also the hostel ist still in walking distance to the center

5.0 / 5.0

Dec 2022

Best garden oasis in the heart of Arusha!

I honestly don't know how this place doesn't have higher ratings! For what you're getting the value of this place is exceptional. My boyfriend and I stayed in one of the petite suites and it was the best room we've had in Tanzania yet. The place is like a garden oasis - lots of greenery and plants, big open spaces to lounge, a small bar, comfortable facilities. Very laid back atmosphere; the perfect place to relax after a long day exploring or a safari. Walking distance to town and major attractions. The included breakfast consisted of a variety of fruits and eggs cooked your way with toast, and of course all the fixings. They have peanut butter! What really shines here is the staff though. They were always super welcoming and friendly, big smiles on their faces. You can do laundry at the price you name and they did an incredible job. They also cook for you on request! Just tell them what you want and the price is always reasonable.

The room we stayed in for night 1 was a little dark and musty, and the bathroom had a bad smell. However they didn't hesitate to change our room when we asked, which was much better - big, more modern bathroom and a really cool ceiling!

4.5 / 5.0

Dec 2022

Nice getaway from the city vibes

The staff were amazing, good breakfast, quiet and peaceful.

The shower are above the toilet and they don’t have hot water

4.0 / 5.0

Dec 2022

Nice and beautiful

I liked everything, the place, food, Luci the reception lady who was very helpful!

The shower didn’t have hot water even when they showed me they turned on the boiler.

5.0 / 5.0

Nov 2022

The perfect hostel to stay in Arusha

Nice hostel, well located and great common area

3.0 / 5.0

Nov 2022

Complicated

It is the most difficult review I have written so far . The first few days staying there everything was great and I could give 10 out of 10. Clean , quiet, peaceful, good breakfast, good value for money and good location . They even gave me a free ride from the bus terminal which I highly appreciate . I went to a safari for a few days and once I got back, they actually forgot about my booking but still managed to give me a bed in a dorm, where the real disaster happened. At 1 o’clock at midnight while sleeping, a woman who herself was not even staying in the hostel came to the room , woke me up shouting at me that I have to leave. She shouted, insulted , harrased me and literally scared me to death. Apparently there was a misunderstanding but the problem was that the reaction of the owner to protect me as a guest was extremely slow and gentle (because that woman made a huge booking for a lot of students and was bringing good money to the hostel) the owner couldn’t provide any kind of security or safety or good feeling at that moment. That aggressive woman was shouting till three o’clock in the property and I could sleep just two hours because I was scared and felt horrible. The next morning I packed and left. The interesting part: the owner didn’t even think of charging me less for that horrible scary night as an apology and charged me completely for two hours of sleep ! I have never experienced this before and I have never felt this unsafe and scared at night in a hostel

mainly explained above… but shortly : they failed miserably in giving me security feeling as a guest sleeping in a room , when a stranger can get in and starts harassing me exactly next to the owner’s presence! and that in the middle of the night ! that person was not even allowed to get on the room, let alone harassing me and shouting at me . they should really work on their problem solving and crisis management and security. As this all happened because of them forgetting about a booking, I believe they should work on their management as well . If it was not because of the good days in the beginning they would have deserved 1 out of 10

4.0 / 5.0

Nov 2022

Very good

The quite place, the garden which is very green, the confort of the lounge place with lot of sofas. The breakfast was very good. The hostel is well situated, close to clock tower center by foot. Thanks to the team.

5.0 / 5.0

Sep 2022

Exceptional

Really charming design. Best we found on the extensive trip.

4.5 / 5.0

Aug 2022

nice stay

I love the common area and breakfast was great.

3.0 / 5.0

Aug 2022

Nice place, nice outdoor space and stuff but bad shower system and low security for the rooms

Atmosphere and open space

Security

4.5 / 5.0

Jul 2022

Superb

My stay there was excellent , the staff was genuinely hospital especially the manager Mr Ibrahim .

5.0 / 5.0

Jun 2022

Exceptional

The place has a good location, the staff amazing and the place is really quiet and nice!

5.0 / 5.0

Jan 2022

Exceptional

It's a just perfect, awesome, comfortable and clean place. It's also cheap with delicious breakfast included. It's a must be and come just here.

None.

4.0 / 5.0

Dec 2021

Very good

Free wifi, delicious breakfast, room service and a beautiful relaxing area.

5.0 / 5.0

Oct 2021

Exceptional

Nice hostel in a good location - easy walking distance to the town center and bus stand. In a quiet, safe neighbourhood with some good restraunts and a bank with ATM (No charges on foreighn bank cards) at the end of the road. Friendly staff, decent breakfast and other meals available on request. The manager Mohamed is kind and an excellent chef. Good value for money.

4.5 / 5.0

Aug 2021

Best place to stay in Arusha for backpackers!

Free breakfast, great Vibe, a lot of other travelers, free coffee and tea, HOT water in the SHOWER, great value for money!

3.5 / 5.0

Aug 2021

Good

The staff is really nice and helpful with everything The breakfast Evey morning was very good Very good price for a dormitory Wi fi is good enough when it's working (mostly) Hot shower was sometimes working

A few little things 1:the location on the map is wrong it's about 150 m down the street and there is absolutely no Singh of the hostel so it's hard to find 2. it's about 3 km from the center so quiet a distance 3. The door on the toilet is extremely hard to close and the second toilet doesn't even have a door

5.0 / 5.0

Aug 2021

Exceptional

I was here when they were finishing things up there and it was still amazing. A really nice place for a really good price, the owner is really nice and helpful with anything you need, the rooms are really comfortable they have coffee and tea a whole day and breakfast in the morning included

0.5 / 5.0

Jun 2021

Bad

The people working at this hostel were very nice, and tried to be helpful despite the little information they had.

The hostel is very far from town, I booked rooms thinking we would be downtown and we were in a very isolated area. No access to public transportation or shops nearby, and almost no transport by the hostel (despite their promises to do so). The information regarding the payment was not clear, which got us confused as to whether we were paying online or not, the people working there couldn't help us and the owner started chasing us, claiming he would call the police. Overall a bad and stressful experience, I would recommend booking a hostel in another part of the city (like south or east), cause there is nothing going on there and it's very difficult to access. Also, there is no view of the Meru from the hostel itself and the animals from the farm just next to it are crying the whole night.

0.5 / 5.0

May 2021

Location not right

Nothing

Suppose to be in the city, but is in the middle of nowhere...

4.5 / 5.0

Nov 2020

Superb

Simple but nice breakfast, everyone was nice and open to give suggestions

4.5 / 5.0

Oct 2020

Superb

Breakfast was easy but great

FAQs

How much does this hostel cost compared to others in Arusha?

The average price for a rental in Arusha is $49 per night. This rental is $13 less expensive than the average.

Is parking included with this hostel?

Parking is not specified as an available amenity at Green Garden Hostel. For more information, we encourage you to contact the property about where to park.

Is there a pool at this hostel?

We didn’t find pool listed as an amenity for this hostel. It may be worth double checking if a pool is important for your stay.

Is Green Garden Hostel pet friendly?

Unfortunately, this hostel is not pet-friendly. Try searching again and filter for "Pets Allowed"

What amenities are available at Green Garden Hostel?

We found 10 amenities for this rental. This includes kitchen or kitchenette, internet / wifi, fireplace, smoking allowed, and laundry.

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About this hostel

Amenities

Map of Arusha

Nearby attractions

Available Rooms

8-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room

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Double Room with Private Bathroom

Standard Double Suite

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Ratings and reviews

FAQs

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Is parking included with this hostel?

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Is Green Garden Hostel pet friendly?

What amenities are available at Green Garden Hostel?

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