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Reviews of Transit Motel Airport

3 out of 5
Transit Motel Airport
Plot 4, Block D, Off Nyerere Road, Dar es Salaam

Reviews

6.8
Rating 10 - Excellent. 34 out of 266 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 84 out of 266 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 97 out of 266 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 31 out of 266 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 20 out of 266 reviews" "

7.2/10

Cleanliness

7.0/10

Staff & service

7.4/10

Amenities

6.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

Eitan

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
a convenient hotel to stay if you wan to go to the airport in 5 minutes
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Carol Ann, Largo

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Albeit a very short ride, the road needs vast improvement.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

2/10 Terrible

kamila

Traveled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Definitely the worst choice to stay before an early flight. There is no proprer road and it's quite noisy outside. The room itself is also very badly equipment with old aircon and a fan that produce a lot of noise. The bedsheets and mattress felt like they are made of plastic because it was really uncomfortable and made you sweat like crazy. Never again
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

8/10 Good

Leonard

Traveled with family
Liked: Room comfort
Good
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023
Response from Transit Airport B&B on Jan 23, 2024
Thank you Leonard for uplifting comment ,We welcome you again when your in Dar es salaam.

10/10 Excellent

Peter

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Great location, friendly staff with transportation to and from Julius Nyrere Airport. I stay at Transit Hotel Airport during my annual travel to Tanzania which requires regional flights from the Airport. Reliable driver arranged by the Motel. During my last stay the Motel was under renovation and no longer had in-house food preparation with LONG waits for a meal. Hopefully this will be better in 2024! A great value and pleasant experience.

10/10 Excellent

James

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Staff is always helpful and available.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

8/10 Good

Keith

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Very friendly, helpful staff and clean facilities. There is a lot of construction going on around the airport making transportation challenging. But the staff at this motel provide airport transportation that makes up for it. I recommend this as a comfortable place if you have a layover at the Dar airport.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Ruth

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It was a lovely and comfortable stay.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

4/10 Poor

Ruth

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
No water when I got there but they filled the tank soon after I asked.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Sala

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Awesome place
Stayed 1 night in May 2023

10/10 Excellent

Ruth

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Clean and comfortable. Delicious food.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2023
Response from Ms Tatu on Apr 15, 2023
Much appreciate dear Ruth ,see you next time.Karibu tena.

10/10 Excellent

Ida

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Convenient
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2023

10/10 Excellent

Michael, Wilmington

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Quiet and clean
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2022
Response from Transit Motel Team. on Oct 12, 2022
Thanks with appreciation,Your welcome again.

4/10 Poor

Alain

Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2022

8/10 Good

Nakia

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This is a perfect place for a quick overnight stopover close to the Dar es Salaam airport. It is very well priced and has everything you need, including a little restaurant and bar! The air conditioning was a blessing mid-summer. We would definitely stay here again if we have an overnight stopover in Dar!
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2021
Response from TMA on Dec 18, 2021
Thank you Nakia for choosing to stay with us and for taking your time to write this review. Karibu tena transit motels

8/10 Good

sophia

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
the room was quite clean and the mosquito net was useful. perhaps they should put a smaller bed as the room is quite small and once you have luggage in the room, there is no space to pack/unpack.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2021

8/10 Good

Don

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The desk clerk was very helpful
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2021

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Simple, Clean, and Oh So Convenient
The Transit Motel in Dar offers excellent service and value for those looking for a simple place to rest between flights in Dar es Salaam. I've stayed multiple times when arriving on a late night flight and have a connecting flight to the interior the next morning. Staff have always been helpful and responsive when needed.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2021

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveler

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Hotel from hell
First of all they did not pick us up from the airport as arranged. We paid an extortionate amount for a 5 minute journey because of that. On arrival the room was very dimly lit and swarming with flies and mosquitos. There were squashed roaches on the wall! The toilet was heavily stained and there was no water in the taps. We were moved to another room that was almost the same except there was water. We took uber to a mall almost an hour away and hung out there to avoid the room. When we returned at 10pm we had until 1am extremely loud club music playing somewhere in the building or the grounds preventing us from sleeping. As a local place to wash and rest before a long flight it absolutely failed. The woman at reception was one of the most idle service industry personnel ive ever encountered. Barely responded with a grunt when asked for a cleaner room with water. Bottom line - the traffic doesnt seem bad here....stay at a hotel further from the airport.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2020

10/10 Excellent

Herbert L

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Thank you
Friendly, helpful staff. Good breakfast. Thank you
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2020

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Very Close to the Airport, 5 Minute Drive.The front desk can send a driver to pick u up from the terminal for 5USD.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2020

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I did not stay very long just as I was in transit but the room was clean, the air conditioning and the WI-FI was working but not the TV. I had a my evening meal at the restaurant and it was delicious. The staff was very pleasant and helpful.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2020
Response from TMA on Feb 4, 2020
We re happy that you had a nice stay with us and sharing your experience with other travelers through this review.

4/10 Poor

Richard

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Not recommend.
I have nothing good to say about this hotel other than it was very close to the airport and therefore convenient. Otherwise the room was not clean and the bed rock hard. We were given one towel to share between us and a bar of soap.The staff were not interested in their job. The lady that did breakfast seemed to be not interested in serving us and didn't seem friendly. The taxi from the airport was late and we had to remind the hotel to pick us up. However, it was only 5 dollars much cheaper than the taxi service at the airport. I suppose if you need only one night transferring to another place and don't mind a hard bed and poor service then a cheap hotel like this one is OK to put up with.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2020
Response from TMA on Feb 4, 2020
We are sad that we did not meet your expectations. We will work on your concerns in order to improve our services. We welcome you next time you are in Dar es Salaam and promise you that you will see the improvements

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
A good basic hotel. The Room was clean. The Ac worked well
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2020
Response from TMA on Feb 4, 2020
Thank you for sharing your experience with other travelers through this review

8/10 Good

elena

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Just an overnight stop for an early flight so was quite adequate.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2020
Response from Transit Motel Airport team on Jan 9, 2020
Thank you Elena for your review

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2019
Response from Transit Motel Airport team on Jan 9, 2020
Thank you for rating us

10/10 Excellent

serendipity

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2019
Response from Transit Motel Airport team on Jan 9, 2020
Thank you for your ratings

10/10 Excellent

Peter

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2019
Response from Transit Motel team on Nov 20, 2019
Thank you Peter for staying with us and for this great review

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Traveled with group, Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2019
Response from TMA on Nov 7, 2019
We thank you for your review. We are happy that you had a nice stay with us

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Wonderful beds lovely pillows and so very close to the airport... what more do you need!
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2019
Response from Transit Motel team on Oct 23, 2019
Thank you for this lovely review

8/10 Good

Bruce

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2019
Response from TMA on Oct 23, 2019
Thank you Bruce. KAribu

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very convenient and easy. The airport transfer is easy and cheap...
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2019
Response from TMA on Aug 19, 2019
Thank you for your review

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This was exactly what we needed after traveling for 30 hours. Comfortable beds for the few hours we were there between flights. Nice free breakfast(crepes). The only negative was that our arranged shuttle was not at the airport waiting as I had arranged so I had to pay double taking a taxi.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2019
Response from TMA on Aug 19, 2019
Thank you for taking your time to write this review. We are sorry that we didn't pick you as arranged. We hope you will stay with us next time you are in Dar Es Salaam

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2019
Response from TMA on Aug 19, 2019
Thank you for this rating

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2019
Response from TMA on Jun 18, 2019
Thamk you for rating us

8/10 Good

Djembejen

Business traveler, Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very nice staff who were very helpful. Don’t try walking to the airport the roads are not tarmac. They provide a taxi service at $5.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2019
Response from TMA on Jun 18, 2019
Thank you Djembejen for your candid review. I will pass your compliments to our staff Karibu tena

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Traveled with group, Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It is very efficient. The room is comfortable. The air conditioning works well. The breakfast is hot and tasty.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2019
Response from TMA on Aug 19, 2019
Thank you for writing this review

8/10 Good

Jorge

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very nice stay.. Very friendly and help full....
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2019
Response from TMA on Apr 1, 2019
Thank you Jorge for taking your time to write this review. Karibu tena

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2019
Response from TMA on Apr 1, 2019
Thank you fr this review

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
good for a short layover
good for a short layover
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2019
Response from TMA on Apr 1, 2019
Thank you for this review

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
Amazing for a short layover in Dar
I was not expecting much for my stay as I was laying over for just a couple of hours for two different occasions but they exceeded my expectations. Service was excellent as I was even served breakfast at 2:30 AM. Air conditioning was working well for the two different rooms I stayed in. Highly recommend if you are just staying over for a couple of hours waiting for the flight rather than stay in the airport which is not really spacious and not a lot of places to stay while waiting for the flight.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2019
Response from TMA on Apr 1, 2019
Thank you choosing to stay with us and for taking your time to write this review

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2019
Response from TMA on Apr 1, 2019
Thank you for this review

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Close and Clean!
Hotel was clean and convenient. Shuttle was waiting upon my arrival. Driver was more than patient as I had some travel challenges. The only improvement would be to have the breakfast ready on time.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2018
Response from TMA on Apr 1, 2019
Thank you for this review.

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Property was very conveniently located near Dar Es Salaam airport. My transfers from Zanzibar Fast Ferry to the hotel and from the hotel to the airport worked flawlessly. It was pleasant being able to relax in the comfortable air conditioned room prior to my 1 am departure to the airport. Hotel nice and quiet. Access to the hotel resturant and its free room service was convenient.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2018
Response from TMA on Apr 1, 2019
Thank you for choosing to stay with us and for this review Karibu tena

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
It is the second time that I have stayed at the Transit Motel and this overnight stay was equally as good. All the staff (including their driver) were friendly, helpful and responsive and the room is fine for an overnight stay. If you need an overnight stay near to Dar Es Salaam airport, I highly recommend this option.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2018
Response from TMA on Apr 1, 2019
Thank you for choosing to stay with us and for taking your time to write this review

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
convenient to the airport. I just needed a place for the night & flew on the next morning. Was easy to set up shuttle service too.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2018
Response from TMA on Apr 1, 2019
Thank you for choosing to stay with us and for taking your time to write this review

10/10 Excellent

Jimmy, Aurora IL

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very close to airport. Had late arrival and still everything worked smoothly.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2018
Response from TMA on Apr 1, 2019
Thank you for choosing to stay with us and for taking your time to write this review

2/10 Terrible

Alejandro

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
I Wouldn't recommend it
Room wasn't as booked. Mold on walls close to the bathroom, tv didn't work.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2018
Response from TMA on Aug 24, 2018
Dear Alejandro, We are sad that we did not meet your expectations. We are not sure what you mean saying that the room was not as booked. All our rooms are fitted with the same facilities and are as you saw them on the pictures. As for the mold, we are going to look at it and rectify. All TVs are working but you should have told us of any difficulty you had on your TV

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
This is a great, simple, clean place to stay. People should be aware that the hot water needs to be turned on about a half hour before taking a shower. The button looks like a light switch that has a little red light on it. The neighborhood isn't great, but the motel has a wall and a guard. I would highly recommend getting their driver to pick you up at the airport.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2018
Response from TMA on Aug 22, 2018
We would like to thank you for taking your time leaving this candid review, We welcome you again to stay with us when in Dar es salaam

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveler

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Avoid this "Transit"
We have traveled all over the world and have reasonable expectations about accommodations in different areas of the world. We selected this hotel because of a very long layover and very early flight back to the US. It is indeed close to the airport but that is vastly outweighed by the conditions of the room and the property as a whole. It was very cheap but as always, you get what you pay for. To reach the hotel, you are driven down a rutted dirt road. The room was so dirty that we put our luggage in the shower to protect against possible vermin. We had dinner with the rest of our family prior to their earlier flight and waited three hours for bowls of soup. It is in a sketchy area and you can't really walk elsewhere to eat so you're stuck there. They do have a taxi that sits outside the lobby so it is convenient to return to the airport. The airport has nowhere to sit and wait and no interior restaurants and closes overnight. You would be well advised to book at one of the hotel chains farther out and plan your time accordingly.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2018
Response from TMA on Aug 24, 2018
Dear anonymous reviewer. We thank you for taking your time writing this review. We could have responding better if we had your name to prove that you indeed stayed with us. If you read other reviews posted here it is hard to believe that we are that dirty. However we took your review as a challenge for us to do better