Name: Mikadi Beach Lodge
Address: Mikadi, Dar es Salaam, Dar es Salaam, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Rating: 7

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Let me start of by saying this is a Hostel. The rates are according to hostel standard. If you expect a five star hotel you have to wake up and not search for rates in the hostel prize range. That being said, this place is amazing! I love it here. I booked two nights, but extended my stay to eight nights in a lodge with private bathroom. Really charming cabin without AC, but a fan did a nice job cooling me during the nights. The property is very safe with excellent security, guarded entrance with port and a surrounding fence. The reception area is and really feels like a paradise island relax lounge. The food and service is 
fabulous and brought to you by a dedicated, polite and professional staff. In this place you will feel welcome from the moment you arrive until you leave with tears in your eyes. It is absolutely heartwarming. It’s like you become a family member and is treated in that way. I give my highest possible recommendation and will for sure com back again. Thank you, all the wonderful staff at Mikadi Beach Camp! You are all great ambassadors for Tanzanias warm and friendly culture.

Outstanding experience

My girlfriend and I recently visited Mikadi Beach Camp in Dar Es Salaam, and it turned out to be an cool experience. 

The first thing that struck us was the vibrant and upbeat atmosphere at Mikadi Beach Camp. The entire place exuded positive vibes, and we instantly felt relaxed and welcomed. 

The bar at Mikadi Beach Camp was a definite highlight. We savored our drinks

Nice place to have a drink with beautiful beach

Best beach for a laid-back afternoon close to town. If you prefer quiet, better book weekdays. I stayed on a weekday, it was nice laidback and... quiet. 

These guys are pulling off a good kitchen I totally recommend the fish fingers and the nacho cheese/guagamole. 

Falling asleep with Ocean waves in the background is much better than many places downtown and there are not so many things that can beat waking up with sun rays tickling on your face and seeing the ocean first thing.  

This place is getting better every time I come back. What it has always been: the perfect spot to unwind if you need s hort break just before yiou take off to Zanzibar...

Laidback and Lively Place at a stone throw away from Dar's buzzing City Centre

Had the pleasure to stay in an all-new container-based beach banda with a thatched reed rooftop. It has a comfortable bed with no mosquitoes around. Was attracted to the isolation of the room. The outside sounds are dampened while the ocean waves reverberate in the walls making falling asleep a rocking pleasure. The room has a shower and a separate toilet. The ample beach compound houses other rooms, a restaurant, a lounge, and a pool. There is a place for sitting on the beach, do volleyball or have a tailored barbecue or seafood lunch as per your request.

Lively beach club on a stone throw of Dar es Salaam's buzzing central business district

Loved the location! Totally laid-back. This must be the best place close to Dar to chill out on the beach. The beach bungalows are very basic, but I found that an attraction. When the tide is in, you sleep to the sound of wind in the passion yes and waves lapping on the beach just a few meters away from your bed.
The owners are very friendly and organised a boat trip to nearby Sinda Island, which is such a hard-to-reach hidden gem: I was fortunate to have had the experience!
Breakfast has many options and was well prepared. As a coffee lover i wasn't thrilled by the instant coffee option but that's a small detail. The other meals were great too, especially the sea food options were delicious and fresh from the ocean. Loved the place: this is likely going to be my regular weekend getaway!

Chill beach lodge closest to Dar

Mikadi beach was my favorite place to wake up in all of Tanzania.  The rooms are simple but the one’s right on the beach make it so there is nothing between you and the ocean.  The staff is kind, and the breakfast is satisfying.  If you go there, don’t miss Kigamboni Community Center, an art, circus, and movement school for street children that is unlike anywhere else in the world. Wake up with the sunrise here and watch the beach life come alive!

Best place to stay near Dar, Ocean Front, Simple but romantic

I stayed there with my boyfriend just after arriving to Tanzania (December 2016). Great place to relax away from the city! Yes, there are showers with salty water, but fresh water is provided in buckets. The place is guarded 24/7, so we felt safe. The owner was helpful answering our many questions, and we've met some great people there to enjoy long talks in the evenings with. 
Great start point of a trip for backpackers.
To get to the city you have to take a motor-taxi/three-wheeler, then a ferry, and then whatever you want to travel around the city.

Good lodge in Dar es Salaam

We stayed here for three nights over Christmas and it was a very charming and lively place. Right on the beach, there's a great bar/restaurant/pool area with a pool table and there were DJs (one played absolutely banging 90s/00s hip hop set) and live music on Christmas Eve. The resort next door had music pumping pretty consistently throughout the afternoon and night, so would recommend ear plugs. If you're looking for a quiet hidden resort, this probably isn't the spot for you, but we met lots of lovely people and had a really good time. They also have a spa on site and had a cracking massage on Christmas eve too.

The food in the restaurant was one of the few things that let this place down, it's not particularly tasty or good value, I would eat elsewhere if I came back here. Whilst the room appeared clean, on the last morning I woke up with lots of bites on my arms. My partner was fine so we're still not sure what it was, could have been ants but could have been something more sinister so would definitely check the bed and bedding upon arrival.

Lively slice of paradise

Mikadi Beach Camp & Backpackers has a lot to offer, for it’s very affordable and simple setup it is every shilling worth.

Very friendly staff, great location, nice food.

But, you should bring your own mosquito net to use in addition to the one provided.

In addition you shouldn’t bring any foodstuff no matter how concealed - the rats/mice will find it and eat it.

4/5 will definitely come back, great for young travelers!

Every shilling worth

By taxi then ferry then bajaji I arrived at the camp. It was packed solid with day visitors and I thought OH No I've made a dreadful mistake!! Then I realised it was Boxing Day so everyone was out with their families to celebrate. The following days the camp returned to its normal amount of guests which were few. The Banda (room on stilts) was small with just a bed and fan but comfortable. Shared showers/toilets were clean and I never had to wait. Every day the staff were cleaning to dust of the sand.
I enjoyed the small swimming pool all to myself each morning before breakfast which was simple but adequate - you could pay more for extras. The beach had litter on it but then the sea was mostly clean. You have to walk a long way out for it to be deep enough to swim. Food was available at average prices - it's cooked fresh so expect to wait - but its worth it - I especially enjoyed the fish samosas. I'm not much of a drinker but the bar seemed well stocked and basic coffee with milk very very cheap.
Staff very friendly and helpful and understand English. Many people were also camping.
Its noisy at night from nearby bars but then its mainly for younger folk (I am young at heart although almost 70). Not much to do outside the camp. 
I left feeling very refreshed and ready again for work.

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