Name: Kilimanjaro Backpackers Hotel - Backpacker
Address: Mawenzi Road, Moshi, Moshi, Moshi, 0, Tanzania
Rating: 7

24-hour reception

Smoke-free property

Ticket assistance

Terrace

No elevators

General

Laundry

Safe-deposit box

Luggage storage

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Breakfast

Restaurant

Snack bar

Meals

Free Wi-Fi

Internet

Tour assistance

Tourist services

Free parking

Parking

Pets Not Allowed

Pets

Additional measures against COVID-19

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At the hotel

Kilimanjaro International Airport

Kilimanjaro Backpackers Hotel - Backpacker

Moshi

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no-window

bay-view

bosphorus-view

canal-view

city-view

courtyard-view

garden-view

golf-view

harbour-view

inland-view

lake-view

land-view

mountain-view

ocean-front

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oceanside

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park-view

partial-ocean-view

partial-sea-view

partial-view

pool-view

river-view

sea-front

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with-view

annex

basement

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not-guaranteed

wired-internet-access

smoking

sauna

duplex

safe

mini-bar

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breakfast-for-2

pets-allowed

wi-fi

kitchen

The bedrooms are not expensive, and are nice for the price. It is a good place for a night or two in Moshi. Bedrooms have mosquito net and fan.
Bathroom are shared, and we had some issue with the cleanliness with one of the bathroom.
The breakfast is really good, do not hesitate to ask for more food if there are any when you arrived, the cook add food when people ask (buffet).

Good hotel for a night or two in Moshi

If you’re looking for a short term stay, it would be a good choice as the place is located near many restaurants and it’s overall quite nice.

A few things to note, we were there on low season, only us and maybe two other guests during our 4 day stay. There’s only one bath room and one shower room in the two floors which I don’t think it would be ample if the hostel was filled.

The breakfast is very basic and they did a good job in controlling quantity, as to not waste any food. But in the other hand it may seem a bit small. Either way, you can reflect it to the hostel and ask extra if it’s not enough.

The bathrooms at most times were filled with mosquitoes. Hope the management can install some mosquito lights to kill them and there can be quite a few.

The place is rather quiet away from the main road noise, but the cleaning schedules are quite early 6am or so, and if you don’t close your windows you’d definitely be woken up by it.


Convenient location, nice and clean rooms

I really enjoyed my stay at Kilimanjaro Grand Hostel. The private rooms were good and the location (middle of Moshi) was great and convenient. The security seemed to be pretty good. (friends had bags stolen from a near by hostel- but this one had no incidents that I heard about while I was there) 

The food and laundry service was good. 
The phone number listed on Booking.com didn't work- and it was hard to contact the hotel after arriving at JRO, but after all- This is life in Tanzania. 



Amazing (For a Hostel) 

I think this should only be listed as hostel, and at that, budget level. The rooms are extremely small, only have a fan, shared bathrooms are of low quality. Breakfast was highly lacking in appearance & substance. Therefore I didnt even eat it, but it looked bad. 

Basic & Average

It is very central in Moshi. The dorm are basic and clean. There is a rooftopterrace and a smal sitting area. Peter from the reception is very helpfull and professional. Dormroom is just 6$. Its also a good place for meeting other travelers.

Good Place 

Mandela, the owner, is the best. When you come, take time to get to know him. He is always available to answer your questions, help you out, and joke around.  The price is lower than you'll find other places in the area.  The rooms are comfortable.  Wifi works, breakfast is lovely, grounds are pretty. Not to mention by staying here you are also contributing to the owner's non-profit that is helping support street kids through education sponsorship in the area. Mandela also organizes great day trips as well as hikes up Kilimanjaro. This is worth mentioning as some places will really rip you off by going through third parties charging you more than necessary.  He's the real deal and will help you out! I wouldn't stay anywhere else if I ever return!

Wouldn't Stay anywhere else in Moshi!

The backpackers place is exactly what I expected from a backpackers place - no frills but comfortable. Breakfast was good and the room, although very small, was comfortable. I wouldn't recommend this place for anyone who wants a more luxurious stay, but for a night or two, it's perfect for someone travelling on a budget. The staff were friendly and spoke excellent English, and the security guard was lovely. It's conveniently placed for town. If it takes your fancy, there's also restaurants around the corner which serve Western food like pizzas. Otherwise there's plenty of other local eateries around.

Great budget stay

The hostel is located 20 minutes walk from the city centre (though I'm not sure why would you even go there) and has a few rooms and a big garden. The rooms are okay, nothing special but comfortable enough. The stuff is friendly and they help to organize day trips and Kilimanjaro treks if you're interested. The wifi is there, at about the same standard as everywhere in Tanzania - not very fast but it works. The breakfasts are okay as well, definitely not something you'll remember but they serve their purpose. There's no restaurant but the stuff has a few flyers and can order takeout if you want it. Lots of young people there so it can get quite noisy.

Overall there's nothing to complain about and at the price that's around a half of what the hotels charge in Tanzania it's definitely a great place to stay.

Nice and cheap

Cool place to stay, Mandela (owner) and his team was very nice and helpful too! 

Rooms were fine, the ones with shower in are close by entrance so a bit noisy. 

Place is also close to the town, has a bit slow wifi but definitely great atmosphere with lots of activities which they offer.



Awesome little place to stay in Moshi

I stayed here for 3 nights. The location is very convenient. The bus stand is hardly 10 minutes walk from here. But if you search in Google Map with Kilimanjaro Backpackers, Moshi it takes you to Da' Costa Hotel, but this is the one as the boy at reception told me it was in name Da' Costa earlier.
 I think on my last day I was the only one guest. So when I went to the terrace for my breakfast I found everything closed. On checking at reception I was told I have to go to the nearby Kindoroko hotel for the breakfast as the cook was not well. But I could guess well that just for one guest they did not cook. I would appreciate if they had voluntarily informed me that I have to go to Kindoroko for breakfast. Because the day before also, there was only two guests. And when myself and the other guest went for breakfast we found milk, coffee missing. When the other guest left, the girl came with a jug of milk from downstairs. 
*** You can not see Kilimanjaro from the roof top as some high rise buildings block that view.

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