Rivertrees Country Inn

Like many we ended up at this hotel as part of a larger trip as our stay prior to departing Arusha. The property itself is decent given its location but we would not recommend staying here. The service both at lunch and at dinner was challenging, with not only slow service but the food quality was not lacking. It took us asking four times and 2 different people for us to get water at our table. If we hadn't been increasingly assertive I am not sure we ever would received water. Other areas you should be aware of; staff rolling their eyes when I asked about getting boxed breakfasts the next morning, they agreed but unsurprisingly there were no boxes ready when we checked out. Upon. check-out they repeatedly tried to charge us for items we didn't purchase and even after we got that settled, they punched in a higher amount into their credit card terminal. The property lost power multiple times which included no running water since the pumps shut off. I fully understand this can happen, but a heads-up from them would have been nice so we were prepared, if/when the power shut off. While it is a transient hotel for most that are coming for safaris, the basics just weren’t up to par with other popular options in the area.

Monkeys and more monkeys all around the property. The property itself is very lovely and charming. Pool was beautiful and there were monkeys in the trees. Rooms were clean and well appointed. Food was good as well. Everything was very reasonable. We did not use the spa. You can talk a short walk around the property a staff person who pointed out various birds, took us by an impressive garden, and walked us along river. Good walk to get your bearings of the property. Hotel arranged afternoon canoe ride at lake duluti. It was well worth doing. Pricing through hotel was much better than a pre-arranged tour. They also arranged other tours which we did not do, like coffee plantation. We stayed for 2 nights before going on kili hike. There are nicer, more grand options but we loved the charm of this inn and of course loved seeing the monkeys. Highly recommend!

We had a great stay at the Rivertrees Country Inn, notably thanks to a very helpful staff and great food. Special thanks to Rasheed who took very good care of us throughout our stay. We loved the fact that nature was all around and the pizza oven was a good surprise too.