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Chelsea Hotel

3.0 star property
Savor local flavors at this hotel’s restaurant then relax on the sun-kissed terrace. With free parking and 24-hour service you're all set for an unforgettable stay.

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Point of interest
Reception
Lobby sitting area
Point of interest

Reviews

7.8 out of 10
Good

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • Room service
  • Breakfast included
  • 24/7 front desk
  • Housekeeping
  • Laundry
The current price is P4,040
P4,767 total
includes taxes & fees
Feb 28 - Mar 1

Room options

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In-room safe, desk, laptop workspace, blackout drapes

Standard Double Room, 1 Queen Bed

Highlights

Soundproofed
Air conditioning
LED TV
Ceiling fan
Blackout drapes/curtains
Rainfall showerhead
Private bathroom
Free bottled water
  • 21 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Queen Bed

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In-room safe, desk, laptop workspace, blackout drapes

Superior Room, 1 Queen Bed, City View

Highlights

Soundproofed
Air conditioning
Refrigerator
LED TV
Ceiling fan
Blackout drapes/curtains
Rainfall showerhead
Private bathroom
  • 21 sq m
  • City view
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Queen Bed

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In-room safe, desk, laptop workspace, blackout drapes

Deluxe Double Room, 1 Queen Bed, Refrigerator, Executive Level

Highlights

Soundproofed
Air conditioning
Refrigerator
LED TV
Ceiling fan
Blackout drapes/curtains
Rainfall showerhead
Private bathroom
  • 21 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Queen Bed

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In-room safe, desk, laptop workspace, blackout drapes

Deluxe Twin Room, 2 Twin Beds, Refrigerator, Executive Level

Highlights

Soundproofed
Air conditioning
Refrigerator
LED TV
Ceiling fan
Blackout drapes/curtains
Rainfall showerhead
Private bathroom
  • 21 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

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Private kitchenette

Comfort Suite, 1 Bedroom, 2 Bathrooms, Executive Level

Highlights

Separate sitting area
Soundproofed
Individually furnished
Air conditioning
Kitchenette
Refrigerator
LED TV
Ceiling fan
  • 40 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Queen Bed

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In-room safe, desk, laptop workspace, blackout drapes

Standard Twin Room, 2 Twin Beds

Highlights

Soundproofed
Air conditioning
LED TV
Ceiling fan
Blackout drapes/curtains
Rainfall showerhead
Private bathroom
Free bottled water
  • 21 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

View all photos for Comfort Apartment, 2 Bedrooms, City View, Executive Level

Living room

Comfort Apartment, 2 Bedrooms, City View, Executive Level

Highlights

Separate dining area
Soundproofed
Air conditioning
Kitchen
Refrigerator
LED TV
Ceiling fan
Blackout drapes/curtains
  • 75 sq m
  • City view
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Queen Bed and 2 Twin Beds

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About the neighborhood

Map
Uhuru Street, Dar es Salaam

What's nearby

  • Kariakoo Market - 9 min walk
  • Zanzibar Ferry Terminal - 16 min walk
  • Julius Nyerere International Conference Centre - 3 min drive
  • Port of Dar es Salaam - 4 min drive
  • Coco Beach - 21 min drive

Getting around

  • Dar Es Salaam Central Station - 8 min walk
  • Julius Nyerere Intl. Airport (DAR) - 22 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Chef's Pride Restaurant - ‬8 min walk
  • ‪Falcon Restaurant - ‬11 min walk
  • ‪International Congo Bar - ‬14 min walk
  • ‪Mamboz Corner BBQ - ‬10 min walk
  • ‪The Alcove @ Sea Cl - ‬8 min walk

About this property

Chelsea Hotel

Hotel near Kariakoo Market
Located close to St Joseph's Cathedral and Zanzibar Ferry Terminal, Chelsea Hotel provides free continental breakfast, a terrace, and laundry facilities. The on-site local and international cuisine restaurant, Chelsea Restaurant, offers breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Stay connected with free in-room WiFi, and guests can find other amenities such as a bar.
You'll also enjoy perks such as:
  • Free self parking
  • Smoke-free premises, luggage storage, and a front-desk safe
  • 1 meeting room, ATM/banking services, and an elevator
Room features
All 68 rooms offer comforts such as laptop-compatible safes and laptop-friendly workspaces, in addition to perks like free WiFi and air conditioning.
Extra amenities include:
  • Rainfall showers and free toiletries
  • 32-inch LED TVs with cable channels
  • Wardrobes/closets, ceiling fans, and daily housekeeping

Languages

English, Hindi, Swahili, Urdu

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • Height restrictions apply for onsite parking
  • Free self parking on site
  • Limited onsite parking

Food and drink

  • Free continental breakfast available daily 7:00 AM to 10:00 AM
  • A bar/lounge
  • A restaurant

Restaurants on site

  • Chelsea Restaurant

Family friendly

  • Laundry facilities
  • Rollaway/extra bed (surcharge)
  • Soundproofed rooms

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • ATM
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (daily)

Business services

  • Meeting room

Outdoors

  • Terrace

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Elevator
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)

More

  • 10 floors
  • Banquet hall
  • Built in 2017
  • Mosquito nets
  • Smoke-free property
  • Traditional architecture

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided
  • Blackout drapes
  • Rollaway/extra bed (surcharge)

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer (on request)
  • Rainfall showerhead
  • Shampoo
  • Shower
  • Soap
  • Toilet paper
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • 32-inch LED TV with cable channels

Food and drink

  • Free bottled water
  • Limited room service

More

  • Air conditioning
  • Ceiling fan
  • Desk
  • Laptop workspace
  • Laptop-compatible safe
  • Phone
  • Soundproofed rooms
  • Window screens

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2 PM; Check-in end time: 5:30 AM
Early check-in subject to availability
Early check-in is available for a fee
Late check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before noon
Late check-out subject to availability
A late check-out fee will be charged

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets not allowed (service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees)

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
1 child, up to the age of 11 years, can stay for free if using existing beds when occupying the parent or guardian's room
Rollaway/extra beds are available for USD 25.0 per night
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Property payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Early check-in is available for a fee (subject to availability)
  • Late check-out is available for a fee (subject to availability)
  • Rollaway bed fee: USD 25.0 per night
  • Credit card charges are subject to a surcharge

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
The name on the credit card used at check-in to pay for incidentals must be the primary name on the guestroom reservation
This property accepts credit cards, debit cards, and cash
Noise-free guestrooms cannot be guaranteed
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher and a security system

We should mention

Only registered guests are allowed in the guestrooms
Parking height restrictions apply

Property is also known as

Chelsea Hotel Dar es Salaam
Chelsea Dar es Salaam
Chelsea Hotel Hotel
Chelsea Hotel Dar es Salaam
Chelsea Hotel Hotel Dar es Salaam

Frequently asked questions

Is Chelsea Hotel pet-friendly?

No, only service animals are welcome at the property.

How much does it cost to stay at Chelsea Hotel?

As of Feb 26, 2025, prices found for a 1-night stay for 2 adults at Chelsea Hotel on Feb 28, 2025 start from P 4,039.6, excluding taxes and fees. This price is based on the lowest nightly price found in the last 24 hours for stays in the next 30 days. Prices are subject to change. Choose your dates for more accurate prices.

How much is parking at Chelsea Hotel?

Self parking is free at this property.

What time is check-in at Chelsea Hotel?

Check-in start time: 2 PM; Check-in end time: 5:30 AM. A fee applies for early check-in (subject to availability). Late check-in is available during limited hours.

What time is check-out at Chelsea Hotel?

Check-out is at noon. Late check-out is available for a fee (subject to availability).

Where is Chelsea Hotel located?

Located in Kariakoo, this hotel is within 1 mi (2 km) of Kariakoo Market, St Joseph's Cathedral, and Zanzibar Ferry Terminal. National Museum of Tanzania and Kivukoni Fish Market are also within 2 mi (3 km). Dar Es Salaam Central Station is 8 minutes by foot.

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Chelsea Hotel Reviews

Reviews

7.8

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 49 out of 125 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 43 out of 125 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 15 out of 125 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 6 out of 125 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 12 out of 125 reviews

8.2/10

Cleanliness

7.8/10

Staff & service

6.8/10

Amenities

7.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.4/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

THOMAS

Great experience, will be back.
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2024

2/10 Terrible

Haroon

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Unsafe
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

8/10 Good

Parveen

Need Wheat based Indian Chapati and pratha should be unlimited drinking water hardly one guest will drink max 2 ltr and rest is all good. specially Staff is nice.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Quick stay in DAR
Room was clean. Limited choice for breakfast but good for the price. Got charged for water at check out as hotel did not spicify what was/ not included as free. This spoilt the actual stay for us
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Tabrez

Would stay again
Staff was friendly and helpful, food and location was good. Clean rooms
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2023

6/10 Okay

Enock

Close to several points of interest
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Amanda

This hotel isn't the Hilton by any means but if you are looking for a safe, clean budget hotel this would be it. Didn't see any bugs (we've had issues in other tropical hotels) and the room was very clean!
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

8/10 Good

Gilbert

Great customer service.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

6/10 Okay

Greg

Customer service needs to be improved
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Aidan

Good location. Friendly staff. Fast WiFi.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

2/10 Terrible

Tale

Bad customer service and bad breakfast and the room is not clean and out side very noisy
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

Ousmahila

Nice place, nice staff but the area around the hotel does not look too good. There are markets, low class restaurants and shops around the corner.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023

8/10 Good

Robert

Was just fine for a night stay until catching the ferry to Zanzibar next day. Room was clean and comfortable enough. Nothing fancy but nothing to complain about, got a good night sleep which was all that was needed.

4/10 Poor

Rushell

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Was told by staff wasnt safe to go outside. Server was dismissive and rude
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

8/10 Good

NICHIKA

The room was kept clean. The internet through wifi was not stable. You can go to the entrance to get the new wifi passcoad if the internet connection is unstable. The rooftop view was very nice.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2022

6/10 Okay

Eva

Liked: Amenities
Bad wifi. Unsafe area for families. Smelly bathroom. Ok but not value for money. Should be cheaper
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2024

2/10 Terrible

Jackson

Liked: Staff & service
Service and facilities not worth the money paid , breakfast horrible , staff not professional , have to be careful while paying your bills , need to check and total or else u can be paying more , if you trust , wifi limited , overall not satisfactory
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2023

4/10 Poor

Verified traveler

Disliked: Staff & service
Rude staff
Very rude staff. Not even hello. The breakfast was leftovers from days ago and so little options. The room wa clean and wifi good
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2022

8/10 Good

Richard

Ok
Stayed 7 nights in May 2023

2/10 Terrible

Valerio

Liked: Property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Unprofessional management!
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

6/10 Okay

Shoaib

Overall hotel is just Ok
Hotel is just ok staff is not really friendly. Although I prepaid everything but while checkout i got a surprise that i have to pay additional 40,630 Tanzania Shillings because their system is showing that and they don’t have any explanation to that additional amount and they keep calling it human error in the system which doesn’t make sense. I will probably won’t book this hotel again. If someone stay please don’t pay in advance
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2022

2/10 Terrible

Zelalem

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service
Terrible Experience
We had a terrible experience at this hotel. We were first checked into a room that hadn't been cleaned and were then moved to the adjacent room which happened to be right next to the elevator. The walls are thin and we could hear everything from the next room. The front desk agents who checked us in were less than courteous and had attitudes when we brought forth the deficincies. The laundry misplaced one of the four items we sent for washing and had an attitude when we asked them about the missing item. The bellwoman, doorwoman, housekeeing and lunchroom staff were courteous however we wouldn't recommend this hotel for future stays.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Raymond M.

Great hotel near Kariakoo
I really liked my stay at Chelsea hotel. I chose it because it is close to the vibrant Kariakoo market area (the biggest market in all of Tanzania), but I ended up also liking it for other reasons. The staff were accommodating and helpful, and what I noticed was also that there seemed to be a good mood between the staff; it felt like they were a family who also Enjoyed working together. For me as a customer, that is a very good sign. To be honest, the one flaw for me was their breakfast, which was not really that interesting for me. It was not Bad, and I think they did their best, but the Flavours of the breakfast food there was not to my taste. But I could get to the Al Ayman restaurant nearby in just a few minutes for chai with milk and breakfast that fitted my taste more, so this was not a big issue for me. Overall, I was super pleased with this hotel, and I can recommend this 3-star hotel to anyone who wants to experience the Kariakoo area, and also wish to have a good experience at the hotel itself. A shout-out to the roof terrace as well, which was Very nice (see picture).
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2023

8/10 Good

Yoko

Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2025

2/10 Terrible

Kerim

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Es ist ein sehr sehr sehr schlechtes Hotel. Ich habe viele Hotels in vielen Ländern in der Preiskategorie besucht und übernachtet. Das war bis heute das schlechteste Hotel überhaupt. Das Personal ist sehr unfreundlich. Es wird sogar untereinander geschrien und gebrüllt. Die Zimmer sind voller Schimmel. Direkt beim hineingehen in die Zimmer merkt man den Schimmel. Die Wände wurden übermalt, um den Schimmelbildung zu verstecken. Bei einem längeren Aufenthalt ist sogar von starken negativen Auswirkungenauf die Gesundheit auszugehen. Es ist wirklich alles alles schlimm hier.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2025