Protea Hotel Courtyard

Destination

Dar es Salaam

Protea Hotel Courtyard offers affordable accommodation in Dar es Salaam, the financial hub of Tanzania. The fact that it is located only 12kms from the Airport, 3 kms from the city centre, 500 metres way from a tranquil, beautiful beach and the Aga Khan Hospital makes protea Hotel Courtyard one of the most preferred hotels by both corporate and leisure travellers. The hotel offers attractive rates for over night accommodation to leisure travellers before or after safaris to the famous Serengeti National Park, Ngorongoro Crater, Lake Manyara, Sealous Game Reserve and Zanzibar. All rooms are built around a beautiful, lush, green courtyard with the cleanest swimming pool in Dar on the side! The emphasis is on comfort, hospitality, and courteous service. All 52 en-suite rooms are tastefully decorated and are equipped with all modern amenities including 32 inch LCD TV offering satellite TV channels ( DSTV), personal electronic (laptop friendly) safe, mini bar, Direct Dialling enabled telephones. Free high speed internet is available via WIFI 24 X 7 for our hotel residents. Wining and dining facilities comprise Langi Langi – our multi cuisine restaurant, Open House – 24 hr coffee shop, Jahazi Bar and 24 hour room service. Leisure facilities include a swimming pool, with golf, yachting, a gym or shopping facilities nearby. The Dar es Salaam gymkhana is located just a Kilometre away and offers all major sporting activities including golf and a well equipped gym. Conferencing facilities include a Business Centre and 6 venues offering all state of the art equipments and facilities, seating from 20 to 200 delegates.

Protea Hotel Courtyard Amenities

The main building was built in 1948 which was then known as the sea view hotel. We have maintained the original, colonial features through out the hotel, including the current guest rooms which were built later on. All rooms are located around the Courtyard/swimming pool and we guarantee you that the moment you step into Protea Hotel Courtyard, you will forget the hustle of the city. The hotel offers 47 superior rooms, 4 deluxe rooms and one suite, all furnished with traditional, colonial furnitures. The imported 100% cotton bath room linen and exceptional toiletries warrant a good shower after a long day at work. While the exquisite hand crafted Tiffany lights lend you light at night, the high quality bed linen and comfortable mattresses ensure a good rest.

Directions To Protea Hotel Courtyard

Protea Hotels Courtyard Dar es Salaam in located 2km from the city centre, opposite the Presidential Palace and a stone's throw from the beach. Distances from 1. Dar es Salaam International Airport - 12km 2. Zanzibar Ferry - 2km 3. Yacht Club / Slipway Waterfront - 5km 4. Protea Hotels Oyster Bay - 3km

Area Attractions

Protea Hotel Courtyard is an ideal point for over night stays before or after your ventures into the many attractions Tanzania has to offer. A city trip through Dar es Salaam reveals the multi- cultural identity of Tanzania’s economic capital. Swahili culture reflects in bustling streets and colourful markets as well as unique and arts and crafts, colonial times and influences can be seen in the historical German colonial buildings along the sea front, various Hindu temples and Arab mosques. White beaches embrace both Dar es Salaam’s north- and south coast. The Serengeti National Park, famous far across Tanzania’s borders for its unique wildlife, the big migration and legendary savannah, is the hot spot to see the “big five”, (Lion, Leopard, Elephant, Buffalo and Rhinoceros), be it on a game drive, walking safari or even balloon safari. The large, intact caldera of the Ngorongoro- crater, a UN- world heritage site, is a sanctuary for big mammals and an ideal place to go for a safari, featuring stunning scenic views and abundant wildlife. A trip to Zanzibar is definitely a must when staying in Dar es Salaam. The spice island with its historical Stone Town is a place to see old Arab buildings, narrow streets, hand-crafted dhow- boats and to experience genuine Swahili culture. Spice tours, dolphin tours, snorkelling and many more can be booked in advance or arranged locally. Lake Manyara, a vast alkaline lake, stretching along the 600m high East African rift valley, attracts immense flocks of pink flamingos and has a stunning surrounding wildlife. Whether you explore the grassy floodplains by canoe or haunt Manyara’s legendary tree- climbing lions in the acacia woodland, the place is always worth a visit.