Aishi Machame Hotel

The garden area felt like a little slice of paradise with bunnies running around freely helping to maintain the grass - as well as donkeys. Monkeys were climbing in the trees, and occasionally a large turtle would cross the lawn. The place itself was very calming and the staff sweet and helpful.

The hotel property includes lush tropical gardens with a very nice pool set amongst them. The restaurant overlooks the gardens and it appears most if not all of the rooms do as well. The pool and gardens create a lovely space to chill and relax. The food and drinks at the restaurant are good and reasonably priced. The staff are friendly, helpful, and attentive. Our room was a little on the small size. Although a bit cramped with a king bed, the space was manageable. However both the carpet and mattress had seen better days and the in-room safe did not work, likely needing batteries. This was not a problem for us and we did not report it. The major complaint we have is the lack of adequate mosquito prevention. The rooms lack screens on the windows. Although mosquito nets are provided when requested, the one they gave us did not fit the bed and the hook holding it to the ceiling came out when we tried to stretch the net to cover the bed. There is insect killer spray provided in the room with the expectation that you close all the windows, spray the room thoroughly and leave for ten minutes while it does its job. However there was no instruction stating this and this solution leaves you a chemical laden room with no fresh air with mid twenties temperature during our stay. So I was left with ten mosquito bites across my back when I awoke in the morning. If the mosquito issue was solved or you are comfortable with the chemical solution, the hotel is good value and a nicely re

We had a lovely stay. The food is GREAT, the room rate was quite low compared to other places, and the location, in view of Kilimanjaro, was wonderful. (Check out the rooftop observatory and telescope!) The grounds are beautiful -- lots of flowers and flowering trees -- and the place is in a quiet location. The staff was very responsive to our requests. The pool is SUPER. This is a great place to take a break.