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About the Hotel

1 Garden Avenue, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Rooms: Southern Sun Details

Southern Sun Dar Es Salaam provides rooms with ironing facilities, air conditioning, and tea and coffee facilities. Each room includes a mini-bar, sitting area, and terrace. Trouser presses and garden furniture are standard. Guests get free toiletries, an electric kettle, and an AM/FM alarm clock. Rooms also have a flat-screen TV and parquet floors. Some double rooms feature a hot tub and city views. Bathrooms include a walk-in shower, a bath, and a hairdryer. Certain rooms offer garden, landmark, or pool views.

Dining: Baraza Restaurant

The hotel has Baraza Restaurant, celebrating Tanzanian produce with ocean-fresh seafood, Spice Island flavors, mountain-grown coffee and tea, exotic fruits, and premium grill cuts. The menu features local seafood. Guests can enjoy the menu in the lounge-café, at the bar, overlooking the show-kitchen, or on the outside sun terrace. The bar offers local beer on tap, imported wines, and cocktails.

Leisure and Fitness

Guests have access to a swimming pool and sun terrace in the gardens. The Southern Sun Dar es Salaam Fitness Centre offers tropical garden views, air-conditioning, and is well-equipped for resistance and cardio. It includes running and rowing machines, free-weight dumbbells, Technogym equipment, mats and exercise balls, TVs, chilled water, and gym towels. The fitness center is open 24-hours exclusively for guests.

Location: Nearby Attractions

Southern Sun Dar Es Salaam is 2 km from Central and 15 km from Julius Nyerere. It's next to the historic Botanical Gardens and three minutes from the ocean. Nearby landmarks include Khoja Shia Ithnasheri Mosque (1.5 km), Princess Casino (0.5 km), PSPF Commercial Twin Towers (0.5 km), Azania Front Lutheran Church (1.5 km), The Dar es Salaam Centre for Architectural Heritage (0.5 km), Masjid Maamur Mosque (0.5 km), Askari Monument (0.5 km), St. Joseph's Cathedral (1.5 km), PPF Tower (0.5 km), and the Botanical Gardens (0.5 km). One of East Africa's most famous fish markets is close, ensuring fresh seafood.

Hotel Services Offered

Southern Sun Dar Es Salaam is known for service excellence. The hotel offers a café lounge and complimentary WiFi. Room service is available 24-hours. The hotel can help you plan a Serengeti safari, a trip to the Tanzanian coast, a walking tour of Dar es Salaam, or a mini-break on Zanzibar. Walking, bicycle, and tuk-tuk tours are available. The Slipway Craft Market features local crafts, artwork, carvings, and materials.

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The hotel offers a variety of rooms including double rooms, family rooms, and suites with breakfast, free cancelations, and special deals
Standard Queen Room Pool Facing
Max:
2 persons
34 m² 
Bed options:
1 Double bed
Shower
Bathtub
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Executive Double Room Pool Facing
Max:
2 persons
40 m² 
Bed options:
1 King-size bed
Shower
Bathtub
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Queen Room Two Queen Beds Non Smoking
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2 persons
36 m² 
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1 Double bed
Shower
Bathtub
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Getting around

A list of all available modes of transport

City Centre
Dar es Salaam 1.2 km
Airports
Julius Nyerere (DAR) 13.9 km
Train
Central Railway Station 1.7 km
Tazara Railway Station 6.6 km

Facilities

The hotel offers amenities for your comfortable stay and unforgettable experiences

General

  • Non-smoking rooms
  • Free Wi-Fi
  • Parking
  • Safe deposit box
  • 24-hour reception
  • Express check-in/ -out
  • No pets allowed
  • Rooms/ Facilities for disabled
  • Wheelchair access
  • 24-hour security
  • Luggage storage
  • Allergy-free rooms
  • Lift
  • Currency exchange
  • Coffee shop
  • Smoke detectors
  • Fire extinguishers
  • Key card access
  • Key access

Sports & Fitness

  • Fitness centre
  • Tennis court
  • Golf course
  • Table tennis
  • Squash

Guest Parking

  • Electric kettle

Services

  • Paid airport shuttle
  • Room service
  • Housekeeping
  • Car hire
  • Laundry
  • Tours/Ticket assistance
  • Shops/Commercial services
  • Welcome drink
  • Happy hour

Dining

  • In-room breakfast
  • Restaurant
  • Snack bar
  • Bar/ Lounge area
  • Dinner
  • Packed lunches
  • Special diet menus

Business

  • Business centre
  • Meeting/ Banquet facilities
  • Fax/Photocopying

Children

  • Cots
  • Babysitting/Child services
  • Children's buffet

Facilities for people with disabilities

  • Toilet for disabled
  • Bathroom for disabled

Spa & Leisure

  • Outdoor swimming pool
  • Beach umbrellas
  • Sun loungers
  • Garden area
  • BBQ facilities
  • Pool with view
  • Shallow end

Room features

  • Air conditioning
  • Mini-bar
  • Sitting area
  • Terrace
  • Garden furniture
  • Tea and coffee facilities
  • Ironing facilities

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries

Self-catering

  • Electric kettle

Media

  • Flat-screen TV
  • AM/FM alarm clock

Room decor

  • Parquet floor
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Location

1 Garden Avenue, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
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1 Garden Avenue, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Nearby
Shaaban Robert Street
National Museum of Tanzania
470 m
Garden
Botanical Gardens
470 m
Dar es Salaam
Nyumba ya Sanaa
470 m
Garden Avenue 6°48'50s 39°17'22e
PPF Tower
470 m
Casino
Las Vegas Casino
470 m
Casino
Princess Casino
470 m
Sokoine Drive Near Zanzibar Ferry
PSPF Commercial Twin Towers
470 m
Sokoine Drive Old Boma Building
The Dar es Salaam Centre for Architectural Heritage
470 m
Restaurants
Baraza
130 m
Southern Sun Hotel
City Garden
110 m
Corner of Pamba Rd. & Garden St. Kivukoni
Rodizio
110 m
Off Rose Garden Road Mikocheni
Kibo Bar
520 m
Movenpick Royal Palm Ohio St
Level 8
940 m
24
The Hub
900 m
Ghana Avenue Ramada Encore
Mainland China
1.4 km
Floor 1st Uhuru Heights Bibi Titi Street Dar ES Salaam
ALBASHA Lebanese Restaurant
1.1 km
Bridge Street Mchafukoge
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