Lawns Hotel

We had the pleasure of spending four nights at this beautiful hotel located in the wonderfully picturesque Usambara mountains. The hotel is located a ten minute walk from the town of Lushoto. From the moment we arrived we were made feel very welcome and Alex and his staff couldn’t have done more for us. Each member of staff deserves to be recognised for their friendliness and service - they were absolutely excellent. Alex even arranged for some of our luggage that we had left behind at a hotel in Arusha to be bussed to Lushoto. He handled all the communication with the previous hotel and had the items back for us within 2 days! The rooms are a good size and the beds were very comfortable. The en-suites were clean, with hot water always available and the rooms were serviced daily. The hotel boasts a variety of facilities including a swimming pool, restaurant, games room, bar, a delightful terrace and parking. At nighttime while we were there they lit fires which gave a very cozy feel to the atmosphere. The buffet breakfast each morning was a mixture of fruit, cereals, pancakes and the whatever way you liked your eggs - always delicious. Fresh organic coffee too! We had dinner there twice and the food was very enjoyable. We truly enjoyed our time at The Lawns and look forward to returning some day - in the meantime we would like to offer a huge thanks to Alex and all the staff for making our stay so enjoyable!

The place is very nice and confortable. the entire staff is really professionnal and helping. all the journey there was pleasant. We were there for hiking and you can go for it from the hotel what was really appreciate. Don't hesitate to book at Lawns hotel, best value we did in Tanzania. The only thing we missed : wifi in our room.

We enjoyed the ambience and the location of the hotel. It's very calm and green. It looks natural but classy. The reception was great and staff at the restaurant were amazing. We had a good time swimming at the pool. Would love to visit the place again!

Beautiful room (family room), garden and communal spaces with fireplace, games and books. Very good breakfast. We did a walking tour with Shamba Eco Tours (linked to the hotel), which was very interesting, with knowledgable guide Baraka. We heard a lot of noises from town at night, musique, mosque, so it was not as quiet as we hoped. And a bit expensive.

We really had a great experience in Lawns Hotel. We enjoyed the garden, the shared seats, and the food. The room was clean. Shamba eco tours is on the property of Lawns Hotel, and offers very good tours! We really enjoyed the Irente virewpoint, Kissasa waterfall, Magamba rainforest and Lushoto town tour. Our tour guide Baraka was the best we could wish! We did three day tours with him, hé has Lots of knowledge, could speak english very well and he made it a fun and great experience for us (taking not the standard big routes, but just the small and lovely walking paths).

I would give it 0 stars if I could. Our shower broke and water was shooting in the air, our room flooded and there was mud everywhere from the maintenance guy. They didn’t give us a new room, took ages to clean the room, didn’t offer a refund or complimentary drink while we waited. They also almost charged us 10x the room fee via the credit card machine and would have if I hadn’t noticed it. Very poor service.