Utengule Coffee Lodge

So fantastic 🤩 one hotel 🛏️🛍️ It has good condition with a fantastic environment It is so attractive 😍 Then The servants (waitor and waitress)are very charming, careful, humble etc Actually I can't explain more but it is very good hotel

Great spot to stay for a day or a month. Camping grounds, camping bungalows (3 bedroom house), luxury apartments, something for everyone. Swimming pool, tennis, squash & volleyball courts. Kids playground, coffee plantation tour and a 5km hike/run Super friendly staff, awesome food and variety, coffee was my favorite. A very well run establishment with an incredible view of the rift valley.

I was at Utengule Coffee Lodge for a week in late October 2023. The seasonal rains had not begun and it was very hot. I started my stay in a regular room, which was clean but very spare and stuffy. The tiny windows weren't large enough to create a cross breeze with the doors to cool the room off, even at night. The second night I moved to an executive suite, which had sufficient ventilation from the windows to make it almost habitable, but it was still too hot to sleep until very late at night. A simple fan would make a big difference. Depending on the other guests, it can also be quite noisy with all windows and most doors left open all night. Other than the heat and noise during the night, it's a peaceful place to stay and the staff is wonderful. The food was fairly good for the most part, but the hotel didn't seem well prepared when my group arrived. For example, instead of the "homemade muesli" listed in the menu, we were served Wheatabix in its place at breakfast on the first day. Some dishes, especially meat dishes, tended to be overly salty. The coffee, of course, is excellent. At check-out, the card readers failed to accept any kind of credit or debit card from anyone in my group, including cards drawn on local banks. The alternative, web-based payment system worked for some cards but not all, and one member of my group had to turn over nearly all his cash, which he had intended to use on his car trip back to Dar es Salaam. While there are really lovely aspects to Utengule Coffee Lodge, the various discomforts and inconveniences combined with relatively high prices for such basic accommodations make it unlikely I will return or recommend it to others.