Green Mountain Hotel

Pool, children’s pool, playground: the Green Mountain Hotel in Arusha clearly has families in mind. It sees itself as a city hotel for the nights before and after your safari, not as a lodge in the bush. Alongside the outdoor pool there’s a separate pool for the little ones, so the grown-ups can swim their lengths in peace. After the long flight a session in the steam room might help, and the in-house restaurant and the bar take care of the evening. The hotel can also arrange guided safaris in the surrounding area. Arusha itself is the place the vehicles set off from towards Tarangire and the Serengeti anyway. Honestly: for a night before the big departure, that’s often all you need.