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decor. Some have harbour views. The lobby lacks character, but the Level 8 rooftop bar is
an ideal spot to appreciate the city's port and harbour setting.
UPANGA
Swiss Garden Hotel
B&B $$
( 022-215 3219;
www.swissgardenhotel.net
;
Mindu St; s/d from US$78/98; ) A
cosy B&B in a quiet, leafy neighbourhood, with helpful hosts and small, spotless rooms.
Meals can be arranged. It's in Upanga, just off United Nations Rd.
Palm Beach Hotel
HOTEL $$
( 022-213 0985, 0713-222299;
www.pbhtz.com
;
Ali Hassan Mwinyi Rd; s/d/tr US$95/
120/130; ) This Dar es Salaam institution (look for the bright-blue Art Deco ar-
chitecture) has spacious, good-value, well-equipped rooms and a restaurant.
Protea Courtyard
HOTEL $$$
( 022-213 0130;
www.proteahotels.com/courtyard
;
Ocean Rd; s/d from US$155/195;
) Comfortable, modern rooms around a small courtyard, with the better (bright-
er) ones on the upper level. There's a restaurant, a business centre and efficient staff. It's
1km south of Selander Bridge. If you don't like air-con, note that the windows don't have
flyscreens.
MSASANI PENINSULA & OYSTER BAY
Msasani Slipway Apartments
APARTMENT $$
( 022-260 0805, 0784-324044; slipway@coastal.cc; Msasani Slipway; r/apt from
US$90/120; ) Furnished apartments in a good location at and just opposite the Msas-
ani Slipway (reception is next to Barclays Bank). Various room types are available, some
modern, some older; all have a hotplate, sink and refrigerator, and some have views over
the bay. Discounted weekly and monthly rates are available.
Hotel Slipway
HOTEL $$
( 022-260 0893, 0713-888301;
www.hotelslipway.com
; Msasani Slipway; s/d US$120/
130, day use only US$80-100; ) In the centre of the Slipway shopping area, with
straightforward twin- and double-bedded rooms, including some with views over the water.
For meals, you have all the Slipway restaurants at your doorstep. The reception office is
near Barclays Bank.
