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( 027-275 1114;
www.kilimanjarocranehotels.com
;
Kaunda St; s US$40-50, d
US$50-60; ) You can't go so far as to say this ageing midranger has a faded
charm, but there is a tiny bit of character. Rooms have fans (air-con for an extra US$10),
cable TV and large beds backing a small garden. There are great Kili views from the
rooftop, but they've shut the bar that used to be there.
Parkview Inn
HOTEL $$
( 0754-052000;
www.pvim.com
;
Aga Khan Rd; s/d/ste US$60/70/120; )
No one would ever call this centrally located place attractive, but the modern rooms and
swimming pool make it a good post-climb rest spot at the midrange level.
Big Mountain Inn
GUESTHOUSE $
( 027-275 1862; Kiusa St; s/d Tsh25,000/35,000) Near the centre, but in a purely local
neighbourhood far from tourists and touts. It has ordinary, but good-value rooms with cable
TV and hot water.
Lutheran Umoja Hostel
GUESTHOUSE $
( 027-275 0902; Market St; s/d/ste/f Tsh18,000/25,000/30-40,000/50-60,000, s/d/tr
without bathroom Tsh10,000/15,000/25,000; ) The cheapest place in the city centre
has clean, no-frills rooms around a small (mostly) quiet courtyard.
Outside the City Centre
Honey Badger
GUESTHOUSE $
( 0787-730235;
www.honeybadgerlodge.com
;
camping with own/hired tent US$5/10,
dm US$10, s/d/tr US$25-30/40-50/60; ) A large family-run place with cheap
camping in an enclosed lawn and a variety of expensive rooms. Campers and dorm dwell-
ers must pay US$3 to use the large pool. It offers a variety of tours and lessons (drum-
ming, cooking etc) and volunteer opportunities can be arranged. It's 7km from town off the
Marangu road.
Lutheran Uhuru Hotel
LODGE $$
( 0753-037216;
www.uhuruhotel.org
;
Sekou Toure Rd; s US$30-45, d & tw US$40-55,
ste US$60-75; ) This alcohol-free place has spotless good-value rooms (the old
rooms have fans and TVs, the new rooms have air-con and they say TVs will be installed)
in leafy, expansive grounds, and a good restaurant (meals Tsh4000-8000) with a broad
