Travel Reference
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New Millennium Inn
GUESTHOUSE $
( 025-250 0599; Mbalizi Rd; rm Tsh 16,000-17,000) In a noisy but convenient location
directly opposite the bus stand, with good-value 'newer' rooms upstairs and separate from
the main building, and smaller, darker rooms near the reception. The more expensive rooms
have beds big enough for two, but there's no same-gender sharing.
Holiday Hotel
GUESTHOUSE $
( 025-250 2821; Jamatikhana Rd; tw Tsh15,000) A somewhat faded, whitewashed local
guesthouse with OK rooms, some with bathroom, and meals on order. It's just off the main
road behind Rift Valley Hotel, about 15 minutes' walk from the bus stand.
Warsame Guest House
GUESTHOUSE $
(Sisimba St; s/d without bathroom Tsh6000/7000) One of Mbeya's cheapest options, with
decent shoestring rooms with no nets, grubby shared facilities and a central location just
northwest of the market.
EATING & DRINKING
Utengule Country Hotel
EUROPEAN $$$
( 025-256 0100, 0753-020901;
www.riftvalley-zanzibar.com
;
meals Tsh15,000-25,000;
breakfast, lunch & dinner) If you have your own transport this is the place to go for fine
dining, with a daily set menu and à la carte, and a bar. Speciality coffees (including to take
home) are a feature. See the listing under Sleeping for details on how to get there.
Mbeya Hotel
INDIAN $$
( 025-250 2224/2575; mbeyahotel@hotmail.com; Kaunda Ave; meals Tsh6000-10,000)
This popular hotel restaurant has a large menu featuring good Indian cuisine, including ve-
getarian selections, plus Chinese and continental fare.
New Apricourt Restaurant
TANZANIAN $
(Jacaranda Rd; meals from Tsh4000;
8am-5pm Mon, 8am-11pm Tue-Sat) Inexpensive
meals, just opposite Gazelle Safaris.
Mambeu
TANZANIAN $
(cnr Sisimba St & Market Sq; meals Tsh2000;
lunch & dinner) A long-standing local
haunt, with inexpensive chips, chicken and the like.
