You can look forward to a free breakfast buffet, a beach bar, and a coffee shop/cafe at Blue Pearl. For some rest and relaxation, visit the hot tub, and indulge in a massage, a facial, or a manicure/pedicure. The on-site Fusion cuisine restaurant, Famished, offers breakfast, lunch, and dinner. In addition to a hair salon and dry cleaning/laundry services, guests can connect to free in-room WiFi.
Located in Dar es Salaam, Blue Pearl is in the city center. Lugalo Golf Course and Zanzibar Ferry Terminal are worth checking out if an activity is on the agenda, while those wishing to experience the area's natural beauty can explore Pugu Hills Nature Centre and Pugu Kazimzumbwi Nature Reserve. Traveling with kids? Consider Dhahabu Arts Centre and Nafasi Art Space. Visit our Dar es Salaam travel guide
Morogoro Road, Dar es Salaam, DAE, 4868
What's nearby
Dhahabu Arts Centre
12 min walk - 1.0 km
University of Dar es Salaam
1 min drive - 1.5 km
Mlimani City
4 min drive - 3.0 km
Kariakoo Market
9 min drive - 9.0 km
Mbezi Beach
14 min drive - 13.0 km
Getting around
Dar Es Salaam Central Station
23 min drive
Julius Nyerere Intl. Airport (DAR)
32 min drive
Restaurants
Segesela Cafe
5 min drive
Juice Parlour
6 min drive
Samaki Samaki, Mlimani City
6 min drive
Wanyama Hotel
4 min drive
Daruso Bar
5 min drive
About this property
Blue Pearl
Luxury family-friendly hotel in the city center
At Blue Pearl, you can look forward to a free breakfast buffet, a beach bar, and a coffee shop/cafe. For some rest and relaxation, visit the hot tub, and indulge in a massage, a facial, or a manicure/pedicure. The on-site Fusion cuisine restaurant, Famished, offers breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Free in-room WiFi is available to all guests, along with a hair salon and dry cleaning/laundry services.
Other perks include:
An outdoor pool
A roundtrip airport shuttle (surcharge), babysitting (surcharge), and a porter/bellhop
Concierge services, luggage storage, and a ballroom
14 meeting rooms, a front-desk safe, and wedding services
Room features
All 154 rooms have comforts such as 24-hour room service, in addition to thoughtful touches like free WiFi and safes.
Yes, there's an airport shuttle that runs on request. A fee of TZS 40800 per person applies.
Where is Blue Pearl located?
This family-friendly hotel is located in the city center, within 2 mi (3 km) of Dhahabu Arts Centre and University of Dar es Salaam. Mlimani City and Mwenge Carvers Market are also within 3 mi (5 km).
Can I cancel my reservation for free and receive a full refund?
Yes, this property offers free cancellation on select room rates, because flexibility matters! Please refer to the property cancellation policy on our site for more details about any exclusions or requirements.
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Blue Pearl Reviews
5.6
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Most basic and awful hotel ever stayed in! Absolute dump in the middle of no where!
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6/10 Okay
Verified traveler
19 November 2016
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Terrible. Orbitz did not forward the money we paid to them. When called they provided an invalid credit card number. We had to pay again. This happened over 2 hours at 1-3 AM in the morning. Horrible.
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6/10 Okay
Heli
4 August 2016
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Safe spot on the way to the airport
We were flying back to Europe after a 20-day visit in Tanzania. Wanted to spend the last hours sunbathing, swimming in the pool, working out at the gym. The not so clear water in the pool did not invite to take a dip. We seemed to be the only guests in this huge hotel. The bar looked like a porn club and smelled like a damp cellar, the restaurant had the atmosphere of a school food canteen. Room service brought us a salad we hadn't ordered but no utensils. Sorry, cannot recommend.
Did not achieve my objective of a breakaway. The neighbourhood is very noisy until into the late hours of the night due to religious formations closeby. I could not sleep at that place due to the noise and the house keeper asked me out before my checkout time and had to wait with my baggage at reception for checkout and transport which l had already arranged for 11h00 based on my checkout time confirmed with reception beforehand.The breakfast was unattended I my first experience was not great hence I never went back for the remainder of my stay. My rating = 2/5
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2/10 Terrible
Verified traveler
11 April 2016
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Un patron incompétent
Nous avions une réservation pour 2 chambres : 4 adultes, toutes réservées sous un seul nom, pour la nuit d'arrivée en Tanzanie et la nuit du départ. Ils n'ont pas vu les deux numéros de réservation et les deux numéros de carte débités ! Au retour la 2è nuit, ils nous ont dit que si nous voulions les chambres, il fallait les payer, notre crédit dans cet hôtel étant épuisé la 1ère nuit. Toute l'aprèm au tel, à essayer de débloquer l'histoire, 240€ de note de tel mobile ! C'est seulement le soir, après dîner vers 22h, avec le personnel de nuit que JE me suis aperçu qu'ils n'avaient pas tout imprimé, et ne ne travaille pas dans l'hotellerie ! Le patron ne s'est ni déplacé, ni excusé de toute cette journée de galère.... Plus jamais ça ! C'est un boss incompétent, qui a un égo surdimensionné. Boycott de cet hôtel jusqu'à un éventuel changement de patron.
Poor internet service and Service support and the Hot water from the shower comes with an intolerable smell. I had to use cold. Not the cleanest hotel and room but completely livable. The reception staff is quite good but that is the only staff that is good. Multiple technical failures on a daily basis (Ex: Elevator, Internet...etc.)
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6/10 Okay
Tufa
25 December 2015
Liked: Cleanliness
Very convenient if you have business in the area
The hotel is located outside the city in a complex with different offices. It is the most convenient if you have business in that complex, or surrounding area, and want to avoid the city's horrible traffic. That was the case for me. I stayed there several times because of the convenience. Otherwise the hotel is just average. The rooms are big(it is a hotel apartment)and clean enough. No good restaurants in the area. The hotel's restaurant is good. The hotel has gym and a very small swimming pool at the top(13th floor). I always choose the top floors for nice view.
Everything about it is a bit shabby looking; the dining room is slow with not very interesting menu; the decor is, well, not really decor. Not terrible, fine in a pinch.
The internet didn't work, the manager was unfriendly and not service minded, looking at the customer as a problem
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6/10 Okay
Deichgraf
3 July 2013
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Conference hotel
I stayed overnight, in transit through Dar es Salaam to Zanzibar. The Blue Pearl was the only hotel where I could (easily) find a room, perhaps due to the Obama visit in Dar. The hotel is big and set up for large meetings/conferences. On this occasion it felt deserted; I saw maybe a dozen other guests. The room was large and comfortable and clean, but nothing special. Food was African standard. Staff were friendly and helpful. Location is a bit out of the way -- several kms from downtown Dar, and not near the coast (at least not that I could tell). A utilitarian place to spend a night, but nothing to get excited about. Megachurch under construction right next door starts blaring Swahili sermons over very good loudspeakers at 6am, and hotel walls are too thin to permit any sort of sleep after that.
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4/10 Poor
Africanist
22 June 2013
Liked: Cleanliness
Out of the way, overpriced
I stayed at this hotel several times over the course of a month. The first thing to mention is location. It is in Ubungo, near the bus terminal and not far from the University of Dar es Salaam. If you have business in this area, the hotel is a good option. However, if you plan to spend time in the city center, Msasani, or elsewhere, the hotel is well out of the way, especially considering the horrible traffic problems facing the city. There is also very little within walking distance, and the Plaza adjacent to the hotel offers very little as well.
In terms of the hotel itself, the rooms are apartment-style and very spacious. The hot water and a/c work very well. But the hotel is certainly not four-star quality. It is overpriced compared to options that offer a better quality of stay. Services such as laundry are nothing short of highway robbery. There is also a tremendous amount of noise from the outside, in particular a nearby church that produces loud singing at around 5 in the morning.
All in all, there are much better options in Dar es Salaam.
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6/10 Okay
Verified traveler
3 December 2012
Liked: Cleanliness
Close to bus station.
Everything was fine. The restaurant was acceptable.
TERRIBLE! awful food in the restaurant.
Internet cost 10 usd per 24 hrs but I can hardly use it, and the hotel refuse to refund (because it is actually connected with 10 kb/ s download rate......)
The rooms are spacious and clean,breakfast was good.There are a few stores in the plaza where the hotel is located. The hotel was about 500m to the bus station so it is convenient if you plan a trip by bus. It is a bit far from the center and you need a cab to go to the ferry terminal. It is not a cheap hotel but the proximity to the bus terminal was why I chose to stay there for one night.
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6/10 Okay
Charles
9 February 2012
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Blue Pearl Hotel Dar es Salaam
I am still in the Blue Pearl hotel. Wanted to extend my stay via your site but it says no rooms. There are plenty of empty rooms at this particular moment.
I would readily recommend this hotel in the outskirts of Dar Es Salaam in a quiet area of town. The complex is large, the infinity pool on the roof top wonderful, the staff courteous. Two draw backs:
1) the restaurant really battled flies, especially with the morning buffet; though the staff were trying hard to keep things under control;
2) a great facility like this should not nickel and dime you with internet! Not only was it not included, the connection was minimal. I spent much time in the large lobby connecting through Skype because I was unable to do so from the 11th floor.
Fix these two problem areas and the place would be great.
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8/10 Good
Verified traveler
1 July 2009
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Good Hotel
The hotel is a business hotel very close to the airport and the ferry point.