Arusha & Kilimanjaro
Haile Boutique Hotel
Eleven rooms in a restored highland house in Arusha town, with a garden, an outdoor pool and Mount Meru behind.
Plan a safari with this lodge- Area
- Arusha town, 92 Haile Selassie Road
- Style
- Boutique hotel in a restored house
- Rooms
- 11, in the main house, the garden wing and the pavilions
- Meals on our safaris
- Bed and breakfast, other meals on request
- Facilities
- Outdoor pool, dry sauna, fitness studio, restaurant, coffee house
- Check-in / check-out
- 14:00 / 12:00
- Day rooms
- 12:00 to 18:00, on request
Haile Boutique Hotel is a small hotel at 92 Haile Selassie Road in Arusha, at the foot of Mount Meru. It began as a private home in the Arusha highlands and has been restored as an eleven-room hotel, keeping the scale of a house with a veranda, a tiled roof and a garden of mango trees around the pool.
Inside, the house has panelled walls, teak and walnut furniture, old maps and books, and a lounge with a curved orange sofa. Breakfast is cooked to order rather than served as a buffet, and the hotel roasts its own coffee at Haile Brew, its coffee house.
We suggest it for the first or last night of a safari when you would rather stay somewhere small and personal than in a large hotel. It is in Arusha town, so the drive to Tarangire or the Ngorongoro highlands starts straight from the door.
What it's like
The eleven rooms are spread across three parts of the property. The main house has the Heritage Rooms, with king beds and teak furniture, and the Heritage Twin on the garden corner, the largest room in the house at 33 m². The garden wing has three rooms that open onto the lawn, including the Garden Deluxe with its own terrace and a soaking tub. The four Pavilion Rooms stand slightly apart from the house, at 41 m² each with a separate sitting room, a stone-lined bath and a view of Mount Meru from the east window. Two of the pavilions connect, so a family can book them together.
The restaurant serves breakfast, lunch and dinner, either in the dining room, on the veranda or at tables in the garden, with a short menu that changes with what comes in from the Arusha markets and the hotel's garden. The outdoor pool is unheated and open to house guests from early morning to evening. There is also a small dry sauna that guests book in advance, a fitness studio open around the clock and in-room spa treatments on request.
Getting there
Times are best estimates and can be longer in Arusha rush hour. Because the hotel is in town, it is a shorter drive to the parks than the estates on the airport road, but a longer drive to Kilimanjaro Airport.
Park fees
The hotel is in Arusha town, outside the national parks, so no park fees apply for nights here. Arusha National Park is about 25 km away by road, so a game drive or walk there can fit into an arrival or departure day. Park fees for that day go into our quote as a separate line, and current figures are on our park fees page. See Tanzania park fees.
Who it suits
A good fit for
- A first or last night in a small, personal hotel rather than a large one
- An early start to Tarangire or the crater the next morning
- A day room before an evening flight home
- Couples, with a pavilion or garden room
Look elsewhere for
- Families of three sharing one room, as rooms take two guests. Two connecting Pavilion Rooms work instead.
- Guests landing late at Kilimanjaro who want the shortest drive to bed. A hotel on the airport road is closer.
- Travellers hoping to see giraffes and other animals on the grounds. For that, we use the lodges on Dolly Estate.
When to go
The hotel is open all year and its rates do not change with the seasons. Arusha has two rainy periods, the short rains in November and December and the long rains from March to May, but the town is a comfortable stop at any time of year.
Common questions
Where is Haile Boutique Hotel?
It is at 92 Haile Selassie Road in Arusha town, at the foot of Mount Meru. Kilimanjaro International Airport is about 50 km away, which takes about an hour by road, 45 minutes to 1 hour 15 minutes depending on traffic.
How many rooms does Haile Boutique Hotel have?
Eleven. They are in the original main house, a garden wing and four separate garden pavilions, so the hotel stays quiet and personal.
Does Haile Boutique Hotel have a pool?
Yes. There is an outdoor pool in the garden for house guests. It is unheated, so it is most pleasant on warm afternoons.
Can we use a room on our last day before an evening flight?
Yes. The hotel offers day rooms from 12:00 to 18:00 in its Heritage and Garden rooms, subject to availability. We can add one to the end of your safari so you can shower and rest before the drive to the airport.
Is breakfast included at Haile Boutique Hotel?
Yes. Breakfast is included and cooked to order. Lunch, dinner and packed lunch boxes for the drive to the parks can be added.
How much does a stay at Haile Boutique Hotel cost?
It depends on the room type and the rest of the route. We can quote the stay on its own or as part of a full safari quote with the vehicle, guide and park fees included. Send us your dates and we will cost it properly.
Other places to stay in Arusha & Kilimanjaro
Arusha Serena Hotel, Gran Meliá Arusha, Arusha Coffee Lodge, Kibo Palace Hotel, Arusha Planet Lodge, Airport Planet Lodge.
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Where these figures come from
Fees, rules and official guidance can change at short notice. Every figure on this page is checked against a primary source on the date below and rechecked on a regular schedule.
- Haile Boutique Hotel official website (house, rooms, dining, wellness, location, photos) (checked 1 November 2026)
- Haile Boutique Hotel 2026 fact sheet sent to tour operators (meal plan, room occupancy, day rooms, check-in times) (received 31 October 2026)
- Saleh Safaris route and drive-time notes (operator observation) (drive times are ranges, conditions vary)
Saleh Safaris is an independent safari operator based in Arusha. This is our own guide to Haile Boutique Hotel, not the lodge's official website.