Machweo Retreat

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Just outside Arusha, Machweo Retreat is a luxury, boutique hotel with the tranquility of a private sanctuary.

Accommodations at this peaceful retreat consist of nine rooms. Six private cottage suites with a large bathroom are ideally positioned for maximum privacy, featuring a separate sitting and living area. The beautiful main building houses three double honeymoon suites with a luxury bathroom featuring a deep porcelain, bathtub, walk-in shower, and private balcony. The sand colored walls and floors of the rooms blend perfectly with the wooden tailor-made furniture and create a calming atmosphere. All the rooms are furnished with comfortable four-poster beds, a flat screen satellite television, a mini-bar, in-room safe, and complimentary Wi-Fi. Every cottage has a private terrace to enjoy the view on Mt. Meru and take in the African sunset.

Like its sister property, the nearby Onsea House, Machweo Retreat is located about a ten minute drive from Arusha’s town center and is surrounded by some of Africa’s most incredible destinations including the Serengeti, Ngorongoro Crater, Lake Manyara, Tarangire National Park, and Mount Kilimanjaro. The hotel is an ideal choice as a home base for exploring this thrilling region. In addition to which, the altitude on Namasi Hill is an average 4,590 feet above sea level, the perfect place to acclimatize for Mt. Meru and Kilimanjaro.

Full day safari opportunities abound as well as longer expeditions to world-famous destinations like Ngorongoro Crater, Olduvai Gorge, or Serengeti. Staff at Machweo Retreat can work with tour operators to arrange safaris and hikes up Kilimanjaro, Mount Meru, and Ol Doinyo Lengai, East Africa’s only active volcano. Other exciting area activities include balloon safaris over the Serengeti, birdwatching for the area’s over 500 bird species, shopping for locally crafted goods, participating in cultural activities, mountain biking, canoeing, horseback riding, golfing, scuba-diving, and snorkeling. Several sports clubs in the area offer tennis, squash, hockey, and volleyball.

Carefully manicured gardens include numerous fruit trees such as banana, lemon, lime, mango, papaya, passion, and more. Enjoy excellent views of nearby Mount Meru while sunbathing and swimming at the sizeable pool. The hotel’s chef, Axel, who studied in many prestigious culinary school in Europe as well as working in Michelin-star restaurants fuses European and African cuisine together for a delightful gourmet experience. But what is dinner without wine, especially those fine vintages brought up from the hotel’s climate-controlled cellar. Dining takes place either on the patio overlooking the lush gardens or in the fine dining room. The Machweo Wellness Retreat offers the finest spa & wellness facilities including steam bath, sauna, and a variety of massages. For a more holistic approach to wellness, the hotel also hosts yoga classes for both couples and individuals, as well as weekly yoga mornings on Saturdays.