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.


- Bashay Rift Lodge
- Beho Beho Camp
- Chada Katavi
- Chaka Camp
- Chem Chem Lodge
- Dunia Camp
- Entamanu Ngorongoro
- Entamanu Private
- Ewanjan Tented Camp
- Faru Faru Lodge
- Forest Chem Chem
- Fumba Beach Lodge
- Fundu Lagoon
- Gibb’s Farm
- Greystoke Mahale
- Grumeti Hills
- Grumeti Serengeti Tented Camp
- Jabali Ridge
- Jongomero
- Kaskaz Mara Camp
- Kiba Point Selous
- Kichaka
- Kichakani Serengeti Camp
- Kichuguu Camp
- Kigelia Ruaha
- Kimondo Migration Camp
- Kiota Camp
- Kisima Ngeda Tented Camp
- Klein’s Camp
- Kuria Hills Tented Lodge
- Kuro Tarangire
- Kusini
- Kusini Kopjes Kambi
- Kwihala Camp
- Lake Manyara Tree Lodge
- Lamai Serengeti
- Little Chem Chem
- Little Oliver’s Camp
- Manyara Ranch Conservancy
- Mara River Post
- Mara River Tented Camp
- Mara Tented Camp
- Maweninga Camp
- Mkombe’s House
- Mnemba Island
- Mwiba Lodge
- Namiri Plains
- Naona Moru Camp
- Nasikia Mobile Camp
- Ndutu Safari Lodge
- Ndutu Tented Camp
- Ngorongoro Crater Camp
- Ngorongoro Crater Lodge
- Ngorongoro Serena Safari Lodge
- Ngorongoro Sopa Lodge
- Ngorongoro Tented Camp
- Olaado Camp
- Olakira Migration Camp
- Olduvai Camp
- Olduvai Ndogo
- Oliver’s Camp
- Olmara Camp
- Roho ya Selous
- Ronjo Camp
- Rubondo Island Camp
- Sabora Tented Camp
- Sanctuary Serengeti Migration Camp
- Sand Rivers Selous
- Sasakwa Lodge
- Sayari Camp
- Selous Serena Camp
- Serena Mivumo River Lodge
- Serengeti Bushtops
- Serengeti House
- Serengeti Kati Kati Tented Camp
- Serengeti Migration Camp
- Serengeti Pioneer Camp
- Serengeti Safari Camp
- Serengeti Under Canvas
- Serian’s Serengeti
- Serian’s Serengeti Mobile
- Singita Explore
- Siwandu
- Swala
- Taasa Lodge
- Tarangire Ndovu Tented Lodge
- Tarangire Safari Lodge
- Tarangire Sopa Lodge
- Tarangire Treetops
- The Highlands
- The Manor at Ngorongoro
- Ubuntu Migration Camp
- Usangu Expedition Camp
- Arumeru Lodge
- Arusha Coffee Lodge
- Baraza Resort & Spa
- Breezes Beach Club & Spa
- Chole Mjini
- Dar es Salaam Serena Hotel
- Hamerkop House
- Kilindi Zanzibar
- Lake Duluti Lodge
- Legendary Lodge
- Machweo Retreat
- Matemwe Beach House
- Matemwe Lodge
- Matemwe Retreat
- Ngare Sero Mountain Lodge
- Onsea House
- Oyster Bay Hotel
- Plantation Lodge
- Rivertrees Country Inn
- The Palms
- Zanzibar Serena Hotel
- Zawadi Hotel
Coming soon!

- Bashay Rift Lodge
- Beho Beho Camp
- Chada Katavi
- Chaka Camp
- Chem Chem Lodge
- Dunia Camp
- Entamanu Ngorongoro
- Entamanu Private
- Ewanjan Tented Camp
- Faru Faru Lodge
- Forest Chem Chem
- Fumba Beach Lodge
- Fundu Lagoon
- Gibb’s Farm
- Greystoke Mahale
- Grumeti Hills
- Grumeti Serengeti Tented Camp
- Jabali Ridge
- Jongomero
- Kaskaz Mara Camp
- Kiba Point Selous
- Kichaka
- Kichakani Serengeti Camp
- Kichuguu Camp
- Kigelia Ruaha
- Kimondo Migration Camp
- Kiota Camp
- Kisima Ngeda Tented Camp
- Klein’s Camp
- Kuria Hills Tented Lodge
- Kuro Tarangire
- Kusini
- Kusini Kopjes Kambi
- Kwihala Camp
- Lake Manyara Tree Lodge
- Lamai Serengeti
- Little Chem Chem
- Little Oliver’s Camp
- Manyara Ranch Conservancy
- Mara River Post
- Mara River Tented Camp
- Mara Tented Camp
- Maweninga Camp
- Mkombe’s House
- Mnemba Island
- Mwiba Lodge
- Namiri Plains
- Naona Moru Camp
- Nasikia Mobile Camp
- Ndutu Safari Lodge
- Ndutu Tented Camp
- Ngorongoro Crater Camp
- Ngorongoro Crater Lodge
- Ngorongoro Serena Safari Lodge
- Ngorongoro Sopa Lodge
- Ngorongoro Tented Camp
- Olaado Camp
- Olakira Migration Camp
- Olduvai Camp
- Olduvai Ndogo
- Oliver’s Camp
- Olmara Camp
- Roho ya Selous
- Ronjo Camp
- Rubondo Island Camp
- Sabora Tented Camp
- Sanctuary Serengeti Migration Camp
- Sand Rivers Selous
- Sasakwa Lodge
- Sayari Camp
- Selous Serena Camp
- Serena Mivumo River Lodge
- Serengeti Bushtops
- Serengeti House
- Serengeti Kati Kati Tented Camp
- Serengeti Migration Camp
- Serengeti Pioneer Camp
- Serengeti Safari Camp
- Serengeti Under Canvas
- Serian’s Serengeti
- Serian’s Serengeti Mobile
- Singita Explore
- Siwandu
- Swala
- Taasa Lodge
- Tarangire Ndovu Tented Lodge
- Tarangire Safari Lodge
- Tarangire Sopa Lodge
- Tarangire Treetops
- The Highlands
- The Manor at Ngorongoro
- Ubuntu Migration Camp
- Usangu Expedition Camp


- Arumeru Lodge
- Arusha Coffee Lodge
- Baraza Resort & Spa
- Breezes Beach Club & Spa
- Chole Mjini
- Dar es Salaam Serena Hotel
- Hamerkop House
- Kilindi Zanzibar
- Lake Duluti Lodge
- Legendary Lodge
- Machweo Retreat
- Matemwe Beach House
- Matemwe Lodge
- Matemwe Retreat
- Ngare Sero Mountain Lodge
- Onsea House
- Oyster Bay Hotel
- Plantation Lodge
- Rivertrees Country Inn
- The Palms
- Zanzibar Serena Hotel
- Zawadi Hotel

Coming soon!

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.

- Bashay Rift Lodge
- Beho Beho Camp
- Chada Katavi
- Chaka Camp
- Chem Chem Lodge
- Dunia Camp
- Entamanu Ngorongoro
- Entamanu Private
- Ewanjan Tented Camp
- Faru Faru Lodge
- Forest Chem Chem
- Fumba Beach Lodge
- Fundu Lagoon
- Gibb’s Farm
- Greystoke Mahale
- Grumeti Hills
- Grumeti Serengeti Tented Camp
- Jabali Ridge
- Jongomero
- Kaskaz Mara Camp
- Kiba Point Selous
- Kichaka
- Kichakani Serengeti Camp
- Kichuguu Camp
- Kigelia Ruaha
- Kimondo Migration Camp
- Kiota Camp
- Kisima Ngeda Tented Camp
- Klein’s Camp
- Kuria Hills Tented Lodge
- Kuro Tarangire
- Kusini
- Kusini Kopjes Kambi
- Kwihala Camp
- Lake Manyara Tree Lodge
- Lamai Serengeti
- Little Chem Chem
- Little Oliver’s Camp
- Manyara Ranch Conservancy
- Mara River Post
- Mara River Tented Camp
- Mara Tented Camp
- Maweninga Camp
- Mkombe’s House
- Mnemba Island
- Mwiba Lodge
- Namiri Plains
- Naona Moru Camp
- Nasikia Mobile Camp
- Ndutu Safari Lodge
- Ndutu Tented Camp
- Ngorongoro Crater Camp
- Ngorongoro Crater Lodge
- Ngorongoro Serena Safari Lodge
- Ngorongoro Sopa Lodge
- Ngorongoro Tented Camp
- Olaado Camp
- Olakira Migration Camp
- Olduvai Camp
- Olduvai Ndogo
- Oliver’s Camp
- Olmara Camp
- Roho ya Selous
- Ronjo Camp
- Rubondo Island Camp
- Sabora Tented Camp
- Sanctuary Serengeti Migration Camp
- Sand Rivers Selous
- Sasakwa Lodge
- Sayari Camp
- Selous Serena Camp
- Serena Mivumo River Lodge
- Serengeti Bushtops
- Serengeti House
- Serengeti Kati Kati Tented Camp
- Serengeti Migration Camp
- Serengeti Pioneer Camp
- Serengeti Safari Camp
- Serengeti Under Canvas
- Serian’s Serengeti
- Serian’s Serengeti Mobile
- Singita Explore
- Siwandu
- Swala
- Taasa Lodge
- Tarangire Ndovu Tented Lodge
- Tarangire Safari Lodge
- Tarangire Sopa Lodge
- Tarangire Treetops
- The Highlands
- The Manor at Ngorongoro
- Ubuntu Migration Camp
- Usangu Expedition Camp
- Arumeru Lodge
- Arusha Coffee Lodge
- Baraza Resort & Spa
- Breezes Beach Club & Spa
- Chole Mjini
- Dar es Salaam Serena Hotel
- Hamerkop House
- Kilindi Zanzibar
- Lake Duluti Lodge
- Legendary Lodge
- Machweo Retreat
- Matemwe Beach House
- Matemwe Lodge
- Matemwe Retreat
- Ngare Sero Mountain Lodge
- Onsea House
- Oyster Bay Hotel
- Plantation Lodge
- Rivertrees Country Inn
- The Palms
- Zanzibar Serena Hotel
- Zawadi Hotel
Coming soon!

- Bashay Rift Lodge
- Beho Beho Camp
- Chada Katavi
- Chaka Camp
- Chem Chem Lodge
- Dunia Camp
- Entamanu Ngorongoro
- Entamanu Private
- Ewanjan Tented Camp
- Faru Faru Lodge
- Forest Chem Chem
- Fumba Beach Lodge
- Fundu Lagoon
- Gibb’s Farm
- Greystoke Mahale
- Grumeti Hills
- Grumeti Serengeti Tented Camp
- Jabali Ridge
- Jongomero
- Kaskaz Mara Camp
- Kiba Point Selous
- Kichaka
- Kichakani Serengeti Camp
- Kichuguu Camp
- Kigelia Ruaha
- Kimondo Migration Camp
- Kiota Camp
- Kisima Ngeda Tented Camp
- Klein’s Camp
- Kuria Hills Tented Lodge
- Kuro Tarangire
- Kusini
- Kusini Kopjes Kambi
- Kwihala Camp
- Lake Manyara Tree Lodge
- Lamai Serengeti
- Little Chem Chem
- Little Oliver’s Camp
- Manyara Ranch Conservancy
- Mara River Post
- Mara River Tented Camp
- Mara Tented Camp
- Maweninga Camp
- Mkombe’s House
- Mnemba Island
- Mwiba Lodge
- Namiri Plains
- Naona Moru Camp
- Nasikia Mobile Camp
- Ndutu Safari Lodge
- Ndutu Tented Camp
- Ngorongoro Crater Camp
- Ngorongoro Crater Lodge
- Ngorongoro Serena Safari Lodge
- Ngorongoro Sopa Lodge
- Ngorongoro Tented Camp
- Olaado Camp
- Olakira Migration Camp
- Olduvai Camp
- Olduvai Ndogo
- Oliver’s Camp
- Olmara Camp
- Roho ya Selous
- Ronjo Camp
- Rubondo Island Camp
- Sabora Tented Camp
- Sanctuary Serengeti Migration Camp
- Sand Rivers Selous
- Sasakwa Lodge
- Sayari Camp
- Selous Serena Camp
- Serena Mivumo River Lodge
- Serengeti Bushtops
- Serengeti House
- Serengeti Kati Kati Tented Camp
- Serengeti Migration Camp
- Serengeti Pioneer Camp
- Serengeti Safari Camp
- Serengeti Under Canvas
- Serian’s Serengeti
- Serian’s Serengeti Mobile
- Singita Explore
- Siwandu
- Swala
- Taasa Lodge
- Tarangire Ndovu Tented Lodge
- Tarangire Safari Lodge
- Tarangire Sopa Lodge
- Tarangire Treetops
- The Highlands
- The Manor at Ngorongoro
- Ubuntu Migration Camp
- Usangu Expedition Camp


- Arumeru Lodge
- Arusha Coffee Lodge
- Baraza Resort & Spa
- Breezes Beach Club & Spa
- Chole Mjini
- Dar es Salaam Serena Hotel
- Hamerkop House
- Kilindi Zanzibar
- Lake Duluti Lodge
- Legendary Lodge
- Machweo Retreat
- Matemwe Beach House
- Matemwe Lodge
- Matemwe Retreat
- Ngare Sero Mountain Lodge
- Onsea House
- Oyster Bay Hotel
- Plantation Lodge
- Rivertrees Country Inn
- The Palms
- Zanzibar Serena Hotel
- Zawadi Hotel

Coming soon!
