Rafiki Backpackers & Guesthouse
Uru Road, Moshi, Kilimanjaro, Tanzania
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Uru Road, Moshi, Kilimanjaro, Tanzania
Hotel Services and Facilities
Free WiFi
Free parking
Free breakfast
Pet friendly
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- Kilimanjaro Intl Airport - 19.69 mi
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Peter (Solo Traveler)
stayed in March, 2026
Guest Score 7 out of 10
Good
Toilet was clean and the rooms
A fight almost broke out at the restaurant and bar
arune (Family with young children)
stayed in February, 2026
Guest Score 9 out of 10
Wonderful
Great spot with awesome location and vibes. Had free drinking water and beds and rooms were spotless.
Restaurant was okay but food took hours to be made. That’s the only complaint :)
Gwoel (Solo Traveler)
stayed in January, 2026
Guest Score 10 out of 10
Exceptional
Nice rooms
Not much!
Gry (Group Traveler)
stayed in November, 2024
Guest Score 9 out of 10
Wonderful
Very friendly and helpful staff. Nice homemade food, we had an overall good experience. Great location if you are going there before climbing Kilimanjaro.
Nic (Solo Traveler)
stayed in March, 2024
Guest Score 4 out of 10
Disappointing
Lack of flexibility at times. The lady at reception gives different prices to customers for laundry and was clearly not properly trained to welcome tourists and answer potential requests.
Nic (Solo Traveler)
stayed in February, 2024
Guest Score 6 out of 10
Pleasant
The location is not the best, the lady at the reception gave a $4 full laundry price to some guests and gave me a ridiculously overpriced list for my laundry. They don’t treat all customers the same way. Very unfortunate.
David (Couple)
stayed in January, 2024
Guest Score 7 out of 10
Good
Very spacious room. Excellent breakfast and cooking area. Helpful staff
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Yessika (Solo Traveler)
stayed in January, 2024
Guest Score 8 out of 10
Very Good
Staff super helpful in organizing activities around Moshi.
Birgit (Solo Traveler)
stayed in January, 2024
Guest Score 7 out of 10
Good
Great space but out of moshi. Coming Back anytime.
Basic breakfast
Franziska (Couple)
stayed in October, 2023
Guest Score 2 out of 10
Poor
The breakfast was served in a big room. You have to order in the open kitchen. They made eggs in different styles which was nice. Also watermelone slides were provided.
We were in contact with Asha before our trip and she was really helpful. She made everything possible she could. We planned the Kili Tour just some days earlier with her and paid directly when we arrived, started next day.
We were expecting wifi, but there wasn't any signal at all. They provided us a modem to plug in. But unfortunatly it did not work out. Also the rest of the staff was not speaking English very well. So be aware of communication lacks.
The hostel provided us a room outside of the main building, 5 mins to walk. The street was very bad so walking at night can be dangerous. Towels were missing firstly. No information were we could get water from. Poor service in these aspects.
The restaurant of the property look really nice and clean. The cook is quite new and does not understand English, which made it a bit complicated to order food. There was no menu with prices.
Be aware of the 5% service charge if you want to pay with card. (This is a general thing in Tanzania and also other countries).
Zawadi (Group Traveler)
stayed in October, 2023
Guest Score 7 out of 10
Good
Denninger (Couple)
stayed in September, 2023
Guest Score 9 out of 10
Wonderful
Lily (Group Traveler)
stayed in August, 2023
Guest Score 5 out of 10
Fair
Christina (Family with young children)
stayed in July, 2023
Guest Score 7 out of 10
Good
Anonymous (Group Traveler)
stayed in June, 2023
Guest Score 5 out of 10
Fair
no towels included
Maximilian (Couple)
stayed in March, 2023
Guest Score 8 out of 10
Very Good
nice People and Location ok. Price relatively cheap.
the breakfast was awful (only cheap instant coffee and not even fruits or anything). the fridge was disgusting and there was cold and frozen blood wverywhere. never cleaned in the last year.
Milena (Family with young children)
stayed in February, 2023
Guest Score 10 out of 10
Exceptional
Nice, comfortable, kind and helpful staff, they serve very nice meals on demand for very reasonable prices
Nicolas (Solo Traveler)
stayed in December, 2022
Guest Score 10 out of 10
Exceptional
Very nice staff, beautiful view on Kilimanjaro!
Jenny (Solo Traveler)
stayed in September, 2022
Guest Score 10 out of 10
Exceptional
Nice hosts, food breakfast
Only cold showers available, quite far away from Moshi center
Nesrine (Couple)
stayed in September, 2022
Guest Score 7 out of 10
Good
Considering the price and location (near by Kilimandjaro and Arusha national parks), the hostel is good value for money and with a delicious cooker that will prepare you good home made meals (veggie options) after a long hike.
Hot water was not functioning more than 5min, which is ok but if some people are seeking for that, they better be not expecting hot showers and/or hair dryer to not catch a cold.
Thank you for your information!
Area information
- Kilimanjaro Intl Airport - 19.69 mi
- Sanya Chini Station - 15.98 mi
- Ngurdoto Crater National Park - 29.87 mi
- Arusha National Park - 41.23 mi
- Tsavo National Park West - 48.86 mi
- Kikuletwa - 14.10 mi
- Kisangiro - 25.37 mi
- West Kilimanjaro Landing Ground - 30.54 mi
- Usa - 33.00 mi
- Tengeru - 35.29 mi
- Themi - 45.59 mi
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Rafiki Backpackers & Guesthouse
Uru Road, Moshi, Kilimanjaro, Tanzania