The owner is absolutely amazing and so friendly! The house is located not far from the airport but you need taxi to get there (safety reasons) - perfect place to rest before/after the flight. Rooms and beds are cheap so please do not expect high luxury - just basic stuff but in a very friendly atmosphere.

Charles is a very helpful and nice host. He was going out with us and showed us some bars in Dar. Also he helped a lot with the PCR-Test. The place is a bit hard to find but it's very lovely and cosy. Thank you very much Charles for staying with you and helping me out. If you need a nice place near the airport and support in Dar I highly recommend JJ & JE Family House.

Amazing hospitality, you'll really feel like you're at home. Surely the best accommodation option near the Airport

Very hospitable family. I had a great stay, and delicious food.

Impossible to arrive without their “shuttle” (and old taxi which charges 10$). We tried UBER (2$ for the same distance) and there wasn’t way to arrive. Finally they have to pick up us and charged the 10$ + Uber (who broke the car trying to arriving there!) The owner was laughting about us and finally we paid 2 times the real price. The place also is not good for the price and the breakfast was ridiculous (1 egg and 1 toast bread). Just avoid this place and go for any other one.

I lived at JJ & JE Family House for more than a year. I have been to Dar es Salaam before. I am also a traveler. I believe my review should be a helpful for someone who wants to stay there. I cannot write my experience for a year, but in summary, it was my best trip. It is an experience you never forget. I arrived late night and found Mr. Baluze himself waiting for me at the airport. The place is very safe, clean with a beautiful garden, easy to find, close to the airport with a very friendly neighborhood. The family’s hospitality, honestly and generosity were beyond imagination. I cannot recall any single undesirable moment during my stay. I had to extend my visa three times and Mr. Baluze guided me to the right people with no charge. I saw other tourists who had also the same issue and he was there for them to. They are practicing christian family and made me experience one of the best ramadan i ever had. They rescheduled their working hours, food times for thirty days just to acommodate me. They woke up early to open the gate for me to go to the mosque. If you are an open minded, family oriented person and would like to experience Tanzania’s hospitality, I strongly recommend you this place. I would advise you to stay at least a week and ask Mr. Baluze make a plan for you in Dar es Salaam and its neighborhoods, A lot to discover. Please don’t leave the place without eating their food. It’s so delicious. If you play soccer, there is a football field close to the family house managed by the neighborhood. They are training morning and evening. They are very friendly. They do not ask you anything, just play and enjoy the game. But for sure any material support (Pinnies, balls,..) will surely be appreciated. My special thanks to Madam Baluze, a wonderful school teacher. Despite her busy schedule, we always get her greetings and ask if everything is going well. My thanks go to their wonderful kids and their workers who were very helpful to me. JJ & JE Family becomes a second family to me and with God will, if have a chance I will visit often. Hope all the visitors will have that feeling to. Asante sana JJ & JE Family House.

Simple, perfect stay in Dar es salam that's as hot as hell. However, JE family house does have fitting air conditioners, honestly I've been impressed by the hospitality and vibes around the place. Looking forward to stay there on my next trip

Really nice place with a lot of nature around. the family that lives here is part of the experience and they are really welcoming. The price is the cheapest that you will find around, close to the airport. Unlike most of the places in Dar es salaam, this one is in a really quite area.around you will find cheap restaurants and market. The place also serving lunch and dinner with 4$ per meal.

Friendly family run hostel the owner helped us book bus tickets, fix my phone and order a taxi. You can walk to the airport if it's not too hot

Due to ongoing construction it's hard to get to. The hosts are good decent people which makes it a decent home stay, with tasty homemade food.

We went to this place because was close to the airport. The owner mentioned only the same day of arrival that works in progress close to the train line prevent easy acces to the house and the airport. It was very difficult to get there and to get the airport to avoid the works. We had to paid 12 dollar for a transfer to get there because the alternative was to walk fro 1.2 km with luggages. Go in an other place if you need a place close to the airport

The area is really bad. No way to arrive by yoursef and really dangerous to walk. Better go to a hotel in a normal road.

Clean, safe and pocket friendly for short term visitors. Their services include, bed, breakfast, lunch and supper as well as internet connection. It is close to the Airport.

Its a good place

Extremely NOT Recommended. It's impossible to find this place by yourself. I booked a bed in dorm and informed that I arrived around 11 p.m., but they forgot about me. I need to wait like 30 minutes until everything was cleared. Also, stuff isn't a very friendly and I felt very uncomfortable.

nice

We had a very nice stay at the Family House. The hosts are very helpful and friendly and the guest rooms have everything you need.

A nice place for Transit. Very good customer care.

Complete incompetence! We booked a private room two weeks in advance. When we arrived they just had totally forgotten about our reservation. We would arrive at night so we didn’t want to wake anybody in the dorm, thats why we had booked the private room. The owner was completely unapologetic when he told us that we all had to sleep in separate dorms. When he showed me my bed it was full of somebody else’s stuff. He just left me standing there. The next morning they where shameless enough to ask for the full price of the private room …. Other than that, the shared bathrooms where disgusting and barely worked. But that didn’t really bothered me because they supplied clean towels. The staff is also quite nice and greets you in the morning. I just cant reward this kind of behavior with a good review, which I usually leave to support local businesses.

3km away for the airport. There is AC in the dorm.