Plantation Lodge is surrounded by coffee plantations and the famous green hills of Africa that Hemingway found so inspiring. It offers a romantic setting and high standards of accommodation, food and service.
This small owner-run lodge has 22 elegant rooms and suites. The accommodation is divided into different self-contained houses, so the place has a private feel and guests can be totally independent, with their own dining room and sitting room with bookshelves and a fireplace as well of plenty of outside sitting space on the verandas. Every room has its own style. African safari-antiques and Tanzanian arts and crafts dominate the room, without neglecting modern European comfort.
Food and service are of a high standard, with much of the produce grown in the 45-acre grounds. You can eat ina variety of places, such as the dining terrace, dining rooms, in the garden ... pretty well where you like.
There is a good size swimming pool with stunning views of the valleys, set in the extensive gardens. Guests can walk beneath the avocado and eucalyptus trees and listen to the voices of over 40 different kinds of domestic birds.
Plantation Lodge is located on the outskirts of Karatu on the lower slopes of the Ngorongoro Crater. It is a lovely base from which to enjoy the Crater, being only about 30 minutes drive away.
