Review: Impala Hotel
Tuesday, July 24th, 2007I’ve given myself some time before posting this review, as I’ve been churning it over on how to write it.
The question is not did I enjoy my time at the Impala Hotel in Arusha, that answer is easy — I did not. The real question for the review is, was it a good value and on this I am torn. I’ve waited some time before posting the review because I feel it important to balance the issues of ‘expectations’ — you can’t expect the same as if this were a hotel in Europe. I also didn’t want to write with “fresh off the plane” prejudice. I wanted to take into account the resources available in Arusha and the ‘frame of reference’ that needs to provide. This is not a well off area and so a ‘luxury’ hotel (as it bills itself) here needs that taken into account.
Now that I’ve been in Africa for 2 weeks and seen a variety of other places, I feel more solid in my critique.
snarkyinla