Meliá Hotels International will open a five-star hotel in Arusha, Tanzania, in April next year.

Meliá Arusha will be the third hotel in the Tanzanian portfolio, joining the Meliá Zanzibar and Meliá Serengeti Lodge. It will be a five-star luxury resort in an exceptional natural environment next to a coffee plantation and perfectly integrated with the landscape.

The hotel will have 171 rooms, a swimming pool, multiple dining spaces (including a rooftop restaurant), a spa, gym and almost 2 000 sqm of facilities for events and meetings (including a banquet room).

Arusha is near Kilimanjaro International Airport and the main starting point for attractions such as the Serengeti National Park, Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Lake Manyara National Park, Olduvai Gorge, Tarangire National Park, Mount Kilimanjaro and Arusha National Park and Mount Meru

The addition of this hotel strengthens the Meliá Hotels International partnership with Albwardy Investment, owner of the property and a key partner for international growth for Meliá.