The House
A house before
it was a hotel.
A restored 1950s highland home in Arusha, now an intimate eleven room boutique hotel.
01 · The origin
A private home,
made ready for staying.
Haile began as a private highland home built in the 1950s. It has since been restored and adapted into an intimate eleven-room boutique hotel, while keeping the scale and character of a house rather than taking on the feeling of a large hotel.
Haile began as a private highland home built in the 1950s. It has since been restored and adapted into an intimate eleven-room boutique hotel, while keeping the scale and character of a house rather than taking on the feeling of a large hotel.
The house today: a veranda, a tiled roof and a garden close at hand. Its life as a hotel continues at the scale of a private home.
02 · The architecture
Panelled rooms.
One stronger gesture.
The interiors draw on highland colonial character and mid-century influences: timber and woodwork, panelled walls, collected furniture, maps, books and warm brass details. The language is restrained, with a burnt-orange curved sofa as the occasional note that catches the eye.
A curved burnt-orange sofa brings a stronger note to the lobby. Timber, collected furniture and warm light hold the room around it.
03 · The modern layer
Restored with room
for the way we live now.
The house retains its original scale and domestic character, while contemporary comforts make it work naturally as a hotel today. Familiar rooms, practical details and a rhythm that lets the original intimacy remain present.
Panelled walls, carved timber and crisp linen. The familiar character of the house carries through to its guest rooms.
04 · The garden
The house opens
towards its green.
The garden sits close to the house rather than apart from it. Paths, windows and outdoor spaces keep the boundary between inside and outside light. It is part of the house's architecture: a quieter frame around the rooms, not a separate attraction.
The garden sits close to the house rather than apart from it. Paths, windows and outdoor spaces keep the boundary between inside and outside light. It is part of the house's architecture: a quieter frame around the rooms, not a separate attraction.
The pool and the white colonnade sit within the garden, close to the house. Another place to pause between the rooms and the green.
05 · The people
Present when needed.
Quiet when not.
A house scale approach to hospitality means attention without performance. The team is here to make the stay easy, then to give the room back to you. That balance is what makes Haile feel different from a conventional hotel.
A house scale approach to hospitality means attention without performance. The team is here to make the stay easy, then to give the room back to you. That balance is what makes Haile feel different from a conventional hotel.
A house scale approach to hospitality means attention without performance. The team is here to make the stay easy, then to give the room back to you. That balance is what makes Haile feel different from a conventional hotel.
A house scale approach to hospitality means attention without performance. The team is here to make the stay easy, then to give the room back to you. That balance is what makes Haile feel different from a conventional hotel.
A house scale approach to hospitality means attention without performance. The team is here to make the stay easy, then to give the room back to you. That balance is what makes Haile feel different from a conventional hotel.
A house scale approach to hospitality means attention without performance. The team is here to make the stay easy, then to give the room back to you. That balance is what makes Haile feel different from a conventional hotel.
Come and stay
in the house.
Eleven rooms in the Arusha highlands, held at the scale of a private home.