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title: Best Hotel Management Software in Tanzania | Tivuzo
description: Software for hotels in Tanzania, from Dar es Salaam: bookings, folios, stores, procurement and accounts in TZS, with M-Pesa.
url: https://www.tivuzo.com/hotel-software/tanzania/hotels/
updated: 2026-11-03
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Hotels · Tanzania

# Hotel management software for Tanzania.

For hotels in Dar es Salaam, Arusha, Dodoma, Mwanza and Zanzibar: one system for bookings and folios, the restaurant and bar, buying, stores and the books, in TZS and with M-Pesa on the bill.

**What is the best hotel management software in Tanzania?**
The best hotel management software in Tanzania handles what hotels there actually deal with: corporate rate plans and companies on the booking and group blocks for conferences with one folio or many, approval limits per department head, and accounts in TZS with M-Pesa payments recorded and matched. Tivuzo puts the PMS, POS, procurement, stores and accounting in one browser-based system for $13 per user per month; a hotel with 12 users pays $156 a month.

## Hotels in Tanzania

In Tanzania, hotels are concentrated in Dar es Salaam, Arusha, Dodoma, Mwanza and Zanzibar. The wider market is northern-circuit safari lodges and camps, Zanzibar beach resorts and boutique hotels, and business hotels in Dar es Salaam and Arusha. An independent hotel lives on corporate and conference business as much as leisure. The PMS has to carry agreed company rates, bill the room to the company and the bar to the guest, and give the GM a clean night audit every morning.

## What matters, module by module

| Module | For hotels in Tanzania |
|---|---|
| PMS | Corporate rate plans and companies on the booking; Group blocks for conferences with one folio or many |
| Procurement | Approval limits per department head; Daily fresh-produce orders to the kitchen store |
| Inventory | A store per outlet and department; Requisitions signed by department heads |
| Accounting | Departmental P&L along USALI lines; City ledger with statements and ageing |
| POS | An outlet per till with its own store; Room service as its own outlet |

## Buying and stores

A hotel buys every day across food, drink, amenities, linen and maintenance. Without approval limits and receiving against the order, prices creep, deliveries come in short and the same invoice gets paid twice. A hotel runs several stores at once: main, kitchen, cold room, each bar, housekeeping and maintenance. Each must show what it holds, what it issued and what went missing.

- A store per outlet and department
- Requisitions signed by department heads
- Weekly bar and kitchen counts
- Stock value by store at month-end

## Money in TZS

A hotel's accounts need departments: rooms, food, beverage, conferences and other income, each with its costs, plus a city ledger of companies on credit. In Tanzania, guests and companies pay by M-Pesa, Airtel Money, other mobile money, card and bank transfer. Each method has its own journal in Tivuzo, so the folio, the till and the statement agree. VAT is applied per room type, meal plan and item (standard rate 18%). TRA electronic fiscal device (EFD or VFD) receipts are not built into Tivuzo yet. Keep your fiscal device for receipts and ask us about your setup.

## Who logs in, and what it costs

At a typical hotel the people who log in are the front office, housekeeping, F&B, stores, purchasing and accounts: 12 users, $156 a month or $1,497.60 a year. Rooms, guests and bookings are never charged. See [pricing](https://www.tivuzo.com/pricing/).

Read more: [hotel management software](https://www.tivuzo.com/hotel-management-software/), [hotel software in Tanzania](https://www.tivuzo.com/hotel-software/tanzania/), and in Tanzania: [safari camp software](https://www.tivuzo.com/hotel-software/tanzania/safari-camps/), [lodge software](https://www.tivuzo.com/hotel-software/tanzania/lodges/), [resort software](https://www.tivuzo.com/hotel-software/tanzania/resorts/), [guest house software](https://www.tivuzo.com/hotel-software/tanzania/guest-houses/). Hotels elsewhere: [Kenya](https://www.tivuzo.com/hotel-software/kenya/hotels/), [Uganda](https://www.tivuzo.com/hotel-software/uganda/hotels/), [Rwanda](https://www.tivuzo.com/hotel-software/rwanda/hotels/), [Ethiopia](https://www.tivuzo.com/hotel-software/ethiopia/hotels/), [Zambia](https://www.tivuzo.com/hotel-software/zambia/hotels/), [Nigeria](https://www.tivuzo.com/hotel-software/nigeria/hotels/).

## Hotel Management Software in Tanzania: questions

### What software do hotels in Tanzania use?

Many still use a booking diary, Excel and a separate accounting package. Tivuzo replaces them with one system: PMS, restaurant and bar POS, procurement, stores and accounting, in TZS.

### Can a hotel PMS bill the room to a company?

Yes. Set the company as "room billed to"; room charges go to its invoice with payment terms, extras stay with the guest.

### Who should approve purchases in a hotel?

Department heads within their budget for routine items; the GM or owner above an agreed amount.

### Can hotels in Tanzania record M-Pesa?

Yes. M-Pesa is a payment method with its own journal; each payment is recorded with its reference and matched to the statement.

### Does Tivuzo work with weak internet?

The restaurant and bar tills keep selling offline; the PMS, stores and accounts need a connection, and light use works on mobile data or satellite.

### How much does hotel management software cost in Tanzania?

Tivuzo is $13 per user per month, every module included, with a 14-day free trial and no card.