NUNGWI GARDEN BOUTIQUE HOTEL

The hotel is less than 7 minutes walk from the beach. Its rooms are spacious and all have balconies which give a pool view. The AC and warm water in the rooms worked well during our stay. The breakfast was good and had several options to choose from.

More than 3 months
I'm happy for it

This hotel is a joke. I booked it because of the good reviews, turns out, they probably delete everything Bad very fast. Good things first, the hotel was very clean, there was nothing to complain. The food was good, most times. For the dinner we waited about one hour (we were the only guests in the restaurant), the fish still was raw, the staff didn’t really understood us. The breakfast was so small.. they had 3 kind of fruit (the same every day), 2-3 bread or biscuits, the jam was almost empty almost every day. Also, the dining was outside, so in the morning you had to fight with the bees to get the last bit of jam. The pancakes were one positive thing. They didn’t had cheese, sausage (one day), or any more selection. For a hard boiled egg, you gotta wait to 20 minutes. That’s the breakfast. You was hungry again after one hour.. the electricity fails often in Sansibar, this is clear. But the generator at this hotel got broken too, so 2 days no electricity. All other hotels had their power failure fixed long ago, we was sitting in the dark. Our fridge didn’t work, we went to the reception 4 times a day. They brought us two more, not functionable fridges. We went to the reception again, day for day, but they did not understand us and after day 7, we gave up. The shower didn’t work, there was no pressure, and sometimes there was some boiling water coming out, so showering wasn’t possible. Also the ac didn’t work the first day and after it was really weak. I recommend to stay away from this hotel. Nice place, looks good, but there are way too many problems. Also they didn’t brought us fresh water or changed towels. Not worth any money.

The staff is amazing, they make this hotel tolerable. Really dont understand the good reviews, this place feels like the owner tried to save money on every bit of things when it was built:
- the rooms’ condition feels like it was 20-30 years old,
- either cold water or hot from the tap
- no mosquito net in the bathroom window
- wifi not working in 80% of time

I can't say enough good things about the staff, special thanks to the receptionist and also the young man waiter in the restaurant we had every morning for breakfast! Rooms are basic, but you know that is going to be the case if you do your research before booking, so no surprises there. The location is very near to the beach, which is great. A nice spot to stay if you're looking for a more local experience. That being said, the beach is public, so be prepared for the "beach boys", they are incessant.