Kite Active Hotel Paje, Zanzibar — Hotel in Unguja

Highlight was the Friendly and helpful staff including cleaner and workers who assisted me to get a new bulb when reported that the bed side lamp was not working , suggested night clubs such as the old then the new Jumbo night club to go after 23h00 a 15 min walk to for a late night dancing to early morning, staff organised a cheap taxi to stone town. Safety box in room by the bed with own key, clean room and comfortable bed and quiet at night to sleep with mosquito nets. Great location only 1 min walk to the beach and hotel has their own private area on the beach in the shade to sit and chill and to do kite activities.Aircon in room Tasty breakfast on rooftop with 4 options served free every morning but limited to 1 drink for free either coffee or tea or juice otherwise pay for extra drinks . Worst is that there is No generator hence no electricity at times and unable to use wifi and shower in the dark.Guests to be given a torch when no electricity to shower in the dark. No soap or shampoo supplied in the bathroom. No free water have to buy your own. No fridge in room. No hangers...

This guesthouse is in a good secure location very close to the beach. Reception, the bar and restaurant are up three flights of stairs but worth the climb for the great views and good WiFi. The lady on reception was very helpful and spoke|Good English. Breakfast was plain but tasty an omelette, bread and fruit. Coffee was freely available. The hotel has a WhatsApp group that it uses to contact you and also to offer the evening menu. We had the seafood bbq while we were there, very tasty. The rooms are large and clean. Basic facilities, decent showers. You are located near the village and I would recommend a walk in to view the shops particularly the paintings. Muanza the painter did some excellent pictures and we ended up buying 7 after people back home requested them. Taxi to jambiani $7 taxi to and from the rock restaurant $15-20 (recommended)taxi to stone town via jozani forest and the butterfly farm $35. I would recommend you book your taxis through the hotel much less hassle. If you go please take the local children sweets and a football they are...

arriving off the late flight from Nairobi I arrived at the guesthouse at 2:30 in the morning. was travelling alone so already nervous of being in s foreign country with limited electricity and no network. So imagine my surprise and shock when I was not able to get into the room that I had paid for/was reserved for me because the key was with the lady I was meant to share with who apparently had already moved to another venue. they had no spare key and the best offer was for me to sleep on a chair in the open Bar fully exposed to mosquitoes who decided to make a meal of me. was woken at 6 by noisy birds and went for a walk on the beach where I cried...not quite the welcome I expected to this beautiful Island. Nevertheless as soon as I did eventually get WiFi access my children arranged for me to stay at other hotels on the Island and I left the place as soon as I could, never to return, Lesson to self, if going to such amazing locations, don't skimp on comfort. Rather pay top rates elsewhere for quality accommodation...