Nungwi House — Hotel in Unguja

Nungwi House is about 2 hours away from the airport. We were skeptical about the distance in the beginning but we later realized it was the best decision we took. The house is literally 2 minutes walk from the sea and you can walk along the beach to find best swim spots, restaurants or bars.

We were five girls who travelled. We booked two rooms and requested to have 3 single beds in one room and 2 in the other. The management accepted our request and organized our rooms for us.

Breakfast is included in the accommodation fee. We were always served fresh fruits, passion fruit juice, tea, coffee and eggs every morning. Breakfast starts at 8:00am and you can eat as much as you want.

Nungwi House has very friendly staff. Moudy, the manager on duty was very helpful in getting us taxis at good rates and was always ready to answer our questions about where to go. He made time one evening to take us to the Kendwa Beach Party and stayed with us till we wanted to go home. Very kind gesture! Mariam(I hope I got her name right) and Tito were always beaming with smiles and very happy to assist.

Internet access is one key thing I look out for when searching for accommodation. There was WiFi in our rooms and when outside the house (~50m), it worked just fine. We had no interruptions during our stay.

I would recommend this place to anyone visiting Nungwi. It’s affordable and you get what you see in...

Nungwi House is a new place, so we we were a bit sceptical due to the lack of reviews of other guests. But we decided for the hotel due to the fair rate, the near to the ocean and the available pictures.

When we arrived, we were warmly welcomed by the manager. He took care of our luggage and showed us our room and the facility. He let us know that we can approach him for any concerns and he will be happy to help with anything. The good first impression was even trumped by the nice breakfast experience in the morning. The kitchen staff was very kind.

We were served at the table. Breakfast started with a big fruit platter, followed by eggs on our choice with toast and Chapati (African bread) and finished by a freshly blended fruit smoothie and cookie. Coffee was available throughout the day at no extra charge.

The staff also provided us with much information about Nungwi (like were to eat for cheap, were to buy groceries, were to go at the beach).

If we go back to Nungwi (which has definitely the best beaches on Zanzibar) we will definitely stay here again. Strongly recommend this place for anyone whos looking for affordable, cosy and luxury accomodation at...

Rooms are small and modest with few place for clothes. There is air conditioner that we didn't use because it was not needed. Only one towel per person. Issues with hot water after the power outage. Things that were not working (drying knob) we reported to the staff but were not fixed. One of our two rooms didn't lock well and sometimes we found it unlocked after the cleaning service. Rooms are cleaned daily and towels changed after 3 days. Lining was not changed.||All rooms are ground floor. We had a small lizard in the room.||Yard is ok but needs regular gardening.||Location is awful, at the dusty parking square with the noise all the night. There is a shop, souvenirs and pharmacy close to the guest house. Also plenty of restaurants nearby. ||Breakfast is the same every day and the content is acceptable - fruits, egg(s), toast, pancake, jam, margarine, chocolate topping, peanut butter, tea or coffee. You also get fresh and tasty avocado and passion juice every day. No drinking water. The fork and knife they put directly on the table that is not clean. We found ants in the margarine and saw a rat in the kitchen. After that I stopped...