Maisha Nungwi

Our stay was truly exceptional, from the moment we arrived, we felt welcomed. The resort has a great location two minutes walk from white sandy Beach with Crystal clear turquoise water. The staff was really friendly willing to assist in every request. They do assist you with transportation and booking you your required trips. The resort has two indoor pools and very nice rooms. I would give it 3/5 for breakfast, Other than that, they do have a restaurant right by the beach, which serves amazing food with beautiful sunset view and they do have entertainment every other night.

Our stay at Maisha was really nice. The staff is always kind and accommodating, the rooms are spacious and the two pools very tropical. The hotel is surrounded by nature and you really feel the exotic vibe. Maisha beach restaurant is also very nice, we visited when they had the sea food grilled night and it was great! Highly recommend it!

We stay 4 days in family of 4 in 2 roms in front of pool. Nice and well decorated small hotel, breakfast buffet was very good but some days is on demmand and limit quantity this was unsatisfactory. Staff was very kind. The terrace in the beach is really nice, but the food too expensive. The path to the beach is in bad condition... could be improved.

Staying here was nothing short of a disappointment. The grounds were poorly maintained, with a stark contrast between the reality and the deceptively flattering photos. It felt like stepping into a budget misrepresentation rather than the picturesque retreat promised. The bedroom was a disaster in itself. The mosquito mesh—a critical feature in this region—was in shambles. While some holes were crudely patched, others gaped open. It was as though they’d started a repair job but couldn’t muster the energy to finish. The bathroom, however had no door—just a flimsy curtain hanging limply between the bedroom and the bathroom, and it didn’t even reach the floor. Privacy? Forget it. Worse still, an unfinished wall dominated the space, a ghastly eyesore of overflowing mortar and untidy brickwork. It wasn’t trendy; it screamed laziness and neglect. This monstrosity also served as a backdrop for the bed, so there was no escaping it. Practicalities were no better. There was no fridge in the room, which is unacceptable in a country with such heat. Renting one cost an additional $5 per day—an insult considering the circumstances. The balcony curtain was laughably inadequate, leaving you at the mercy of the blazing morning sun. As for the balcony door itself, it required Herculean strength to open or close. Nature’s intrusion wasn’t a feature; it was a problem. Lizards wandering into the room were met with a shrug and the dismissive advice that “this is nature, don’t worry.” The Masai were kind enough to spray for mosquitoes but offered no solution for the reptilian invaders. The lack of a generator was another glaring failure. Daily power cuts, sometimes multiple times a day, left us stranded in darkness—something we hadn’t experienced at any other hotels in Zanzibar. And then there was the food. Half-board was a joke. The same uninspired menu was recycled every day, with additional charges for certain items—dollars only, of course. Drinks, even soft ones, weren’t included. If you fancied anything from their so-called barbecue menu, prepare to pay extra as that wasn’t covered either. Overall, this was an unforgivable letdown, riddled with negligence, poor planning, and blatant penny-pinching at every turn.

Really love bar and restaurant. Great staff and fabulous atmosphere. Highly recommend. Some nights they have the bbq going which is great. Eva who served us was lovely and really helpful . It’s is a good setting and easy to get too. Good selection of different food

The staff is good and the hotel facilities are also good. Food / restaurant service is good. Two pools available which is good and get to relax also. You have two options and you can use the restaurant in the hotel or the beach bar to have dinner. Malfunctioning AC -＞ Although I asked for two times to have the AC repaired it was not working properly, working for some minutes and then showing up with an error. It was not comfortable considering the high temperatures. No bottled water was made available. Just a bottle which I don't know if it is purified or not.