Mnarani Beach Cottages

Dishonestl! They still owe me money! Our family had to leave 2 days early due to private reasons. The hotel and we agreed on 1 days refund. They still have not returned our money. The beach is also not suitable for swimming, its possible, but not good. I would not recommend this hotel.

Staff here are pretty great, with a few annoying exceptions. If you ask for more than 2 eggs at the included breakfast, they'll tell you no, as per "management". We were also told to go to our rooms with fruit we bought locally and to not eat it at any tables or lounge area... ***? They also say theyll confiscate any alcohol you bring, and if they "find" any in your room it will be taken and only given back to you when you leave. There is no beach... its a rocky shoreline covered in weeds... no attempt to remove heavy weeds from shoreline/ walkways down to water. Not all rooms are in a "cottage" atmosphere... we were in more of an apartment building... The beautiful Nungwi Beach is a short walk down the road or shoreline (at low tide). Food at the restaraunt is poor quality overall and overpriced for what it is (the pizza is ok). Drinks are overpriced. Watch your bill at the end of your stay! Many discrepancies in our tab (and our friends tab) at the end of our stay (including charging us twice for one of our dinners). They will try charging you $2/day/pp as a surprise "city tax, or "resort fee" depending on who is at the counter (it's a bogus cash grab). Long story short, they initially demanded approximately $250 for our tab, and after removing bogus charges it was reduced to around $190. Too much nonsense for my liking. There were many accomodations along Nungwi Beach that I would seek to stay next time I visit Nungwi Beach.

This hotel was super cute & we really enjoyed our stay here. The rooms were spacious, and comfortable. All of them have views of the water! Our room also had a hammock where I spent a lot of my time. The staff was friendly & helpful. There isn't much of a beach per say as the tide comes up pretty high. You can still swim but be mindful of the sea urchins! The pool was clean & warm! The breakfast was plentiful & tasty. It's easy to walk along the beach to restaurants and other resorts. We also stopped in at the turtle sanctuary which was the hotel next door. Kind of a fun experience! The bar staff were great, particularly Juma! He was awesome and made great drinks! Thank you for a lovely stay!

Would recommend to have bottles of water restocked in rooms everyday not just on arrival since it’s quite a warm place. WiFi in rooms would be great if it was available throughout and fast. The internet connection was very unstable. Include bathroom slippers and shower caps in the rooms.

Our second time here in the last couple of years. We are definitely coming back again and again Thanks to Fatma and Juma. Among the many workers who made our stay memorable, the two had a direct hand on the memories. Beautiful view of the ocean from our balcony, quite serene environment. I love it

This is a real gem Of a hotel. It’s not your mainstream commercial hotel. The rooms are quirky, clean, comfortable and so homely. From the moment you walk through the gate you are so welcome like a member of the hotel family. Staff speak in first name terms and are so proud of their work. We moved here from Another large chain hotel that was really unpleasant. And we are so glad we did. Kharmis showed us our choice of rooms and was so helpful. Truly lovely and helpful man. Then we moved in. Wow. Waking up every morning looking at the beautiful ocean, the birds and then a lovely wander down to breakfast to be greeted by such friendly staff. Breakfast is nice and sets you up for the morning. Lots of fresh fruit and John makes the omelette - lovely. We were always looked after so well by zubeir and Andrew. Nothing was to much trouble. We spent time by the pool which is beautiful. Nice and warm and very very clean. Returning to our rooms they had always been cleaned to a beautiful standard. The bar / restaurant area is very tranquil And lovely to chill out in the afternoon and grab a bite to eat or a beer. The drinks are not inflated to local restaurants and much cheaper than the big hotel restaurants. It is easy to walk to restaurants and bars in the area either on the beach tide dependent or on the road. It is a slightly longer walk but it’s lovely and so nice to do to catch a sundown or walk off dinner! We booked 2 excursions from there from Mr Mahmoud both of which were great price and superb quality. And so reliable. We also used a local taxi that the hotel use - called Abra and he is great. All in all we had the best stay and very very sad to come home. About the big hotel chains and look at hotels like this as the service is exceptional.