Unguja Lodge

“Paradise stay”

Unguja lodge is the best,for everything, food ,service, room,and staff amazing

“Nice lodge”

Highly recommend in this place. I honestly liked my staying there, The hotel is amazing, the stuff were friendly, their meal service was incredible, the room also was clean. I also like the nature of this hotel and the view is really good because you can have sunset as well there. I highly recommend

“Wonderful lodge with great potential”

Our family of five spent two nights in Unguja Lodge in late December. We wanted to start our stay in Zanzibar in Kizimkazi and work our way up to Nungwi and end in Bwejuu. After some research we opted for the Unguja Lodge and booked a big family villa in early 2025 and paid a deposit. I read some… more

Our family of five spent two nights in Unguja Lodge in late December. We wanted to start our stay in Zanzibar in Kizimkazi and work our way up to Nungwi and end in Bwejuu. After some research we opted for the Unguja Lodge and booked a big family villa in early 2025 and paid a deposit. I read some bad reviews a few months later related to the state of the hotel and got second thoughts. However, an e-mail from the facility informed me that there had been a change in ownership as the previous owner had left suddenly. I was reassured that our booking was fine and that the hotel would be renovated by the time we would arrive in December. However, later I had to prove that I had paid the deposit, which was a bit annoying. But after this was sorted out, it worked well and we were offered two villas instead of one big as the big villas were not renovated yet. The villas have bedrooms with a/c but the area outside the bedrooms - which included a sitting room and bathroom - under the thatched roofs did not have a/c. There is also no wifi in the villas, only around the restaurant/pool area. The villas have an opening facing the ocean, with a small path down to a bench where you can enjoy views of the indian ocean. However, beach access is not possible due to the elevation and rocks below. There were stairs up to the second floor each villa but this area had not been renovated and was in a poor state. The opening towards the ocean means that insects and animals can enter into the outside part of the villas. This gives a "jungle feeling" which in itself can be charming but might not be suitable for everyone. Food was nice and staff friendly, especially Philemon. The pool was nice although it was in need of a paint job. Service was at times slow but friendly. Access to the ocean was by stairs and we were glad we had brought with us water shoes as there is a coral reef just below the hotel. To the south of the hotel there is a nice sandy beach. We enjoyed our stay and would recommend the facility. Hopefully, it will be totally refurbished in the near future. The Unguja Lodge has a fantastic potential once totally refurbished.

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