Nungwi - North West Zanzibar, N/A Nungwi, Tanzania
#53 of 75 hotels in Nungwi
Guests' ChoiceBased on 37 hotel reviews
8.3Cleanliness
8.6
Comfort
8.8
Location
9.4
Facilities
8.4
Staff
8.9
Value for money
7.9
Free WiFi
9.5
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Reviewed: 22 August 2025
Christine
ZimbabweNothing :)
Great location, the staff and owners were very friendly - we had a great time.
Stayed in July 2025
Reviewed: 9 January 2025
Agnes
United KingdomVery nice set up at a beautiful beach, quiet and tranquil. Very friendly staff.
Stayed in December 2024
Reviewed: 1 January 2025
Makyami
TanzaniaThe beds
The location perfect and pool
Stayed in December 2024
Reviewed: 2 November 2024
Margot
NetherlandsBathroom is a outdated, could use an update.
At a wonderful location, beach side, restaurant, breakfast is served at the bungalow, room is spacious and nice, just 50 meter and direct access to the beach. Great staff, very helpful and gave us good advice on excursions. Staff checked regularly if all was good. Easy to walk to restaurants on the beach.
Stayed in November 2024
Reviewed: 28 July 2024
Jac
AustraliaMaybe a little more choice for breakfast, especially more local fruits
Nice, clean, easy, spoilt and great staff. Didn’t need anymore to enjoy a relaxing break
Stayed in July 2024
Reviewed: 4 April 2024
Adventurestz
United StatesThe restaurant was OK. The food was not very good, which was disappointing because we paid to have meals included in the stay. We ended up eating elsewhere, which felt like a waste of money.
Excellent location, kind staff, and nice facilities.
Stayed in January 2024
Reviewed: 31 March 2024
Delia
Netherlands-
Stayed here for 4 days with my boyfriend. This place is absolutely amazing. The property is beach front, the beach is beautiful with white sand and cristal clear water. At high tides you can jump right in. It’s also situated in a lively area with lots of cafes and restaurants around. The property is very large, it comes with a beautiful, well maintained garden with lots of palm trees, bushes and flowers. It is the only hotel with such a nice large garden. We had the king room with ocean and garden view. It’s a large room, comfortable bed and very clean. Room service is also spot on. We really enjoyed the breakfast serviced on the terrace in front of the room. Breakfast has a nice choice and really keeps you going throughout the day. We also very much enjoyed the pool, it has a really good size for swimming. Everyone at the hotel was very kind and welcoming. Overall I can absolutely recommend this place for an unforgettable stay!
Stayed in March 2024
Reviewed: 5 February 2024
Johan
SwedenClean, spacious bungalow with all amenities you can ask for. Situated in a lovely big garden. Breakfast is served on your terrace, which is very nice. Peaceful place with its own beach area, which we appreciated a lot. Very helpful and supportive staff and the owner, Seif, was also very nice.
Stayed in February 2024
Reviewed: 15 November 2023
Christoph
SwitzerlandVery nice place, amazing cottages and very friendly personal
Stayed in November 2023
Reviewed: 16 August 2023
Emma
United KingdomThe water was expensive from the bar.
This property was great for a peaceful getaway in tropical paradise. The owners were brilliant hosts and the food was good.
Stayed in August 2023
Reviewed: 5 April 2023
Gerardus
Netherlandsfood service fairly slow; room somewhat dated
great location, beautiful garden like premises, good pool, great food, pleasant staff, breakfast served on private terrace, beachfront dinner
Stayed in April 2023
Reviewed: 5 March 2023
Heike
CanadaThe swimming pool water is like a hot tub, not at all refreshing. There is a generous onsite library with tons of titles of many languages, these books are so dusty and disorganized.
The resort has a beautiful location right on the beach. The breakfast includes a wonderful fruit plate, lots of coffee and choice of eggs etc. There is a lovely beach front restaurant that does a great fish burger. Staff are very friendly and try hard to be helpful.
Stayed in March 2023
Reviewed: 24 February 2023
Nadine
United KingdomThe bathrooms could do with an upgrade as they are very dated. The food orders always took a long time to come.
The surroundings are beautiful, gorgeous trees, plants, flowers. Very quiet and peaceful, the staff cannot do enough to make you comfortable. Situated on a beautiful beach.
Stayed in February 2023
Reviewed: 29 January 2023
Cillian
IrelandFood a bit hit or miss in the evenings. We gotva pita bread and hummus thar was not good for 5 dollars. Cocktails could have been a bit stronger and no happy hour but the breakfast is good and these are small complaints. Got a lovely veg curry as well
Nice pool, comfy room, plenty of space between rooms, could hear the sea and swim there and nice overall vibe
Stayed in January 2023
Reviewed: 25 December 2022
Karim
United Arab Emiratesnothing - our stay was perfect
The staff is amazing , they really take care of you. the location is exceptional just in front of the beach and the rooms are very nice. the owner offered us a boat trip for free and he is carrying about his customers.
Stayed in December 2022
Reviewed: 24 November 2022
Teresa
United Kingdomgreat location
Stayed in November 2022
Reviewed: 19 October 2022
Brian
IrelandNothing that I can remember.
I liked that the staff were very friendly, a lovely landlord too. The pool was perfect and it was only a short distance to all the main restaurants. The complex is very safe with security guards at both entrances.
Stayed in October 2022
Reviewed: 3 September 2022
Rita
United Arab EmiratesJust a bit of renovation
The staff is super hospitable The location is amazing Very relaxing Away from the noise
Stayed in September 2022
Reviewed: 7 August 2025
Cormac
IrelandSuch a nice place to stay in a spectacular location. Staff are very attentive and friendly. Everything is very well looked after. Excellent breakfast and a great bar.
Stayed in July 2025
Reviewed: 19 April 2025
Iola
United KingdomNothing!
The location was fantastic, straight onto white sand and clear blue sea beaches! The staff were extremely attentive and polite. We enjoyed the private beach area by the hotel bar as you could relax there without being bothered by vendors on the beach. The view was gorgeous. Our little cottage was always clean and comfortable. We enjoyed waking up in paradise each morning. Would love to return to flame tree cottages. You can also snorkel from the beach outside the hotel if you bring your own snorkel gear. We saw lots of starfish here 🤩
Stayed in March 2025
Reviewed: 13 February 2025
Hila
FranceGorgeous luxury stay with plenty of attention to details, spacious rooms, private terrace, beautiful garden and right at the beach
Stayed in February 2025
Reviewed: 30 January 2025
Jordan
Namibia** UPDATE: I wrote a review. It was not positive. The owner said she'd consider refunding me if I took it down. I did. And she gave us nothing. So here it is again ** We've traveled for 30+ years and been to 50+ countries and had never checked out of a place early... until we stayed at Flame Tree. If this were a $50 a night hotel, we would have dealt with anything. But paying nearly 8x that?! The owner might consider coming from Europe to TZ to see what customers get for the thousands she earns daily. We eventually switched to another place that was much cheaper and wildly better -- we will remember there and not Flame Tree, but we wanted to warn others to help people avoid getting ripped off. - We booked a 5 day stay. We would've left after 1 night, but stayed for 3 as our kids got sick. We left 2 days early and were told by the manager, after he consulted the owner, that giving refunds were 'not our policy'. The product was poor. The customer was miserable. And nothing can be done? - The photos in the listing are not a true representation of how rundown Flame Tree rally is. It needs a major overhaul. Mold is everywhere. Our bathroom light flickered like in a horror movie. The showerhead sprayed all over the place. There were exposed wires sticking out of the wall. The ceiling fans and water kettle were probably from the 1990s. - Breakfast on the patio was a nice idea until it arrived. Our eggs were some of the hardest of our lives... and they were scrambled. We asked for bread and it smelled like mold. We stopped ordering breakfast for ourselves and just got daily pancakes for the kids. - The listing said free toiletries and we basically got nothing. We asked for shampoo and conditioner and got a handful of lotion. - Wifi was awful. Simple pages didn't load. At nearby locations, Wifi worked fine. It's not TZ. It's Flame Tree. ** Spare yourself the trouble and stay somewhere else. There are much better options on the island.
Hotel is in a good location, if access to Nungwi is of interest. In our view, there are better places on the island to stay than Nungwi. Pool was nice, with a shallow section for kids. Some of the staff, particularly Mohammed and Agness, were great. Mohammed especially tried to make the best of the numerous issues that came up. It's clear the owners can't be bothered to give him much to work with.
Stayed in July 2024
Reviewed: 19 January 2025
Irena
SloveniaBeautifully decorated settlement of comfortable houses with terrace, beautiful garden, peaceful secured environment, friendly hosts, maids. Unique service of a good breakfast on your terrace. A real environment for relaxation. Beach 1 min. , dinners with a view of the sunset, private beach loungers, hammocks... everything a person wants from a vacation. Unique location for 10, beautiful rooms cleanliness, peaceful secured environment, good breakfast I will always come back again Clean beach
Stayed in January 2025
Reviewed: 19 January 2025
Irena
SloveniaBeautifully decorated settlement of comfortable houses with terrace, beautiful garden, peaceful protected environment, friendly hosts, maids. Unique service of a good breakfast on your terrace. The right environment for relaxation. Beach 1 min. , dinners with a view of the sunset, private beach loungers, hammocks... everything a person wants from a vacation. I will always come back again.
Stayed in January 2025
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