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Reviews of Mnarani Beach Cottages

3.5 out of 5
Mnarani Beach Cottages
North Coast, Nungwi

Reviews

8.0

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 40 out of 131 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 57 out of 131 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 23 out of 131 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 8 out of 131 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 3 out of 131 reviews" "

8.2/10

Cleanliness

8.4/10

Staff & service

7.0/10

Amenities

7.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Elaine

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 5 nights in Mar 2023
Response from Nassor on 27 Mar 2023
Thank you very much for choosing our hotel as your holiday destination and for taking the time to leave a review. We are happy to hear that you enjoyed your stay with us, and it would be pleasure to welcome you back.

10/10 Excellent

Chacha

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Very nice and relaxing location.. very romantic for couple getaway
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2023
Response from Nassor on 23 Mar 2023
Thank you very much for choosing our hotel as your holiday destination and for taking the time to leave a review. We are happy to hear that you enjoyed your stay with us, and it would be pleasure to welcome you back.

10/10 Excellent

Christine

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Best place to stay when you’re in Zanzibar! Quiet, secluded and best views of the Indian Ocean!
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2023
Response from Nassor on 7 Mar 2023
Thank you very much for choosing our hotel as your holiday destination and for taking the time to leave a review. We are happy to hear that you enjoyed your stay with us, and it would be pleasure to welcome you back.

10/10 Excellent

Maren Elise

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very Nice place and a beautiful viuw lovely staf. Especially Margarita and Andrew in the bar. Thank you
Stayed 13 nights in Feb 2023
Response from Nassor on 22 Feb 2023
Thank you very much for choosing our hotel as your holiday destination and for taking the time to leave a review. We are happy to hear that you enjoyed your stay with us, and it would be pleasure to welcome you back.

10/10 Excellent

Samir

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Nice staff, beautiful location but food for breakfast is not up to the cattiness of the location. Also restaurants price is a bit higher if I compare to other surroundings restaurants and average prices internationally
Response from Nassor on 23 Dec 2022
Thank you for your time in writing a review. It was a great pleasure having you stay with us and breakfast concern will be checked on. We truly look forward to welcome you at Mnarani many more times.Regards from us all.

10/10 Excellent

Nancy

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Our cottage was clean with good hot water and A/C. It was a quiet location on the beach. Food was good. The aquarium where you can swim with sea turtles in a natural lagoon is across the road. I enjoyed the hammocks on the property. Staff was friendly and helpful.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2022
Response from Nassor on 18 Oct 2022
Thank you Nancy for taking time to write us a review. We are glad that you enjoyed your stay with us and we look forward to welcome you again in the near Future.

8/10 Good

riyaz

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Friendly
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2022
Response from Nassor on 9 Mar 2022
Dear Riyaz, Thank you very mush for staying with us and we look forward to see you again many more times in the Future. Regards from us all.

10/10 Excellent

Manika

Travelled with group
Liked: Property conditions & facilities
Amazing hotel
Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2022
Response from Nassor on 2 Mar 2022
Dear Monika Thank you for staying with us . We are glad you enjoyed your stay with us. we look forward to see you again in Future.

10/10 Excellent

ingvar

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Proximity to the reef!
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2022
Response from Nassor on 5 Jan 2022
A big thank you for staying with us. Have a pleasant stay with us.

6/10 Okay

Lynn

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service
We were charged 40$ extra yet the fault was for the hotel giving wrong information.the manager was not willing to listen
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2021
Response from Nassor on 17 Aug 2021
Dear Lynn, Thank you for staying with us. we will re check on this and will address you.

6/10 Okay

Karim

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
ood but...
I stayed for 4 nights and my comments as follow: * The room was very nice (spacious, very nice view "Mahaba 1", nice AC, hot water and coffee tray) * The staff very friendly *the beach is nice, but affected by tides, so the water going away sometimes during the day. Also the management need to watch the guest behavior with the shades and sun beds as during our stay we found some people putting their towels to reserve place and going to use other area of the beach or using the pool!! * The breakfast limited choices with acceptable quality. * The dinner set menu and tasty "compliments to the chef" * The area very rough.
View from room
Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2021

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The place is fine for the price. Rooms are basic but functional (hot water, air con etc). The location is a little distant from Nungwi nightlife but most guests are probably looking for that. Breakfast is a little disappointing at most Nungwi hotels but this place is slightly above average in the breakfast stakes.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2021

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness
Dynamic ocean front watching the expansive tides come and go under the over hanging deck! Did not like workers waking me up at 7am with their chatter.... Some requests of the front desk were ignored...😐
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2021

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2021
Response from Nassor on 15 Feb 2021
Thank you for staying with us. we hope you had a pleasant stay and we look forward to meeting you again in Future.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2021
Response from Nassor on 15 Feb 2021
Thank you very much for staying with us. We look forward to meeting you again in Future. Regards,

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The room was absolute disaster! I paid upgrade amd i got the cheapest hole.. no internet or wifi for $137 a night for this hole with no wifi never again! No hot water even, breakfast disaster again...
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2020
Response from Nassor on 24 Feb 2020
Dear Sir/Madam, Thank you for your time in writting us a review. I am sorry that you did not have a good experience during your stay and i will re check on your raised concerns.

10/10 Excellent

Ernst

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Mnarani Magic
Beautiful hotel, private and not surrounded by any other hotels, friendly staff, good food. Lush gardens and great sea views. Plenty to do in Nungwi. Swimming with turtles was amazing! Great experience to watch dhow builders perform their art with wood. We booked an extra night at the hotel at good rates!
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2020
Response from Nassor on 31 Jan 2020
Dear Ernst, It was great hosting you and thank you for staying with us.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The staff is so friendly. They put nice touches on everything and make sure to constantly check on you. I left at 6am and they packed me breakfast without me asking. They have an on-site your company that provides quite a few of the memorable Zanzibar tours
Stayed 7 nights in Jan 2020
Response from Nassor on 31 Jan 2020
Dear Guest, Thank you for taking time to write a review. Was nice having you stay with us and thank you very much.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Interesting bathroom set up in the rooms that weren't individual lodges. No privacy due to open glass. Wasn't really an issue for us but could see it being an issue for other people. Everything else though was good, not a bad place to stay by any means. It was quite nice. If you're someone who likes to stay in the room maybe look elsewhere. We aren't like that so it wasn't a problem.
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2019
Response from Nassor on 31 Jan 2020
Dear Guest, Thabj you for the review. We are glad to hear that you enjoyed the stay. See you again in the near future.

8/10 Good

SikieChoonara, Johannesburg, South Africa

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very pleasant, friendly staff. Overall a good experience.
Stayed 9 nights in Dec 2019
Response from Nassor on 24 Dec 2019
Dear Sikie Choonara, Thank you very much for staying with us and we are glad that you enjoyed everything we had to offer. It was our pleasure hosting you and we look forward to see you again in future.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2019
Response from Nassor on 4 Dec 2019
Thank you for staying us and we trust you enjoyed your stay with us. We look forward to see you again soon

10/10 Excellent

Larry

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2019
Response from Nassor on 22 Nov 2019
Thank you Larry for staying with us and we look forward to see you again in future.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2019
Response from Nassor on 22 Nov 2019
Thank you very much for staying with us and we look forward to see you again in future.

10/10 Excellent

Lior

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Amazing hotel and amazing service! All stuff amazing, and specially Andrew, which made us the best time !
Stayed 7 nights in Sep 2019
Response from Nassor on 5 Oct 2019
Dear valuable guest, Thank you for positive comments. we will share as well the special notes to Andrew. We are looking forward to see you in the near future.

8/10 Good

Kellie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2019
Response from Nassor on 29 Apr 2019
Thank you Kellie for staying with us. We look forward to see you again in future.

8/10 Good

David, Cambridge UK.

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Relaxing accommodation.
Very relaxing ambience - our room 'Pemba' had just been refurbished - new mosquito net, curtains etc and was very comfortable. Small nice pool area - great feeling of being next to the ocean. Relaxing bar area for sitting in the evening - but a happy hour would be good. Some more information about the catering needs to be provided - not enough information in the room. The reception was a bit casual - the account was miscalculated on checkout and the staff tried to say that it was not.
Stayed 5 nights in Sep 2018

10/10 Excellent

Tina

Had a great stay- staff are all accommodating and super friendly, food was great, location was perfect and the view is unbelievable Looking forward to visiting again soon
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2018
Response from Nassor on 1 Sept 2018
Dear Tina, Thank you so much for your time in writing a review of your recent stay with us. We definitely look forward to meeting you again in the near future. Regards from us all.

8/10 Good

Teresa, canada

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Right on the beach. Nice resort
Clean, friendly, nice location and great staff! Was a quieter resort...That was my husband’s & my only drawback...we found a lack of things to do during our stay... If you are looking for a clean quiet getaway then this is the perfect place! Was lovely overall
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2018
Response from Nassor on 20 Jul 2018
Dear Teresa, Thank you for your time to write a comment on your recent stay at Mnarani . The pleasure was ours and we definitely look forward to your next visit. Best regards from us all.

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2018
Response from Nassor on 5 Jul 2018
Thank you for choosing to stay with us. We all look forward to seeing you again soon.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good price on coral beacj
great views, decent food and service, nice pool this is not the sand beach in town but the coral. food is okay, not great, not bad, showed up for 9.30 breakfast at 9.20 and nothing was left one day. showed up at the start of dinner and it was fine. some nights a buffet, some nights table service.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2018

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Room comfort
2 nights in Nungwi
Outdated hotel. Beds uncomfortable. No beach to swim in front of hotel. Service was nice.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Amazing views and most helpful staff
Superb experience. Hotel staff was always cooperative. Rooms are super clean and location is very convinient and close to aquarium. Would definitely go back
Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2018

8/10 Good

Jessica

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great beach front views. Good budget hotel. Food was a little awful and was a bit far from the main town so it was hard to get other options especially in the evening. Staff a lovely.
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2017

4/10 Poor

emmanuelledubai, UK

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Located in a lovely area of the island.
It’s a hard one to review. Zanzibar is an amazing island so it’s hard to be grumpy. Plus there were so many positives some of the staff were absolutely delightful namely Keto at the bar and the tour guide chap was great to chat to, he was such an informed person we asked him so many questions poor guy :). The location of the hotel is great, it is close to some of the most beautiful beaches that I have ever seen in the world but the beach in front of the hotel isn’t the best. The rooms were certainly not up to standard. Location wise they were great on the beautiful lush gardens or the beach side views but internally a big NO. The receptionist kindly gave us an upgrade on check in but if what we were given truly was an upgrade then I’m scared to know what we were supposed to have. The room was tiny we couldn’t open both suitcases at the same time. The mattress smelt of mould and the raw wooden furniture in the room also had a damp smell as if it has absorbed years of humidity. I would imagine that they are due for a revamp of the rooms but I’m not sure that it’s on the cards. I will say when we complained about the room the receptionist rectified the situation and moved us immediately. There are so many hotels in this area of a similar price I would imagine that you could find a better one for the money.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2017
Response from Nassor on 19 Dec 2017
Dear Emmanuella, Thank you so much for your comments. We are happy to read that both Keto and Bekka were very helpful. Our motto is 'Come as a guest, leave as a friend'.

8/10 Good

Ray, Northumberland, UK

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Best reasonably priced hotel in Nungwi!
On returning from a dissapointing stay at noisy, busy Kendwa, it was an absolute pleasure to stay in this peaceful oasis. Great view of the ocean, no hawkers trying to sell excursions, food generally good and reasonable cost at around $10 for a lunch time main course. The hotel is also near to Zalu jetty restaurant, voted #1 on trip advisor. Sunset cocktails there are the best! We were sorry to leave....
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2017
Response from Nassor on 3 Nov 2017
Dear Ray, Thank you very much for your review on your recent stay with us. we were humbled to host you and we look forward to see you again in the near future! Best regards from us all

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2017

6/10 Okay

Robin

Liked: Property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Cleanliness
Beautiful facility but a disappointment
Just an average experience. A beautiful location and great facilities, but had to have my room sprayed twice for bugs. Food was just ok. Tried for 5 star presentation but the flavours didn't match. Staff tried hard but language was an issue. Pre-booked an airport pick up which didn't show up. Overall a disappointment.

8/10 Good

Anouar

Liked: Staff & service
Beautiful budget hotel.
Beautiful budget hotel.
Response from General Manager on 9 Sept 2016
Thank you very much for staying with us. Looking forward to see you again soon!

8/10 Good

brian, Tipp

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Best views on the world
Excellent location

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

8/10 Good

Susan, McMasterville, QC

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
We had a wonderful stay at this hotel. The staff was excellent and made us feel very welcome. If we go back to Zanzibar, this is where we will stay!

8/10 Good

Yusuf, South Africa

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
memorable stay
really nice hotel located on the beach.down side though when it is high tide you are unable to swim in the ocean.also alot of rocks and sea urchins.food is excellent though.room are comfortable and the beach is much quiter so it much more private and better.owner is a really good guy very friendly.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Disliked: Room comfort
Okay I guess but next time I'll be staying..
...Elsewhere... Booked an ocean view room based on reviews. Room was small and smelled like mildew. The manager said it's probably in the walls. I asked to check out another room but it had the same problem. I was only staying for 4 nights so I had to deal with it. A/C was more like a fan. Not cold at all. Food is only served at certain times of the day which is ridiculous for a resort. I was late to lunch by 3 minutes and was denied lunch. I was willing to pay for it - but the kitchen staff didn't want to assist me. I spent my money at another resort. Really ridiculous. I'm on vacation - why in the world would I need to order food during certain times. Staff was hit or miss. Some were very nice but manager seemed to care less. Tide swings massively here and don't expect a long white sand beach. Most days there was no beach and the certain amount of sand here is covered by high-tide twice a day. According to hotel tides are less noticeable during rainy season. As such - you'll spend your time poolside or laying on a chair on the hotel deck and not on the beach out front.. Breakfast wasn't bad. Lunch (if you're on time) was dismal. Dinner was good most nights. Massage therapist on duty was great. Go at high tide so waves break close to spa. Will put you to sleep. I spent most of my time down the road and volunteered at a local school teaching English to the kids during the days. Nungwi is exploding - lots of options. Keep looking.

6/10 Okay

M, Johannesburg

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Take the relaxation skip the dinner
The cottages are a bit removed from Nungwi beach itself and from the nightlife and restaurants. you can walk to Nungwi, but at night its a bit more tricky especially is the tide is high. As a result the hotel has you a bit captive especially for dinner. We booked with our dinners included and felt a little cheated by this in the end. The dinner menu was uninspired and unnecessarily 'international' the worst that I had was a 'beef wellington' that was boarding school-esque the best - a fish dish with more of a local flavour was average. On nights when the tide was low we skipped dinner at the hotel and found one or another little restaurant down the beach which offered good value for money tasty dishes - (I recommend the prawn curry at Braka) certainly there was no need to stick around for lunch which was expensive and not as good as what you can find down the beach. We did enjoy the relaxing atmosphere and privacy that this hotel offered, other hotels have loads of people walking in front of them day and night so I guess that is the trade off.

8/10 Good

Paolo

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities

8/10 Good

Paolo

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good for couple to relax, not for teen
Family trip

8/10 Good

Scott, Seattle, WA, USA

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Beautiful location right on the beach. Very relaxing. Hard to leave.

4/10 Poor

trish, orlando

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Tiny rooms
We went to relax and do some kayaking. We did plenty of relaxing, but kayaking was difficult due to fluctuation in tide, so we never went

8/10 Good

Ninna Bo

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great value for money
I sent with my family and need two rooms, which we got in a shared appartment. Really nice and big rooms with privat bathroom and toilet. A great place. But a big minus was a generator right besides our room which was really noisy, and the water in the bath was only hot and almost mon existing … besides this … we really enjoyed our stay, great location, nice staff, great service, great breakfast … so 4,5 stars … and value for money.
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2024
Response from Nassor on 30 Jan 2024
Dear Ninna , Thank you very much for choosing our hotel as your holiday destination and for taking the time to leave a review. We are happy to hear that your enjoyed your stay It will be pleasure to welcome you back again soon.