Green's Nungwi

Absolutely horrible place! SCAM The pictures you see on the booking websites have nothing to do with reality, the place doesn’t look like that anymore: the new owners left it rundown, shabby and dirty. The owners are on top lying about having two swimming pools in some reviews: not true. Also the yoga studio you see in the pictures: not existing. It’s a scam. The reality is sad: many shabby rooms and one disgusting communal bathroom with poor hygiene in an unkempt “garden”. The rooms are cramped and super hot, mosquitoes everywhere and mosquito nets have holes. The beds are super old and we got back pain. The electricity keeps coming and going and also a whole afternoon, there was no water, so we couldn’t take showers. Of course- this can happen. Especially if your place is in the middle of a slum (which this place is)- but then the owner should explain it nicely and apologise. Nothing like that: the Swedish owner just were unfriendly and gave us a bucket with water. No refund, no nice comment, nothing. Unacceptable. Also the location: it’s a bad area, not recommended for solo travelling women as many drunk local men hang out in front of the unlit front door and harass you with HEY BABY and much worse. As the doorbell of this place doesn’t work, we had to stand in front of the unlit entrance door hammering at the door and it was feeling really dangerous to have to bang for a long time at the door to be let in while this men were harassing us. Then don’t get a shower and go to your basement room to sleep in a really run down bed which makes so much noise that your friend wakes up all the time while your back hurts so much…nice holiday! And WELL, that’s nice for 50 euros a night! overpriced and bad. If this was a really cheap hostel, it would already be problematic but for this price, it’s really horrible, that was not feeling like a holiday, it felt like a prison. We had paid for several nights in advance unfortunately, but we left because we couldn’t take it anymore. Don’t go there!

Sarah what a host! Such a lovely lady, it’s very reassuring as a solo female traveller to go somewhere so welcoming with lovely, friendly and kind staff! A small but cosy hostel. Very close to the beach also! I wasn’t the most comfortable going out alone but in the day there were a lot of people around and at night there’s always motorcycles that sarah can arrange or taxis! The place was so clean, constantly being swept, beds being made, bathrooms being cleaned. Breakfast that was included was amazing! For the value of the stay breakfast included: omelette, toast, fruits, juice and tanzania donuts. Coffee and yea available too! The bed was very comfortable. The towels were decent size. The pillows were fluffy! Overall a fantastic stay, please ignore any and reviews :) I stayed here for 5 days alone and my friends stayed nearby

Nice little place in the heart of Nungwi and only 5mins walk to the beach. I stayed in a private backpackers room, small but perfect for me despite having 2 suitcase full of stuff, still plenty of room to move around. Recently renovated and under new management, Sarah was a pleasure to meet. She has done the place proud, overall spacious grounds with good size pool and a lovely seating area. She was a great hostess, really helpful and very approachable. I stayed 16 nights and I couldn't fault the place one bit. Breakfast was hearty really sets you up for the day. Will defo be back soon.

Greens is a peaceful oasis in the middle of the teeming city of Nungwi, where you can safely land between your adventures in Zanzibar. The rooms are clean, there is a shared kitchen and fridge to use. The staff have worked there for a long time and are pleasant, accommodating and create a safe atmosphere. We appreciated their yoga/exercise area, the pool and the opportunity to ask all the questions we had as a tourist in a new place. The whole family warmly recommends booking your stay here!

Greens is a great hotel/ hostel they made me feel so welcome my dorm was so clean and I met some lovely people there. The owner sarah is amazing and really helps with anything you need and mohammed is so lovely the breakfast is really nice. I really enjoyed my stay there and highly recommend it lots of love Nicola xx

We booked three nights. When we arrived we were very disappointed with the room. We were surprised because the reviews are quite positive. The room wasn't clean, it wasn't as advertised, it was even missing a toilet seat. We contacted our booking service, the agent contacted the property, and stated that we should go talk to Ali the manager and he would do everything to rectify the issue. We requested a refund which Ali agreed to. He cancelled our booking. We never received the refund. Our booking service told us the property rejected our refund, and marked us as 'no shows'.