Asante Sana Beach Cottages

Jambo! Zanzibar, a beautiful island with so much tourist. I wanted a quiet, safe place for myself and my Hubby and 4 years old daughter. Every year we go somewhere and book all those big hotels. But this time I wanted something different which would have Local touch, and quiet place. 1st impression of the place? TRANQUILITY. I’m normally skeptical about mattress and pillows, and we were in the need of a good night sleep. Well the bed was so comfortable to the point we slept good 8 hrs straight! Mr. Boniphace (Bony), And Mr Hassan (Real GentleMan) and Mr. Mudrick and Miss Angel, has taken care of us so much that we are ever so grateful! Mudrick and Angel has been super attentive, so caring, and has been a great friend to my daughter! Me and Hubby we both felt very safe to leave my daughter with Angel, while me and hubby we were swimming in the sea. I was worried about the food, because My daughter is quite fussy, but Mudrick and Angel made sure she had food. We stayed there for 2 weeks, and the hospitality and care and love we have received, it will be hard for any other place to match their level. The view from the restaurant every morning was amazing! We never had to ask for our drinks, Angel and Mudrick constantly checked on us and refilled our drinks with fresh Juices, Smoothies, fruits plates, popcorns, chips, banana crisps. Swimming pool is amazing, and my daughter learned how to swim in this swimming pool. Yes I Agree the sandy beach isn’t pure sand only, it has few corals, but then we wanted Tranquility and we got that. We wanted to be far away from people and noise! There were free transport to Nungwi and Kendwa when ever we wanted. All our activities has been taken care by Mr. Bony. And Mr. Hassan is the guy if you need anything in Zanzibar. Last 14 days has been amazing and we will dearly miss the place and the people. And I will be back to zanzibar and will be staying at this place, no doubt, and next time I’m bringing the whole family! Asante Sana for making my memories so special!

I am travel agent from Lithuania and have seen many hotels in many countries (18 years expierence). I apologize for such a long and emotional story but there is no other way how to share the negative experience 1. The photos of the hotel showed sandy beach, which is non existant, it is just corals, the picture is fake. 2. Meals: breakfast and dinner was menu which was very long.There were 6 soups listed. I was a little surprised, because the hotel is small, I asked: "And you have all 6 soups?". He answered yes. Well ok, I think, let's say a great kitchen. The first evening, they brought soup - after eating, I felt like a thread between my teeth, like a hair. she already pulled out the whole string of "threads" from the soup. When the waiter was called, he explained that it was ginger. I say ginger is ok, but after cooking it for taste, you should take it out of the soup. Then they brought the tuna we ordered. I was really looking forward to enjoying the fish - they brought some practically black pieces - it looked like beef liver. The tuna was cooked in oil for about 25-30 minutes, all burnt and blackened. I tried to cut off a piece with a knife and fork, but it was difficult, so I pushed this "dish" aside while protecting my teeth, the other 2 travelers didn't bite the tuna "masterpiece" either. We ordered grilled chicken for my 10-year-old daughter. Brought a completely burnt half of a chicken. I asked WHICH child got half a chicken, which she tore through the entire plate, looking for a piece to bite... One evening - practically no food. Well, we think, nothing, maybe it will get better tommorow. Tomorrow morning we carefully ordered only boiled eggs and bread. We also asked for butter. They brought some kind of nut butter, curry completely and absolutely does not go well with eggs. The eggs were overcooked, black inside... :( There was a young and VERY nice waiter. We asked him, "maybe you can boil eggs for us, boil for exactly 5 minutes. And the child cooked them, very well... Simple tables lined up by the ocean - it was called the hotel restaurant. Empty, no food. We came around 8 p.m. and alone we sat down at an empty table. Finally, a girl appeared and brought water. My husband and I ate tomato soup. It had a strange taste, but it's still edible. I just suddenly pulled a hair out of my teeth. I got so angry that I got up and left. I didn't say anything to the French people who were sitting next to me and trying to eat. We returned to our cottage. The waiter came running to explain that I was extremely disrespectful, getting up from the table and not eating. I said that I was still very tactful and didn't say ANYTHING to other people. Christmas dinner. It's quiet. No music, no radio, nothing. My fellow traveler Milda almost cried, saying that she had never imagined such spoiled holidays (The evening before Christmas and Christmas day) in her life. we decided to leave the HORRIBLE hotel Asante Bea

My family stayed in the wonderful Baobab tree lodge. Fantastic place. The staff couldn’t be more friendly or helpful, organising tours and driving us to different places etc. A great place to relax and get away from over crowded touristy areas. We will definitely be returning here the next time we are in Zanzibar! Thanks again to Boniphace and all of the staff for making us feel very welcome.

Amazing place! Everything was just wow! very beautiful views of the ocean,the sunset view was breathtaking. Cleanest pool,friendly and kind staff and were active all the time.I couldn’t get enough of the African food it was so tasty,clean rooms with very beautiful decor.I wish I had more time to spend here. Will be back soon definitely. If you want to get more than your money’s worth book this hotel

the food is very good, the swimming pool is good, the bedrooms and the staff are very cooperative and the beauty of the beach environment is very good, the drinks are also very good, reliable transportation from the port to the hotel