I have stayed there four times. Every time I leave with a feeling of sadness. The response time to inquiries by e-mail can be disturbingly long. The online reservation system never worked. And yet I am happy to recommend.
Changuu Private Island Paradise is a beautiful secluded hotel reachable by a 20 minute boat ride from Zanzibar's Stone Town. Changuu Island is also called Prison Island, and during the day part of the island is open to day trippers who come to view the old prison ruins, the giant tortoises that live there and to snorkel in the crystal...
We were booked here as part of a 5-Day extension following our 10 day family safari with Thompson. Our safari was more than perfect, BUT the Zanzibar extension was awful!! When we booked a year in advance and had been confirmed here, I had questioned our safari coordinator at Thompson about this place, because I had read so many poor...
This is a top class five star hotel in Dar es Salaam overlooking the habour. The facilities are very modern, room size big and wifi network fast and reliable. The breakfast very varied with international and local fare. The rooftop bar is beautiful with live music. Service very efficient and very friendly. Room is very pricey though at USD375.
I just spent some days at this hotel. What other people see in it I do not understand. The food is very basic and I got food poisioning, was very ill but the staff refused to help. I asked for a doctor and was told it was too late. I spent the night vomiting and my partner had to go...
My husband and I spent a week a Sultan Sands with a couple of friends of ours. In comparison to other similar "paradise-island-getaways", unfortunately Sultan Sands did not meet our expectations.
Let's start with the beach. You cannot actually sunbathe right on the beach, they have a few steps down from where you can sunbathe to go down to the...