The hotel was in an excellent location, with great views of the ocean (if you book a seaview room). The service was very good and the rooms were very clean and comfortable.

However, the food was not at all impressive. The breakfast was less than average (although the balcony setting was a super start to the day) and the evening meal, I would not even recommend for a last option. The food is terrible and the restaurant completely lacking in any ambiance. Our advice would be to go further down the beach to the perfect setting we stumbled across where you can sit on the verandah over the beach, and the atmosphere is great. For a more fun, lively night out, try the pizza or BBQ nights at Paje by Nights (1 minutes walk).

Our main problem with this hotel though, was with the owner himself. He seemed to lack any hospitality skills, as I witnessed when he broke into a complete verbal assult of an Italian customer, who simply asked to cancel his diving session later that day due to his wife's illness. The owner used language I would not repeat and informed him in no uncertain terms he would (I'll politely re-hrase to "ruin") his entire holiday. This was all in front of me, and the poor man left very distressed. Along with this, the owner insisted on monopolising the lounge area constantly (every evening) watching football, etc. at a volume that could be heard loudly, when we retired to our room to escape.

There are some wonderful excursions to go on in Zanzibar, from this location. I highly recommend the Blue Safari (book the original version, not the local cheaper version, as it really is inferior). However, do not book through the owner at the hotel, as when we tried, he added significant commission to everything, so we booked direct. Particularly, do not exchange money at the hotel as when we tried, we were given a ridiculous amont until we did our own calculations and questioned theirs. So, you need to be aware and question their rate to get the correct amount.

If you are prepared to change location and go to a slightly more secluded resort, we would recommend the Michamvi water sport resort. We spent a day here and it was fantastic. Excellent chef and great watersports, without the abuse!!!