Name: Asante Sana Beach Cottages
Address: Nungwi Road, Fukuchani, Zanzibar, Tanzania, Bawe Island, Bawe Island, Bawe Island, 255, Tanzania
Rating: 10

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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 Beach Resort 4* at any cost. To be honest, I don't know if this "hotel" can be called a HOTEL. 
 
Because, as you know, 4* must meet certain requirements for HOTELS:
- Have a reception (albeit small, but yes);
- Have a restaurant (this one had tables outside by the sea, NOTHING more).
- Have a public toilet (in this hotel, even after arriving, there is simply nowhere to go to the toilet - you enter after unlocking one of the cottages).
- Have at least minimal, but animation (if you manage to take THAT kind of money for a hotel, I think there MUST be a CELEBRATION dinner or at least MINIMUM food).
- The hotel must have a normal KITCHEN that meets at least minimal standards of hygiene (in this hotel, next to the tables standing on the beach and called the RESTAURANT, there was a wooden but forged shed, 
where even the naked eye can see that there are unsanitary conditions for cooking).
I went to the hotel Asante Beach Cottages 4* to pick up my left painting with 2 tourists (family) from Lithuania, whom we met during the trip - they were interested to see about the HORRIBLE hotel I named. So I have two witnesses 
who stood in the hotel and saw what the family of tourists from Kenya was eating and said: "You go..., You go..., well you go...". So if necessary, witnesses agree to testify in court.
I am attaching photos and evidence that I write HONESTLY and FAIRLY.
 
After returning from Zanzibar, I persuaded the hotel owner for TWO DAYS to write me a guarantee e-mail of his free will, that he would refund us for 2 nights, but he did not agree. As a human being, I did everything I could to not ruin their business. 
However, this owner does not see anything beyond a few hundred euros in his life.
 
We must prevent this from happening to other people, so that there are no complaints and unpleasant situations in our work. 
By the way, the cottages of the Asante Beach Cottages 4* hotel are good, tastefully furnished, I have no complaints about them. Only the hotel must be sold just as cottages, ROOM ONLY, then everything will be very good. 
Because the hotel administration has NO idea what is FOOD and what is SERVICE in a hotel. I just don't know where people would buy food, because the hotel is in the residential area of the locals, there are NO grocery stores around.
Also a really nice pool area, only slippery tiles all around, where there is a HUGE chance of someone slipping and getting hurt. And the few mattresses in the hotel on the beach chairs are SO AWFUL that they need to be THROWN OUT ASAP 
(I said this at the hotel, sorry I didn't take close-up photos).

Have a nice holidays in other hotel.
Jolita Maslauskaite Targonskiene, owner of Best Servis travel agency, Lithuania

Horror hotel Asante Sana Beach Cottages... NEVER choose them...

We stayed there for 2 days during our honeymoon..oh my God the place is exceptional..we were treated as king and queen..we enjoyed every second we spend in the hotel!
The staff (boniface,angel,hassan and lodrick) you guys will always have a special place in my heart
The rooms are so clean..the pool is so big, the food is so delious the fresh fruits are out of this world ..i will surely come back again Asante sana🙏

The best honeymoon hotel

Our stay at the Asante Sana beach cottages was wonderful. The staff was soooo kind. The swimming pool is wonderful. The view is incredible. You can walk along the sea when it is low. The activities with the hotel are really nice. Breakfast and dinner are really good. Fruits and juices are delicious. You should just not be afraid of the bumpy road and there are some insects coming in the room even if someone put a spray in the room every day during dinner. It's Zanzibar it's normal ! :) I recommend this hotel 10000% and hope to see them again one day !

Best staff ever and incredible view

It was hard to leave AS – always a sign of a great stay. Thinking back of the experience, it feels like a dream. Thank you, Shasha, you and your team made us feel so at home. You have created a beautiful atmosphere there, so much human warmth. Thank you to toi to Hassan, Roderic (sp?) and Angel.
The natural environment is stunning, and feels very authentic with no high-rises or large resorts within sight or earshot. Maybe it’s not everybody’s cup of tea, but swimming at high tide is perfect, like in a massive wild pool. Just wonderful!
Gorgeous swimming pool too, though.
The bungalows themselves are lovely, right at the water’s edge at high tide. 
The setting is a bit far flung (which adds to the charm), but it does mean no other restaurants or shops unless you drive / get driven to Nungwi, which is not that simple. However, the restaurant on-site serves very good food. 
I almost don’t want to say this, because it feels like a well-kept secret – a boat trip across to Popo Island’s edge for snorkeling was a magical experience. 


Very special corner of Zanzibar; special people too

Stayed here for 10 nights. First night the cottage we stayed in had some issues with ants and a few geckos getting input our cottage. We immediately had a conversation with the host the next day to address our concerns and he immediately offered to move us into the next cottage over which was further from the trees. They listened to our concerns and I must say from that point on our trip was excellent! The cottage themselves are very beautiful, very clean, hospitality was incredible and food at breakfast and dinner was delicious! The host were very accommodating between coordinating our travel to and from the airport and to and from the best beaches on the island as many times as we wanted from the morning to 7pm. They also were very flexible if we came back past 10pm and had our dinner wrapped for us to eat upon getting back to our room. Best part was the complimentary excursions and how the host planned all of our other excursions for us as well which made this vacation way less stressful. All in all this is a must stay and I would 100% come back! Asante Sana!

Zanzibar MUST Stay!

Amazing place amazing people nice views thanks to all staff for making us feel at home. Our room was facing the ocean which provided us with beautiful ocean views, pool was very clean and food was delicious. The hotel arranged a half day trip to mnemba island and it was fantastic  seeing dolphins and beautiful fish on this island. Thank you asante beach we will come back

Nice ocean views

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.

Great place & excellent staff

This was a strange experience as we were the only guests in the whole place. Felt weird at first, but after a while we got used to having a very personal attention and quiet.
The location is on the beach, but you can't swim there - shallow and rocky. When the tide is out it does not look good, but at the high tide it's nice.
We initially booked the baobab tree house, but were not very impressed - it's very cramped, open to bugs coming in, and no AC. It also had broken hot water, so we were moved to the cabins by the pool (at no extra charge), which were much better and we really liked them. More spacious and with AC.
The pool is salt water and very clean, we really liked it.
We had our own driver, Hassan, who took us anywhere we wanted to go and waited there as long as needed. The last stretch of road to the hotel is truly terrible, so even a short trip to the beach takes about 20 mins (could have been 10 if the road was better). 
The food is OK. The best thing about it is that it was safe, we did not have any stomach issues. However, it's the same menu every day and after 5 days of same breakfast, lunch and dinner, we had enough of it. The website promised lots of seafood and veggies, but in reality the only seafood was a small local fish, which we did not like, and we had to specifically ask for veggies before we got any.
Cocktails were pretty bad, so we stuck to beer. The juices and soft drinks were quite good.
We really appreciated the transportable router that we were given - wifi was available anywhere we went (not very fast, but OK).
Staff is very friendly and try to please you at the best of their abilities.

Overall a pretty good stay, but with some issues

Amazing place with the best view. Nice location far from tourist city. Nice rooms, Nice food, cooperative  staffs, you guys made us feel special. I totally see myself coming back again. Thank you guys 

Perfect place for a weekend getaway

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

the food is very good, the swimming pool is good, the bedrooms and the staff are very cooperative and the beauty

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