Canary Nungwi Hotel & Spa

An absolutely great stay! We had the most wonderful time at Canary Hotel. Everything was perfect from beginning to end! The food was delicious, the service was wonderful, and the staff were truly remarkable, welcoming, kind and always ready to go the extra mile to make our stay unforgettable. There is nothing negative to say. Everything exceeded our expectations: the hospitality, cleanliness, food and service thanks to the entire team for your kindness, professionalism and dedication. We are hoping to come back! I highly recommend to anyone visiting Zanzibar. Keep up the amazing work!

Very nice staff who will do their best to fulfill all requests and make sure that your stay unforgettable Thank Ver nice rooms and location

We stayed for 3 nights all of the staff are so friendly and helpful. The rooms are clean and the bed is so very comfortable. The pool is bigger than we thought Fabulous hotel for the price in. Great location with less than 10 minute walk to the beach

⭐ 1/5 — AVOID THIS HOTEL. THE PHOTOS ARE EXTREMELY DECEIVING. I genuinely wish I had listened to the negative reviews before booking this hotel. If you are considering staying at Canary Hotel in Zanzibar, please think twice before spending your money here. The reality of our stay has been completely different from the impression you get from the photos when booking. Since arriving, it has been one problem after another. The Wi-Fi barely works. We actually had to CHANGE ROOMS because of the Wi-Fi, only to discover that it is still absolutely terrible in the new room. The shower was leaking, the door was broken, and the air conditioning works whenever it feels like it — constantly going on and off. These are already unacceptable problems for a hotel people are paying good money to stay in, but somehow they aren’t even the worst part. The biggest issue is the regular loss of WATER AND ELECTRICITY. This has now happened to us TWICE during our stay. At the time of writing this review, we have been without water for more than an hour. My sister is literally STUCK IN THE SHOWER WITH SHAMPOO IN HER HAIR because the water suddenly stopped working. We cannot shower, wash ourselves properly or even use the toilet normally. Because of this, we have now lost a restaurant booking we had made. Imagine coming all the way to Zanzibar on holiday, making plans and reservations, and then missing them because your hotel cannot provide something as basic as RUNNING WATER. A temporary outage can happen anywhere, and I would understand that. But when the same thing keeps happening alongside broken facilities, unreliable air conditioning and terrible Wi-Fi, it becomes completely unacceptable. What frustrates me even more is how DECEIVING THE HOTEL LOOKS IN THE BOOKING PHOTOS. Looking at the pictures online, you would expect a completely different standard. The photos make the property look beautiful, polished and far more luxurious than the experience we have actually had. DO NOT BOOK THIS HOTEL BASED on the photos alone. When you travel this far and spend this much money on a holiday, you should not have to wonder whether you will have electricity, whether the air conditioning will work, whether you can connect to Wi-Fi or, unbelievably, whether water will actually come out of the shower. We came to Zanzibar to enjoy our holiday, not to repeatedly deal with basic hotel facilities failing. I very rarely feel strongly enough to tell other travellers to completely avoid somewhere, but based on our experience, I WOULD NOT RECOMMEND CANARY HOTEL. PLEASE STAY AWAY. There are so many hotels in Zanzibar competing for your money. Spend it somewhere that can at least provide the basics. If I had known before booking what our experience here would actually be like, I would NEVER have booked this hotel. SAVE YOUR MONEY AND BOOK SOMEWHERE ELSE.

The place was really beautiful. The environment was amazing, the food was great, and there was also a nice space for parties. They even have a swimming pool right there, so the whole atmosphere is perfect for relaxing and having a good time.