Casa Umoja

No AC. Fan doesn’t help during hot and humid weather

Lovely little piece of paradise hidden away just moments from the beach. Would return here in a heartbeat. Gorgeous gardens and delightful decor. This is the perfect blend of traditional African and island holiday vibe. Definitely the place to be in Nungwi.

I'm a frequent traveler used to hotels of different categories . That is the reason I can't understand mostly good reviews. Casa Umoja is like a penal colony. The place itself has potential. It's located just a few steps from the beach and placed into a nice tropical lush garden. But ... - very humid dark room (after four days all my clothes was damp/wet) - unmaintained and dirty room/never deep cleaned - infested with worms - infested with various insects I'm aware that I was in tropical area - it's almost every year my winter routine. The humidity itself is expected, but not in the hotel room. There is a plenty of solutions to minimize it. For similar price/budget you can find the better place just a few meters away. For example Bagamoyo Spice Villa. The rooms there are very bright and clean, good maintened and equipped with AC, fan, clean momosquito net, breakfast is even better ...

I just stayed 2 nights at Casa Umoja. It isn’t a place with all the frills but that is exactly what I was looking for. There is a lot of greenery on the compound and it has all the basics that one needs. Definitely reasonably priced especially when you consider that it includes breakfast. A fruits plate with an assor**ent of 6-8 local fruits and then some continental breakfast food like eggs and toast. The owners are on site and helpful with answering questions. The best part is that the beach is a minute walk away. Perfectly situated and cool vibes.

I visited Zanzibar this August for the first time. An EX friend of my brother, and I say ex because from what I am going to tell you, he was no longer our friend, he highly recommended this accommodation to me. Of course that friend stole money from us, acted as an intermediary and took advantage of my kindness and generosity and disappeared, stoling me of my money and, most importantly, my time. I saw the photos of CASA UMOJA on the internet and although they didn't excite me AT ALL, due to the lack of knowledge of the island and the trust placed in that supposed ex friend of my brother, I got carried away and rented CASA UMOJA fortunately only for 4 days, initially they were going to be more days, thank goodness it wasn't like that. When I arrived at the accommodation and saw the 2 rooms that had been reserved for us, the world fell on me, DUST EVERYWHERE, MOSQUITOES, HARD AND DIRTY BEDS, COCKROACHES COMING OUT FROM UNDER THE BED, HOLES IN WALLS AND BATHROOM, BROKEN CURTAINS AND DIRTY, FULL OF HOLES WHERE ALL TYPES OF INSECTS COME IN, A TRUE HORROR, DIRTY, DARK AND HORRIBLE. IT SEEMED MORE LIKE THE HOUSE OF TERROR My surprise was that when I tried to talk to the person in charge, he was traveling, there was no one there except the doorman who opened the door for us and who disappeared instantly. That same night we left CASA UMOJA looking for better accommodation, of course we had paid in advance for that disastrous accommodation and that was the serious mistake. Until almost a week passed we were not able to speak with the person in charge, I sent them an email in which I told what happened and their response was totally unexpected, instead of apologizing for what happened, they were very offended and after thinking about it a lot, they offered to just send me back. 40% of the amount paid, doing me a favor, just out of pity, no apology for the state of the house, or for the inconvenience caused. Nothing at all. PLEASE. DO NOT STAY IN THAT HOLE FULL OF COCKROACHES AND THIEVES UNACCEPTABLE TREA**ENT RECEIVED

The accomodation is reasonably priced and convenient. My wife and I being seniors need a bit more in amenities. Like AC. Very difficult to sleep at night. Our 10 night stay was a bit long. Staff, including Bayu were excellent and we enjoyed the dogs. Breakfast was reasonably good.