Villa Fleur de Lys

An incredible location with the team to match it. Thanks Mona, Saif, and Zoe for making our trip really memorable.

Villa Fleur de Lys is a great sized villa, right on the beach, with a swimming pool and has excellent amenities. The rooms are large, with comfortable beds and en suite bathrooms. There is a kid's games room and an entertainment centre with a gym, foosball table, ping pong table and pool table. The included breakfast is big enough and the restaurant provided large portion sizes. The beach is okay for swimming, but aqua shoes are recommended as there are rocks.

Clean rooms, quiet, nice small hotel. Could improve: The hotel sent me a message that they will charge additional "taxes" after booking the hotel with the agreed price. They actually charged me on the top of the payment for booking.com. The "tax" they charged entered into force in June 2023, and my booking was done in November 2023. This is not acceptable. This kind of practice rings an alarm bell in corrupt countries like Tanzania. Service was friendly, but that was not enough. They missed the whole concept. Items were bought one by one, and food never arrived at the same time. You needed to ask for everything like napkins, salt, etc. Nothing came automatically. Food offering was limited as many daily menu items were unavailable. There was hardly anything to choose from for a European foodie who lives in Africa. Additionally, I gave up eating seafood as it was overcooked/fried and dry. The bar offered only a few drinks; for example, sparkling water was unavailable. Although something, like a gym, was available, there was nothing to do in the hotel facilities. One needs to drive to other places to find activities.

The location is amazing, pure paradise! Even better view than the pictures. Breakfast was delicious, fresh and different every day. The staff was very nice and friendly, they helped us with everything. Overall that is the perfect place to relax and walk on the long shore avoiding the crowds. Makunduchi is also a good starting point for excursions. Could improve: We had a problem with the window, but they called a repairman immediately and solved it.