Ratings based on 71 Verified Reviews
4.8 Room cleanliness
4.7 Service & staff
4.5 Room comfort
4.7 Hotel condition
Expedia Verified Reviews
by A verified traveler
Posted 29 Apr 2024
The propertynwas beautiful, the room was spacioua and incredible balcony. The distance from town and expense to get there and back ( over an hour $160 rtn)was the only drawback.
by A verified traveler
Posted 10 Sep 2023
The staff at Sunshine went above and beyond the call of duty to make our stay there wonderful. We especially would like to acknowledge Hamida, Rosemary and Daniel. Everyone there was great and always had a smile waiting for you. Service was top notch and their restaurant deserves a michelin star.
by A verified traveler
Posted 25 Jul 2023
The best part of the hotel is the staff—warm, friendly, wonderful and willing to go ABOVE AND BEYOND to make our stay wonderful. The location is far away from hustle and bustle of beaches like Nungwi. No one is trying to sell you anything here. The view from the pools is lovely and the dramatic rise and fall of the tide made for fun little adventures. The dive shop was handy and lovely. The snorkeling and diving at Mnemba were just 20 minute away and great. To note: there isn’t a swimmable beach in front of the hotel. For this, you wait until low tide and walk north to Muyuni or bike there…well worth it for the sandbar, starfish, and swimming. We are so thankful to Sunshine Marine Lodge team for sharing their beautiful space and smiles with us!
by A verified traveler
Posted 11 Jul 2022
The place is very nice Food is Amazing great for a cupples retret! You will anjoy your stay if its a relaxing mode!
by A verified traveler from Boston
Posted 3 Mar 2020
Amazing views, pools, food and service. Very relaxing private paradise!
Comment from Hotel Management
3 Mar 2020 by Reservation Manager, Hotel Management
Dear Carolyn,
Thank you for your positive review!
We are glad you enjoyed your stay with us and we hope to see you again.
Best Regards,
SML Team
by A verified traveler from Charlottesville
Posted 18 Feb 2020
Loved the rain-shower-head in the shower. Loved the view from the balcony. Loved everything.
Comment from Hotel Management
3 Mar 2020 by Reservation Manager, Hotel Management
Dear Chris,
Thank you for your positive review!
We are glad you enjoyed your stay with us and we hope to see you again.
Best Regards,
SML Team
by A verified traveler from Ottawa
Posted 17 Nov 2019
We stayed at this property to go scuba diving. Our room was beautiful, the pool was clean, the food was good and well priced and the staff were very friendly and professional. We had a great time and recommend this property to anyone!
Comment from Hotel Management
20 Nov 2019 by Reservation Manager, Hotel Management
Dear Guest,
Thank you for your positive feedback, we are glad you enjoyed your stay with us and we hope to welcome you again in the future.
Warm Regards,
Sunshine Marine Lodge
by A verified traveler
Posted 29 Oct 2019
This is such a fancy resort and even though the beach is not right by the hotel they have shuttles that will take you to the private beach whenever you want. the private beach is just amazing as it’s so deserted!
Comment from Hotel Management
22 Nov 2019 by Reservation Manager, Hotel Management
Dear Guest,
Thank you for your positive feedback!
We are glad you enjoyed your stay and we hope you will visit again in the future.
Warm Regards,
Sunshine Marine Lodge
by A verified traveler from Colorado Springs, Colo, USA
Very enjoyable stay at Sunshine Marine Lodge!
Posted 1 Apr 2019 on HotelsMy wife and I chose to stay here because of the on-site Scuba Diving shop (Dive Point Zanzibar), and really enjoyed our 5-night stay. The property is located about 90 minutes from the airport, and a one-way private transfer/taxi arranged through the hotel costs $60 USD. We opted for the "half board" option which includes breakfast and dinner each day. Breakfast includes a continental style breakfast, but you can also have eggs/omelettes cooked-to-order, along with African pancakes (like a thick crepe). For dinner you can choose from the "Catch of the Day", or from a limited 4-course menu that changes daily. All in all, we were very happy with the quality, and quantity of the meals. The rooms were spacious and comfortable (we opted for the seaside bungalow, and had a beautiful/close view right from our room and porch - well worth the extra $. The property grounds are nice, quiet, there are three separate pools on-site, and a nice bar and restaurant. They also offer free yoga classes on Monday, Wednesdays, & Fridays, and you can snorkel right in front of the property during high tide (there are big tide swings here, so at low tide, there is not enough water to snorkel).
We were very pleased with the overall service at the resort, however the restaurant staff/waiters do not seem to be very motivated, or have not been trained well on how to provide excellent service. DivePoint (scuba shop) is excellent, really nice to have on-site, and we loved our 7 dives with them!!!
Comment from Hotel Management
10 Apr 2019 by Sunshine Marine Lodge , Hotel Management
Dear Guest,
Thank you very much for your kind review!
We are very glad that you enjoyed your stay with us and hope that we will have the pleasure of hosting you again.
Thank you for taking the time to give us your feedback- we are always striving to improve and value our guests' opinions very much.
It was a pleasure having you here with us and we hope to see you again!
by A verified traveler from Seattle
Posted 29 Jan 2019
As always the staff at the hotel are excellent. The location is ideal if you need to take a break from life and rejuvenate. overall excellent value for money.
Comment from Hotel Management
30 Jan 2019 by SML Team , Hotel Management
Dear Matt,
Thank you for your kind review!
It was a pleasure having you with us at Sunshine Marine Lodge and we hope to see you again!
