Karamba in Kizimkazi

Unfortunately, no option to leave 0/5 stars for this hotel. What was meant to be a nice 5 night stay ended up being a two night stay and travelling to another part of Zanzibar instead to spend more of our hard earned money. We were very fortunate that we were driving and able to move about easier. It is a shame because the resort has the make up to be a nice isolated resort but for the cost of the resort it does not live up to the expectations. In addition to this, the host was unwelcoming and tried to swap our room thinking we would not notice the difference. When this was mentioned, she attempted to change it again before 'all of a sudden' having the room we booked and PAID for prior to coming to resort. Food is much pricier compared to many of the resorts we were able to visit in Zanzibar, no water dispenser, bed and breakfast with very limited option (egg, bread and with no choice what fruit). We also noticed, something wrong with the front door lock and was told that it was okay, our belonging will be safe despite our front door not being secure. When discussing this with the host she became very dismissive. For our peace of mind and not wanting her to ruin our holiday, we felt it was best to move to another resort and no regrets regarding this. Positive: staff were lovely

Unfortunately i am unable to recommend this hotel.
I was sorely disappointed staying here.
Whilst the setting of the hotel was lovely.  The rooms we were shown/ stayed in were very poor quality.

Upon arrival to the hotel, the owner saw us but did not greet us.. not quite sure why.. maybe because she is not used to having non white guests..
Everyone else working at the hotel was fantastic.. just like the island residents..very warm and welcoming.

Shortly after being shown to our room we made  known that we were disappointed with our allocation and requested an alternative room. We were shown a room where the bathroom was full of animal droppings and had to ask for that to be cleaned away. We waited all evening until 11pm and had to approach staff for communication regarding whether the new room was ready.  Not a great start.
The next morning we noted that the door to our room did not lock. We had planned an excursion so we notified the hotel owner directly about the defected lock on our way out for the day (at approx 12pm). Upon our return at 8pm the door was still not fixed. Meaning our room with all our possessions were not safe - all day. When we reported our concern to the owner we were met with the insinuation that we had somehow damaged the lock  ourself(?!) We contacted booking.com to be released from our booking. They contacted the owner.. but she was not responding to their contact. We knew she was in her office- we sat in the main foyer while the door to our room was fixed. Her reluctance to speak to booking.com  appeared to be a direct obstruction to our being able to leave what was already a very sour situation.

The straw that broke the camels back was when a storm hit. The low quality room was made even more apparent.All of our belongings were soaked through. Of note  the electric sockets in the walls were completely wet..a total safety hazard. That was when we decided to cut our losses and leave.

Spend your hard earned cash elsewhere.