The staff is committed to their guests. My AC did not work my first night and the hotel was full so I was unsure how the situation would be resolved. The hotel replaced my AC. The staff will also help you with transportation and with tours. The breakfast is excellent. You can sit at a table looking over the beach. The hotel beach adjoins a public beach. The hotel has employees who ensure that hotel guests are not disturbed by ball games on the public beach. The cleaning ladies are friendly and thorough. The Apartments are a couple of blocks from the hotel which gives you the opportunity to engage with some of the locals. The route is well-lit so I felt safe. I bonded with the Simba Cat Rescue folks and talked to the cats daily and purchased food for them. The location is quieter than the main hotel. The staff will help you with luggage and have an area to store it if your departure is after check out. My room had a balcony looking out the back with a distant view of the courtyard.

The Apartments are no longer apartments, but rooms. There is a studio apartment on the top floor. Only 2 rooms overlook the courtyard which does not belong to the hotel. There are no mosquito nets in the rooms, but the staff does spray. However, I did get bitten. The hotel has a couple other properties that are not on Booking.com which I would have liked to have known about. The hotel does not serve alcohol out of respect for their Moslem employees. If wine with your dinner is important to you there are options elsewhere. Not disclosed on Booking.com is the fact that the government charges $5 a day for infrastructure. I have no problem with this fee as the need is obvious. I include these comments as information, they are not complaints. The listing on Booking.com needs to be updated.

We stayed in the annex, B & B. It is really not far from the main building, regardless of what some have written in their recent reviews. It's literally like 100 meters and takes a minute to walk. Our room was large, nice, clean and fresh. The staff who guarded the entrance all night long were always very nice and helpful. Our balcony faced the backyard which was cozy and picturesque. As a guest, you have access to the entire Tembo hotel with two pools and a unique and beautiful environment right by the beach. It is very affordable to live in the B & B, so much cheaper than the main building, but you still get to use everything. Nice! The breakfast was ok. We didn't eat anything else at the hotel. The location is fantastic, right on the beach. We do recommend Tembo B & B to anyone who wants an affordable accommodation but still want to have access to some luxury :-)

We did NOT like that there was not any mosquito net. This was the only place that did not have that (we stayed in several hotels on the island). And it also resulted in a lots of mosquito bites :-( Not ok for a hotel like this. Not even the cheap ones lack mosquito nets. So why tembo B & B?!

The apartments were in the middle of the city. Best part, air-conditioning which is working. Very had to find in Africa. Very close to the main building. It is only a view corners away. You can use the pool during the day. Beds are very comfortable. We were only there for one night, but we liked it a lot. Our room was on the 3rd floor, but the bell boy carried our luggage all the way up.

The following two points I did not like: We got told that there is a room where we can change, if our flight is very late. The room is a restroom and it is mostly occupied. It took a while in order to get it. I did not change at all at the end. Our flight out was very late, so we pre-ordered our dinner. This way we did wanted to not rush our dinner. When we sat down it took forever till our dinner came. We had to ask twice. We almost had to gulp down our food, otherwise we would have left too late.

Good value for money accom, a 2 minute walk from the waterfront in Stone Town. The rooms are basic but a good size and comfy, they even have a small balcony. You are separate from the main hotel but it is a very short walk away, and the staff there are efficient and friendly. Nice breakfast in the mornings. The hotel can help you organise tours but it is very easy to organise these yourself; I did my own bookings online and via WhatsApp. Recommend wandering through Stone Town (guide not needed in my opinion), and checking out the fantastic night food market at the nearby Gardens. Overall this is good, no frills accom at an excellent price.

First of all; the location couldn't be better. The hotel is next to the sea and in the heart of old own. We stayed in the side building for two nights and in the main building for one night. Both rooms were super nice. The room in the side building was actually huge! We were a bit worried about the distance from the main hotel but it was just a 1-2 minutes walk away. Both rooms had a very spacious and well maintained bathrooms and super cosy beds. The staff is super super helpful and friendly. Breakfast had a large variety of choices. The hotel has a lovely pool at the rooftop. We just learned about it on our last day... :) We had an evening flight and it was a huge plus that they have a shower and changing room (they provide towels as well) so that you can freshen up before you leave.

The downside of the hotel is the restaurant. On the breakfast you often have to wait for the plates, utensils, cups and glasses. The queues to get an omelet can also grow long. We also made a mistake of ordering a lunch in the restaurant (tuna steak and a pizza) and everything was totally tasteless. My tuna didn't even have the sauce mentioned in the menu (ordered on room service so didn't bother to call again and complain) and had saltfree chips and overcooked spiceless veggies aside. My companion's sea food pizza looked and tasted like some heated ready-made frozen pizza. Yack. They don't serve any alcohol in the hotel so no chilled beer either. Do not eat in the restaurant, it's a waste of money.

This is a separate annex a few metres away from the hotel down a small alley Room C1 was a 3rd floor double flight walk up so not suitable for anyone with mobility issues or unfit. The room had rooftop views of the old town and was quietly situated. It was clean and comfortable with a good air conditioning system and fan The shower was very hot with good water pressure. The swimming pools are nice especially the infinity one upstairs and the bar snacks pretty good. They kindly made a packed breakfast for our early departure

Breakfast was a pretty uninspired buffet offering a few warm local dishes , fruit and a selection of French style pastries but not great. Only filter coffee and no fresh milk. The photos have been taken with an ultra wide lens so don't imagine the room is anything like as large as they appear in the advertising.

Location was excellent. Right on the beachfront so breakfast in the morning was fantastic. The staff couldn't do enough for you, but left you alone if you wanted it. So, so friendly. Nothing was too much trouble. The pool was refreshing and spotless. Infinity pool had great views. Food plentiful at breakfast and menu items very reasonable. Special thanks to Abu on reception, who organised a local taxi driver (Hadji) and Rachel in the dining room. Beautiful people full of smiles every second of the day.

If I had to pick something. The shower. It squirted some water towards the bathroom door so the wet room as very wet and it was located too high for us to reposition.. We mentioned it, and they said they would take care of it. So no issues there.

The location, facilities, views, food were all exemplary! Unfortunately, flight delays left us with a 3am arrival, but, after pleading, the manager allowed us a few hours of extra sleep with a late check out. Much needed and much appreciated. The air conditioning was fantastic! Breakfast buffet was A+++

The beds were uncomfortably high and were difficult for my elderly mother to access. Also, take note: we had to walk far on streets with puddles and up a flight of stairs to access our room, which was an unpleasant surprise, especially given my mother's mobility issues.

Good location in Stone Town to see all the sites, beach view at breakfast is lovely. The pool area is a great place for some downtime and all the staff are incredibly helpful. Free luggage storage, air con worked well, clean and comfortable. Food at the restaurant was nice, average price. We flew in and stayed the night to explore stone town for a day before moving into a beach location - one or two days is plenty for this.

Our apartment was a short walk down the road from the actual hotel, and up stairs (no option of lift). This was fine for us and staff happily helped with our bags but something to be aware of when booking if you have accessibility considerations - perhaps mention when booking to ensure suitable.

Staying at Tembo B&B is a great value play; you get the benefit of Tembo Hotel facilities but a much cheaper room rate for staying in what is essentially an apartment building 2 minutes walking down the road. The beach lounges were great. Breakfast was decent enough, there’s an egg chef which is always great and plenty of fresh fruit. Location perfect.

Shower didn’t have a shower curtain. Seems like an easy quick win to install one. Breakfast felt like it should’ve had a few more egg accompaniment things EG roast tomatoes, bacon etc