Is Smiles Beach Hotel currently open?

The property is closed between April 1 and April 30.

Does Smiles Beach Hotel offer free cancellation for a full refund?

Yes, Smiles Beach Hotel does have fully refundable room rates available to book on our site. If you’ve booked a fully refundable room rate, this can be cancelled up to a few days before check-in depending on the property's cancellation policy. Just make sure to check this property's cancellation policy for the exact terms and conditions.

Is there a pool at Smiles Beach Hotel?

Yes, there's an outdoor pool and a children's pool.

Are pets allowed at Smiles Beach Hotel?

Sorry, pets and service animals aren't allowed.

Is airport shuttle service offered by Smiles Beach Hotel?

Yes, an airport shuttle is available. The charge is USD 50 per room one-way.

What are the check-in and check-out times at Smiles Beach Hotel?

Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; Check-in end time: anytime. Check-out time is 10 AM. Contactless check-out is available.

What is there to do at Smiles Beach Hotel and nearby?

Have fun during the warmer months with activities such as volleyball. Indulge in a treatment at the spa and enjoy a swim in the outdoor pool. Smiles Beach Hotel also has a private beach and a picnic area, as well as a garden.

Are there restaurants at or near Smiles Beach Hotel?

Yes, there's an onsite restaurant.

Does Smiles Beach Hotel have any outdoor private spaces?

Yes, every room features a furnished balcony or patio.

What's the area around Smiles Beach Hotel like?

Smiles Beach Hotel is a short 6-minute walk from Nungwi Beach and 19 minutes' walk from Mnarani Natural Aquarium.

Smiles Beach Hotel, Nungwi: Hotel Reviews, Rooms & Prices

10/10 Exceptional

Sep 22, 2025

Great place to stay for a holiday! - Nice and clean room with an amazing view - Friendly staff - Great housekeeping - Perfect location - Breakfast is good, fresh fruit/juice, omelette and all kinds of other warm and cold options. Would definitely recommend to visit.

Sander, 4-night trip

8/10 Very good

Nov 13, 2025

Susanne, 2-night trip

4/10 Fair

Nov 3, 2025

Too long to get any drink or food from the restaurant - a lot of employees but not efficient, when ordering a drink it took 40 minutes to get something which is very long when you are thirsty, same for the food. No service existing on the beach, neither at the swimming pool. Basically you are ok in the hotel if you do not need anything…

KATIA, 4-night trip

10/10 Exceptional

Jan 12, 2025

We enjoyed our stay! Definitely recommend

Tosin, 7-night trip

10/10 Exceptional

May 24, 2025

Also enjoy the idea of a bicycle for anyone to use.

Chuma, 2-night trip

10/10 Exceptional

Feb 3, 2024

Our stay at Smiles was one that I would recommend to anyone. Staff food everything was fantastic. One complaint but very minor I would have loved good coffee.

Robert, 5-night trip

10/10 Exceptional

May 31, 2025

The staff were super friendly. They spent between 45 minutes to 1 hour cleaning our room each day. They would fold our clothes in the wardrobe, line up our shoes and toiletries. I have never experienced cleaning to such depth 10/10. Pool was lovely and it was safe and quiet. Staff genuinely could not do enough. If you are half board food is a set menu for dinner. Only criticism would be sometimes the water would go off for a short period of time. There were the odd power cuts for a few seconds at a time.

Niamh, 7-night trip

8/10 Very good

Sep 22, 2023

Ok but too quiet for me

The resort itself was very nice. However the rooms were a bit unmodern, very bad lightning in bathroom, but comfy bed. Super friendly staff. But way too quiet for us, no music by pool. Food was ok, we didn’t have all inclusive. Still gives you a very authentic experience from their old school stove & grill station. Happy overall but I prefer a bit more modern and energetic place

Jennifer, 4-night trip

6/10 Good

May 14, 2023

We were disappointed about the restaurant. The restaurant definitely needs to be updated regarding the menus. Most of the time had to go next door to have our lunch and dinner.

Zainuddeen, 5-night trip

10/10 Exceptional

Jul 20, 2025

Great value for money!

Fantastic 3 star hotel in Nungwi! Great location in a quiet part of Nungwi. Private beach area with no salesmen. BEAUTIFUL outdoor area! Very kind employees from Reception to Spa, cleaning and Restaurant. Rooms are spacious with sufficient room for 3 big single/queen beds and luggage without it feeling crammed. Simple interior but we were only in the room for sleeping and it had good nets thst was prepared each night. Did not see one single mosquito inside. Bedsheets clean but with a few permanent stains. No issue for us as felt clean. No noticed electrical fall-outs - I think they have a generator. Only awareness point is that the door lock is very simple: from outside you lock with a small padlock (but there is a safe in the room). From inside there is a simple slide lock (toilet door style) that barely locked in our room - a simple push would have opened the door. Given guard on the premises I felt safe with just a suitcase in front of the door but preferably the lock had been a bit more solid. Does not change the conclusion: AWESOME hotel. Hope to return another time.

View from the beach towards the hotel. 5 small houses.

Nice pool with sunbeds, shade and even electricity for charging phones!

Sisser, 3-night trip

6/10 Good

Jul 29, 2025

Ingber

Maten i restaurangen gick inte att äta. Frukosten var katastrof. Så när det regnade som värst, hade det varit det enklaste alternativet för att få mat. Vi var hellre utan mat tyvärr, stranden var inte alls som den ser ut. Kendwa är mycket mycket finare att bo på. Vi hade otur med försenad regnperiod, men nej inget jag skulle vilja åka tillbaka till. Vi gjorde många fina utflykter, men vädret var bara med oss till 40%

Ingela, 5-night trip

10/10 Exceptional

Jul 5, 2025

Staff was attentive, friendly and polite , love the cleanliness of the room.

Abinet Assefa, 3-night trip

10/10 Exceptional

Jun 8, 2025

Great Location and with friendly and attentive staff

Stephen, 5-night trip

6/10 Good

Dec 29, 2024

Fantastisk beliggenhet, men dårlig service

Hotellets beliggenhet er virkelig fantastisk, med en nydelig strand og utsikt! Solsengene er komfortable, og de store parasollene gjør det enkelt å slappe av i skyggen. Dessverre var servicen, særlig i restauranten, en skuffelse. Med et navn som «Smiles Beach» hadde vi forventet en mer vennlig og imøtekommende atmosfære. Gjennom hele uken vi bodde her, opplevde vi svært lite smil og gjestfrihet fra personalet som serverte oss frokost og middag. Dette stod i kontrast til den generelle vennligheten og imøtekommenheten vi ellers opplevde fra lokalbefolkningen på Zanzibar. Frokosten var også ujevn i kvalitet, noe som gjorde måltidene mindre hyggelige enn forventet. Alt i alt har hotellet stort potensial, men servicenivået, spesielt i restauranten, må forbedres for å gi gjestene den opplevelsen de håper på.

6-night trip

8/10 Very good

Dec 24, 2024

Das Frühstück ohne Eier und ohne Käse fand ich nicht gut.

Irmgard, 8-night trip

10/10 Exceptional

Nov 22, 2024

Hotellet serverar ingen alkohol. Kan vara bra att veta. Går enkelt att gå till restaurangerna vid sidan av om man vill beställa.

5-night trip

10/10 Exceptional

Nov 15, 2024

Es war wirklich sehr schön, euch zu besuchen.

Tarek, 5-night trip

4/10 Fair

Nov 8, 2024

J'ai lu beaucoup d'avis avant de choisir cet hôtel. J'avais des doutes à cause des mauvais commentaires mais nous avons tenté notre chance à cause de l'emplacement directe sur la plage. Quelle déception! Autre que la vue exceptionnelle sur la plage, c'était moche. Service aux chambres un peu bizarre d'installation de moustiquaires avec Insecticides qui laisse à désirer. La bouffe juste ok. L'option buffet du soir est un peu plus intéressant. Le menu à la carte, complètement nul. On m'a servi une salade complètement défraîchi visible à l'oeil nu sans gêne! Le pire poisson que j'ai goûté de ma vie! Sans épice, sans goût. Tout etait décevant même les desserts. Un seul choix à faire à la carte et tanpis si on aime pas! On nous offre seulement 3 choix de boissons gazeuses. Personnellement, on ne boit pas de boissons gazeuses et le jus n'est pas offert gratuitement. Pas de café ou thé offert avec le souper non plus. Pas d'alcool non plus (on l'a lu dans d'autres commentaires) mais on s'attendait à une meilleure variété de boissons pour compenser. La musique country moche à ne plus en finir, les employés semblaient complètement désintéressé aux services. Les employés font trop la jasette entre eux.On a quitté plusieurs fois la table sans être débarrassé alors que les employés sont tous là. Même au déjeuner, il manquait des choses au buffet qui ne se faisait pas remplir automatiquement par les employés. Il fallait carrément les aviser pour qu'ils se bougent. Je ne recommande PAS!

Nadia, 2-night trip

4/10 Fair

Nov 5, 2024

A grumpy guy at the reception. The guard tried to refuse my girlfriend to enter after dinner one day, we went in anyway. The guard came with a person from the reception, who was screaming "she must leave now". No, we came together a few days ago and we will leave together. I showed him her cloth and her passport from the safe. So instead of looking in the register in the reception the guy came to harass my girlfriend. They went away without any apology. The place is halal, so no beer or wine if you fancy that with your food. Or not liking the way the animals are killed to be halal. No animation team. Very nice and thorough cleaning staff. The beach in front is very nice. A cracked speaker during breakfast, high volume, you want to leave the place asap.

Peter, 6-night trip

8/10 Very good

Oct 28, 2024

Trevlig obh lugnt.

Trevligt och mysigt hotell. Lugnt och mycket bra service.

Jonas, 4-night trip

6/10 Good

Oct 25, 2024

Great location but lots of noise early in the mornings from somone shouting/talking very loud nearby. A note for some that alcohol is not sold or allowed anywhere on the premises

3-night trip

10/10 Exceptional

Oct 19, 2024

My partner and I stayed for 4 days and we loved! We had a great time. All the staff were ao nice, respectful and kind. From Mohamed who made our check-in to all the other staff, cleaners, kitchen… thank you so much! The location was very convenient, walking distances to many restaurants, in front of the beach with an incredible view and facilities. I would highly recommend it and would stay again.

Jefferson, 4-night trip

10/10 Exceptional

Sep 26, 2024

Very good

Amazing! The only negative point is that alcohol is not sold in the bar and restaurant, but we already knew the information

Thyago, 3-night trip

10/10 Exceptional

Sep 17, 2024

We enjoyed our stay at your quaint hotel very much. Walking along the beach was easy. Your restaurant was good and the included breakfast was generous with eggs made on the spot. The pool was wonderful ! We wish there was more light available in the room and the bathroom.

Kerrin, 4-night trip

8/10 Very good

Jul 27, 2024

The staff and owner were so incredibly nice and extremely helpful!

Meredith, 3-night trip

Smiles Beach Hotel

Choose dates to view prices

Photo gallery for Smiles Beach Hotel

Reviews

Popular amenities

Main amenities (12)

For families (6)

Room options

Check availability for these dates

View all photos for Superior Twin Room, 2 Double Beds, Terrace, Sea View

Superior Twin Room, 2 Double Beds, Terrace, Sea View

Highlights

View all photos for Deluxe Triple Room, Multiple Beds, Terrace, Sea View

Deluxe Triple Room, Multiple Beds, Terrace, Sea View

Highlights

View all photos for Deluxe Double Room, 1 King Bed, Terrace, Sea View

Deluxe Double Room, 1 King Bed, Terrace, Sea View

Highlights

View all photos for Premium Double Room

Premium Double Room

Highlights

Similar properties

Double A Nungwi Beach Hotel

About the neighborhood

What's nearby

Getting around

Restaurants

About this property