Evergreen Bungalows

Beautiful location, on the beach, with lush vegetation around, palm trees, monkeys, beautiful birds and butterflies. Staff are lovely, food was good. Only complaint, the room, which adequately fitted the 3 of us and our luggage, was rather dark, which meant we couldn’t read in the room, and had to grope in our suitcases to find anything.

I had the privilege of staying at Evergreen Bungalow on the beautiful island of Zanzibar, and it was truly an amazing experience. The hotel is stunning, and the staff is exceptionally kind. The ambiance and service exceeded my expectations. I highly recommend Evergreen Bungalow for a memorable and relaxing stay. J'ai eu la chance de séjourner à l'hôtel Evergreen Bungalow sur la magnifique île de Zanzibar, et cela a été vraiment une expérience exceptionnelle. L'hôtel est magnifique et le personnel est exceptionnellement gentil. L'ambiance et le service ont dépassé mes attentes. Je recommande vivement Evergreen Bungalow pour un séjour mémorable et relaxant. Je vous recommande vraiment cet endroit Également, sachez qu’ils ont un guide exceptionnel qui fait également taxi, et ça c’est vraiment un plus lors de votre séjour

My partner and I booked to stay at Evergreen for an eagerly awaited break from the 16th to the 23rd of December 2023. What a disappointment. We took our time looking for a place on the island that wouldn't be over run with tourists, had a good beach, good reviews, reasonably priced, a place to unwind, and from what we could see online Evergreen looked perfect! How wrong we were. Our first night our room was over run with ants and we had a rat running around in our room (we have a video). The bed and bedding all smelt like rat urine as well. On top of the ants and rats, there were mosquitoes and moths which resulted in us having a very unsettled night. On the second day we ordered a sea food platter from the Evergreen restaurant. This meal proceeded to give my partner violent food poisoning which resulted in her being bed ridden for two days and missing out on a scuba dive experience (main reason for coming to Zanzibar). We were later told that it is local knowledge not to eat seafood at Evergreen as there is a very good chance you'll get sick. Again loads of insects and rats in the room that night. The 3rd day I spent most of my time looking after my bed ridden partner which included a trip to the hospital. We were unable to sleep well that night because of smelly bedding and being bitten by all the insects in the room. On the fourth night after another poor meal at Evergreen (Meze platter) we decided to lie in bed and watch a movie. At about 11pm a moth flew into some exposed wiring on one of the lights in the room which caused the lamp shade of the light to catch fire. The room we were in was essentially a tinder box and if I wasn't able to put the fire out in time the whole lodge would've burnt to the ground and any guests sleeping at the time could've been seriously injured as there is no emergency protocol, fire extinguishers etc. at Evergreen. We reported the fire to the staff and went to bed but unfortunately for us Evergreen was still out to ensure we had a life threatening stay! At about 2am in the morning I was woken up by a rat bitting my arm in bed (seriously unhygienic - and these rats were present before we had to bring food into our room for my ill partner). I am aware the host will blame this on us as the guest instead of taking responsibility but you should be able to bring sealed food items or meals into a hotel room without fear of rodents, no matter the location. As the owner of a lodge within a national park, this is something I would never expect a hotel owner to use as an excuse for our experience. On the 21st we decided to leave Evergreen as it was now just getting silly how poor of an establishment this is. At 8am there was no management or ownership to talk to. So we had to message Claudia (owner) on Airbnb to inform her that we were leaving and that we felt that we should get a full refund, not have to pay our restaurant / bar bill and that transport to our newly booked accommodation should be covered as this woul

Evergreen bungalow is simply magical, nested into a private beach offering incredible view from the rooms and I have to say my favorite part was to be able to fall asleep to the sound of the peaceful ocean. Thank you to the owners who are always willing to give the utmost care to their guests.

We stayed at Evergreen for 6 nights. We were a bit sad to leave the place... There is a relaxed vibe, nice people who work there, good food, very interesting high and low tide, beautiful white beach, in the morning nice swimming temperature in the sea, in the afternoon the water is back and really really warm. We rented some bicycles for a day and they where to best we ever rented during our trips. It is nice cycling on the beach to Paje and back down the road (because of the wind). And ofcourse we would also like to mention the cute animals: pups Lina and Greenie (if I have his name writing right) and the sweet cats who hang around the bungalows and are fond of cuddles! We really felt at home at Evergreen.

We only visited the restaurant, but the Tuesday barbecue was amazing; great food, great staff and great atmosphere with live band and dancing. A good selection of food on the grill, both seafood and meat in addition to plenty tasty veggie side dishes. My warmest recommendations!