Hotels near Chole

Lovely small property with very personal service, really great standard of accommodation, big room, great shower, nice pool, extremely accommodating staff. Excellent overall. Dive equipment is new and dive service also excellent.

Meremeta Lodge is one of the few places in Mafia Island that has air-conditioning - a must in February. The staff members are all great, and the owner (Meremeta) is very friendly, attentive, available, accommodating and helpful - nothing is too much effort for him; you can ask him anything and he will always answer "it is possible"! Meremeta Lodge is also one of the very few places in Mafia that is owned by a local Mafian, and we recommend that you support local.

Beautiful resort surrounded by lush gardens. The rooms are rustic but beds super comfortable and clean. Credit cards accepted. There's a fan. English plugs.Each room has a quaint porch (african style) with seating. Some rooms have only cold water in the showers. I did not mind as it was super warm but if an issue, let them know in advance to put you in the hot water rooms. There are stairs down to the restaurant so not for those with bad knees. Saw elderly couple who managed fine though.The bar and dining area with super strong WiFi, looking onto the sea. The staff go way beyond to help with anything. They truly make the place so special. Snorkelling trip with bbq lunch on the sandbar was utterly amazing. They bring everything, table, chairs etc, even a cold beer. Some of the fish I saw while snorkelling were huge compared to what I have seen elsewhere in the world like maldives. It was magical. They can also take you to an in land salty pool with crystal clear water... on one of the smaller islands...reminded of Thailand and to the ruins of the African Queen's Palace. The boat trip through the channels of islands had a feeling of going down the Amazon River. The food was amazing. Limes picked fresh from the trees there. I can't remember eating a diced tomato salad that tasted so good. There's also a few restaurants, shacks to go to further down the beach..near the village. Sit with your feet in the sand, watch the boats while you sip your wine. Can walk or tuk tuk If you thinking of booking here on Mafia Island, just do it. They do airport pick up You will be well taken care of by literally everyone from Dar es salam flight departure, arrival, hotel staff, to the tuk tuk drivers.

Amazing stay at Butiama Marine camp. For those visiting Mafia, would 100% recommend. Its location right on the beach is unmatched, excellent breakfasts and dinners, and fantastic staff. If you’re looking to dive, would recommend Mafia Island diving. Staff were much friendlier than those at Big Blu (dive shop at marine camp).

lovely staff, great food, peaceful location and lovely rooms! the beach is from 10 mins bike ride away and they offer you bikes for free. the staff was super nice and helpful to organise excursions etc. great value for money!

It is a new hotel, but the best one that we went to in tanzania. The staff is lovely and helped us out werever they could. Would definitly go back if we are at mafia island in the future.

The host, the location, the hospitality and the positive attitude of Mussa

Very nice and spacious room directly at the beach, friendly staff, nice garden around

Very nice staff and original setup

Nice and relaxing environment. Very clean, well maintained and very helpfull staff.