New Jambo Bungalows - Hostel

BEST POOL BEST STAFF BEST MUZU BEST DRINKS BEST PRICE BEST GYM BEST LOCATION BEST SOCIAL SESH BEST RESTAURANT BEST OF PAJE I went there with my daughter and it's has beautiful, white sandy grounds. The pool is an oasis tucked away behind lush palmtrees and tropical bushes. Staff super friendly and the food tastes delicious and has that homemade quality feeling. Picturesque bungalows and for those interested an extremely well equipped outdoor gym. And just a quick walk down to the beach to cool of after your workout or sunbathing sesh. Big volleballground as well. Muzu took extremely good care of us. Hospitality and love.

I had two services by Paji! It was excellent! I get a massage every time I visit a new area/country. This massage and foot Reflexology were the best! My legs were swollen from the long flights from the states...she helped tremendously! She's a must see, if you're in the area. Thank- you! I also very much appreciated the coconuts she gave me to help detox! Delicious...

Prior quality rooms. Lots of insects, poor quality amenities. Rooms are noisy. Bonus, good gym, ok breakfast, some staff are nice. En general not worth your money. You can get a much better place for the money elsewhere. NOT a place for relaxing.

On the good side: has a pool, gym, nice breakfast and some of the staff is nice too. On the bad side: Old dirty rooms with old dirty bathrooms. Mosquito nets smelling so bad that you prefer getting beaten by mosquitoes instead of using them. Mice having walks, even though zero food was kept in the rooms. Wifi never works. And the worst: The ceilings are leaking water, when it rains. And i don't mean a little bit... I mean most of our luggage, beds and clothes were soaked after a rainy night. You couldn't even move the bed to a different location to avoid it, as it was leaking in so many different spots. And it wasn't just one room. We were a big group that occupied 5 bungalows. It was the exact same in every single one of them. When we mentioned that, the staff challenged us to prove it and when we said "ok come and see", they dropped the subject and changed the conversation. We appreciate the fact that the bungalows were made from natural ingredients (aka wood and leaves) using the Makuti technique. But having stayed in many places with Makuti ceilings during heavy storms in our long trip in Tanzania, we know it is NOT supposed to leak if made properly. Now, if all of this costed around 10$ per person, we would say "ok we got what we paid for, nothing to complain". But for more than double of this price, this is simply unacceptable . Don't lose your time and money staying there. There are many other beautiful and affordable places around to stay with the same or less money.

We were two girls staying at New Jambo for 3 nights. The facilities and surroundings were super! However some of the staff were repeatedly getting too close and had a hard time accepting no for an answer. They also considered it cool having a hangover at work. Rest of the staff was kind. If you want to party this is a fun place to stay, but if you want to relax, then find somewhere else ;-) notice: half of the time wifi was weak or not working, even when there was power.