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“A beautiful Oasis”

Pemba Moonlight Guesthouse
Price range: $17 - $34
Description: Locally owned restaurant and bungalows. We love to serve fresh and delicious seafood. If you want a peaceful place and to travell localy, don't hestitate to contact us
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Description: Locally owned restaurant and bungalows. We love to serve fresh and delicious seafood. If you want a peaceful place and to travell localy, don't hestitate to contact us
Reviewed 17 March 2023

This stay was the pinnacle of my travels around East Africa. I fell a little in love with Saidi and Fatuma who have built a gorgeous place. The bungalows are so charming, with all you need for a wonderful rest. Warm shower, comfortable beds and I even had a hammock to lie and stare into the middle distance from.
The food was lovely and every need was catered for, with Sija and Saidi taking care of the excursions, although to be honest, with one of the most beautiful beaches imaginable just 2 minutes up the path, you could quite contentedly hang around the vicinity all day.
With breakfasts and other meals to order, the little community that gathers around the tables in the kitchen/dining area was charming. I miss it all and will be back very soon. Thank you Saidi

Date of visit: March 2023
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Reviewed 14 November 2022

Great value place to stay on Pemba where most options are seriously expensive. Owned and run by lovely local family. Bungalows are spacious and beds comfortable. Shower a bit temperamental. Included breakfasts are great. We also ate there for several dinners and good value food. Amazing beach is about 200m away. The guest house does not sell alcohol due to licensing issues but you can always walk about 5 mins to the Ayiana hotel. They are very welcoming to non-residents and even allow you to log on to their hotel wifi for a one off $5 fee. The area around the guesthouse is beautiful and there are lots of places to see on day trips organised by Said, the owner.

Date of visit: November 2022
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Reviewed 25 January 2021 via mobile

We loved our stay at moonlight. The staff is lovely and really friendly. You can do tour with Sija who are really friendly and invested. The place is remote and very quite. If you are looking for a charming place during your trip without selling your kidney this is the place to go.
I would love to come back once.

Date of visit: January 2021
4  Thank Odyssey45043468077
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Reviewed 20 November 2020 via mobile

We spent a wonderful time (22.08.2020-04.09.2020) in the moonlight. The rooms are spacious and clean and you have a small terrace to yourself. In the evening you can hear and see the bushbabies and enjoy the peace and quiet. Saidi (the owner), Fatuma (Saidis Wife) and Musa (emploee) are a great team and great hosts. We felt like we were part of the family. Fatuma and Musa runs the small restaurant and taught us to bake Cibattabread. Saidi, Sija (touristguide - Pemba Island Tours) and Musa organized excursions for us and accompanied us, the trips were just breathtaking and unforgettable.

The beach is 2 minutes away on foot. The next larger city is half an hour away by moped. ATMs can only be found in Chake Chake. It takes about 1.5 hours to drive from the airport to the Moonlight, but it's worth it.

We recommend the Moonlight to everyone who wants to escape the stressful everyday life and wants to enjoy pure Peace, nature and a good service.

Thanks to the Moonlight team.

Yours Rustam and Regina

Date of visit: August 2020
Thank Unterwegs098
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pembamoonlight, Public Relations Manager at Pemba Moonlight Guesthouse, responded to this reviewResponded 28 December 2020

We are very glad that you enjoyed your stay at our place!

Best regards,

Pemba Moonlight Team

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Reviewed 5 October 2020

Pemba Moonlight gave us an amazing experience in Pemba, they made us love Pemba. My partner and I stayed at the bunaglows for 3 nights and ate at their restaurant every night. We also enjoyed their breakfast every morning, included with our stay. They are very flexible with timings, just tell them when you want to eat and they will have the delicious food ready! There is no menu, you must book ahead- every night they served something different from the lcoal market, made special for us.

The bungalows were perfect for us. Very quite, peaceful, and share a local beach with a 5* hotel. Sunsets are amazing!! However is quite affected by tides. There is snorkeling just off the shore, just swim 10-15 minutes out and you will see coral and colourful fish. Perfect! There is a local tour guide service as well, which we took another snorkeling trip with (check out Pemba Tours). The bungalows are quite far from the ferry terminal and airport, from the ferry we took the local bus and then motorcycles and it took probably took almost two hours, a taxi is obviously a bit quicker. It's in the middle of a little local village, which was nice to walk around in; there aren't really shops or other restaurants around, aside from the two other hotels within walking distance, which make it a perfect local experience. This was fine for us, as their restaurant is amazing, then after dinner we went to one of the hotels for an evening drink. Also please know that the only ATM on the island is in Chake Chake!

Thank you, thank you Said and your team, we will not forget our experience!!!!

Date of visit: September 2020
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Thank hilary-r-c
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pembamoonlight, Public Relations Manager at Pemba Moonlight Guesthouse, responded to this reviewResponded 28 December 2020

Thank you very much, we are very glad to hear that you enojoyed this trip as much as we did. We hope to see you again in the near future,

Best Regards,

Pemba Moonlight Team

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