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Nothing. I couldn’t even stay!

This place is so wonderful that you just don‘t want to leave and want to enjoy every inch of it. It is huge but every single detail is so well taken care of, that one doesn‘t stop being amazed how they maintain it so well. It lies right on Lake Victoria with its gorgeous views , so you enjoy cool breeze most of the time and have friendly staff members that do their job flawlessly. You have a huge infinity pool that looks over the lake and it is really cold so be prepared to get a bit chilly))) No words about the rooms, the villas are just perfect, it cannot get more comfortable than that, with a huge bathroom with hygene articles that you didn‘t even think you might need, super clean shower with good water pressure and plus a bathtub. In the room itself you will find your enormous bed and a tasteful couch/armchair that invite you to chill the whole time, a big wardrobe where you can unpack 3-4 suitcases and a beautiful dressing table of a retro style which is definitely a gift for women especially. As if this all is not enough, you have also a balcony - again with comfy chairs where you can enjoy the singing of various kinds of birds, listening the water sounds from the small waterfall and enjoy the beauty of mysterious Victoria. We would really really love to go back to this Garden of Eden one day. By the way, ‚malaika‘ means ‚ angels‘; I guess it is really angels that take you there because you get a heavenly rest.

Cleanliness , breakfast was good , staff great

This compact, but adequate, room has the best lighting of any hotel I've had the pleasure of staying in. The room has good, quiet air-conditioning, and ours, being a corner room, had windows on two sides with a door that opened onto a small balcony. There were tea and coffee making facilities, and two complimentary bottles of water each day. Toiletries were also replenished daily. The bed was good, very comfortable, not too firm, and the large pillows were nice and soft. Again, the bathroom was small but adequate, with a shower. However, there was no shower curtain, so the bathroom floor gets a good soaking, which is a personal dislike. The shower had hot water, but I found the mixer tap difficult to control to get an even temperature; thankfully, in the end, I managed to master the controls. The rooftop bar is great playing my type of music loud but not unbearably so. There's a great Karaoke night on Saturday., run by a man who is a very good singer. The bar food is good as is the service. The majority of the staff are very friendly and helpful. Every afternoon when we returned the reception staff gave us a small glass of chilled roselle juice, which was very refreshing after a tiring day. We did enjoy our stay here and extended it from two to five nights.

TV wasn't working and AC remote had some issues but apart from that the food for breakfast was good, value for money was great and I had issues about vacating the room one day earlier than booked. Hotel staff were very understanding and helpful in adjusting room charges because of that. Great place to stay if you are on a trip to mwanaza.

Gold Crest hotel is an excellent establishment in Mwanza. It is located right in the heart of Mwanza which is very convenient for tourists from other countries as there is excellent access to a number of different banks to obtain cash for the days activities. In our case we arrived with a low cash reserve and needed to withdraw cash daily from Travel cards. This was a concern at first but as there are numerous large banks very near to the Gold Crest we were able to find one that could accept our Australian travel cards and make the necessary withdrawals. The Mwanza town centre is quite safe for tourists and we experienced no problems in walking in the town area both for shopping at stores and local markets and to do our banking. The people of Mwanza are friendly and trustworthy and everywhere we went we received a warm welcome and excellent service. Staff at the Gold Crest are very helpful and friendly - with a strong desire to provide great service. The breakfast provided with our room was very good - with wide range of items and the location is tops, as you can sit on the balcony overlooking the street to eat, or indoors at very comfortable places with table service - which ever you prefer. The Gold Crest restaurant has food options to a very high standard - we felt that the meals we ate were the equal of any we had on our extended tour of Europe and Africa. Really high standard for presentation and quality (delicious) and large very adequate portion sizes. We found that one meal between two was often sufficient and the pricing was very good making the meals in the hotel a very nice high standard value for money experience in a very comfortable atmosphere. Room Service was good and the rooms are cleaned everyday and the hotel also has an excellent value laundry service which we used several times - very convenient. When it came time to pay we were able to pay with credit card which is not always a certainty in Africa. Many thanks to the Gold Crest hotel.

I was supposed to stay only two days, but I booked two more extra nights. The personal was super friendly and helpful, I had a great time! Thanks for your warm welcome in Mwanza :)

The communication with Faraja was super easy as she always replied very fast and speaks excellent English. The room is beautiful and very clean. Thank you for having us, we’ll come again!

The rooms were comfortable with high quality amenities. The price is a steal, I wish I could stay longer but my travel to Mwanza was short. The staff is courteous and was able to help me meander around Mwanza, since it was only my second time there. I will definitely be making this my go to property in Mwanza. Thank you team for the amazing experience ☺️

I liked that it was a shared house, I had my own room and there were shared living room, kitchen and bathroom. It feels like home. But there is also a room with ensuite bathroom. The location is very convenient. Cristina and Joshua are lovely people, caring and helpful. Joshua took my around the house to show the good places to go for diner, shopping and so on.