Hi Asila,
- Glad you enjoyed the house, the service, the cuisine and the staff.
- It clearly states in my add that it is an open-air villa and A/C not needed due to the constant sea breeze. Yes you can have a few unusually hot days a year however most guests don’t find it a problem. I am sorry the heat was unbearable for you..
- The tour organised by the manager was not a scam. You expected an official “blue safari” tour. But all excursions are done by locals tour guides who don’t have branded uniforms. You decided not to take the tour and of course you were NOT charged for it. You then on your own initiative decided to use the services of the driver to give you a tour of the whole island plus another activity. My manager wasn’t even present then. So you negotiated with the driver directly. At the end of the day you left without paying him for his services. He then got the police involved to get his money.
I am really sorry it ended at the police station, However all of this would have been avoided through simple communication with the driver about his pay. If you felt the price was too high, you should have raised this with the driver before getting in the car and taking a day tour of the island. Kim, the manager, should have been more involved in resolving the issue for you, however you were not scammed and certainly it wasn’t an attempt on anyone’s behalf to illegally get you money.
I really wish you sought my advice while still in Zanzibar, instead of simply trying to leave without paying.

Kind regards, Raphael