Rooms not especially clean and we had to push to get moved to a room where the shower worked. Restaurant ok, nothing special. However, great location on the banks of the river.

Well jaw dropping to say the least! what a shame this i expect was once a nice place but it has fallen into a sorry state of dis-repair.We refused the VIP rooms offered and refused to pay more for the slightly better riverside rooms though a little better they were dirty we had to ask for a fan but were expected to tip for that.We put something on top of the bed and slept on that.The pool was green and slimey but the birds enjoyed the insects on the surface.We did eat the food but out of choice would not have done as every thing was so dirty. The trip through the mangroves was wonderful and we saw crocodile which made the stay bearable.as did the alcohol.We did not stay on the way back down river as planned but returned by road to the coast as to avoid it.

The best way to describe the room I was offered at Tendaba was one up from an animal shelter - and that was in a 'VIP' room. We were prepared for somewhere basic but clean and would have had no problems with this but it was simple foul on all accounts. This included most of the staff which wanted to charge us extra for a room with a shower that actually worked. There seemed to be dozens of staff - most of which were doing absolutely nothing apparently given how run down and filthy the place was. With the exception of the bar staff who were very friendly and helpful, the staff only appeared when we were arriving and leaving when they made clear they expected a tip. I still haven't worked out what for though. I was in a party of eight and - fortunately for me - this included a number of people who don't take nonsense from staff expecting guests to stay in dirty rooms which hadn't been cleared for weeks. I still had to ask for the sheets to be changed after the last occupant had left and this was presented like a special service. Changing the pillow cases wasn't part of this unfortunately and they smelt. The food was OK though and the room was so dark that you couldn't see what was crawling around in their.

We weren’t expecting much from Tendaba, so we weren’t disappointed. The room we had – supposedly a ‘VIP’ room as it had an ensuite shower and toilet – was pretty basic, though it did have a ceiling fan. The door to the bathroom was stuck open and wouldn’t move.

The site of the camp is fairly large, with lots of separate blocks and huts. From what I saw of the shower and toilet block, I’m glad we had the upgraded room. The pool looked good, though we didn’t use it, and there were places to sit down by the river. Most of it looked fairly shabby though.

It was fairly quiet while we were there, but there was still a wide range of food laid on for the buffet dinner, and it was surprisingly good too. Wedidn't really see anything of the staff at any point.

If you are staying there, the chances are the reason for doing so is to get out in the mangroves. And the afternoon boat trip we had certainly made the stay worthwhile. I wouldn’t rush to go back to the Camp, but if I was passing through then I’d certainly stay there again.