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Jenny T
North Wales, United Kingdom

Lovely comfortable and clean stay.

Review of The Zanzibari
4.0 of 5 bubblesReviewed 31 Jul 2024
A lovely clean and comfortable hotel. The ocean view rooms were lovely and had everything we needed.
The beach was very beautiful but beware of urchins. The hotel provided beach shoes free of charge to use which I thought was a lovely touch.
The staff were great and in particular Rose our room attendant. She was one of the nicest people we met on our holiday. She couldn’t do enough for us and always greeted us with a smile. My little one hurt his foot one day and she rushed over out of the room to check him and bring us cotton wool and plasters. She hugged him and settled him down. Every day she asked how he was and came to see him. She was such a beautiful soul. We were sad to say goodbye. What a fantastic lady.
We loved that the Zanzibari has their SDG centre for you to look at the amazing work they are doing with the children in the community and for future generations. It was fabulous and we’d love to support this.
The location itself is good for scuba and boat trips.
Top tip - walk along the beach to the right and you will come to the most incredible sandbank. We spent a while there enjoying it. Just watch the tides though or you may get stuck! It comes in quickly along the beach and you need to walk back to the hotel via some thin strips of beach.
The main beach itself was busy and was a little too much for us but very beautiful.
Overall a great stay with great people.
Thank you.
Date of stay: July 2024
Trip type: Travelled with family
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Reviewed 1 July 2024

I arrived initially with a tour group but stayed an extra five nights by myself. The staff at the hotel were great - in order not to move me out of the room I was already in, I was allowed to stay in a better room than what I had paid for, which was very kind!

The rooms were very clean, the beds comfortable, and the hotel’s beach was great - being situated just above the formal beach means that you aren’t troubled by people trying to sell you tours etc (which happened a lot when I walked along the beach below and when we went for a Dhow cruise at another beach!). The room had aircon and was attractively made up. The other thing to mention that was good was that it had one-way glass, so I could see out when I had the curtains open but people couldn’t see into my room (very important with the floor to ceiling windows for the ocean view!).

The staff were all very hardworking - the restaurant staff were polite, and made conversation with me, which was nice as a solo traveller!

To mention as well, I had said to the cleaner that I liked the flowers that she left in my room, and each day after if she saw me on the beach, would come over with an extra flower for me - which was nice.

The only thing to mention otherwise was that sometimes the food was a bit slow to come, but I generally found in the evenings that if you arrive early it is quicker.

Otherwise a really great stay at the Zanzibari - thank you for looking after me so well.

Room tip: As above, I usually found the food came a bit quicker if I arrived earlier.
Date of stay: June 2024
  • Trip type: Travelled solo
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Thank Josie P
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Reviewed 25 June 2024

An idillic spot just on the outskirts of Nungwi, we could walk along the beach at low tide about 30 mins..
Our room the deluxe ocean views was absolutely perfect just informant of the sea..
Our cleaning ladies were lovely and kept a our rooms spotless and made countless efforts with flowers to adorn our rooms..
Food at the restaurant was lovely the giant prawns especially !!
Beds were super comfy all in all a great place to stay.

Date of stay: June 2024
  • Trip type: Travelled with friends
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Thank Jacqueline W
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Reviewed 18 June 2024 via mobile

Very bad smell no clean and the staff not friendly you can not swim in the beach very small pool the small in the room very bad!!! In reception also don’t come in this hotel you will lose your money and you holiday 🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤧🤧🤧🤧🤧🤧🤧🤧🤧🤧🤧🤧🤧

Room tip: Very bad smell no clean and the staff not friendly you can not swim in the beach very small pool the small in the room very bad!!! In recept
Date of stay: June 2024
Trip type: Travelled with family
Thank 278firasc
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Reviewed 10 May 2024 via mobile

5/5
I love everything about this place and my interactions with the staff from check-in to check out. The food was delicious and the prices were reasonable. Our driver was friendly and made sure we got to our destinations on time. The ocean view was so calm and relaxing!

Room tip: The best time to go is during off season.
Date of stay: April 2024
Trip type: Travelled with friends
Thank Adrienne D
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Reviewed 16 February 2024

We had an absolutely amazing time at the Zanzibari Boutique Hotel. The ocean was beautiful, beach very private, resort was relatively quiet and serene. Comfortable beach chairs with shade and towels always readily available. Salt water infinity pool overlooking the stunning clear blue ocean. Can walk out very far at low tide to sand bank and see tons of starfish and coral (with shoes the resort can provide). Overall very inexpensive compared to similar level hotels in US or Europe. Food was delicious, as were cocktails. Entertainment some nights of the week including acrobats, live music. Service was phenomenal - not too pushy but the appropriate level of helpfulness. Plans any tours you’d like to do. Gladly accommodates and arranges any transportation needs. Perfect place for a relaxing trip.

Date of stay: February 2024
  • Trip type: Travelled with friends
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Thank Lydia S
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