Baraza Resort and Spa Zanzibar

Everything is perfect! Top quality of the service. Beautyful and green garden, good food. Just small remarks: sometimes small lizards enter somehow the villas (not easy to catch 😆) and during the ocean outflow it would be good the send cleanig service on the beach to collect few ocean gifts like plastic bottles or diapers.

Amazing in all aspects.. but kinda of far from the whole island 1:39 min drive

The rooms were clean, very comfortable and the staff was amazing. I highly recommend this resort and Spa

The most comfortable place to stay while keeping up your comfort at the priority must visit place

What can I say about Baraza. This place is incredible. Picturesque. Luxury. Indulgent.

The staff here are superb. Attentive. Friendly. Genuine.

The pool and the beach areas are immaculately kept.

The food is incredible. The spa experience was out of this world!

Peripheral things like the gym and tennis courts are perfect also.

Special touches for our anniversary really made our trip. A hotel that really focuses on the small details that make a holiday! A special mention must go to the ops manager Simone! What a star. 🌟

Just amazing. All staff is efficient but discreet. We had a wonderful time for our honeymoon. Also some qualitative entertainments took place which we enjoyed
Last but not least food was tasty, with a right balance between diversified buffets and tasteful set menus
Would go back
Nathalie

Baraza is arguably the best hotel in Zanzibar currently. Its modern take on the island's old Omani heritage provides an atmosphere of mistique and adventure throughout your stay.

Its beachfront property is located at the south-east coast of the island, facing the Indian Ocean. Contrary to the northern coast of Zanzibar, the beach in the south-east is substantially more affected by the tide, meaning sometimes there's no beach at all, and sometimes you can walk out all the way to tye brim of the reef. This feature proved to be an asset, however, since their water sports center takes advantage of this by offering different activities depending on the state of the tide. As an example, I highly recommend the reef walk tour during low tide (you'll be provided with reef shoes) or kayaking during high tide. The property gets very windy at times, which is heaven for Kite-Surifing or sailing. The property contains also a fully equipped gym, a tennis court and a spa.

Baraza offers full board, meaning all meals of the day are provided. This should not be confused with the traditional all-inclusive models which cater to large masses. Baraza offers an excellent culinary experience with set 5 course menues designed by their in-house Chef, buffets, open air grills and many more. No one goes hungry or unsatisfied at Baraza.

The only real caveat of the hotel in my opinion is the fact that you're far away from any village or city, meaning most of of your evenings will be spent at the property and there's no chance to wander by to check different bars and restaurants out. Baraza more than makes up for this by their stellar food & drink options, however.

Lastly, I highly recommend going on the dolphin watching and the turtle sanctuary tours. The Stone Town tour was far less impressive, the only thing worth spending time there was the slave trade museum in my opinion.

I rated location 4 because getting to Stone Town and Jambo Spice Farm we're an hour away. Jozani Forest was about a half hour away. I didn't look for anything else closer

Great resort, everything is great, and service is top notch. Everything is there, there is no reason to leave the resort. Spa is great, snorkling around the corner in the blue lagoon. Sports center is delivering great activities. Also for kids a great place to go to.

The facility is perfect , food is good we book full board .

Things need to be taken in consideration:
Limited item in SPA menu
Limited number of activities by the hotel, compare to other resort
The beach is not clean , where in 5 stars hotels the beach should be clean in front of the hotel
No Schatulle Service available by the hotel to near by attractions
No yoga classes were available and if you requested for one you have to pay for instructor