The Zanzibari

Beautiful hotel with friendly and attentive staff. We had a great time staying with them. The private beach is very calm and peaceful. The only downside is that it can be a little hard to get to other parts of nungwi unless you take a taxi.

The Zanzibari had the best restaurant and kindest staff of our entire stay in Zanzibar. We fully enjoyed our three days in this beach resort and warmly recommend it. Located directly on the beach, offers possibility of long walks on the sandy coast when tide is low and is close to beautiful sand stripes where to take a swim in light green waters.

I’ll start with the downside:
-You can’t swim on the beach at the hotel.
- We had some issues with our shower but they fixed it fast.
- The room was little
-The hotel is a little bit far from the local restaurant, market e.c.t

Why 4 stars: the hospitality they offered. But mostly thanks to Salum, Nzori and Suleyman . Make sure to get in touch with them when you are at the hotel. They will take care of you. Transfer, activities, good talks, guide and so much more. You will not get disappointed.

The pool area at the hotel is super clean and nice. The view is outstanding!

This place is simply a tranquil oasis. Very quiet, very remote. Beware, the road to get there is absolute nightmare, it's just a muddy/rubbishy mess full of potholes. Drive carefully.

We stayed in one of the shacks for three nights, you step out and you're right on the beachfront. Swimming on the beach looked impossible but this could have been due to rainy/windy weather we had. The beach only becomes walkable/accessible during low tides. The shacks do not have AC and are open to the wind (but have moskito nets), you'll hear the ocean all night long, we slept like babies but if you need peace and quiet for your sleep, don't book the bungalows but one of the bedrooms with AC further away from the ocean. Even during chilly evenings we were warm under the blankets despite the bungalow being breezy. The shacks are simple but beautiful. The place has a decent restaurant and a nice and well stocked bar.
The hotel provides a good selection of breakfast options, all of which are tasty and available to combine to ones heart's desires.

Other than the pool, not much else there on offer. I'd advise the owner to provide some games, like darts, pool or such to give some variety of entertainment to the guests. I don't think I've seen a single TV in the hotel, certainly a major plus for me, I don't like sports or whatever on the telly in the bar or in the rooms.

One major drawback is lack of hot water, it seems to be solar only and limited supply, so if you're late or the day wasn't sunny, cold shower it is. The accommodation price was expensive for what it is (paid 250USD a night, gulp) but we had a good time regardless.

I recommend getting up early for the sunrise is worth the effort. Evenings provide eventful walks avoiding sometimes quite large hermit crabs and expanse of beautiful starry skies.

Very nice, clean hotel. Good continental breakfast. Nice staff.

The staff were so friendly and this hotel has a really good service
My room was one of the see view room I loved it everything was great and the food was tasty . Asante sana i definitely will back one day 🙂

I can't say enough good things about the Zanzibari. When I first entered the property I wasn't too impressed by everything..but that's when I left the property and went to the double tree by Hilton and other expensive properties next door to this place

It's unassuming but you'll miss this place when you leave.
Do try the fried coconut king prawns,we had it almost 5 times,it's too good.

Way better than other expensive properties on nungwi.

The premises are absolutely beautiful. The beach, the pool, and the rooms are flawless.

The service is really bad, especially restaurant staff. In their defense, they did seem understaffed, but the waitress rolled her eyes on me when I ordered food to be delivered. Each drink will take 30 minutes to get ready. If you are at the beach nobody will come and ask if you want a beverage, you have to walk all the way to the main restaurant to order, because the pool bar is always empty. For the price tag, I expected way better service. When they do come, food and drinks are delicious, though.