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Mayai Ocean Resort

Bwejuu Beach, Bwejuu

Situated in Bwejuu, a few steps from Bwejuu Beach, Mayai Ocean Resort features accommodation with an outdoor swimming pool, free private parking, a garden and a terrace. Featuring a bar, the property is located within 16 km of Jozani Forest. The accommodation provides a 24-hour front desk, airport transfers, room service and free WiFi throughout the property. What a wonderful hotel, with an amazing staff and owner who bent over backwards to make sure it was a honeymoon of a lifetime. Tried another resort but it just didn’t compare and returned to Mayai! Great food, great people, great location.

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9
Wonderful
163 reviews
Price from
$119.97
per night

F-Zeen Boutique Hotel Zanzibar

Uroa

Located in Uroa, 100 metres from Uroa Public Beach, F-Zeen Boutique Hotel Zanzibar provides accommodation with an outdoor swimming pool, free private parking, a garden and a shared lounge. Among the various facilities of this property are a terrace, a bar and a private beach area. The accommodation features room service, a concierge service and currency exchange for guests. The beach is very good and a long beach, water is clean, very good for relaxing. The staff was so so friendly and welcoming, we immediately felt at home, we had our rooms upgraded as they knew we are on our honeymoon, Dainess the manager, was so welcoming and hospitable. Definitely would come again. 😊😍

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9.5
Exceptional
106 reviews
Price from
$87.97
per night

Zen Boutique Resort

Jambiani

Located in Jambiani, less than 1 km from Jambiani Beach, Zen Boutique Resort provides accommodation with an outdoor swimming pool, free private parking, a fitness centre and a garden. Among the various facilities of this property are a shared lounge, a terrace and a bar. The accommodation offers nightclub and a concierge service. We spent 3 wonderful days at Zen Boutique Resort. The food is amazing whether it is breakfast, lunch or dinner. The swimming pool is large and very pleasant . The rooftop bar with a sunset view is exceptional. Sarah and her team take great care of us from the beginning to the end of our stay. I highly recommend this hotel.

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9.4
Wonderful
243 reviews
Price from
$128
per night

The Mora Zanzibar

Matemwe

Facing the beachfront, The Mora Zanzibar offers 5-star accommodation in Matemwe and features a shared lounge, terrace and bar. Among the facilities at this property are room service and a concierge service, along with free WiFi throughout the property. The resort has an outdoor swimming pool, fitness centre, evening entertainment and a kids' club. Truly excellent hotel. Great people - welcoming, kind and really attentive, essentially all of staff in all different roles. Superb white sand beach and emerald ocean with nice view to Mnemba Island. Food & food choice is great with main buffet restaurant and a couple of a la carte restaurants, expansive all-inclusive package (even includes complementary sun screens at the pools, good choice of drinks, etc.). Very neatly looked after territory with nice lush gardens, rooms cleaned twice a day. Ticks all of the boxes for high standard luxury & relaxing stay, what else would you want? Hope all will stay the same after TUI takes over next year:)

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9.2
Wonderful
888 reviews
Price from
$431.80
per night

Mambo Paradise

Matemwe

Facing the beachfront, Mambo Paradise offers 4-star accommodation in Matemwe and features free bikes, outdoor swimming pool and garden. Featuring room service, this property also provides guests with a terrace. The accommodation provides a 24-hour front desk, airport transfers, a kids' club and free WiFi. The rooms were clean and had a beautiful sea view & view of the sunrise over the ocean. The staff was amazing, Kassia and Pawel were incredible hosts and everyone did their best to help us with any requests we had, we felt very welcome. Interesting place to stay to get an insight into local Zanzibar life.

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9.4
Wonderful
132 reviews
Price from
$170
per night

Karibu Beach Resort

Pongwe

Located in Pongwe, a few steps from Pongwe Beach, Karibu Beach Resort provides accommodation with an outdoor swimming pool, free private parking, a shared lounge and a terrace. With a bar, the 5-star hotel has air-conditioned rooms with free WiFi, each with a private bathroom. The accommodation offers evening entertainment and room service. For the first time, everything was perfect! My expectations were high due to the positive reviews but they were still exceeded. The staff was exceptionally professional and friendly, the atmosphere and design of the hotel are wonderful, the food and drinks (esp. the juices!) were fantastic. I hope to come back in the future!

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9.3
Wonderful
123 reviews
Price from
$84
per night

Kijani Beach Villas

Bwejuu Beach, Bwejuu

Facing the beachfront, Kijani Beach Villas offers 1-star accommodation in Bwejuu and features an outdoor swimming pool, garden and shared lounge. Among the various facilities of this property are a terrace, a bar and a private beach area. Offering free WiFi throughout the property, the non-smoking hotel has a hot tub and evening entertainment. We've never been to a more perfect place before. It's a cozy little spot, well-planned, sitting right on the beach, and there's this seamless connection between the villas and the beach that feels just right. You can tell that the owners really considered every little thing here. The food is so carefully prepared and absolutely delicious. The staff is friendly, on-point, and super quick to help out. Honestly, it's just the ideal place to be.

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9.6
Exceptional
155 reviews
Price from
$325
per night

The One Resort Zanzibar

Makunduchi

The One Resort Zanzibar has a restaurant, fitness centre, a bar and garden in Makunduchi. This 4-star hotel offers a private beach area, a concierge service and free WiFi. The accommodation features evening entertainment and room service. Surrounding and staff and services

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9
Wonderful
418 reviews
Price from
$195
per night

Imara Beach Resort

Kiwengwa

Facing the beachfront, Imara Beach Resort offers 4-star accommodation in Kiwengwa and has a garden, restaurant and bar. Located around a few steps from Kiwengwa Beach, the resort with free WiFi is also 41 km away from Peace Memorial Museum. The accommodation features room service, a tour desk and currency exchange for guests. Everything was great... the staff, Innocent and his team were attentive, went our of their way to make our stay memorable. The venue is picturesque and more beautiful in person. The breakfast was so delicious.

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9.5
Exceptional
359 reviews
Price from
$220
per night

Sharazad Oasis Retreat

Jambiani

Located in Jambiani, 700 metres from Paje Beach, Sharazad Oasis Retreat provides accommodation with an outdoor swimming pool, free private parking, a fitness centre and a garden. Each accommodation at the 4-star resort has sea views, and guests can enjoy access to a terrace and to a bar. The accommodation features a 24-hour front desk, airport transfers, a shared lounge and free WiFi. Super nice design and very relaxed atmosphere Amazing yoga

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9.1
Wonderful
114 reviews
Price from
$203.40
per night

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