Zanzibar Retreat Hotel

Excellent spot to relax and wrap up our east Africa trip. The staff are fantastic and work hard to accommodate any request. |The food is incredible. We enjoyed every meal on property. The seafood pasta so good! We both ordered based on our server’s recommendation and thanked for suggesting.|I had the filet the night before and it was also very good. Grilled fish skewers for lunch, etc, etc. all delicious. |We both enjoyed 1-hour deep tissue massages. Esther was great and added to our relaxing experience.|Great visit, just what we needed, would highly recommend staying here.

Charming boutique hotel with friendly staff and an idyllic setting. Don’t expect the size or facilities of a large chain but the reception desk were hugely accommodating, eg in arranging a snorkelling trip at short notice. Bedroom 10 with an ocean view was delightful. The food was fresh and varied. I enjoyed a massage in a hut by the sea and hanging out on the loungers.

Pleasant small-scale beach hotel with great staff and a very professional hotel manager. The food was delicious and freshly prepared, the rooms were spacious and we had a giant terrace on the first floor.|Small issues regarding the room were addressed immediately, which made us feel comfortable.|The staff provided pastries and an African polonaise on our youngest daughter's birthday. Very thoughtful!|The beach is chill: nice fine white sand, hardly any tourists, though local kids came to play their game of football around 5pm.|Not really a “swimming beach”, though lots of boats that take you to wherever you want for a small price.|We (family with 3 children / 2 rooms) enjoyed ourselves at this hotel.||Translated with DeepL.com (free version)

Thank you so much! I spent really good days in this hotel, simply the staff is amazing, super friendly , always helpful, happy, attending our questions, the room and the decorations are so beautiful, the food and the drinks so delicious. I recommend this place 100%. Asante sana 🫶🏻🙏🏻

Terrible experience. We were coming from a Safari, where anyone could imagine being on a total adventure where you have to adapt.... Instead, at the Safari, we were treated to 6-star standards (in a camp inside the parks), beyond belief. Here in Zanzibar, the exact opposite of expectations, a true tragedy from every perspective, and this is thanks to this dilapidated facility, poorly managed by completely out of place staff. Disgusting. I will not recommend this place to my worst enemy!!!

What a delightful stay we had at the Zanzibar Retreat Hotel . It was above and beyond our expectations! Newton greeted us and showed us around. We were delighted to see not only the pool and outdoor restaurant, but the proximity to the white sand beach! Then when we opened the door to our second floor room with a balcony, we were thrilled to see how spacious and beautifully decorated it was. The food was 5-star as well. We had a free full breakfast, and ate lunch and dinner there as well. The menu choices were varied, and everything was fresh and well seasoned. We even had massages and facials at the hotel with Elizabeth and Esther. I highly recommend The Zanzibar Retreat Hitel!

We had an amazing stay at this hotel, clean neat and cozy room with complimentary water, delicious breakfast you will be spoiled for choice, good location as it is on the beach with sun beds for your relaxation after swimming in the ocean. Assorted wines and drinks for your refreshment, excellent customer service Neema went over and beyoud to show us around the hotel. If you are looking for a quite and intimate holiday destination for you to rewind, recharge and bond with your loved one this is a place for you.

This review is for the restaurant o my as I wasn’t a guest in the hotel. The food was honestly some of the best I had on the island if not thee best. Fresh, flavorful and filling. Staff was courteous and accommodating.