After a two weeks stay we fell in love with The Sands. It is a truly boutique hotel that makes you feel at home in the best sense of the word. Thank you very much Shadya for the smooth organization down to the transfer and your tips on what to consider. From the first minute you start relaxing at its best, enjoy nature, the tranquil beach and the warm Indian Ocean and you feel taken care of by an extraordinary staff. The food was really delicious (Edgar, you are magic), be it at breakfast, diner at night or a snack in-between. Everything is fresh, prepared with that certain something and the service in the restaurant and beach bar was extraordinary (THX Mkami, Vis, Alex, Neema, and all). On top, we had a very special lobster diner in a wonderful prepared surrounding on the beach (THX Edgar, the lobster was excellent, and THX Isaya for the romantic setting of the scene with wonderful flowerage and braided palm leaves). We stayed in a villa with private pool, overlooking the beach. The villas are really spacy so that you can enjoy also a longer stay, and top clean (THX Neema). And not to forget Ally. He is the “soul” of the resort and always available when you need an answer, find a solution or just for a little small talk about life on Zanzibar. Although we were in the middle of the raining season, we enjoyed every minute of our stay and will definitely come back.