West Hotels & Accommodations

The seaside hotel, although the beach is not very good, but the scenery is pleasant. The 5th floor is a restaurant. The restaurant is very good for eating and watching the sea. It is suitable for vacations and is about 5 kilometers from the urban area.

Only 5mins to the airport by car drive, And only 20mins to stone town. You don't hear the sound of airplanes although the hotel is near airport, Nice and modern looking,clean,wifi connection is also good. I would like to come again here

This hotel is ideally located in the old Stone Town, in the middle of the small streets with its small stores, near the seafront and its good restaurants and the port for excursions, We stayed there 2 days completely enough to visit the city where we are fast tired of being asked without stop by shop sellers or other ...The reception is very sympathetic,we came to get us at the airport for $20, The rooms are spacious and very original we loved very much we had a superior room, good quality price, good breakfast on the roof terrace.The hotel organizes transfers at a good price.For us points Negative : very hard bed and shower : little water .

We had 5 days to relax in Zanzibar after a 10 day safari and we chose Chuini as it looked gorgeous. It is indeed lovely, but it is down a long dirt road with no other amenities around- that means you hire a driver to go somewhere or stay at the resort. Staying at the resort is not a bad thing- the pools are wonderful, the food is really good and varied and the grounds with the ruins is lovely. The beach is not a swimming beach so you are best going to the the north or east of the island for white sand beaches and swimming. The hotel staff were very helpful in organizing all of our day excursions and we got to see a lot of the island on these excursions. The rooms are beautiful suites with a sitting area and lovely patios too. Unfortunately our room backed on to the main road so it was very loud with fisherman leaving early in the morning (5am!) and then for most of the day with people passing back and forth. The spa is wonderful - we managed to get an excellent massage on our first day. But on Friday- our last day of relaxing we had looked forward to a day of pool and massage and chill, we were told the spa is closed on Friday- wish we had been told of that as it doesn't' state that anywhere in the spa literature! To add to our last day disappointment the resort ran out of beer on Friday- a bit strange for an upscale resort. Overall it was a very pleasant 5 day stay.

I stayed with the agency utravel, in the week of Christmas and New Year. The location is very clean, with great facilities (beach towels, disinfestation rooms and preparation for the night, entertainment..). The meals are very good, despite the tastes are different from the Italian ones. I did not give five stars for two reasons: 1. Absence of the sea. Unfortunately, the resort is located where the sea is absent throughout the day. This forces you to make continuous excursions. 2. The electricity and water were cut off from time to time. At night we had trouble sleeping because the air conditioning was not working. In addition we were totally in the dark and without water.

We stayed here for 11 nights in November. The food was OK – nothing to write home about but adequate - corporate canteen quality – vegetable soup was on the menu far too often and they really needed to open another egg station at breakfast, queue was horrendous sometimes (not sure why they can’t use the grill). There was no logic to the breakfast display – as an example the pancakes were nowhere near the honey! It was nice to have complimentary juice/water at all meals. You are only allowed one pool towel a day (first resort I have ever stayed at with this rule), so you have to take your soggy, wet towel to lunch with you so you can use it in the afternoon – I think they have issues with their laundry, one day there were no towels in our room, and when I contacted reception they said there had been a problem with the laundry and housekeeping would bring us one – which they didn’t! Eventually we collected two pool towels from reception, who were very reluctant to give them to us – were we not supposed to shower for 24 hours? Housekeeping in general was not great, the teaspoon I used to stir my coffee wasn’t washed on any day (I rinsed it out in the afternoon when I realized it hadn’t been washed), no idea what the complimentary toiletries in the shower were because the bottles had no labels (they had been filled so often the writing was obscure), and the housekeeper looking after our room had no idea what they were either (I asked her), so not sure what she would have filled them up with. This is a beach resort so it would be nice if the bathroom, or patio, had some sort of washing line to dry swimming costumes etc. The all-inclusive cocktail menu was not great, very limited selection – however it was nice to have wine by the glass, from a bottle, not a box. There is no table or poolside service, all drinks must be collected from the bar. I knew there was going to be no Wi-Fi in the room, I believe it’s something the resort should look at, if you are trying to keep in contact with your office, or check in for flights, or download books on your kindle etc. at odd hours, it’s not always convenient to go to a public area. TV reception was good (I only tuned into the news, so no idea what other channels are available), but the TV is placed in such a way that you cannot see it from the bed (see picture). It needs to be fixed higher on the wall. The staff were very friendly and helpful.

Located in Marumbi, Zanzibar Bay Resort is in a rural location, a 1-minute drive from Marumbi Beach and 6 minutes from Uroa Beach. This beach hotel is 10.8 mi (17.3 km) from Kiwengwa Beach and 24.4 mi (39.2 km) from Mnemba Island.Relax at the full-service spa, where you can enjoy body treatments and facials. You're sure to appreciate the recreational amenities, including an outdoor pool and a steam room. Additional amenities at this hotel include complimentary wireless internet access, babysitting (surcharge), and a hair salon. Guests can catch a ride to nearby destinations on the area shuttle (surcharge).All-inclusive rates are available at this hotel. Meals and beverages at onsite dining establishments are included in all-inclusive rates. Charges may be applied for dining at some restaurants, special dinners and dishes, some beverages, and other amenities. You can enjoy a meal at the restaurant serving the guests of Zanzibar Bay Resort, or stop in at the snack bar/deli. Wrap up your day with a drink at the bar/lounge.Featured amenities include dry cleaning/laundry services, multilingual staff, and luggage storage. A roundtrip airport shuttle is provided for a surcharge (available 24 hours), and free self parking is available onsite.Make yourself at home in one of the 104 air-conditioned rooms featuring refrigerators and flat-screen televisions. Rooms have private balconies or patios. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and satellite programming is available for your entertainment. Private bathrooms with showers feature complimentary toiletries and hair dryers.

A stay at Mama's House places you in the heart of Zanzibar Town, a 4-minute drive from Chapwani Island and 5 minutes from Livingstone's House. This apartment is 2 mi (3.3 km) from Masingini Forest and 3.3 mi (5.4 km) from Siso Spice Farm.Take advantage of recreation opportunities such as bicycles to rent or take in the view from a terrace and a garden. This apartment also features complimentary wireless Internet access and concierge services.Featured amenities include a 24-hour front desk, multilingual staff, and laundry facilities. A roundtrip airport shuttle is provided for a surcharge (available 24 hours), and free self parking is available onsite.Make yourself at home in one of the 4 guestrooms, featuring kitchenettes. 32-inch Smart televisions with digital programming provide entertainment, while complimentary wireless Internet access keeps you connected. Conveniences include minibars and microwaves.

The hotel is very comfortable and it is very good to get a little more than the previous opinion, but I find the note too hard ... The swimming pool would deserve some more maintenance, that's true. The restaurant is very long, but it's a constant in Zanzibar. The meat is coriace ... But the frame is beautiful. And above all, the staff is really nice and deserves a 4/5

Hotel is in the isolated area very quiet, I stayed in the room 101 (King Room with Sea View) which is one of the best and largest room in this hotel. The room was beautiful, with good furniture, very clean and lovely view from indoor and outdoor. Unfortunately, it’s appeared that there’s no quality control in the rooms particularly this room mainly bathroom, in the shower area there is no place to keep a soap (no soap holder), while taking shower you have to keep soap down the floor with full of water because water are moving slowly to the drainage. Towels are disgusting looks like not for this hotel standard, very old towels a lot of stains etc. (see the pictures) me and my wife feel very irritating using them. At night Air Condition cooling was another nightmare (we didn’t get a good sleep at all) one small AC covering the entire area of this large room, beside that cannot reduce the AC temperature below 20% C. (on the bed side was too hot, cooling was above 26% C). If these three negative points can be improved then I take into account that this boutique hotel can be excellent