The Residence Zanzibar

The staff were amazing. It felt like a family environment. I was quite emotional after I left. The managers and staff did everything possible to make my stay perfect. Benjamin, kitchen staff and housekeeping and all cleaners helped me out a-lot during my stay. This was a dreamy luxurious stay. I was even given complimentary treats on my arrival. I booked the Ocean view prestige Villa and it was a great decision. You have bikes at the villa which you can use to explore around the resort and gardens. The spa is extremely amazing. I loved my therapist Anna she was brilliant. Highly reccomend.

The room was large and beautiful sea view and outdoor private pool. Please note not fully private pool. The bathroom was nice but lots of bugs. When I mentioned it to the hotel they came to spray with bug spray (including indoor with kids). Highly venomous snake in outdoor shower - could very easily come in as there was a glass sliding door between indoor and outdoor shower which has a large gap. Took security 1 hour to come to remove snake, it disappeared by the time they arrived. Stayed elsewhere in zanzibar and did not have as many bugs inside. Food not great. Very basic. Was ok but I wouldn’t stay here again. Lovely experience with monkeys though and enjoyed the pool. The beach isn’t proper sand so uncomfortable to walk on and water not clear because of this. Staff were nice.

Not a 5-star property, website very exaggerated. Buffet dinner was not good, sushi left warm for several hours. Ocean not very nice in front of the hotel and large tides. Strange men constantly approach you on the beach soliciting goods and services. We checked out early and changed hotel. Thankfully we were refunded the remaining nights which was a nice gesture. Decent for a family vacation with kids but don’t expect luxury.

Had an amazing family holiday ...beautiful property....very classy....with an amazing beach . The service was excellent ....specially the F&B area managed by Pritam....who took care of our dietary needs of pure veg good ...and chef Somesh really made it very special for us by making most amqzing veg dishes eveey day...and the best part was the special ice cream cake made for my daughters birthday. Really made us feel special. The rooms / villas were very nice and spacious. The dinner was different theme every night....with live music / band