in the last week

We had the most beautiful wedding at Zanzi Resort a year ago in January. The staff were extraordinarily good in making us and our guest feel good (like a real wedding celebration feel), and have an amazing party at the beach - ending in a midnight swim in the Ocean. Overall the food at the resort is really good - wide selection of breakfast goods which you can have brought to your villa... great chicken sandwiches and sea food from the grill. The villas are beautiful, clean, luxurious, private and spacious. The lush greenery around adds to the feeling of privacy and comfort. Sort of an organised jungle between the villas. We had some challenges in communication prior to the party - supposedly they had not held a wedding with several guests before which added to our anxiety before the wedding. However, on the wedding day everyone was really kind, fun, well organised - so we have only positive memories of the beautiful day. The same goes to the wedding documents afterwards (which meant that it took a year to finalise everything) - some troubles with communications which somehow relates to a change in management too (?). (The current manager is awesome tho) Regardless of the last points, everything else was so well executed - it was really the perfect wedding and stay at Zanzi Resort. Highly recommended!

a week ago

Loved this resort with its exceptional friendly staff! Had an amazing time there & can only recommend to book a private villa with private pool to have some hours a day just for yourselves...

3 weeks ago

Overall it's definitely a beautiful resort and perfect place to get engaged! Downfall are there are a ton of bugs and service is a bit on the slow side. Everyone is super friendly though! The only warning I want to give is the photographer they recommend or provide for your engagement is actually not worth it :( My fiance booked the photographer as part of the proposal but she provided no guidance in terms of posing and/or direction during the shoot. As someone who has modeled before this was actually already a red flag to me during the shoot. We also shot the next day and I was wary that I might not like the photos. We finally received our photos and sure enough the scenic views were amazing, but a few of the photos that she selected and sent over had some blinking shots, half eyes (due to bright sun), etc. It was interesting that she sent those over as the selected ones. I wanted to write the review because I know how important a photographer is in capturing your special moment and delivering photos that you ultimately can use :) I probably can use 3 of the photos so if you end up booking this photographer - just be warned and also prepare for the types of shots you want since you'll have to direct her and also you might need to ask if you can see the shots and zoom in to make sure they are good. :) good luck!!

4 months ago

The Garden of Eden of Zanzibar

5 months ago

I just finished 4 days at Zanzi with my now wife and was utterly blown away by my time here. We travel a lot and have stayed at many of the nicest 5-Star establishments across the world, nowhere have I felt more taken care of than here. From the moment we arrived everything from our pickup, to the reception once we arrived all the way through to our departure was nothing short of flawless. The staff was amazingly attentive and accommodating without being intrusive. The food was outstanding for every meal; everything a la carte no buffets, whenever and wherever you want it (jetty, pool, beach, room, dining area, etc.). Everything is local and dinner rotates daily which was amazing. Our room was similarly outstanding (eco-villa) and the grounds were impeccably well kept. We not only honeymooned there but actually had or ceremony on the beach, and when I say they went over and above, I truly mean it. They took care of EVERYTHING, gladly taking any input or requests we had and asking questions when needed to make sure everything was as you’d like it. I cannot have imagined it all going better. I don’t know when the next time I’ll be in Zanzibar is, but I would not even think about staying anywhere else. I actually felt like I wasn’t paying enough for what I was getting here, a thought I’ve never once had in my travels to ~30 or so countries, until Zanzi.