Zuri Zanzibar

Ending our honeymoon at Zuri Zanzibar was like stepping into paradise. The resort is breathtaking, with its prime beachfront location and beautifully designed spaces. We were thrilled by the level of service, attention to detail, and overall atmosphere at Zuri! The beach at Zuri is the best on the island—pristine and private, with perfect sunset views. We enjoyed sunset drinks and a beach barbecue featuring incredible seafood, which became one of the highlights of our trip! We also booked the romantic beachside dinner which was everything we wanted and more. From all the people we spoke to, Zuri is definitely the nicest resort on the island. The staff, including Richard, Regan, Francis, and many more, were attentive and accommodating, ensuring we had everything we needed. The food and drinks were outstanding, and the resort itself offered everything we could want without needing to leave. Zuri Zanzibar was the perfect end to our honeymoon—a luxurious, peaceful retreat where we felt pampered and relaxed.

The best thing about Zuri is definitely the pool, which is great - overlooking the beach, almost empty most of the time, very spacious (and not some weird shape - ideal for swimming laps), and the perfect temperature - not too hot to swim, not too cold to lounge. The beach is reasonably nice as you enter it, but majorly, majorly spoiled by the truly hideous view to the right of it (which you won't see in any of the advertised photos of course), which overlooks a massive concrete construction site. Yuck. The beach is a lot nicer in the other direction, but quickly becomes very touristy if you go for a walk that way, and you'll also get approached by people trying to sell you stuff. Overall a bit of a let down. My room (55, in the "Ginger" section) was just OK - no bathtub, which is pretty disappointing for the price. I think the room areas closer to the pool / beach are a bit more convenient so if you're going, ask which ones they are and request one of them ("Lemongrass" was one of them). The resort has a very family feel to it, so if you're a solo traveller like me looking for a quiet island paradise this isn't really the place.

Top notch experience! Managed very well. They don’t miss anything making stay unforgettable. Perfect add-on after African Safari. Located on beach at northern end of Zanzibar about hour drive from airport. Provide beach security so local beach vendors unable to enter private areas.

Amazing hotel with great services. Friendly and well trained staff. Food was delucious, especially at Bahari beach bar. The most beautilf beach at Zanzibar. Klara, Front office manager was absolutely fantastic and did amazing job. I hope we will come back.

The moment we arrived at Zuri we were greeted with smiles and friendly staff! We stayed in one of the Suites and were spoiled by the staff our entire trip. The Suites were so beautiful, clean and had everything you would need! We can’t say enough about the staff at Zuri they were fantastic!! The beach was beautiful and the pool was so lovely!! We would highly recommend staying at Zuri!!

We stayed here for five days after spending almost 3 weeks in Zanzibar. I have no complaints whatsoever about this hotel. The staff were all very friendly the rooms were lovely and were all areas of the hotel. We never had a bad meal or any upset stomach. The beach area is very quiet and relaxing with a short walk to the beautiful sea with security guards to keep away any vendors which I found them to be very friendly and polite and full of enthusiasm and energy. Everything in the hotel is very expensive including all foods and drinks. The pickup from the airport was $130 one way but we had a very good driver who charged us $40. I have read a few negative reviews on this hotel which I can understand as the price they charge per day is extraordinary expensive for what you actually get for your dollars. This was by far the most expensive hotel we stayed in Zanzibar and really no better than similar hotels a quarter of the price. When hotels charge maximum dollars people expect the very best but we found out in our travels that this is not always the case as in this hotel. Out of all the hotels we stayed in on Zanzibar this is the only place I would not return to purely on the cost.