Hospitality

No beach

I walked into this place and felt immediate zen. Martin the manager was so lovely and responsive and just willing to do whatever it takes to ensure all round joy. His literal response to everything was "We are here to solve problems"... Not that there were problems even, but I really appreciated that energy from him. I loved that upon check-in, the AC in the room had already been turned on the room was cool and so when I walked into the room (coming from the heat outside and one hour travel), I immediately felt peace and zen. I also really loved that there is a morning and evening room prep. I am scared of creepy crawlies and these can be inevitable at resorts, so having the staff come around every evening to clean again, make up bed, set the sleeping nets and spray some bug repellent ... just wonderful! Every evening at dinner, we got some type of performance - ranging from the Maasai dancers to the impromptu staff birthday performance for guests, such a nice touch. The views of this place is just surreal and STUNNING! Not one photo needed any tweaking, it was just so effortlessly picturesque. The pool was gorgeous and had the ocean as backdrop... Lastly (but not least), as a solo traveller, security is a big thing for me and not once did I feel unsafe here. I'd sometimes even hear the nigh time patrol guys just walking around outside making small talk and I appreciated that. When I was searching for a place to stay in Zanzibar, my preference was for a quaint/cute/personal resort and Zanbluu delivered all plus more. I will highly recommend it and will be a returning customer for sure.

As much as I loved this place overall, some things can be better: 1. The shower and water pressure is not strong and it was sometimes frustrating to stand under the shower head just waiting for the low water pressure to pick up intermittently. Made bath time not so fun and too slow. 2. I always find it odd when there's only an overhead shower installed in a space where black women exist. Most of us don't just pour water over our heads everyday so having a flexi-shower head that allows us set the water to "neck-down" works best (and no shower caps are not the solution because they're usually so small, our hair cant fit in it and stay dry) 3. There wasn't any intercom/phone in my room and so any communication with the staff and team meant physically walking back to the reception which was sometimes inconvenient especially at night. 4. The breakfast menu was limiting and the same everyday.

The property is as beautiful as the pictures make you believe and everything is clean and well appointed. In addition the staff are friendly, kind and Samson makes a mean cocktail!

As with everything in Zanzibar service can sometimes be a bit "pole pole" buy you're not there to be in a rush anyway.

Easy to organise excursions Delicious meals and drinks Super helpful staff

Cultural dancer (male) got a bit too close to our dining table with vigorous and provocative dancing, and made us feel uncomfortable

We stayed at Zanbluu for 5 wonderful nights during our honeymoon. The whole complex is very welcoming and pleasant with beautiful gardens and an epic view from the restaurant(which is at the top) on the ocean bellow. We had a villa number 5 with an amazing ocean view and great comfort. The room and balcony were both spacious and we loved the comfortable large bed as well as TV. It is not true as other reviews said that the beach isn't nice and you can't swim. During low tide the beach is vast and you can walk far and during high tide it is great for swimming. We loved it(been to high class beaches in Philippines, Mexico, Egypt etc.) What we enjoyed the most was the all inclusive package with variety of choices for smoothies and alcoholic coctails and the best food! The local chef is very talented and we loved the lunches by the pool and 4 course dinners. The biggest thank you though goes to the staff. We would like to say a special thank you to Charles(working at pool bar) for being extremely kind, friendly, helpful and always brightening our day. His coctails were always spot on, no matter what funny combinations we asked for! We hope very much, that the management acknowledges him for the valuable part of the team he is! Also thank you to all female waitresses who were always smiling.

Apart from having to leave back home, the only downside was a small maintainance needed in the bathroom and service being slow due to high ammount of guests and not enough staff.

the view, the pool, the staffs promptness and attitude. It was one of the best vacations I had. We Did not even leave the place. Exceeded expectations. The food was delicious and fresh, we almost tried the whole menu. There was not a single disappointment.

That we had to leave..

We loved the serenity of the location and the superb staff. You will enjoy gorgeous views and have exqusite dinners for a very reasonable price. Quiet location, perfect for a couple's getaway.

Great place, perfect team, they make you feel like at home