Gadea Boutique Hotel

Lovely owners, lovely staff, everyone was so very nice, one of the staff members (Emanuel) took care of my son when he had some sea urchin spines in his feet and he taught us a trick never to forget: green papaya juice on the affected area and the next day the spines came out easily :). We will remember his kindness and the interest and care of everyone. Cleaning of the aprtments was meticulous, every day! The cats are very funny, and the breakfast is lovely. The place is a very good pick if you want to get a more local feeling instead of the soulless beach resorts. Nonetheless, it is two minute walk to the beach, and lots of nice restaurants also in the neighborhood. Much recommended!

really not much

I have been travelling around Africa for 3 months and was very surprised by this wonderful find. Food is the best I have had outside of Italy. Staff are wonderful and passionate and the decor throughout is so beautiful and thoughtful. Shocked at how reasonable the price is, highly recommend!!!

That I did not have time to extend my stay

Beautiful property, very friendly owner and staff. Annelisa, the owner, was wonderful and responsive to all our queries, including a late check in when our plans unexpectedly changed. Bogi, the host, was professional, attentive to our needs, helpful and very hospitable. We experienced this from all the staff and appreciated their willingness to go out of their way to make our stay comfortable. Felt like a home away from home. We loved the resident cats and lovely garden and pool. A delicious breakfast included and lovely restaurant. We will definitely come again and recommend this place to our friends!

Nothing we didn’t like!

The staff are wonderful, friendly and helpful.

- It’s not a hotel as described - I wanted a hotel, thought I had booked a hotel due to the name but this is run more like an Airbnb / serviced apartment such as having lots of Airbnb style rules including before check in and limited staff available physically (with WhatsApp numbers available to contact them). Just an FYI for anyone expecting a hotel or flexible check in times. - Very limited privacy: The room doors are transparent so you have to use the curtain for privacy but they don’t fully cover the windows when draw. Also, the doors are not sound proof so you can hear literally everything outside as if you were there too, from conversations and noisy guests, to the rain and even drainage. - Hot water only worked on one day. - Mattress sinks. - Lots of ants in the room, could feel them when lying down on the bed, they were even in my bag after just a short time. I love nature and understand this happens when being in close proximity to nature, but I’ve been coming to Zanzibar for 10 years and haven’t experienced this before. - Lack of mosquito nets around the bed - this is Africa, it’s simply not enough to have sliding mosquito nets on the doors. Most of the mosquitoes have already gotten into the room by the time you close the door after entering, which is why most hotels have them around the bed and for good reason. I experience lots of bites so had to sleep with the covers over my head. - The access road needs to be fixed, I understand it may be the responsibility of the Authorities but they are clearly not doing to so the multi thousand and million $ beach front businesses that are snapping up the coastline and surrounding areas should come together and sort it out for themselves, their clients and the local community. It makes no sense to leave it as is. -- Edit: A very defensive response.