Z Hotel

Beautiful hotel in fantastic location. Recommend the cottage if you can get it for the amount of space and privacy you have. It directly overlooks the ocean and is very special. It is a duplex room with a large deck and another balcony out from the upstairs bedroom. Staff are very friendly and helpful.

We spent four nights at the Z Hotel in Zanzibar for our honeymoon, following four days of safari on the mainland. The hotel is beautiful and right on the beach with great views of the ocean from the infinity pool, dining areas, and even our room. There are multiple restaurants, we mainly ate at the cinnamon restaurant which had lots of options reasonably priced, and at Sexy Fish just for the morning breakfast - which was great. The fitness center is nice with great views as well. The room was a bit small but we didn't spend much time there, and we had a great view from our room of the ocean. The poolside area is nice with friendly staff. All of the staff was very friendly. It's a short walk to the ocean from the pool deck for a swim in the clear, blue water. If you are on the hotel property, security does an OK job of keeping any of the locals from approaching you to try and sell merchandise or activities. However if you wander even a few feet from the designated area, you will be hounded by locals which makes it hard to enjoy the beach itself or have any quiet time to enjoy the scenery. However, they are still nice and can be politely told no. But you have to tell them no sternly or they will continue to follow you on your walk, or hover you until you do. All in all, we really enjoyed our stay and the hotel staff was very kind. It was a much needed rest after four days of safari. We did one tour, which was the snorkeling/dolphin tour off Mnemba Island, and we scheduled through our tour agency, Brilliant Adventures and Safaris, who had a contact in Zanzibar they set us up with when we left the mainland. Thank you, Z Hotel, for your hospitality during our honeymoon! - Sebastian and Clara

Rooms are clean, beds are good. The staff is nice and welcoming. Very good service from everyone. Drinks and food is good and fast. The hotel is small and cozy with a really nice view to the ocean. A wonderful place too look at the sundown. Have no complaints at all and really hope to visit again.