Name: Isla Bonita Zanzibar Beach Resort
Address: Matemwe Matemwe Unguja Kaskazini, Matemwe, 00000, TZ

10/10

Exceptional

28 Aug 2024

George

Lewis was phenomenal in making my stay a great one. The sunrises are breathtaking. Highly recommend as an alternative to the loud beach areas on the island.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

18 Nov 2023

Tina

The resort was wonderful! Mr. Achmed, Elizabeth and the other staff took very good care of us. The resort was very relaxing and the beach is beautiful. I have never seen ocean water so gourgwoua. We really enjoyed watching the locals play soccer. Great stay, great experience!

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

31 Jul 2023

Ghassan

As soon as you enter the hotel, you will be greeted with the most beautiful view of your life, leaving you at ease.

The place is exceptionally safe with a fantastic staff. The hotel owner, Mustapha, is truly amazing and has extensive experience working in 5-star hotels in Dubai and Egypt. The chef prepares an incredible coconut curry sauce, and the beach is simply stunning.

The tide goes out for about 2 kilometers, creating warm and shallow pools where you can relax and observe starfish and other sea creatures.

It was so enjoyable that I didn't go on any excursions because I was extremely happy with everything the hotel had to offer. The hotel rooms were impeccably clean, and the air conditioning worked perfectly, and there were barely any bugs.

Additionally, it was mango season, and the villagers were very friendly, making my stay even more delightful. I had an amazing time overall.

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

13 Mar 2023

Pauline

Total Gem!!

I loved every minute of my stay at Isla Bonita. The staff, the location, everything! If you are looking for a little bit of paradise this is the place. This morning I left my room and walked into the ocean and it felt like heaven! Mustafa and Ahmed are fabulous hosts, they really care about their guests.
I've moved on into Stone Town, it's loud, smelly and so busy - I'm already wishing I was back at Isla Bonita and it's only been a few hours! If you are looking for a tropical escape with good food and relaxation - look no further!!

Self

10/10

Exceptional

16 Jan 2023

Micale

Very beautiful place and very quiet. The staffs were friendly. Our room was cleaned everyday. There is AC in the room if you don’t want the humidity filled in your room. There is also breakfast in the morning. Though the food choices are limited, otherwise everything was perfect.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

10 Jan 2022

daniel

Pros:We has a very peaceful and restful stay at the Isla Bonita Zanzibar Beach Resort. The staff is extremely friendly and helpful as are the Manager and Assistant Manager. Great location. The village behind is full of life that you can observe and enjoy while lying on a lounge chair under the umbrella, facing the beach, or from the water. Lovely beach. Very safe for children. You can walk for hours. The food is well prepared and fresh. Rooms are clean, comfortable (air con) and Wi-Fi works admirably.
Less Pros (no Cons): The hotel is a bit remote (but it is what we wanted - a million times better than staying around Nungui...); taxis and airport shuttle are available through the hotel. We hired a car at the airport and it was ideal to discover the island. Sometimes the electricity went down, but not a major issue. Food options in the hotel is limited but it seems that case in most places. Need to know the rule: order your dinner in the afternoon to avoid long wait for dinner (it applies everywhere). A little fridge in the room would be good. When we left, safe boxes were being installed. If next room guests are noisy, you might hear it. But there cannot be people noisier than that awful riff-raff family of six staying for few days. Their behaviour was well handled by the Manager after I complained.

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

30 Nov 2020

JoEllen

Quiet Tranquility

Absolutely loved our stay here! The staff was fantastic, the views beautiful, and everything clean and neat. This place is a tremendous value. The road to it is a bit rough but the place is worth it. It is not a very crowded area so the beach is generally pretty empty and the water is beautiful, calm, and shallow for quite a ways out. Highly recommend this place!

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

26 Nov 2019

J van

Lovely stay at Isla Bonita...

Wonderful hotel. Great service and very friendly staff. The pool and rooms Were Very clean. It had a wonderful garden. Great beach views from rooms. Staff exceptional. Lovely breakfast with mixture of fruit and Various different continental and swahili style breakfast each morning. Thank you Isla bonita for making our holiday a wonderful experience.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

30 Aug 2019

Aya

The place is amazing, it's so clean the staff is very helpfulfriendly, location and sea view are just right!

Leisure Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

21 Oct 2018

Abdi

Amazing experience

Amazing stay. It's a pretty small hotel (10 rooms all facing the beach), and we had the whole place to ourselves when we were there! It's still new so they're still figuring a lot of things out but the staff are super helpful. Endless beach, mostly just locals around. Lots of seaweed but that's typical for the entire east coast.

Would recommend renting a car if you want to get around as there aren't too many activities available in the local area.

8/10

Excellent

13 Mar 2026

Kim Solum

God standard i forhold til prisen. De slet litt med strømbrudd når vi var der. Dette gjorde at vi var uten aurcondition noe før aggregatet var oppe å gå. Vi var strålende fornøyd og vil nok komme tilbake.

6/10

Pleasant

20 Feb 2025

Martina

Small room with a bathroom of 1m2. The shower hangs above the toilet. Renovation is needed, especially since the power goes out a lot, the water pressure drops and the room doors cannot be locked.
The employees seem friendly, but they are mainly concerned with blaming others.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

09 Jan 2025

Verified traveler

Beautiful and quiet place. The staff was very personal and friendly, and they all made us feel welcome. Highly recommended!

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

01 Jul 2022

Lucas

Très bon accueil, le manager est très investi et à notre disposition! Il sait nous orienter vers les guides en qui il a confiance et reprend avec eux en cas de soucis.
L’hôtel est très agréable et le cadre merveilleux 😊

Leisure Partner

2/10

Poor

31 Dec 2021

Rayan

Fuyez cet hôtel, horrible.

Il y a tellement de chose à dire sur cet hôtel mais je vais essayer de vous résumer le tout.
Pour commencer je ne comprend pas tout ces avis positifs aux quels je me suis fiés lors de ma réservation.
Premièrement : Je veux prendre une douche à l’arrivé dans ma chambre et pour le coup il n’y a pas du tout d’eau chaude, nous appelons plusieurs fois le responsable qui met un temps énorme à venir puis qu’il me dit qu’il y a de l’eau chaude alors que ce n’est pas du tout le cas, puis je décide de me doucher à l’eau froide mais l’eau ne s’écoule pas car le siphon est complément boucher et pendant ma douche un cafard énorme sort du siphon donc cela laisse à désirer.
Le temps que le responsable arrive l’eau s’écoule dans la chambre donc inondation.
Il décide de nous changer de chambre en attendant de régler le problème de l’eau chaude et de l’inondation.
C’est à ce moment là que ma femme ce fais voler sa paire de lunette qui coûte très chère donc pour le coup nous sommes vraiment énerver.
Nous avons attendu jusqu’au soir pour récupérer notre chambre car toute la journée ils débouchaient le siphon à croire que cette chambre n’était pas louée depuis plusieurs mois.
Sachez que au cours de notre séjour au moins 10 cafard énorme sortaient des évacuations.
Les serveuses sont vraiment désagréables et non-chalantes. Le petit déjeuner est catastrophique deux toast pour deux personnes avec un jus imbuvable.
Les serviettes ne sont pas changer il faut leur demander tout les jours.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

30 Jan 2021

Anton

Завтраки просто смешны!

Красивый вид из номера - бесспорно. Удобная постель. Отличный бассейн.
В номерах отсутствует утюг и гладильная доска, хотя в описании номера они указаны. Но персонал без проблем погладил мою рубашку. Wi-fi более менее стабильный, но для рабочих встреч не подходит, скорость маленькая и местами выбрасывает из сети. Вероника не очень приятный представитель отеля. В момент заселения пыталась дополнительно списать с нас большие таксы. В момент выселения не разрешила остаться в номере даже на полчаса позже. Но другой персонал разрешил на целый час. Очень шумные соседи, персонал не контролирует соблюдение правил. До ночи может громко звучать музыка от других гостей, ночные ныряния в бассейн. Крайне шумно. Завтраки отвратительные! За большие деньги платы за проживание - 2 яйца(или омлет) половинка тостового хлеба, кусочек масла, и иногда 2 штуки чего-нибудь вегетарианского и крохотного, два крохотных кусочка арбуза, один кусочек ананаса, один кусочек манго или папайи, растворимый кофе. Это же просто смешно, особенно для мужчины. Никакого шведского стола на завтрак, хотя в момент бронирования указано завтрак шведский стол.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

19 Mar 2020

Pedro

L’air conditionné était essentiel avec la chaleur de Zanzibar.
On a apprécié notre stop de cette hôtel 👌

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

04 Mar 2020

Renata

Otima escolha e relacao preco-qualidade

Localizacao excelente (naquela zona a unica area sem algas para se poder entrar na agua e sem ouricos do mar!) e muitoo tranquila.
Quartos com vista para o mar, agradaveis, otima cama e rede mosquiteira (a verdade é que nada de mosquitos!).
A piscina otimo tamanho e agradavel.
Pequeno almoco variava um pouco todos os dias e sempre bem servido.
Quanto ao restaurante vale bem a pena comer por lá!precos nao sao careiros e a qualidade vale a pena, melhor sitio aonde fomos servidos em quantidade, qualidade e preço. A juntar a simpatia do pessoal.
Se quiserem ir á ilha de matemba reservem com eles, preco em conta e vao buscar-nos mesmo a frente do hotel de barco.

Em suma uma otima relacao preco qualidade em tudo.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

20 Dec 2019

Stephan

Eine Perle im Paradies

Das Hotel ist ein wahres Kleinod mitten im Paradies am Rande eines sehr ursprünglichen Dorfes. Der Strand ist megaweiß. Das Wasser ist kristallkar und türkisfarben. Vom Hotel bis zum Wasser sind es 20m. Das Personal ist super freundlich und total hilfsbereit. Das Essenangebot ist sehr gut, geschmacklich super und die Portionen sind definitiv viel zu groß. Zum Frühstück gibt es täglich frisches Obst. Das Restaurant wie auch die Zimmer haben alle uneingeschränken Meerblick. Die Zimmer sind sehr sauber und wirklich mit Liebe zum Detail eingerichtet.

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

28 Oct 2019

souhila

Très bien

Très bon hôtel dommage qu’il n’y ait rien à faire autour. hotel très propre, personnel au top. Mention spéciale pour Said et Veronika

Partner