Riu Palace Zanzibar

Margherita (young couple)
9.6 Exceptional

: Excellent food selection and quality. Perfect location!

Anonymous (young couple)
9.2 Wonderful

: It was peaceful, I think the fact they don’t allow kids helps with this, another thing is the green areas. You feel you are staying in a garden. It is very nice to wake up and hear the little birds. The food and drinks were delicious. They also plan events (sports, classes, competitions and shows) during all day long for free. This was very nice. The personal is very helpful and nice.

: The beach in front of the hotel is beautiful but it is not at the same height. So you need to take the stairs to go down to the beach. This was not a big deal for us, but perhaps for others it is. There are two restaurants for dinner, one Japanese and another for steaks/meat or something like that, that were totally booked when we arrived. We were thankful that at the end they could give us a table in the Japanese restaurant but we noticed it was almost empty when we were there, so I don’t think the booking system is working correctly. They should allow people to straight there and sit. Anyhow, there is another restaurant always available for dinner.

Almalik (review category group of friends)
7.1 Good

: The food is good

: Check out at 11 am Check in at 2 pm

Kevin (young couple)
8.3 Very Good

: The best things about this place are a)the location and b) the native staff. The portion of the beach that the hotel is on is beautiful and the staff is incredibly attentive and helpful. The water pressure in the shower was also very strong and there is abundant hot water. The day trip to Mnemba for snorkeling was quite nice.

: The food could have been better. Everything is buffet style and so there are many options, most of which are mediocre. I think they should plan on halving the amount of options and doubling the quality of the food taste-wise. I thought the check in experience could have been better. It was also a bit overwhelming in terms of how many people are staying there, so if you are looking for more of a secluded experience this is not the best place to stay (consider Tikitam Palms on the east coast of the island)

Esin (review category group of friends)
6.3 Pleasant

: Great staff, good location.

: the hotel needs update and refurbishing.

Wassim (young couple)
8.8 Excellent

: - The view... Is Just stunning - Special thanks to Mr Hamadi for making my wedding anniversary a beautiful memory. Special thanks also to Mr Narayan and Mr Ghosh.

: One of the employees behaved improperly the evening I was celebrating my wedding anniversary. He wanted to express to me that he was not "happy" because I was few minutes late from my reservation time...

Dave (young couple)
9.6 Exceptional

: Staff and food

: Nothing