Zoi Retreat Hotel Zanzibar

Very nice hotel with a great restaurant and stuff.

We thoroughly enjoyed our stay. The staff was wonderful! Heads up: the beach had a lot of sea urchins in January. There were some local youths that showed us safe passage and starfish, sea spiders, lionfish, etc. right there on our beach for a small fee. For swimming the hotel pool was beautiful. The food in the hotel restaurant was reasonably priced and good.

The location of Zoi Retreat Hotel is great, and the manager truly made a difference during my stay — he is incredibly kind, polite, and goes above and beyond to make guests feel at home. He really does everything he can for the customers. Unfortunately, the rest of the experience fdidn’t match his effort. The hotel is not well-maintained, cleanliness was poor (even after a deep clean, there were spider webs), and the food and drinks are overpriced for what you get.If the hotel matched the manager’s level of care, it would be amazing — but for now, I can only give it 2 stars.

Quite far to get to from Stonetown but a stunning location. It’s boutique hotel so not the facilities of a mega resort but the local friendly staff arranged a couple of excellent things for me and I really enjoyed the intimate atmosphere. Great food too with sea views. I also enjoyed a massaged in a small hut by the sea so could hear the surf.

Wonderful swimming pool, got to know staff. Very accommodating.