The Palms Zanzibar

Me and my wife had an amazing experience at the Palms. We upgraded our accomodation to the Palms and it didn't disappoint. A true luxury exclusive experience with only 7 villas on site. Your own private beachfront cabana and a more intimate experience for breakfast lunch and dinner. Its just so nice! All the staff members were just so nice and truly professional. We got on with them all and we can't say a bad word about the place. The food all week was really good, and if you didn't fancy something on the menu, they will make you whatever you want. I would 100% recommend this place and would definitelty visit again!

Great staff, service, food, & ocean views

a week in true paradise... missing it already while writing this review. This intimate resort is like having your private villa on a secluded island, with wonderful staff attending to all your needs. As the Palms just has a handful of beautiful villas by the beach, it is as tranquil and peaceful as it can get. Want more action? the neighbouring resorts on both sides belong to the same hotel group and have a larger scale. You can make full use of their restaurants, water sports & dive center, spa etc. But the Palms was definitely our favourite! Had a chance to meet the owners, the most friendly and hospitable people you can imagine. ps: the Palms has a no kids policy, only kids 16 and older allowed. Each villa has it's own beach cabana, so no "fighting" over the best lounge spots on the beach..

Incredible staff and property, located on a beautiful beach with a navigable reef at low tide. You feel like you’re at the ideal home away from home as soon as you arrive at The Palms! We loved the adults-only and quiet energy of this resort, and will absolutely return in the future.

The most unique and charming hôtel in an island. An authentic paradise in front the water, refined, calm and peaceful. Everything is perfect, a magnificent stay where it is good to rest, to look at nature, to enjoy the food and the wonderful cocktails. . The staff is charming, everything is carefully prepared and organized, an absolute dream. The palms the best place ever

We have been totally and utterly spoilt this week. There is not a single part of our stay that hasn't been absolute luxury. The grounds are beautiful, immaculate, and so well kept. It's not uncommon to see people climbing the trees to get coconuts for all to enjoy. Our bungalow was bigger than our flat at home! A small kitchen area, spacious lounge, lovely bedroom with a huge comfy bed, a massive bathroom with a bath, vanity area, his & hers sinks, and separate toilet and shower areas, with an additional bathroom, snug, and wardrobe area make up the bungalow. There is also a plunge pool, bed, and sofa area outside, too. Just incredible! Toiletries, first aid kit, hair dryer & safe are all provided. The pool is great, very refreshing with lovely views. The sun loungers are also very comfortable too. The pool bar is a few steps away in a shaded area with drinks a plenty. Each bungalow has its own private cabana with sun loungers and towels daily. The beach is nice. Quite sea****-y and lots of sea urchins, so take water shoes. During a low tide, you can take a reef walk, and when the tide is higher, you can enjoy a nice swim. The water is at times like a hot bath! You can see plenty of fish and sea life. There are occasionally people walking along trying to sell stuff, but a polite "Hapana asanti" suffices, and you're left to be. It's nice to take a stroll either way down the beach, too. The food. Oh my god, the food. Just wow. 5 course meals which are absolutely exquisite! We have never had food so good. Seafood lovers will be in their element. Our favourite has to be the octopus we had for lunch one day. Breakfast is a variety of fresh fruit, juices, pastries, and hot/cold options. Lunch & dinner are pre ordered, so you'll be shown a menu a couple of hours before the meal to select from. It is no problem at all to order as you sit down, though, or ask for variations of the menu. Sundowners will help you sample the cocktail menu throughout your stay and have some snacks. Every meal, the tables are decorated differently. To put in to perspective how good the food is, we went for dinner one evening at a nearby restaurant, and it came nowhere near to the standard we'd been used to all week. Occasionally, there is evening entertainment. The staff are amazing and make you feel so well looked after and cared for. Kiba & Jackson, in particular, were brilliant with us. The two sister hotels on either side are also very nice, but we mainly stayed at The Palms, so can't comment too much about either of them. I don't think I've ever had a more relaxing week. We're used to slightly more a**osphere & vibrance when we go away, but on reflection, a super luxury week of pure chill out isn't so bad afterall, especially after a busy week prior on safari. Thank you so much for an utterly fantastic honeymoon!!!

Just a wonderful piece of paradise which I cannot fault in any way. Everything was 5* from the start. An amazing villa (with lovely extras), very good food (especially the seafood) with great choice from the menus. In relation to the service, nothing was too much trouble. This is an all inclusive hotel with a completely exclusive personal feel and each villa has its own cabana. The beach is beautiful and although tidal allows for wonderful rock pool exploration although quite frankly all you want to do here is completely relax. We travelled around Zanzibar for 14 days staying at four highly rated, non touristy hotels (all of which I have reviewed).The Palms was our favourite which we really would love to return to one day.