Royal Zanzibar Beach Resort Reviews

It was my first time staying at an all inclusive hotel and i loved it. The hotel is huge and there is a lot to do in the hotel. I stayed at the beachfront room so I had the best views and the best room in the hotel. The staff was amazing and the food was even better.

Hotel: Beautiful views and nice arquitecture. On our last day they let us do a free late check out and have dinner and stay at the hotel till 11pm which really shows that the hotel care about their guests. Food: The food is good. The cliff restaurant is very nice and with good dishes. Buffet is quite diverse and you have the BBQ night which is awesome. Something to improve: desserts. Service: All the staff is very nice and friendly. Pools: You have 3/4 different pools with 2 bars which is great to order some drinks. Room: big rooms and very spacious. Bed sheets, towels and matress are quite old. They need to be changed. Gym: Needs an improvement. To close it and are some fan/air conditioner. They should add some running and bike equipment. Beach: Beautiful beach with super crystal water. Something bad is the local people that wants to sell everything at all time. But I guess that is something normal in all Zanzibar. Score: 8,5/10

Very good hotel!

The hotel was absolutely stunning with excellent service. I would definitely come back again.

One of the most amazing and luxurious hotels in Znz town facing the Indian blue ocean is just breath taking

Good value for money, the room is big, can accommodate three people, suitable for a family of three. Two balconies, many large hotel swimming pools, and great views. It is said that the drinks are all-inclusive, but in fact the free drinks and drinks are relatively few. The buffet is quite satisfactory, not amazing. There are relatively few Chinese people, and I met one. The service attitude of the staff is very good, very warm and friendly. The hotel does not provide sandals, you need to bring your own, and the supermarket in the hotel is not cost-effective. It is recommended to bring all the equipment yourself. If you are on vacation, you can stay here for a week. Highly recommended.

This hotel is average

The swimming pool is very good. The location is perfect. It is in the best place and their barbecue on the beach is perfect. The staff is 10 people. We didn't leave until 11pm on Friday. They let us enjoy everything in the hotel throughout the day. They gave us a room so we could take a shower. This is perfect.

The hotel is very good, very comfortable

The ambience of the property is nice however I consider it very expensive in comparison to many other resorts I have visited all over the world. Zanzibar is generally expensive as they capitalise on tourists bringing in Dollars. I couldn't fault the staff as most of them were very nice and friendly. Electricity was intermittent and inconsistent. My money was stolen, reported but never found. In my opinion, the resort should be re-classified as a 3.5 - 4 star at best.

We are from the USA and when we book all inclusive it mean everything. Well at this resort everything wasn’t all included. The alcohol that was included was horrible. I have never been to a resort was they won’t include tequila. If I would’ve known that we would have never booked this resort. We ended up spending so much more money because we could not drink the alcohol they had. Also the all inclusive end at midnight and don’t start back until 10am. One day the bartender stop at 11pm and we ended up having to pay for drinks. The next day we do go tell the front desk about the problem and they said they was going to speak to the bartender but the didn’t refund us our money. Also they told us the was going to do something special for my birthday and they didn’t. We did the floating breakfast and it was amazing, the experience and food was top tier. We also did the dinner on the beach and the food was so cold. I was very disappointed about my stay at Royal Zanzibar

We had a fantastic 7 night stay at the property. Staff- The staff were fantastic. The man at the coffee bar ( i cant remember his name) was fantastic. So friendly and welcoming. Gloria, at the main bar, was lovely and enjoyed singing and sharing her local culture with us. Edward went above and beyond in his helpfulness and service. Just to name a few as all of the waiting staff in the main restraunt were fab as were most of the bar staff. We had a massage with Faith and Asha who were both professional and exceptional in their service. Rooms There was a probelm with our room upon arrival however we were fortunate enough to be upgraded to a deluxe suite. It was beautiful and had a fabtastic view of the sea and pool. It was particualrly beautiful to warch the evening sunset and the sky change at night. The bathroom was enormous with a powerful shower, huge batha nd double sink. Plenty of replenished toiletries. The bed was comfortable and plenty of plugs ( British). Facilities The pools were enormous with plenty of space to swim/ play. There was a seperate space for water pilo so it didnt disturb anyone. Plenty of bars with lota of seating - both in the shade and in the sun Beach The hotel is right on a beautiful beach which is lovely for a morning walk. There are a lot of people on it later on who are trying to encourage you to go to their shop or take a boat trip with them. The water is clear although there is little to see snorkelling wise; starfish and enenomies.

The staff was friendly and helpful. The beach was beautiful! The room had a great view. No complaints! Alcohol was a little watered down.

The stay at this resort was not bad at all and the facility is incredible with so many pools and an amazing beach. It just wasn’t what I expected considering the high cost. We were limited in what alcoholic drinks we could have and any special requests to staff were denied. We were charged for every little thing even though the room cost 550 USD per night. I wasn’t able to check in early and staff just generally didn’t seem concerned with our well being. The service for drink and food was slow and nobody checks in on you when you’re seated for a while. I don’t think it’s a 5 star resort.