Zanzibar Magic Boutique Hotel

The hotel is very quiet, clean and charming; its structure suits perfectly the nature around it. The view is wonderful, with the white, soft sand lying just in front of you. The hotel offers also free activities such as yoga three times a week. Even bycicles are available in front of the reception. The quality of the toilet products is excellent and the food is very tasty. All the staff, expecially the receptionists and the barmen, are extremely professional and friendly. Thank you very much to Anja and all the managers. Clotilde and family (Italy)

I'm a bit ambivalent about writing this review as the hotel had its ups and downs. The good things first... a very nice beach front area with the garden, swimming pool, deck chairs, and the bar/restaurant. The staff were very courteous and helpful throughout. There were kayaks and bicycles to borrow, which I recommend doing. But then the biggest letdown were the rooms. The website boasts comfortable 35 m2 rooms. In reality they are pretty cramped and, if you stay on the ground floor, very dark. They are nowhere near the advertised 35 m2 unless you factor in the bathroom and the veranda in the equation. Then the food... we only had a few meals here as we were on B&B but it was hit or miss. The seafood was very good, but then we had a couple of different chicken dishes that were below average. There's really no reason to go for a full board plan as there are numerous lodges and local shacks within walking distance that offer excellent dining options. All in all the hotel was not bad to stay at, but we got the impression that the "boutique" part of the name was slapped on for being able to charge higher rates than are motivated by what is on offer.