Hoteles en Paje con Spa

A beautiful oasis in a chaotic part of Zanzibar however sadly our experience wasn’t as expected. Reception staff were incredibly helpful and friendly, Egon really made a positive impact. However after that, we were all incredibly disappointed. Simple parts of hospitality seemed to missed throughout, we had issues with food and drink service taking over an hour to arrive each time and something always arriving cold. From ordering 3 portions of chips, to food for a table of 6, every thing took over an hour. At one stage, one coconut water took an hour to arrive. It’s appreciated a bigger table in a small hotel may take longer but it was the case with whatever was ordered. Similarly, if a delay is know it is common courtesy is to warn guests of such a delay. The hotel setting is beautiful, but again small efforts could be made to make experiences better. For example, the toilet in one of the rooms our party had flooded, it was sorted quickly however no new bath mat was given - the soaking wet one was left. I appreciate it’s a tropical climate but maggots were in the mango served one morning, when given back to the wait staff they apologised and nothing else was done. We’d expect the fruit to be kept in the fridge given the environment. Every day there would be another issue, although some trivia, on a holiday you don’t want to have to experience this. Management did speak to us about the slowness of service, mentioning it isn’t the same in Zanzibar as it is in Europe. A comment which felt like it was to provide an excuse and to belittle our cultural understanding. We are aware things run slower, but if you offer a hotel to tourists you’ve got to cater for them slightly! Between our party we had 3 rooms. We’d made it clear from the start we wanted specifics items on different rooms. This wasn’t done so instead we spent 40 mins on our last day sorting it. Again, not a task guests should have to do. We also couldn’t help but notice, water bottles were rightly filled up at the bar for free for 2 days of our trip. Given the 31 degrees and a 4 star hotel you’d expect this. The water ran out at one stage in the middle of the day and we were told there was no more, providing unnecessary stress to paying customer. After complaining that a hotel must have water available for guests in such heat, eventually more was delivered. That said, whilst management were watching by the bar suddenly we were to be charged. After the complaints about service already and a clear discomfort from guests, this felt was incredibly poor customer service. Unfortunately there is a lot more improvements for this hotel and until these are rectified and with so many other options around, I wouldn’t recommend until things have been improved. A real shame as it could have been lovely. I hope this feedback allows the hotel to improve in areas so future guests don’t experience such a poor service.

Let’s start with the location which is amazing, the best in Paje in my opinion. Apart from this, this resort needs a lot of work . The rooms where very basic - stayed in an Eco bungalow which had no air conditioning or … windows, only nets. Note that the selection of our room was the travel agency’s mistake, we did not know these details. Luckily in July there is a cool breeze in the evening but good luck in the morning with all the noise. The bathroom was in a very bad condition, you could actually lift the sink from its place, the shower was kind of gross, no curtain, stained towels etc. The breakfast was very basic. My friend’s flip flops were stolen and saw one of the cleaning staff wearing them. My friend was hospitalized and had her key at the hospital. Her roommate was not allowed in because the key was not supposed to have left the property. Somebody had to go to the hospital to fetch the key. A general lack of focus in the service, a lot of people going around with not much purpose when essentials are missing. The resort has great potential because of its location - delightful grounds full of Colombo monkeys and birds, stunning beach but unfortunately these are not enough.