Riu Palace Zanzibar

Thank you so much for a wonderful experience. We had a perfect holiday. The food and surroundings were absolutely beautiful. All the people who work at this hotel are so welcoming and polite. The drinks in the bar are very good, and they have a great selection. We will come back :) An extra thank you to G.M: Mr Hamaidi, Nitin - bar manager and Tussa, Kasun, Edgard, Gosh, Moreno, Narayan.

Amazing place, great transition with the new renovation, excellent service, everything is brand spanking new. Needs to be seen. A true gem. Everyone single member of staff from the GM Mr.Hamadi and to all his staff members, Kasun, Nitin, Bibin, Veronica, James, John, Samson, Kalbi.. Welldone. The bar, the pool, the rooms, food, the grounds. Amazing and exceptional. Congratulations on a great job and flawless opening.

Wow! Where do I start.... the finishing touches the staff make this hotel so special. We arrived in the early hours of the morning, so our room wasn't ready yet. We stayed in the lobby and in the early morning had breakfast. The first walk down towards the breakfast restaurant was breathtaking. The view from up high of the beautiful white sand and clear water got us excited before we even got into the restaurant! We informed the hotel that we were celebrating our friendship anniversary any boy did the hotel give us special treatment. Our room firstly was a suit that was near the spa and had partial views of the sea. The intricate details of the room is breathtaking, from the engravings on the doors, to the brass toilet and towel holders, to the funky chairs and bed dressing was near perfect! The staff in the hotel cannot do enough for you. Shout out to Stephen who has the best smile in the World, he really made our holiday special with his banter at dinner times. Fatima was our fave at breakfast, she was lovely and always remembered what drinks we wanted. James is the best bar man and I hoping that he will progress to be manager as he is charming, works hard..but also makes the best cocktails! There was so many other staff who names I can't remember but they were all brilliant. We took pictures with our favourite staff! The food was ok generally, not up to the standard that am used to. But was top niche most of the time, just not that much variety. The African themed night was brilliant and eating outside was really lovely. Shout out the singer who performs very well at dinner, lovely addition to building atmosphere. The only pick I would have is that I saw the head chief shouting at the staff when the resturant was closing. It was really rude and awkward. The hotel is situated on a bad road with pot holes so brace yourself! The only issue I have was when we was leaving the country a member of staff at the airport harassed us and made accusations as he didn't like me questioning him. This was the only time I had an issue my whole holiday and that had nothing to do with the hotel! Weather was amazing so was beach....please please please go to visit this place. Paradise x