I still hear the words of the chef in my ear: "sorry, we don't have the fish you ordered anymore but I will bring you another one.." -some hours later, I had food poison and won't go into details, but it was really awful. At the same time, like many times before, the toilet did not flush - again no... More

James and his team were really wonderful. They made the impossible possible. The chef at the resort offered great value for money food, with healthy sized portions. Service was great. Accommodation was clean. Overall a really pleasant place. Getting to the resort was an eyesore with the litter and rubbish from nearby informal settlements strewn about. Perhaps all the resorts... More

Helpful and friendly staff, clean and comfortable bungalows with plenty of sun beds in spacious well kept gardens, but the hotel/complex is a bit isolated being approx. 25 minutes walk down the beach (tide permitting) to the only two small general food stores in the small village. The food at the Tanzanite was reasonably priced with a small varied choice... More

This resort, or hotel, has several qualities to it, two of which are: it is small, thus the staff is very considerate and it is far from the madding crowd of the Western coast of Zanzibar where hoards of low cost holiday makers fight for a space on the beach or at the restaurant. Two drawbacks to this place, however:... More

The hotel is nice looking, small-sized rooms. The food was really not good. No African food at all. just a poor attempt to European and American dishes. French fries and schnitzel among other things. their seafood was good and looked nice. the garden is really not fair as it says in the hotel description. However, the area with lounge chairs... More

We thoroughly enjoyed our stay at the Tanzanite - the instant we arrived and saw the beach, we regretted that we only booked two nights there before heading to Stonetown. Our room was located in one of the bungalows closest to the beachfront, and it was quite spacious and clean, with a beautiful view of the water. Overall comfortable and... More

My boyfriend and I booked Tanzanite after reading rave reviews so we were sadly rather disappointed by our stay. The road to the hotel is a bit dirty, but that's how Africa is. I wonder if the people who 'complain' about this in their reviews also noticed that people live along that road. Once you arrive at the hotel and... More

This isn't a bad hotel but don't expect luxury at this price. Rooms are adequate but have only a ceiling fan and can be unbearably hot at night. Service is OK - staff have a laid back attitude. Meals are quite good - if you like chicken and fish. No major faults to be found although road to hotel strewn... More

We booked a week tanzanite resort based on Tripadvisor reviews, and boy were we disappointed when we arrived. We had just stayed a week in Stonetown and 3 days at Pongwe when we arrived. The roads to tanzanite is a anything but clean, but really REALLY dirty. When we arrived at Tanzanite, we were met by James, the manager, who... More