The hotel has excellent staff, all focussed on making your holiday as memorable as possible without being overbearing. The facilities are excellent, villas are well appointed and the vista is wonderful. We were a party of five including an elderly person with limited mobility and the staff did everything they could to make sure we had the most wonderful time.... More

Luxurious accommodation but designed to blend into the landscape on beautiful beach with excellent snorkelling. Superb and gracious service along with the best food on our 4 week East African adventure. A must return hotel for our family.

This was a beautiful hotel with excellent service. All staff were very friendly and helpful. The villas are beautifully decorated and each have their own private pool. They have bicycles that they provide for each villa, which was very nice. Of course you can always take one of the golf carts if you do not wish to use the bicycles.... More

The momemnt we arrived to the time we left we were treated like royalty. The place is . awesome . The facilities are the best we have seen and includes a private pool in each villa. My children loved the pools and the bicycles provided in each villa. The service is excellent and when my son came up up with... More

We decided to offer ourselves a treat on our 5th Wedding Anniversary and opted for The Residence Zanzibar. We would not have chosen better .... The service was excellent and attention to details seemed to be a natural attribute of all the staff. This is certainly a vacation we will remember for a very long time. Highly recommended ......

From the minute you arrive at The Residence you know you're going to be very well looked after. Refreshing drinks and frangipani scented cooling towels are welcome as you are checked in and briefed by the friendly reception staff. The Residence has about 60 villas so as you can imagine the hotel grounds are rather large and spacious. This is... More

This is by far the most exceptional place I have ever been to. The needs of the guests comes first.The staff is so very kind and willing to help you in any situation.The grounds and villas are just beyond beautiful and each villa has their very own infinity pool.This is paradise at its best.The food is great and you can... More

The whole hotel is quite new and all looks a bit concretey. In a few years when vegetation has grown and the newness been worn off it should be wonderful. Villa was wonderful, housekeeping was excellent incl. Dominic our personal butler. The private pool was amazing. The frequent electricity power cuts were annoying as the back-up generator took several minutes... More

so far this is the most beautiful hotel i visited in zanzibar , the staff are so friendly , love the villas the food is great , i went there with family and friend we had so much fun very relaxing, my favourite part is that every one had their own villa with a private pool and the fact that... More