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

This hotel easily ranks alongside Le Tousserock, Mauritius. The location is reassuringly remote and the beach stretches endlessly beside a rythmical shore line. The architeture is not the most upscale I have stayed in, but it is more than compensated for by the amazing staff. I stayed from Boxing Day to just beyond New Year's Day. The buffet and food... More

We stayed here for one week back in Dec (at the start of our 2 week holiday) and can say that it was a lovely resort. All of the staff were very attentative and polite. We had a garden villa and although people are saying they weren't massively private, we didn't see it as a problem as ours was 'fairly'... More