What a lovely resort created in Zanzibar. Beautifully done up, landscaped, 4 large pools and large size rooms with all the comforts.Food was excellent in the main restaurant Spices, and at the Smaki grill. Enjoyed sun downer at the Sunset bar. The view of the sunset over the Indian Ocean was breath taking ! Staff were very helpful and courteous.... more

We stayed at the Royal Zanzibar. for 6 nights in September.09 We found very relaxing good chioce of food, plenty of bottled water available, no need to buy. on all inclusive. Great Cocktails, Great pasta dishes cooked while you wait in main restaurant,and Pizzas, and also freshly cooked at coco bar, Pizzas with chioce of toppings. Rooms clean and cleaned... more

Not long returned from our Honeymoon and due to our experience felt we should come on here and warn others about this place (This is our first ever review) We booked and paid for this 4*+ Hotel as part of our Honeymoon package about a year ago and based on the brochure and reviews here we were expecting a 4... more

We have just returned from this hotel and I have to say I was a little worried having read some of the reviews so let me get it into perspective. No, its not a 5* as we europeans know it but having said that it is a perfectly good hotel and you are not paying a 5* price. The whole... more

This hotel is located just over an hour from the International Airport on a white sand beach with clear, warm blue sea. The hotel itself is new, with all the buildings, pool etc being clean and well maintained. The rooms were of a good size and well maintained, apart from one in our group having bed blankets with biting insects... more

We flew into Zanzibar on 23/3/09 and were due to spend one week in the Royal Zanzibar Beach resort, as the second half of our honeymoon. We had a hotel voucher issued by our travel agent, stating we were on honeymoon, and stipulating the room be on a high floor, with a sea view. We were looking forward to spending... more

We chose this hotel as we did a 4 day safari in tanzania and wanted a beautiful resort to complete our honeymoon. Since the Royal had only opened a couple of weeks before our arrival there were a lot of things that still needed sorting so hopefully they worked on it! For one they were still finishing a lot of... more

Somewhat souless concrete constructions with what must be the largest swimming pool complex on the island, dominated by Italian trade. Stayed 6 nights with family. The hotel has got its service issues straightened out - staff were excellent. Downside of the dominant Italian population is the ever-present cheesey disco hits of the 80's being played, group acqua-aerobics and the like... more

Before arriving at the hotel I was a little worried due to the comments I had read on this site. But on arrival all my worries disappeared. From the reception you get a view of the ocean which is breathtaking. We were greeted with happy smiles,cold towels and fresh juice. After check in, we were led to our room through... more