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clj0hns0n
Jersey, United Kingdom

Absolutely beautiful

Review of Meliá Zanzibar
5.0 of 5 bubblesReviewed 11 Sept 2019via mobile
Wow! What a place.
We have just returned home after a five night stay in an Ocean Front Bungalow, it was nowhere near long enough in this wonderful place.
Our room was gorgeous, total luxury and had everything we needed for the perfect stay. The view from our veranda was breathtaking, over the Indian Ocean. I spent every evening chilling on our swing seat listening to the waves lapping underneath us.
The Aqua restaurant was fantastic, in fact food generally was lovely but especially in Aqua, and the ambience was so nice and relaxed. The Jetty was nice, but only if you eat fish otherwise restricted as to what you can eat, but worth a visit anyway.
We paid for the upgrade to Premium All Inclusive, in my opinion worth it as had wider choice from the menus, labelled drinks and room service. (The room service American breakfast was amazing! Enough to feed five people!)
We went to Gabi Beach one day on the golf buggy, it was lovely but to be honest you couldn’t beat a dip in the infinity pool, listening to chilled out music and with fantastic poolside waiters. Very attentive and always happy to stop and chat.
Highly recommended, definitely want to come back again 😊
Date of stay: September 2019
Trip type: Travelled as a couple
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stevanco, Guest Relations Manager at Meliá Zanzibar, responded to this review
Responded 12 Sept 2019
Dear clj0hns0n,

Firstly I would like to thank you for such a lovely review you posted on TripAdvisor for other travelers to read it.

We are honored to hear that you have found our service excellent and our food amazing among other aspects of your stay.

It is our pleasure to know that you have spent a wonderful time in your Ocean View Bungalow and that you were able to feel the soul of Zanzibar.

We are looking forward to welcoming you again soon.

Regards,

Stevan Cochennec
Guest Experience Manager
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Reviewed 11 September 2019

We are on our last day of a very relaxing week. The staff was always cheerful and helpful, including helping locate lost items left at another hotel. The wait staff go out of their way to accommodate any special needs or requests, especially our favorite waiter Alphonce at the beautiful Jetty restaurant located right over the water. The most stunning shoreline we have ever seen. Our bungalow room right on the water was like our own little piece of paradise!

Room tip: We upgraded to a bungalow room, and the location on the water was worth it!
Date of stay: September 2019
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Thank Maxine J
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stevanco, Guest Relations Manager at Melia Zanzibar, responded to this reviewResponded 11 September 2019

Dear Maxine,

First of all, we would like to thank you for posting your review on TripAdvisor.

It is extremely grateful to see that you share your feedback on your last day and that you have found here your little piece of paradise.

Of course, we will share your kind message to Alphonce and all the other team members for their great job, and we hope to welcome you again in the future.

Best Regards

Stevan Cochennec
Guest Experience Manager

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Reviewed 11 September 2019 via mobile

We are very HAPPY!! We start our Holidays an Excellent choice!! We stay in this hotel from yesterday and We only one night and We don’t need more that We said that is RIGHT CHOICE!! The personal is very good in special Rocio. She help us very much and explained all very well “Thanks Rocio”!! You are fantastic
And all all persons are very good for example at Species Market Restaurant , Suzani on excursión planing , etc etc , etc always have an Smile and Very kind persons Thanks so much. The hotel is very nice , the room very comfortable and decoration all all is perfectly
I will be continue our holiday because our holidays star now and we have 18 days is fantastic !!
We are sure that We will be THE BEST HOTEL for us
Maybe We doubt it that if this hotel will be good no sure but ...
We don’t make a mistake and We HIGHLY recommended 100% Hotel Melia Zanzibar Thanks a lot for all

Date of stay: September 2019
Trip type: Travelled as a couple
1  Thank galenajeann
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stevanco, Guest Relations Manager at Melia Zanzibar, responded to this reviewResponded 11 September 2019

Dear galenajeann,

Thank you so much for your fantastic review after your first night!

We are extremely happy to know that you already feel home with us and that you are enjoying that much your holiday at Meliá Zanzibar.

We have shared your feedback with Rocío as well as with the rest of the team and we remain at your complete disposal to make your stay unforgettable on Spice Island.

Kindest Regards

Stevan Cochennec
Guest Experience Manager

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Reviewed 10 September 2019

Me & my Daughter visited Melia Zanzibar late august this year
The Property is beautiful with much attention to details, the staff was welcoming starting from the front desk we had a very welcoming experience in check in
the waiters @ breakfast lunch & dinner were amazing we tried all the resturant except Aqua ( was not included in our package )
the food was good , the service in all resturants was excellent & the food differed every night in all resturants & the menu changed & all was very good . I had a beautiful experience For lunch @ the pool resturant , my daughter was diving & returned late which didn't leave us much time to have lunch before we go for a visit to Stonetown & it was our last evening
the beautiful waitress @ the resturant once I ordered my food & I explained to her , did a beautiful packing of the lunch for us , which we ended up enjoyng on our drive to Stonetown
The rooms are clean , The turn down service was very nice
I would stay in this property again if I return to Zanzibar

Room tip: we were in room 1810 not too far from everything
Date of stay: August 2019
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1  Thank Mrchai200
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stevanco, Guest Relations Manager at Melia Zanzibar, responded to this reviewResponded 10 September 2019

Dear Mrchai200,

Allow us to start thanking you for sharing your review with the other TripAdvisor users.

We are totally thrilled to know that you have had an amazing experience you and your daughter at Meliá Zanzibar.

Also, it is our pleasure to read that you have found the food quality and the staff attitude excellent, and we would be more than happy to welcome you back if your plan do ever bring you back on Spice Island!

Kindest Regards

Stevan Cochennec
Guest Experience Manager

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Reviewed 5 September 2019

Melia Zanzibar is an embodiment of relaxation and chill! We spent a week there enjoying amazing Gabi Beach Club (highly recommended to walk there: great garden on the way), relaxation pool by the gym, and meals in the restaurants (Aqua chefs are truly masters). Great service: welcoming and efficient at the same time. Special thanks to Mariam, Samson and Daniel! And if you are lucky: bush babies will be your neighbours:)

Date of stay: August 2019
Trip type: Travelled as a couple
4  Thank Natalya K
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stevanco, Guest Relations Manager at Melia Zanzibar, responded to this reviewResponded 9 September 2019

Dear Natalya,

We would like to start thanking you for choosing Meliá Zanzibar for your last holiday.

We are very glad to know that you consider our resort like Paradise and it is really nice to see that you found our team excellent. We have already forwarded your message to Maryam, Samson and Daniel!

We hope to see you again soon.

Best Regards

Stevan Cochennec
Guest Experience Manager

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Reviewed 28 August 2019

Very average level of service considering price paid for this villa Level. However, staff very very nice and helpful, with a special thank you to Alphonse. Overall, the so-called Level service is poor. The Gastronomique restaurant is especially a very bad experience.

Date of stay: August 2019
  • Trip type: Travelled as a couple
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stevanco, Guest Relations Manager at Melia Zanzibar, responded to this reviewResponded 28 August 2019

Dear ld662018,

We would like to thank you for choosing Meliá Zanzibar and for reviewing your stay.

It is great to see that you found the staff very nice and helpful, as we always want to create memorable experiences for all our guests, and we inform you that we will forward your message to Alphonce.

We deeply regret that you did not find the food quality at our Aqua restaurant was up to your expectations, as we usually receive excellent feedback regarding to the menu and the products we serve there.

We hope to have another opportunity to welcome you in Zanzibar and to provide you with the best service.

Best Regards,

Stevan Cochennec
Guest Experience Manager

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