Hotels near Jambiani Beach, Jambiani

I have found my Shangri La in this beautiful Hotel. From the moment I stepped out from the car into Hotel to the departing one week later I had enjoyed my stay tremendously. Incredibly friendly staff, wonderful spacious Villa, gourmet breakfast. What else one can seek? The hotel is far away from tourist spots, located on a hillside overlooking beautiful gardens and tourquoise ocean. The hotel provides daily free trips with a boat to a sandbank about 15 minutes ride in the middle of pristine waters of the Indian Ocean. There are two good restaurants in the hotel, one with nightly show. But if you want to explore nearby eating spots, the Hotel provides with round trip transportation. I promised myself that shall be back at Le Mersenne

The villa is very beautiful and peaceful. Stayed there for 12 nights with my boyfriend and we enjoyed the villa so much. All the staff are super friendly and ready to always assist to your satisfaction. The food is very tasty and always freshly made. They are not a five star villa for nothing, They deserve more stars ❤️❤️❤️❤️ This is a very safe environment as well.

This is a little piece of paradise. The hotel is right on a beautiful beach and has a lovely infinity pool looking out to the ocean. The food is the best we had on the island. The owners and staff are lovely people they can’t enough for their guests, it really has a home from home vibe. The grounds are beautiful and the views when having your meals are breathtaking. Such a tranquil spot and the rooms are spacious comfortable and clean and the WiFi was great. I can’t fault anything about this hotel. Such a beautiful setting

My stay was amazing. The grounds are beautiful, clean and well maintained. It’s very serene and peaceful. There is even an adorable red colobus monkey that lives on the property that loves to interact with the staff and guests named Makki. The staff were all so kind and helpful, especially the Massai who provide on premises security. The Massai also provided dinner entertainment one night show casing their unique and beautiful culture. The food was delicious. And we enjoyed spa treatments outside under the swaying palm trees. Had we done a bit more research about the island itself perhaps we would have chosen a slightly more upbeat and populated area but the hotel was able to arrange taxi service to visit another local hotel for dinner and drinks one night. The hotel is beach front but is a bit rocky and with the unique tides in Zanzibar it’s not really a swimable beach but it’s easy enough to leave and enjoy any of the other beaches and sandbars on the island. Overall it was a perfect stay after a long safari in the Serengeti

The front desk provided a room that was already occupied. When we checked in at 23:00 late at night and opened the door, a middle-aged man was already sleeping on the bed. The man was frightened and very angry. Similarly, we were also very frightened and felt very embarrassed. For such a misunderstanding, the front desk only apologized to the man, but did not apologize to us. After changing rooms, our twin bed room was changed to a double bed room. The hotel did not explain this. Because it was late at night, we gave up changing beds and rested. There was a musty smell in the room, and a bottle of mineral water was empty, and it was not cleaned. There were many flies flying around in the restaurant during breakfast. I am very dissatisfied with this accommodation experience.

I have been to Hotel Verde several times, twice of which were business related. Unfortunately this time I was quite disappointed with the overall experience. While it wasn’t all bad, there is much more to be expected from such an establishment and I hope the management will take necessary actions to make this place wonderful again. Improvements needed: 1. Maintenance: The hotel seems to be suffering from poor maintenance. My bathroom ceiling had cracks, one of the wardrobe lights in the middle was broken/missing, the iron brought in to my room on request was broken and could not regulate heat therefore almost burning my shirt, the security hook on the iron made it difficult to take advantage of the iron cords length making it almost impossible to iron, the hangers in the wardrobe had a design fault such that you cannot remove them like other hotels to easily hang clothes like suits etc., the toilet left an odor in the whole bathroom after each flush despite closing the lid and the door. These are a few items I noted. 2. Staff Training: While the staff had an overall nice demeanor and very welcoming, they require some more training on providing an above and beyond experience to guests for a hotel of this caliber. A housekeeper promised to restock towels in my room in a short while which ended up being close to an hour and by then I had already used the in room bathrobe as an alternative to not miss an appointment I had. That was sloppy. The reception staff did not have a proper system of tracking what they held for guests especially during a time when multiple high level events are happening at the hotel causing a lot of anguish and confusion. items that were needed by noon 🕛 for a function were only later retrieved by 10pm resulting in a loss of productivity that those items were expected to have. Everyone seemed lost. 3. Slow WiFi: Not sure if it was just my room but the internet speed was on the slower side. These experiences made the stay this time a 2/5 for me. Hope the hotel will improve in the future.

The seaside hotel, although the beach is not very good, but the scenery is pleasant. The 5th floor is a restaurant. The restaurant is very good for eating and watching the sea. It is suitable for vacations and is about 5 kilometers from the urban area.

Room, Balcony, View from the room and Restaurant is really nice. But only one thing they need to improve in their reception customer service. Room I signed when I check in and Room I really received was different. They changed the room without notice. I asked why they said it's same room inside. But it was totally different. Changed room has no privacy at all. We have to close the window during the stay. And I asked for late check out when I check in. They told me to check last day in the morning. In last day, I asked again for 2hrs late check out. They refused my request even didn't check the system. Just say NO. I am very disappointed with their attitude. And when I checked the site there were plenty room left. As everyone knows Zanzibar is the holiday place. Most of 5 star hotels in holiday place, they run check out time very flexible due to flight time. No deserve to have 5 stars in customer service.

This is a beautiful resort that feels off the beaten path & tranquil from the moment we arrived after a long week on Safari in Tanzania. We had villa #1 which had a spacious living room, bathroom, and separate bedroom. It also had a private pool in the back yard. We choose the 1/2 inclusive package which was perfect for us. It included Breakfast every morning up to 12 noon which was great as we like to eat late while on vacation. It also included dinner every night. The food was very good and the dinner menu changed daily. So much delicious options and reasonably priced wine options made it easy. They have a very long pier at the ocean and it became a habit to get dressed up for dinner & walk out on the pier beforehand for a sunset cocktail. We loved the place so much we only left one day to do a tour of a spice farm and Stones Town. The spice farm experience was amazing & we learned so much about not just the type of spices the island is famous for, but how to use them in a variety of ways that as Americans, we simply didn’t know. Stones Town was very touristy but a not miss is the Slave Market. This is the historical site that documents the history of slavery on Zanzibar which was quite robust in the late 1800’s. As with any stay there are things that weren’t perfect as we had an issue with our pool, but the staff was quick to respond and apologized which made us feel that they truly cared about our stay. I would go back & I highly recommend this resort. Food = A Room = A Restaurant staff = A + Room cleaning staff A + Manager “ Anna” = A + Don’t hesitate to book a stay here!