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The hotel is located right at the beach and it’s very quite and calm around there. The in- and exterior is warmly decorated and has a lot of charm to it. We loved the great service, the food and the little activities (e.g. cooking class, village walk, live music sunset) offered by the staff without extra charge.

Stayed in November 2024

No suggestions

Local village visit and locals tribal dance

Stayed in October 2024

The surrondings was poor with no services

Nice, comfortable smal hotel by the Beach.

Stayed in October 2024

Accommodation, services etc

Great small and welcoming resort

Stayed in October 2024

Really nothing.

Everything. Just as perfect as we imagined before coming!!! The food is tasty, the staff is friendly, the spa is good, perfect location, very clean place, spacious rooms and so on. I would like to come back again as soon as possible!

Stayed in October 2024

Can’t think of something

Amazing people, everyone was so thoughtful and kind, perfect service, nice property with beautiful pool and great food. Loves the breakfast especially!

Stayed in October 2024

You had to take a cab to go anywhere, there were no beach chairs or anywhere to sit on the beach.

Very good, lots of choices

Stayed in October 2024

We had amazing stay in there. Staff is very friendly and helpfull, very nice place. Food vas really amazing! Dinner and also breakfast was great. You get fruit platter, amazing and warm pastry, butter and homemade jam plus you can choose some dish from the menu. Very good selection of meals. We will definitely come back. One small thing - some umbrellas by the pool would be fine since all sunbeds are on sun and there is not that many options of shadow. :)

Stayed in October 2024

None

Staff members were friendly and the food was great. There isn’t much to do outside the resort but it’s a perfect place to stay if you’re looking for somewhere quiet and nice. You can eat, drink, soak up the sun and relax the whole time there.

Stayed in September 2024

We stayed in Zanzibar for a total of five nights, and we couldn’t have picked a better place to stay! The hotel is fantastic, with a great vibe right by the beach and rooms that are clean, neat, and beautiful. The staff, mostly locals, are exceptional—super friendly and helpful, always with a big smile. They also make delicious fruit cocktails, and we always had great food, especially on our last night when we had traditional Swahili dinner accompanied by a music and dance presentation by locals. The hotel manager also helped us book tours, which saved us a lot of time and ensured we had good guides. We were very happy with our stay. It’s definitely a wonderful place to stay in Zanzibar, and we hope to return!

Stayed in September 2024

Beautiful hotel, it’s very unique, boho style. We loved everything about the hotel. Located in front of the beach. Very kind and friendly staff. I did a relaxing massage at the spa, was very good! Can only recommend to stay here.

Stayed in September 2024

I didn't dislike it as I came to relax, but it is out the way and there is nowhere else to eat or visit close by, but I was more than happy staying in the hotel as well as going out on trips organised by them.

The peace and tranquility. It is a small hotel but very personable. The staff are very helpful and friendly, it's very clean and the rooms are so comfortable. The food is great and the pools are lovely. The beach is lovely to swim in when it is high tide only and you can walk along the lengthy beach. There is use of bikes and kayaks also.

Stayed in September 2024

I heard the hotel is planing renovations, that would make it perfect, as some things naturally start to show wear and tear. Like in most places on the island, unless it is a private beach or if the sun beds are on the hotel beach property where their staff and guards are making rounds, there are gonna be merchants - good thing is that there didn't seem to be many stand by merchants, waiting for you to exit the hotel area onto the beach, so occasionally you could get a moment to yourself but some walks were just one seller after another.

A tropical, chill, beach vibe to the hotel. Our room with the sea view balcony was really enjoyable. The restaurant (including breakfast) was the best food I have had in Tanzania overall but you quickly run out of new options to eat, so after a few days you gotta start dining out, which is fine as there are options nearby. The pool area (on the restaurant side) was visually pleasing and enjoyable to swim at and lay on the sun beds. The hotel is right on the beach, so you can go for beach walks, reef walks (as there is low tide during the first part of the day) and there is a kitesurfing kiosk right outside. The staff were very friendly. The bar had plenty of drink and cocktail choices. An overall great place to hang out and spend some of your vacation days.

Stayed in September 2024

The personell was really nice, they tried to make our time at Marifiki the most comfortable possible. The restaurant and bar have good food and drinks. We got a free upgrade for an ocean view room :)

Stayed in September 2024

We stayed in two different rooms, one next to the big pool in the main area, one in the neighbour building. The first room in the main area was great, perfectly equipped and had a lovely view. The second room was in a bigger building which needs a little more love and attention. Even though it was a better category, we felt more comfortable in the other room.

- The view !! - the lovely (1st) room - the great food in the restaurant - the possibility to refill water - the comfortable chairs - the free activities like cooking class, Yoga, village tour, renting bikes - the friendly staff

Stayed in September 2024

Nothing

Marafiki is a great hotel which is perfectly located next to the beach. It is a place where you can easily relax but also do some activities such as renting bikes, participating in yoga classes, reef walks or a village tour. The staff was super friendly and the food, especially the breakfast, was great. Definitely happy to come back!

Stayed in September 2024

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The place you can really disconnect and rest! The pool vibe is amazing, and the rooms are incredible too! Breakfast is delicious!

Stayed in September 2024

Nothing. Everything was perfect!

Everything was incredible - from the service to the rooms(the attention to detail is excellent, the amazing breakfast, the pool, the trips!

Stayed in September 2024

There were no negatives.

We loved EVERYTHING about Marafiki from the friendly and helpful Manager, Michael and staff, the location (it’s a lot quieter in Matemwe), the facilities (2 pools with comfy day beds, day spa, bikes) and a cool vibey beach bar that serves awesome food and cocktails.

Stayed in September 2024

We can’t really say anything that we dislike but the roads that lead to the hotel are in pretty bad condition through a local village. Marafiki could invest in upgrading the local village and give back to the community :)

The staff were amazing. The design of the facilities was beautiful. We loved the Marafiki Bar, such a lovely place for drinks and chilling. The food was also tasty with vegetarian options. The bed was also comfy. Try their massage too! Reef walk was great - they have free activities every day. You can also arrange diving & snorkelling excursions easily. Special thanks to all the staff members but mainly Jems, Magda, Amine and Happiness.

Stayed in September 2024

Honestly don’t have any negative feedback.

We had a room with beach front view which was lovely, the staff were all so nice and helpful, the food and drinks were amazing. They also had a really nice beach bar. We were sad to leave this place!

Stayed in September 2024

Nothing, I really enjoyed everything in this hotel

Incredible staff, Bar raising restaurant, Great accommodations, Very clean, Charming and Cosy

Stayed in September 2024

impossible to swim in the sea because of sea urchins especially near the hotel

- relaxing atmosphere - Equipment provided: kayak, petanque balls, shoes for the sea, etc. - kindness of staff - Amazing food at the hotel restaurant

Stayed in July 2024

Nothing - the electricity does drop off every so often, but only momentarily. It's a fairly quiet atmosphere but that suited us really well after a week of safari action.

The setting of the hotel is stunning, directly onto Matemwe beach but also with a lovely pool, loungers and restaurant. The breakfast was delicious, and the staff were lovely. The whole place has a very nice relaxed atmosphere. Our rooms were lovely - one with an ocean view from the gorgeous terrace. They offer activities like yoga and cooking classes. We did the reef walk with a lovely guy called James, who talked us through the fish and corals as we walked across. We also had dinner at the hotel one night, which was excellent. We were a family, travelling with our adult children, and it was very relaxing and quiet. The hotel recommended a diving company, who were fantastic, taking us out to nearby Mnemba island where we saw fantastic fish and swam next to dolphins.

Stayed in August 2024