About Hotel Azanzi Beach
Hotel Azanzi Beach Hotel is directly situated a few steps from the beach in the north eastern part of the island of Zanzibar and offers relaxed beach accommodation with plenty of local flavour and flair.
Thatch-roofed rooms feature air conditioning, wooden floors and en suite shower-only bathrooms with free toiletries. Mosquito nets, minibars and tea and coffee making facilities are standard. Suites feature additional rooms while villas include full bathrooms and outdoor showers.
Hotel Azanzi Beach Hotel features a private beach, tropical gardens, cocktail bar and a partially covered swimming pool. Available activities include snorkelling, diving and deep sea fishing. Airport shuttles can be arranged.
Guests can enjoy a variety of meals and drinks including a buffet breakfast served in the above-ground restaurant overlooking the pool and offering spectacular Indian Ocean views.
The hotels is located in Matemwe village and is forty minutes from Stone Town and Zanzibar Airport.
Positive Reviews
positive:
Warm, laid-back staff.
Azanzi Beach Hotel is all about relaxing in an exotic, romantic tropical location and the staff really make that happen with a laid-back but professional attitude. Staff are very accommodating to all requests and give the feeling that nothing is too big or small for them to handle.
positive:
Gorgeous, spacious rooms.
Rooms are incredibly well-decorated in an authentic African flavour with plenty of hand-made wood furniture and warm wooden flooring. This is very well-combined with modern touches and the entire space is spotlessly clean and very well looked after. Villas are especially beautiful with outdoor showers adding a real tropical feel.
positive:
Great pool and restaurant layout.
A very clever idea is to have the restaurant on stilts above the pool with a walkway/bridge to the main restaurant and bar area. This helps to create great views of the pool and the Indian Ocean. The pool area is also partially covered with a shared thatch roof, creating a more intimate space which is both warm and earthy.
Negative Reviews
negative:
No free airport shuttle.
The hotel provides an airport shuttle service but, unlike most of the food and drink and some services, is not included in the overall price.
negative:
Most activities are extra.
While the hotel offers an ideal location for sunbathing or beach barbecues, most of the activities such as deep sea fishing, snorkelling or scuba diving are actually off-site activities and are charged for separately.
negative:
Some Wi-Fi issues.
The hotel offers free Wi-Fi but this service is however not available in all rooms or suits as the signal just isn't strong enough. The free Wi-Fi service is best enjoyed in public areas such as the pool or bar areas.