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Reviews of Madinat Al Bahr Business & Spa Hotel 5 stars

Mbweni, Stone town, P.O Box - 4858, Zanzibar City, Tanzania

#30 of 73 hotels in Zanzibar City

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Review score

Based on 247 hotel reviews

8.5

Score breakdown

  • Cleanliness

    9.0

  • Comfort

    8.9

  • Location

    8.5

  • Facilities

    8.6

  • Staff

    9.0

  • Value for money

    8.2

  • Free WiFi

    8.4

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  • Reviewed: 22 August 2025

    9.0
    Smile and world will smile to you 😁
    • Business trip
    • Group
    • Standard Room With Garden View
    • Stayed 6 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    All the people working in the reception should learn how to smile and be customer friendly. That it😁

    Great

    Stayed in August 2025

  • Reviewed: 15 August 2025

    9.0
    I will definitely stay there again.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Studio Apartment with Partial Sea View
    • Stayed 5 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    A bit dated. Our room showed age and probably needs to be updated and more modern. However, the shower was fantastic. Great hot water.

    Love the location. Very quiet and extremely relaxing. The staff were very nice and very helpful. Christopher at the cafe was very nice and helpful. Also, the convenience of the car with drivers was so good and the price was cheap. Great buffet also!

    Stayed in August 2025

  • Reviewed: 8 August 2025

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Two Bedroom Apartment with Partial Sea View
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    This resort is what you would expect. It's large, has a beautiful pool, and offers good service. We came from a small and personal resort, so it took some getting used to. The jacuzzi in our room didn't work either. They promised to fix it the next day, but it never happened. The breakfast is reasonably good, but due to the large scale, it was better at the other places we stayed. The à la carte lunches were very good, though. You can definitely skip the fish and Thai restaurant. The view is amazing, but the food is mediocre, and there was terribly loud rap music playing. We can handle a lot, but this completely ruined the beautiful view. The room was very nice and clean, and as mentioned, the pool and service are fantastic.

    Stayed in July 2025

  • Reviewed: 26 July 2025

    7.0
    Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Two Bedroom Apartment with Partial Sea View
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Room wasn’t ready at check in time

    Beautiful hotel, beautiful pool , got upgraded to presidential suite as the room we booked had been given away/booked

    Stayed in July 2025

  • Reviewed: 25 July 2025

    10
    Would definitly go back again.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Super Executive Room with Sea View
    • Stayed 4 nights

    Nothing.

    Amazing staff, best food I had in Zanzibar. Everyone so serviceminded, the luxery of the place is out of this world!

    Stayed in July 2025

  • Reviewed: 23 July 2025

    10
    Lovely and pleasant
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Two Bedroom Apartment with Partial Sea View
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Staff

    Staff was very pleasant to deal with Especially Sayed Ali, he also offered to support me in my plans and once he took me out for groceries

    Stayed in July 2025

  • Reviewed: 21 July 2025

    9.0
    Superb
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Two Bedroom Apartment with Partial Sea View
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Spacious rooms. Great breakfast selection..respectful and supportive staff

    Stayed in July 2025

  • Reviewed: 16 July 2025

    10
    Its an amazing hotel
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Room With Garden View
    • Stayed 1 night

    Toilet seat setup

    The bed, food, staff attitude and cleanliness, location, ambiance,

    Stayed in July 2025

  • Reviewed: 14 July 2025

    9.0
    Superb
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Room With Garden View
    • Stayed 9 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    I didn’t like the food. The breakfast was very basic and with no verity. The food was test less and not very clean .

    My stay was truly exceptional, thanks to the incredible staff. Everyone was supportive, attentive, and went out of their way to make us feel welcomed. The atmosphere was vibrant and full of life, and the team did everything they could to assist us throughout our stay. A special thank you to Winnie, who was exceptionally kind—she upgraded our room and ensured we had everything we needed. I’d also like to commend the laundry supervisor for the excellent service; everything was handled quickly and efficiently. Overall, the hospitality exceeded my expectations. Thank you for making our stay memorable!

    Stayed in July 2025

  • Reviewed: 25 May 2025

    9.0
    A great comfortable stay
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Premium Room with Sea View
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Didn't like the shower. Too small, no hot water on the 3rd day. Bathroom needs a bit of upgrading

    The food was good. Bedding and towels were good. Airport shuttle was on time to pick us up

    Stayed in May 2025

  • Reviewed: 6 May 2025

    10
    I thoroughly enjoyed my stay. The breakfast was nice with varieties. The hotel is really beautiful and the staff were ni
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Premium Room with Sea View
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    There are mosquitoes although the hotel provides mosquito repellent cream provided in the rooms.

    The architecture is really beautiful and clean.

    Stayed in March 2025

  • Reviewed: 23 April 2025

    10
    MY HOLIDAY TRIP TO ZANZIBAR
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Super Executive Room with Sea View
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    None

    ALL STAFF WERE VERY HELPFUL.MANAGER AKSHIT, CHRISTOPHER,ENARSY,HAPPY,SCOLA FATIMA AND OTHERS WHO I DIDN'T ASK THERE NAMES.THE FOOD WAS GOOD.YOU HAVE GOT A VERY GOOD CHEAF.RESTAURANT SUPERVISOR WAS HELPFULL. WELCOMING STAFF WERE VERY HELPFUL. ON MY VIEW THE HOTEL IS EXCELLENT. .

    Stayed in April 2025

  • Reviewed: 21 April 2025

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Studio Apartment with Partial Sea View
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Cleanness

    Stayed in April 2025

  • Reviewed: 19 April 2025

    10
    Amazing staff along with the service Hotel looks exactly as it is in the pictures Wi-Fi and location excellent. Best b
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Room With Garden View
    • Stayed 6 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Everything was excellent

    we were made to feel very welcome by everyone (the security, front staff and cleaners etc).

    Stayed in April 2025

  • Reviewed: 12 April 2025

    10
    Amazing Stay. Exceeded our expectations.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Premium Room with Sea View
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Nothing everything was amazing.

    Everything. The room was amazing. Buffet was very nice huge selection. The staff were just amazing. Even offered us a complimentary taxi to take us around town. They were above and beyond.

    Stayed in April 2025

  • Reviewed: 12 April 2025

    10
    Awesome 10/10.
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Two Bedroom Apartment with Partial Sea View
    • Stayed 4 nights

    The service is world class. Micheal and team are caring, solution orientated and accommodating to people living with disabilities. The hotel is gorgeous with restaurants, a spar and swimming pools. The views and food are also great.

    Stayed in April 2025

  • Reviewed: 11 April 2025

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Premium Room with Sea View
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Felt good to be back. Ambience, cleanliness, and the service is still top notch just as I remember it.

    Stayed in April 2025

  • Reviewed: 8 April 2025

    10
    Paradise Escape
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Super Executive Room with Sea View
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    This is a pretty impressive Hotel and I've seen a few. Just 8 min drive from the airport an 15 min from Stone Town. It has amazing facilities, exceptional staff, good food with pictures landscapes and views. I can recommend the Spa treatments or go for a sundowner in the 2nd floor lounge and do yourself a favour by ordering the Prawn Curry from room service, it's to die for🤩 5 Star service guys!! You've outdone yourselfs. Asante Sana❤️

    Stayed in April 2025

  • Reviewed: 4 April 2025

    9.0
    Superb
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Super Executive Room with Sea View
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    We paid extra on booking.com for a late checkout but when we arrived we were told it was only until 2pm (our flight wasn’t until 9 and this is why we paid for the late checkout option). After a conversation we were accommodated until 4pm which was nice of the receptionist. But just a warning that when booking the late checkout option out option which is quite a bit more expensive -It’s not that late.

    Lovely stay staff were very accommodating and it’s a beautiful building and rooms. A lovely place to stay for a last night before a flight and has free airport transfer and a beautiful breakfast.

    Stayed in April 2025

  • Reviewed: 20 March 2025

    8.0
    Nice place to stay, but tourist information needs improvement.
    • Leisure trip
    • People with friends
    • Standard Room With Garden View
    • Stayed 7 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Staff focused on upselling. Very less information about sightseeing

    Friendly and helpful staff

    Stayed in March 2025

  • Reviewed: 12 March 2025

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Premium Room with Sea View
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    I liked every thing

    The pool

    Stayed in January 2025

  • Reviewed: 9 March 2025

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Standard Room With Garden View
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Ooh I ate some meal and got diarrhoea there at hotel

    The room was so spacious, beautiful and so comfortable

    Stayed in March 2025

  • Reviewed: 28 February 2025

    7.0
    Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Super Executive Room with Sea View
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The seaside is nice but unfortunately local people are visiting a lot the sea side its not a private area. Dinner time tea and coffee is charged this can be changed

    The staff was very very smiley and kind. The food was delicious

    Stayed in February 2025

  • Reviewed: 18 February 2025

    10
    Lovely Hotel with Beautiful Views
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Premium Room with Sea View
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    It’s a really nice property if you want to stay closer to Stonetown or just on the west side of the island. Beautiful views from the room of the beach. Really nice big pool to use. Lovely restaurants to eat as well and the stuff were amazing. Overall, great place for amenities and for its location.

    Stayed in February 2025

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