The Palms Zanzibar

Top marks across the board! Stayed here for our honeymoon and had a wonderful time. The staff were kind and helpful, and the food was incredible. Seating locations for lunch and dinner are rotated throughout the week so meal service never feels stale.As part of the stay we could rent kayaks and beach bicycles for free from the sister property. The Palms offer reef shoes for free for a low tide reef walk; take advantage and do it.We'll be recommending this property to our friends, and could see ourselves returning for a future stay.

There were no downsides to our stay! Make sure to bring or purchase insect repellent for the evening mosquitoes.

7 villas only makes the place a great calm and relaxing getaway. The whole experience was fantastic and all the staff are nice and helpful, special thanks to Siriak the manager who was always taking care of us and made it a perfect holiday. Drinks, food, special attentions, room, view, everything was great!.

I love the exclusivity of the resort (7 villas only), tranquility, the flexibility whenever you ask for different food not listed on the menu , the impeccable service offered by the staff and the dedicated cabana for each villa. Every staff in the resort was helpful, especially Sidrik the hotel manager who is always ready to go the extra mile. I would consider staying at the resort again!!

Nothing significant but I wish the lighting was brighter in the villa.

Staff always friendly and available. Service impeccable. Meals delicious. Only seven bungalows, which meant only seven other couples and no children. Perfect.

I wish there had been a parasol or two by the pool. The sun was sometimes fierce. A shady spot would have been nice.

The room was huge, very comfortable and the bathroom was big

The room was a little dark, even during day The food was not the best. But everybody was very thoughtful

Everyone and everything we encountered was exceptional. The staff were the true gem of the resort -- so kind, knowledgeable, and warm -- that we felt so at peace and enjoyed every moment of our stay. The food was also outstanding -- and beyond our expectations -- it was varied, healthy and tasty. Due to an incredible staff, service and food, we never wanted to leave the resort and did not (except to exercise at the sister resorts)! One of our best vacations ever!

The staff was very nice. The villas are great and spacious, and the garden, pools and private cabanas are fantastic. The place is very private.

Everything! The property, our villa, the food, the privacy, the first class service, the friendly staff, I could go on. We especially loved the private oceanfront cabana where we watched the sunrise every morning followed by walks on the beach. Our stay exceeded our expectations, which were already high based on the reviews we read.

No complaints — only that we had to leave!

Outstanding staffs and facilities. Beautiful pool and private beach. Very good and big house, with great minibar and washing facilities. Massage in sister hotel also great. Dinner full of surprise.

Some of the dishes were a little too salty (just in my own opinion).

I was so torn about which hotel/resort to select for my 4-nights stay in Zanzibar, there we so many to choose from. Traveling solo, I took a chance on The Palms. I have never been more pleased. It's an intimate seating and the villas feel like "home". A luxury experience, with the traditional African decor and feel. The villas are huge. I visited at the start of the rainy season and the resort was only 35% occupied. But I loved the personalized attention, and the kindness of the staff is unlike anything I've ever experience. The food was as good (or better) than any restaurant there. I could go on and on, but I'll summarize by saying... whether a couple or single, you will NOT be disappointed if you chose to stay at The Palms.p.s. Another plus was that I could visit any of the other hotels in the Zanzibar Hotel Collection. So I did a spa treatment at Baraza, had dinner with friends at Zawaldi and shopped for gifts at the gift shop in Breezes.AN AMAZING STAY!!!

I loved everything about my stay. However, if there was one thing I would change, it's that I could not set the air conditioner below a certain temp. The temp was definitely cool enough, but sometimes after a hot shower, I like it "freezing". :-)

I regret in staying in this hotel and paying fortune for nothing.

the service was toooooooo bad and slooooooow, they serve the food in (installment method), and no variety of options of food. I paid for nothing.there were no pool in the villa as description and there is no privacy. also I took ocean view villa but they give me bar view or garden view.

With only 14 guests maximum the hotel is very intimate. The staff are very professional but friendly and never intrusive. Attention to detail can be seen everywhere. The standard of cuisine is first rate, varied, inventive and beautifully presented. The all inclusive package is generous so although expensive our stay was value for money.

place was great the staff was amazing the hotel property was excellent

food takes too much time to arrive, but its tastes really good.

everything, staff food location were fantastic and exceeded expectations.

a lot of mosquitos, deet is extremely necessary

There aren't enough words to describe how amazing this property is, from the moment we left the highway a magical holiday began. The staff, Jackson in particular, are the most genuine, friendly, helpful, and thoughtful. The room is itself, is a pretty decent size bungalow, is rustic but everything is where you want it, and works perfectly.

beautiful hotel with amazing staff. food was great, cocktails were even better.

literally nothing.

The villas are spectacular. Absolutely gorgeous. And the staff are beyond compare. Anything you want anytime you want they will do for you. Thank you for an amazing five nights.

These questions are things we couldn't know. Compared to other parts of zanibar I appreciated the protection from solicitors, but I hope the hotel does something ANYTHING to help them. The money for security could go to real economic empowerment

An amazing property in Swahili/Colonial style. The food was incredible and the staff extremely service minded.

quiet and secluded