Raha Lodge Zanzibar Boutique Hotel

Pros +

• Superb location right on the beach, amazing pool
• A lovely hotel straight on Jambiani Beach. Its beautiful and we love it. Its small, just six rooms so this guarantees your calm and peace. There is a common space with comfortable sofas where you can sit and read a book. There is a nice swimming pool with some deckchairs near it where you can sunbathe and relax. They serve huge and varied breakfasts which are nicely served. Lunch and dinner are delicious but a bit pricey. There are bars and restaurants around that are cheaper but still very tasty so we dine out. The staff are nice and kind. The room is spacious, with a big double bed and a big bathroom. It is cleaned on a daily basis. We had a fantastic time in Jambiani.
• The the bedroom, room was perfect, the toilet was on the middle, leaving soace between the bedrooms. When u open door u see this sofas with great view like on the pictures. The hotel have more privacy from the beach wich is good, coz no random ppl coming there only few ppl who staying in the hotel, breakfast was clean natural food.

Cons -

• The room was very hot and lacked AC. There was only one fan which wasn't sufficient to cool both beds. The dinner was very average, few choices and overpriced.
• It was my wifes birthday holiday and we told the staff about it in advance, however, there was no birthday surprise from the hotel; bit disappointing. We book a garden room which is discounted (without the discount we wouldnt come here as the price is quite high) which is rather dark. It has three windows but two of them have built-in blinds so you cant move them. The window has no other protection so you cant open it and leave the room. There is no air-condition in the room, just a fan and that makes some of the hot nights a bit hard. There is an obligatory charg of 1$/person/day for drinking water (!) which was not mentioned while booking the hotel; that is surprising. They have some problems with electricity/water/internet but it may be a common problem on the island. Trips offered in the hotel are quite expensive so we book many with the beach boys.
• Airconditioner, would be even better. But can manage whitout also. The road to find there was dificult for every taxi guy. So maybe some signs for people who drive how to get there.