Zanzibar White Sand Luxury Villas & Spa - Relais & Chateaux

Very wonderful location and mesmerizing views & facilities

The private pool is not heated .. buffet is not provided only once a week ..

Absolutely incredible location. The all inclusive package was truly a deal. Excellent value for money. The resort even provided my son with a child’s bike he could ride around the resort. We only had one small issue and was resolved immediately and a complimentary massage was given as an apology. Absolutely beautiful from start to finish. We will be back (and we never say that ?).

Nothing. It was perfection.

Location, facilities, staff

Value for money. Tanzania / Zanzibar are quite expensive, but rates in White Sand are high, and they do not miss an opportunity to charge you extra. I just felt like a piñata from which they tried to extract the last cents.

The hotel is absolutely gorgeous, very well maintained, elegant decoration, you have privacy, the location is perfect: just a few steps from the beach. The staff try their best to be attentive, despite some are naturally friendly (like Rosemary, Joshua and the man that learnt chess with my kids ☺️) but others are not so in a good mood. Service depends on people… but in general you feel that the aim of the hotel is make the guests feel comfortable and happy on their holidays. Keep up the good job.

I’m very demand regarding food (in Portugal we have delicious food from A to Z: fruit, vegetables, deserts, seafood, meat… ) and I would say there is space to improve on the quality of the food in the hotel. The bread and pastry at the breakfast can improve (diversity and quality), always granola and no other cereals, same jam during the week, any good homemade cake. These are a few examples and I hope for good. ?Another topic: I would say the catalogue of experiences / activities are overpriced even if you have in account that usually hotel prices are higher than outside the hotel. Here the differences are more than double so maybe could be revised.

Went with my two young boys and husband, and it was the perfect stay. The staff were so friendly and the hotel is gorgeous! The sand at the beach is really white.

For an island would have liked more seafood options.

Every corner and every detail was thought through, very well designed, lot’s of spaces and places to be and relax.The staff was super friendly and attentive, just lovely

The services and extras were a bit too expensive, sometimes more than 3 times the price

staff is incredible. super helpful and sweet.

a bit underwhelming for the price. I would expect more at that level. More privacy, better views, better food.

privacy size environment

expensive don’t have blackout curtains for those who likes to sleep on the dark

amazing service (Thomas the butler would go out of his way to get us what we needed). food was great. entertainment was lovely, but wish it was everynight! beach was not so great. - unlike nungwi beach.

beach wasn’t great, and private poolwas way too cold to swim in- wish it was heated a bit. entertainment could be done every night.

very private and secure

support with pcr test on the final day

Spacious villa. Cool environment. Very clean. Nice food. Great burtler...

Swimming pool temperature could not be changed. Feather bedroom pillows too small. Minor details...

beautiful resort and beachfront ; excellent breakfast and dinner

kite surf overpriced

The facilities are excellent, very clean and the staff were super friendly. I would definitely go back there again without a second thought. Our personal butler was excellent. Overall brilliant holiday spot

The staff was professional, friendly and eager to accommodate. Thomas, our personal butler, was a class act- I could not have asked for anyone better. The property is as advertised. A luxury, high-end experience.

The air conditioning in the private dining area did not work, however Thomas and the HVAC tech attempted to fix it several times. We honestly didn't use our private dining area much. We either ate in the main dining hall or Thomas bought the food out to us by our private pool. This wasn't a problem and did not effect our lovely time there.

The beach villa is pure paradise: the room is spacious, large and has an interior as well as beautiful exterior bathroom. The luxury is not only that the villa has premium installations but it is space. You have space inside and definitely outside. The sand is as soft as flour the view on the ocean is amazing. The staff was also extremely nice to us and very professional.

The only small disappointment is the restaurant: we took the half board offer and if we except the last night à la carte lobster, which was amazing, the rest of the dinners were not as good as I would expect from such an amazing place.

Calm and relaxed

The Villa was not advertised as a sharing Villa. It’s an ok space but definitely not worth the rates. Coffee machines are kind of ancient and took some attempts to work. Hot water had to be fixed.

The bedroom, villa with a outdoor bath, very good experience - honeymoon dinner

Spa massage was horrible, the food was not how we expected, the service was not good for a 5* hotel.

We came here for our honeymoon and it was the best choice. Loved the style of each villa and the luxury about it. We had a butler with us 24/7, Eliya, who was the most helpful nicest person. The food was great also and walking distance to the best beach on Zanzibar

A little far from all activities in Zanzibar. Expect to drive at least an hour to reach to the tourist destinations.

The staff was incredibly friendly and went out of their way to make sure we had everything we needed. The beach is stunning! The food was very varied and excellent quality! The butler service is great - super responsive.

We felt for the money the room would have been a bit more updated (don't get me wrong it was very nice and very clean but expected a bit more). would have liked a bit more variety during breakfast.

Staff in the main restaurant are so sweet. The sand and beach are great. Restaurants nearby the hotel are even greater with nice vibes. Big space

No privacyVery calmNo inhouse activities free of charge like other hotelsAs honeymooners, no gesture was made. They just offered everything that is chargable. Intrusion of buttler & housekeeping as there was no door bell.