Reef & Beach Resort

We stayed at Reef & Beach Resort and had a mixed experience, with both positive highlights and some significant drawbacks. Upon arrival, we were assigned a ground-floor room located next to a building under renovation. This resulted in constant noise, construction dust, and workers moving back and forth outside the room throughout the day and evening. It was simply not acceptable as a place to stay, so we requested a room change. Unfortunately, this was not offered unless we agreed to pay for an upgrade. We chose to do so and were moved to a room with a private pool on the opposite side of the resort. While the upgraded room was quieter, it came with its own issue. The pool area was surrounded by flowering plants with heavy pollen, which discolored the water and even turned our swimwear yellow. Room cleaning was acceptable, but hygiene standards in the restaurants—and especially the bar—were concerning. After three days at the resort, both of us suffered from what appeared to be traveler’s stomach, which we believe may be linked to the cleanliness levels. The staff were generally friendly, but interactions felt somewhat impersonal, and it was difficult to build any real connection. Security at the resort was handled by Maasai guards, which in itself was reassuring, but they were also actively trying to sell excursions and other services. This created an uncomfortable mix of roles that did not feel appropriate. On the positive side, the location of the resort is truly idyllic.

I really enjoyed my stay. I would recommend this resort — great food variety, friendly staff members, and lots of things to do at the resort. The pool is great, and the beach area is amazing with breathtaking views and sightseeing.

Very quiet and wonderful resort. Staff very friendly and helpful. Our room service was excellent. Unfortunately, a lot of renovations and construction was taking place during our stay. The monkeys are sometimes very amusing, but their poop is sometimes annoying.

Very serene and friendly staff

The hospitality of the staff was so amazing - so welcoming and positive. Excellent variety of food and just incredible surroundings!

Very friendly staff. We had the room that had the patio next to the pool. Very convenient for morning and eveving swimming. We went only once to the larger pools on the property. The Jetty and Mango bars were fun and had very good drinks. Food at the Indian restaurant was fantastic and the best meal we had on the property. Sadly we did not get a chance to try the Italian restaurant. We did not know that it needed a reservation like the Indian restaurant. The snack bar by the Mango bar had good snacks, popcorn, peanuts, hotdogs, etc. We will be going back again next year.

I’ll recommend this place to anyone traveling to Zanzibar. Only suggestion is, the sea view suites look too old. They need to be renovated or upgraded.

Pros : location by the ocean is beautiful 2 pools, 3 restaurants Clean Cons : food quality is average Not much aroud very isolate (depends what you want to do and like)

L’hôtel est vraiment un petit paradis. Le ponton permet d accéder directement à la mer à marée haute et à la plage à marée basse. L hôtel est grand avec ses 2 piscines et permet de ne pas se sentir oppressé. Le personnel est souriant, les repas buffet sont un régal. Attention l hôtel est loin de la ville ce qui ne nous a pas posé de problème. Petit plus, l hôtel est construit autour de la mangrove et abrite une famille de colobes roux qui se promènent quotidiennement à travers les allées.

Très belle surprise. Un personnel extrêmement efficace et souriant. Un service de grande qualité. Un emplacement parfait. Une eau transparence et turquoise. A recommander sans hésitation

Les moins : Lit peu confortable et douche tiède à froide. Chaude uniquement le matin. Fortes odeurs dans la salle de douche / canalisations ? Cuisine aux plats revenant régulièrement, peu de saveur surtout pour les desserts ( Base crème ). Portes non insonorisées Beaucoup trop de sollicitations sur la plage et pour des prestations annexes. Le plus non négligeable : la famille de singes en libertés et un ponton permettant de profiter d’une vue incroyable sur l’océan indien et ses marées. Personnel très disponible Autre retour : nous avons adoré prendre des excursions avec un guide local. En parallèle nous avons loué une voiture à l’hôtel ( attention véhicule obtenu en réserve +++++) mais avons systématiquement été arrêté par la police locale et malgré un permis provisoire tanzanien, il nous a été demandé de l’argent sous prétexte que nous ne respections pas les règles (inventées systématiquement….) Conclusion mitigée mais un paysage de rêve !

This is a fun property with stunning views and a lot to do. I really enjoyed my time here and wished we had had more time. The buffet breakfast and dinners were great and had a lot of variety. The only downfall is that this resort caters to many nationalities that smoke so there are ash trays near almost every single chair. Being from North America, we are not used to being surrounded by cigarette smoke in public places. Other than that, it was great and were greeted at check in by the Red Columbus monkeys running around within inches of us.

Die Unterkunft war sehr schön und die Mitarbeiter so freundlich und zuvorkommend, dass der Abschied umso schwerer fiel.

Excellent

The staff was outstanding very helpful and pleasant. Beautiful warm pool. Nice big rooms. Good food. Beach was disappointing because at low tide water was way way out. Also there was a calander of scheduled activities that was not accurate. Overall we snjoyed ourselves and wojld definitly recommend this hotel

The hotel service from staff was excellent. Great food choice for vegetarians, lot's of activities during the day and also night programmes arranged. Room's were great. Although hotel was busy there was ample space for all - the two swimming pools and the two bars allowed good space. Above all, the service from the staff was the best.

Fijne locatie waar de hotelgasten op hun wenken bedient worden. Nederlandse gastenmanager wat ook prettig was. Het hotel was rustig gelegen. Het eten was uitgebreid en goed. Ook werd er goed rekening gehouden met covid-maatregels.

A great romantic getaway for couples Plenty of great couple activities each day on and off the resort All staff are very friendly yet one thing we found is they are slow to take action

The staff is very friendly and happy! The vibes are amazing. We loved to learn about the culture from the masai men next to the resort!!! Food was good and vegetarians are in their minds which was a relieve for me! Pools are Nice and snacks very good! Shoutout to Mudy and the bar staff!!! We had a blast. Greetings Trynke and Angela

Magnifique endroit, rapport qualité prix restauration emplacement animation…IMBATTABLE pour un 3 étoiles avec ses bungalow front de mer top !!! Aucune hésitation, à refaire avec grand plaisir !!!