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8.5

1,113 reviews

Zenobia Beach Resort

Zenobia Beach Resort

Nungwi Beach Front Nungwi North Region Zanzibar, Nungwi, 73107, Tanzania

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Restaurant

Beachfront

Free wifi

Room service

Beach

Air conditioning

Bar

Sun deck

Zenobia Beach Resort

Welcome to the Zenobia Beach Resort, your tropical paradise nestled along the stunning shores of Nungwi Beach in beautiful Zanzibar, Tanzania! With prices starting from a delightfully affordable $68, you’ll find yourself just a whisker away from the sparkling ocean and soft sandy shores. Set in the picturesque North Region, our resort boasts a prime beachfront location, just 0.5mi from the vibrant city center, allowing you to explore local culture and unwind in blissful serenity.

At Zenobia, breakfast is included to kickstart your day in the most delicious way! Dive into our delectable offerings before setting out to explore the coastline, where exciting snorkeling adventures await (available for an extra charge). After a day of adventure, why not pamper yourself with a soothing massage at our spa, enjoy a refreshing drink at the bar, or soak in the beautiful garden views from your balcony? With FREE Wi-Fi and an array of amenities including a restaurant, room service, and 24-hour front desk assistance, we’ve got everything you need for a fabulous stay.

Our guests love us, too! With over 1113 reviews highlighting our impeccable service, friendly staff, and relaxing ambiance, Zenobia Beach Resort is truly a gem in Zanzibar. Whether you're lounging under the sun on our beach chairs, riding horses along the shore, or enjoying a peaceful moment on the sun deck, you’ll create memories that last a lifetime. So pack your bags, grab your sunglasses, and get ready to kick back in paradise at Zenobia Beach Resort!

At Zenobia Beach Resort, dining is a celebration of flavors! Our on-site restaurant, Terrace Nungwi, serves an exquisite range of international cuisine that will tantalize your taste buds. Savor fresh local ingredients as you gaze at the stunning beach views, creating a perfect backdrop for a romantic dinner or a festive gathering with friends. Whether you're in the mood for a hearty breakfast or a luxurious dinner, our culinary team is ready to impress with dishes that highlight the vibrant flavors of Zanzibar. Just imagine feasting while the sun dips below the horizon, painting the sky with dazzling hues—a picture-perfect moment to treasure.

After indulging in the delights of our restaurant, why not sip on a refreshing cocktail at the bar? Picture this: you’re lounging poolside, sipping a tropical drink crafted by our talented mixologists, while the sounds of the ocean create a soothing soundtrack. Take a stroll through our lush gardens or sink into a blissful deeper relaxation with a rejuvenating massage at our spa. Every corner of Zenobia has an inviting vibe, making it easier to unwind and reconnect with yourself or your loved ones. Entertainment and activities abound, so there's never a dull moment!

Looking for the right cozy nest for your getaway? Our diverse selection of rooms and suites means you’ll find the perfect place to rest your head after an exciting day! From junior suites with balconies to ocean view standards, you’re guaranteed comfort and style. Waking up to the sound of waves and the soft glow of the morning sun will inspire you to dive into every adventure that awaits. Pack your sunscreen and get ready for an unforgettable experience at Zenobia Beach Resort, where paradise meets the promise of a wonderful vacation!

Closest airports

Abeid Amani Karume International Airport

34.4mi

Tanga Airport

46.5mi

Pemba / Karume Airport

48.4mi

Most popular amenities

Restaurant

Beachfront

Free wifi

Room service

Beach

Air conditioning

Bar

Sun deck

Tour desk

Terrace

24-hour front desk

Non-smoking rooms

Wheelchair accessible

Beach umbrellas

Beach chairs/Loungers

Patio

Garden view

Garden

View

Balcony

Free toiletries

Rooms

Suite with Ocean View - single occupancy in Zenobia Beach Resort
Suite with Ocean View - single occupancy in Zenobia Beach Resort
Suite with Ocean View - single occupancy in Zenobia Beach Resort
Suite with Ocean View - single occupancy in Zenobia Beach Resort
Suite with Ocean View - single occupancy in Zenobia Beach Resort
Suite with Ocean View - single occupancy in Zenobia Beach Resort
Suite with Ocean View - single occupancy in Zenobia Beach Resort
Suite with Ocean View - single occupancy in Zenobia Beach Resort
Suite with Ocean View - single occupancy in Zenobia Beach Resort
Suite with Ocean View - single occupancy in Zenobia Beach Resort
Suite with Ocean View - single occupancy in Zenobia Beach Resort
Suite with Ocean View - single occupancy in Zenobia Beach Resort

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Suite, Ocean View, Single Use

1 Queen Size Bed

325 sqft

Private Bathroom

Balcony

Minibar

Air conditioning

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Indulge in our spacious 323 sqft Suite with a breathtaking Ocean View and a private balcony. Perfect for single or double occupancy, featuring a comfortable Queen size bed and convenient free toiletries.

Standard Room with Ocean View - single occupancy in Zenobia Beach Resort
Standard Room with Ocean View - single occupancy in Zenobia Beach Resort
Standard Room with Ocean View - single occupancy in Zenobia Beach Resort
Standard Room with Ocean View - single occupancy in Zenobia Beach Resort
Standard Room with Ocean View - single occupancy in Zenobia Beach Resort
Standard Room with Ocean View - single occupancy in Zenobia Beach Resort

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Standard, Double, Ocean View, Single Use

1 Double Bed

215 sqft

Garden view

Private Bathroom

Minibar

Patio

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Experience the breathtaking ocean view from this charming double room, featuring a cozy double bed, air conditioning, and a private patio. Perfect for a romantic getaway or a small family vacation.

Deluxe Room with Ocean View - single occupancy in Zenobia Beach Resort
Deluxe Room with Ocean View - single occupancy in Zenobia Beach Resort
Deluxe Room with Ocean View - single occupancy in Zenobia Beach Resort
Deluxe Room with Ocean View - single occupancy in Zenobia Beach Resort
Deluxe Room with Ocean View - single occupancy in Zenobia Beach Resort
Deluxe Room with Ocean View - single occupancy in Zenobia Beach Resort

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Deluxe, Double, Ocean View, Single Use

1 Double Bed

215 sqft

Garden view

Private Bathroom

Minibar

Patio

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Experience luxury with a breathtaking ocean view in our Deluxe Room. This cozy, air-conditioned room features a patio, free toiletries, and a private bathroom, perfect for a comfortable stay for two adults and one child.

Junior Suite with Balcony - single occupancy in Zenobia Beach Resort

Junior Suite, Single Use, Balcony

1 Queen Size Bed

375 sqft

Private Bathroom

Balcony

Minibar

Air conditioning

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Relax in our spacious Junior Suite with a balcony and enjoy the ocean view from your private space. The suite includes a queen-size bed, air conditioning, and free toiletries for a comfortable stay.

Double Room with Garden View - single occupancy in Zenobia Beach Resort

Standard, Double, Garden View, Single Use

1 Double Bed

215 sqft

Garden view

Private Bathroom

Minibar

Patio

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Indulge in a cozy double room with a scenic garden view, complete with a private patio and free toiletries. Perfect for a solo retreat or a couple's getaway, with the convenience of air conditioning and a spacious 215 sqft.

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Standard, 1 Bed, Garden View

215 sqft

Minibar

Wheelchair accessible

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This air-conditioned double room features a desk, a patio, garden views and a private bathroom. The unit offers 1 bed.

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Standard, 1 Bed, Ocean View

215 sqft

Minibar

Wheelchair accessible

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This air-conditioned double room features a desk, a patio, sea views and a private bathroom. The unit offers 1 bed.

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Junior Suite, Balcony

375 sqft

Balcony

Minibar

Tea/Coffee maker

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The air-conditioned suite has 1 bedroom and 1 bathroom with a walk-in shower and a hairdryer. The suite is furnished with a desk and a seating area and offers a mini-bar, a tea and coffee maker and sea views. The unit has 1 bed.

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Suite, Ocean View

325 sqft

Balcony

Minibar

Tea/Coffee maker

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The air-conditioned suite features 1 bedroom and 1 bathroom with a walk-in shower and a hairdryer. The suite is furnished with a desk and a seating area and provides a mini-bar, a tea and coffee maker and sea views. The unit offers 1 bed.

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Family, Sea View

430 sqft

Balcony

Minibar

Tea/Coffee maker

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The family room features air conditioning, a mini-bar, a balcony with sea views as well as a private bathroom boasting a walk-in shower. The unit has 3 beds.

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Deluxe, Ocean View

215 sqft

Minibar

Tea/Coffee maker

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This double room features air conditioning.

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Suite, Balcony

375 sqft

Free wifi

Minibar

Refrigerator

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Balcony suite

Guest reviews

8.5

1,113 reviews

Categories of assessments

Cleanliness

Comfort

Location

Facilities

Staff

Value for money

WiFi quality

Breakfast

Featured reviews:

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Mphatso

9.1

December 2024

Beachline was great and kids enjoyed the swimming and good location

The staff was a little unfriendly during checkout. We thought a little politeness could have been better though we exceeded the 11am checkout time. We thought we could checkout at 2pm.

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Adventurestz

8.2

July 2023

The staff were excellent. They were friendly, helpful, and professional.

It was hard to access other locations from this hotel because the walkway was closed off. Other hotels have open gates, making it possible to walk through to other locations without walking along the beach (which was often not accessible because of high tide. It's really inconvenient. Also, for a location with no pool and basic amenities, the price was too high. As well, one of our rooms had a broken air conditioner.

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Marge

8.2

February 2023

Lovely simple hotel at the amazing location. Right on the lovely Nungwi beach. Everyday you can watch the beautiful sunset and take long walks along the beach. A lots of restaurants and shops at walking distance. The staff is friendly and helpful. Good breakfast. Every morning different fruits. The avocado salad, which was delicious. Also the food you can choose from the sit menu is tasty. During dinner they have tables right on the beach, which is lovely.

The wifi was not working in our room, to be fare also the internet with local sim didn't work in the room. Our room had lovely view to the beach, but it was also overlooking the Baraka beach restaurant. At the balcony the smell from the restaurant grill was our constant companion in the evenings. Still it is not the hotel fault, but I think its good to know.

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Adam

8.2

June 2024

Rooms are really nice and perfectly air conditioned, you literally walk right down to the ocean, and the staff is super nice. You just have to go elsewhere because the restaurant food isn't all that good. But the hotel is right next to this restaurant Mama Mia which is solid, and there is another restaurant right next to that which is also great.

Restaurant is really not great, and the bathrooms in the rooms are the only real issue. The water pressure and temperature is kind of all over the place, and my friends bathroom flooded at one point and had bugs in it.

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Aliaksandr

8.2

October 2024

Location was great, if you look for a small authentic place to feel real charm of the tropical paradise. The view from the Ocean view Suite was amazing. White-sand beach with the ocean entrance was just in some steps down. Tides were calm enough and didn't make serious problems - you can swim smoothly most of the time. The room was clean. The hotel's restaurant was good and there were some ones around. The hotel's staff was extremley friendly and did their best. It was a real pleasure. Special thanks to Noela from the restaurant team - she is a stunning girl who does a great job.

Despite the room we had (Ocean view Suite) was clean and was being well cleaned every day, it extremly requires rennovation. The most of furniture and room/bathroom equipment was very old, not properly working and must be changed. The beach life near the hotel was quite active and noisy with a "fish market" at about 6am every morning where locals bought fish (in fact, it can be even interesting if you don't sleep) and with a DJ who worked at the restaurant next door. It was not an issue for us but can be a problem if you need silence.

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Derrick

9.1

January 2025

A special place for taking care of guests. Location right on the beach in a lively part of Nungwi. Compact intimate space with onsite restaurant and bar. Food for breakfast buffet was standard. Rooms a little dated and can use an upgrade. The best was the service provided by the manager Winnie and the reception staff Tukiko, Larry and Richard. They were always responsive to our requests as a family of 5 and accomdated everything within their power and resources at their disposal. We were all on a first name basis by the time we left. Really felt like family the way they treated us. They should be commended.

Rooms a little dated but kept very clean. WiFi slow, but that is common in Zanzibar

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Edin

9.1

August 2024

The staff was very very good, everyone is helpful, kind and they give their best to put a smile on your face. Never seen such staff like that. The last day, one Waitress gave us gifts, i dont remember her Name but she has the biggest smile of them all. Also the location is great, i think the best location in Nungwi. The sunset view was perfect, the sunbeds are great and the idea(the decoration) is also nice.

The Wifi was awful, the breakfast was great for me because i like all kinds of food, but for my wife(or someone who is picky), it was not so good. Also the Bed was not so good, it was very loud when you move on it. The fridge was old and was leaking the whole time.

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Alessia

10

August 2024

the structure was really welcoming, the location is really excellent, there are stairs that have direct access to the beach. The room cleaning is carried out carefully every day, the breakfast is good but being Italian we are not used to the specialties that are offered. Staff always available and smiling, especially Veronica who works very hard to ensure that your stay is one of the best. Transport to and from airports organized by them without any problem even late at night. the resort's restaurant offers good food for lunch and dinner.

wifi connection a little slow but it's a general problem in Zanzibar

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Sarah

8.2

July 2024

Great location… the hotels south of this are all connected by a route through all the hotels with Zenobia at one end and the Z hotel at the other end. There is a quiet patch of beach right by the hotel and the sun loungers mean you can keep away from any hassle on the beach. That said I thought there was very little hassle on the beach anyway. The Hotel is right by the Mama Mia restaurant which is excellent. Despite this we never had any issue with noise. The staff were lovely. Beds were comfy and the showers were hot and good.

Breakfast was terrible Mostly seemed to be leftovers from the meals the night before … Eg cold pizza The rooms are old and worn but perfectly fine for what you are paying.

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Eduardo

8.2

July 2024

Zenobia was very well located and gave us the chance to walk around Nungwi and experience on first hand how is life there. The restaurant had good options and good food. The view from the room was awesome and the beach there was one of the most beautiful beaches we've seen.

The courtain on our room was smaller than the window, so light would always come in, no matter what. Also, the deck was closed due to some repairments so we had no choice but to go sit on the beach. The beach there was full of beach boys selling all sorts of stuff that could be really annoying sometimes.

Points of Interest Around Zenobia Beach Resort

Attractions

Nungwi Mnarani Aquarium and Marine Turtle Conservation Lagoon

0.5mi

House of Wonders (Beit-al-Ajaib)

30.7mi

Stone Town

30.7mi

Old Fort (Ngome Kongwe)

30.7mi

Darajani Market (Marikiti Kuu)

30.7mi

Restaurants

Terrace Nungwi

Cuisines

  • International

Amenities of Zenobia Beach Resort

Restaurant

Beachfront

Free wifi

Room service

Beach

Air conditioning

Bar

Sun deck

Tour desk

Terrace

24-hour front desk

Non-smoking rooms

Wheelchair accessible

Beach umbrellas

Beach chairs/Loungers

Patio

Garden view

Garden

View

Balcony

Free toiletries

Stay rules - Zenobia Beach Resort

  • Check-in / Check-out

  • Pets

  • Internet

  • Age restrictions

  • Curfew

  • Parking

  • Reservations

  • Children and beds

  • Cards accepted at this property

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$68

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