Hotel Riu Palace Zanzibar
61 review
December 8, 2024
Hello everyone.
Traditionally, I start with the pros.
So, the location of the hotel is very good. On the slope of a gentle, green hill ending in a cliff above the shore. The coastline itself consists of white fine sand of coral origin. The entrance to the ocean is smooth. The tides are moderate.
The area is very green and tastefully decorated.
There are three outdoor pools with sun beds and umbrellas and separate sun beds under palm leaf umbrellas, which stand directly on the steep shore.
The rooms are clean, spacious, stylish. There is a kettle, tea and coffee set and soft drinks in the fridge.
The hotel staff is extremely friendly. Everyone is smiling and traditionally greeted with the word "Jumbo"!
In the bars on the territory they make good cocktails and just pour any drinks of your choice.
The restaurant has a large selection of different dishes, but, as in many hot countries, the meat is overcooked and over-dried. I am glad that they pour broths to choose from and put soups for lunch. I was very pleased with the tomato soup! Sweet tooths will also be happy with the confectionery variety.
As such, I did not look for any disadvantages, but I did not find them.
Therefore, I strongly recommend you to visit.
Everyone, Hakuna Matata!
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November 28, 2024
This is the best place in the world where I visited with my husband Riu Zanzibar, this is my dream. That's where I'd like to go back. This is heaven on earth. Stone Town Tour 👍 the house where Freddie Mercury was born . Plantations, safaris, flying on a small plane. To see and visit the places where slaves were kept, amazing , colored starfish.... Yes, a lot of things can be told and told 😍😍😍❤️❤️❤️❤️
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May 16, 2024
Excellent hotel, we were satisfied with everything. The beautiful, beautiful grounds of the hotel and the very kind and helpful staff. Of course, there are annoying locals on the beach who are trying to sell magnets and other souvenirs, but these are small things. The food is delicious and quite varied, but the meat is usually over-dried and overcooked.
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October 21, 2023
A cool hotel, well-groomed territory, clean rooms, of course there are shoals of service, but here Africa and akunamatata, and so they feed delicious, seafood is always in abundance. There are no activities. The bar also has something to choose from. Probably if you go to Zanzibar then here, it's cool😁 there is also a hotel of the same chain nearby, you can go there to Alaska and just see how things are there😉
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January 26, 2024
It's a wonderful place. The best beach on the whole island. The staff is very sensitive and attentive. The most beautiful territory. Everything corresponds to the declared level. We chose a lot before we went, this is one of the best.
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February 14, 2024
A super place! Excellent cuisine. The African Maldives. The staff is wonderful and there are a lot of them. The humidity, however, is high, but it is almost not felt in the wind
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February 23, 2022
We were in November 2020. I liked everything very much. The staff is very polite. We checked in on time. We ate at the main restaurant, the food is very tasty and varied. Special thanks to the chef. I really liked that the fruits are cut in front of us, everything is immediately visible.
The beach is a separate topic. The sand is white, the ocean is clean, you can see what's under your feet. The ocean plays with all shades of azure in the sun. Be careful, there are sea urchins, it is better to swim in corals. Of course, an ocean of pleasant impressions. The place to which it is pleasant to return
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October 17, 2021
Excellent hotel, delicious food, high-quality imported alcohol, extensive bar list, beautiful ocean views and sunsets. Probably one of the best hotels in Zanzibar with high-quality service. Very tasty Italian cuisine - pizza, pasta, I did not expect that they could cook like this in Africa)). There are many pools, bars, daytime and evening entertainment.
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September 4, 2021
I think this is one of the best hotels in Zanzibar. Individual villas with their own swimming pool. Bicycles are offered for free to move around the territory, or ask a golf cart to drive up at the reception.
Meals are breakfast and dinner. Breakfast is a rather modest Swedish line, so as not to overeat. Juices: 2 types, drinks and water are free, there are very few fruits.
For dinner every day, the hotel offers different locations: dinner by the sea, in a restaurant and an outdoor area with a performance. From a pre-prepared menu, you can choose the main dish and add a little bit from the Swedish line. All drinks at dinner are paid. Including water.
Water can be taken for dinner from the cottage.
Lunch is paid.
There are very few fruits.
The hotel is very romantic. The hotel is for those who want to take a break from everything, including food!
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August 10, 2021
A chic hotel, rooms for every taste: colorful, decorated in an African style, and standard. A very beautiful green area, snow-white beaches and a very warm beautiful sea! The buffet is varied, there are always delicious seafood, fish, several types of Meat, and tropical fruits. The staff is very friendly and sociable.
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March 20, 2023
I really liked it, we will definitely fly to the island again! Delicious food, warm ocean and friendly locals. We are thrilled!
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October 24, 2021
I liked absolutely everything. Staff, accommodation, meals. The location of the hotel allows you to walk to the local swimming turtles and swim in them, feed and take pictures for a small price. The locals will be happy to show you the way to it for a small fee. Recommend.
The rooms are clean and cleaned every day. Price is quality. Your stay in it will definitely be pleasant, I advise you
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May 27, 2022
I don't want to write a lot, you can take awesome photos, but there are 4 but ... no one will tell you about yellow fever, a malarial mosquito, a green mamba, and of course hedgehogs, without slippers is not an option at all, there are large tides, the next is annoying Masses, and of course not delicious food from the word at all, I thought there was plenty, but no! And since you can try an exotic vacation, but the risk, believe me, I will not go there anymore, by the way, outside the hotel I saw mountains of garbage up to my waist, in general, ha such money in the Maldives I would rather rest!(
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October 28, 2021
Wonderful hotel, high level of service, excellent food, lots of fruits and seafood. They don't know how to cook meat. The beach and the ocean are beyond praise, the excursions suck. SPA treatments are also good.
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December 27, 2021
A very large hotel with a huge territory. The beach is not comfortable for swimming. There are beautiful pools. The rest is ordinary, beach. We rested in June, the weather was not tormented by the heat. There is a restaurant on the water for dinners on site! Awesome. There is also a karst cave on the territory, but for some reason not everyone is taken there. Our butler showed it to us. The hotel is part of the lux level villas, the prices are high, but honestly, I did not experience the wow effect, unless with the exception of the pool....
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December 29, 2021
A very beautiful place! A gorgeous beach, with minimal ebbs and flows. The turquoise color of the water. The hotel is located on a hill, so the views are gorgeous! I dream of returning
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November 11, 2021
Super) great Hotel) great service) super ocean) you can meet mamba in the hotel) the ocean is no worse than the Maldives) there are many high-quality exotic fruits and vegetables in restaurants)
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September 6, 2021
Quite a decent hotel, with beautiful rooms, well-groomed territory, the tides are not large, but it is better to occupy the last 2 rows of sun beds on the beach, the rest floods after lunch.Delicious champagne, electric cars are transported around the territory.good cocktails.
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September 22, 2021
The huge territory of the hotel, everything is clean and beautiful. The quality is good, the food is 4. The ocean is beautiful, several pools, a gym. The staff is friendly.
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February 19, 2021
On the plus side, the staff is friendly and tries hard, the territory is beautiful, clean, well-groomed, the ocean is beautiful, there are no options. Of the minuses, the food is average, they did not stay hungry, but in 2 weeks everything was very boring. The food is specific - almost all of it is greasy, it will suit lovers of Indian cuisine. There are a lot of fruits, but almost all are not ripe, squid are always rubber on skewers, desserts are strange, only a chocolate fountain came in, into which pieces of pineapple and papaya were dipped. But the rice is very tasty, not like ours, I ate it almost every day. Alcohol is also so-so, cocktails were drunk and tastier (In general, Zanzibar is the whole vacation for an amateur. Most of all, we liked the Serengeti safari on vacation, this is exactly the place where it's worth spending money, it's incredible. And we wouldn't have flown to Zanzibar a second time, there's nowhere to go, there's devastation everywhere, we spent the whole vacation at the hotel. By the way, another of the disadvantages of staying at the hotel was the disgusting content in the form of screaming aunts and their screaming children (Sometimes I had the feeling that I returned 15 years ago to Gelendzhik...
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September 16, 2021
One of the best hotels in Zanzibar!!! The beach is almost without tides. Varied food, good service and attentive staff.A very large and well-maintained territory.There is no Russian-speaking staff.
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June 24, 2021
one of the best hotels in Zanzibar.. a good allinclusive.. however, it is expensive, and in principle you can find it cheaper, because you need to fly to Zanzibar not for a beach holiday (it's not bad there, but there is a better place), but for Safari and other nice things.. but still 5.. But maybe 4.. he definitely deserved it
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September 24, 2021
I liked the hotel. There is a swimming pool, a gym. Good cuisine. A beautiful beach with a gorgeous ocean. There are hedgehogs in the ocean, but they were only reached at low tide
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September 29, 2021
Excellent well-groomed territory of the hotel, a wonderful gym, a beautiful beach, a chic buffet. Everything is in the best traditions of the riu hotels
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August 23, 2022
We had a rest in December 2020, the hotel is gorgeous.the staff is friendly, the cocktails are just a bomb, I just fell in love with this place, the beach, the ocean....it's just a fairy tale, I will definitely return there again
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October 6, 2021
A great hotel in the north-west of the island. There were no long tides, which sins the island as a whole) Delicious food, Maldivian water, what else is needed) In general, we were really very happy with the rest.
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February 3, 2022
Great, the beach is wonderful and everything is just for 5 minutes!!! A feeling of detachment from everything that exists. Delicious, in the evenings a wonderful dinner with a view. Everyone is friendly and pleasant to talk to!!!
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September 18, 2021
Great hotel! Attentive staff. Magnificent territory. A beautiful beach. Everything is just great! We are waiting for when we can rest there again.
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February 4, 2021
The staff is nice and helpful. The guy in the room is grimacing, be prepared that there are no slippers and a bathrobe, there is no champagne for 4 days, they say that in all of Zanzibar. The price and quality in the season of the crown certainly does not match. The food is so-so. The ticket for 6,000 greenbacks for 10 days, as for me, is twice too high.
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June 27, 2023
A great place to relax
You won't regret it
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March 22, 2021
They open the safe in the hotel room and steal money!!!! Suitcases are being opened in the rooms! Be careful!!!!
The management of one of the most prestigious and expensive hotels in Zanzibar does not even want to deal with this, pretending that they cannot have such a thing. Security at this hotel is at zero!!!! As they said, there is no point in figuring it out, the mafia is here, you can't prove anything to anyone! But the fact remains! During our stay, we observed two more such cases.
Be vigilant!
I carry everything with me!
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November 4, 2021
Great hotel. Excellent waiters. A great sailor. It doesn't go far. Wonderful service
to Everyone... HAKUNA MATATA.... 😀
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August 12, 2021
Excellent hotel, delicious varied food, excellent staff, fun colorful animation
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May 6, 2021
Like any hotel in the Riu chain, it is expensive and rich. Sometimes there is African sloppiness. Outsiders are not allowed on the territory, control is strict - you can throw anything anywhere, where you left it, it will lie there.
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October 13, 2021
The hotel, Nungwi beach, food, cleaning, rooms are all at the highest level. I recommend it!!!!!
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June 14, 2021
The best hotel in Zanzibar is 100%. The food is excellent. Alcohol at the highest level
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August 18, 2021
A great hotel in every way. It is especially worth noting the excellent food, 5+
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March 9, 2024
I recommend
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June 24, 2021
Great. A very cool hotel.. Everything is a five plus.
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December 5, 2020
I really enjoyed my stay at the hotel, but I would like more variety in the kitchen
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March 18, 2021
I liked it, from and to, the hotel, the staff, nature and the weather! We can go!
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October 23, 2021
The best hotel in Zanzibar is located on the "right" Nungwi beach where the tides are not so noticeable👍
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May 2, 2021
Well, in general, I would like to improve the kitchen. And so everything is fine, no Turkey, but they are trying
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July 15, 2021
One of the best hotels!! Everything is great!
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January 16, 2021
A chic hotel, you can add several Russian TV channels.
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July 25, 2021
It's a cool place, I've had enough lobsters from the belly)))
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September 13, 2021
An amazing hotel where everything is perfect!
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October 25, 2021
The best hotel in the area. Recommend
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November 8, 2020
A pompous hotel
Great rooms
You won't like the beach
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January 31, 2021
The sea is super 5+, the food is 3+, otherwise everything is ok
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