The property , staff , food in the restaurant and the staff there very helpful and friendly, spa very quiet for relax ,beach and activities you can do it

nothing , i like everything

Stayed in September 2022

Laundry and drinks prices is Exaggerated

warm welcoming,staff,room is very neat and well maintained,comfortable bed location,food,long open beach with white sand

Stayed in September 2022

The hotel is very new. Some of the plumbing needs to settle down. (But then the maintenance staff is quick to correct it.) The rooms do not have a sea-view. Most times, of course, we hung out at the beach or the poolside. The beach can get tricky to swim in when the tide is coming in. The waves are aggressive. It is fine when the tide is moving out.

The hotel is well placed right on the beach off the east coast of the island. It is about 1.5 hours from Stone Town. It is a very new property, impeccably maintained and the lovely white paint on the East African styled rooms looks truly beautiful. The full length pool is the centre of the hotel activities and is on the beach. The rooms are large and the hotel was gracious enough to give us a lovely room with a separate walk-in closet area. Sleep was wonderful... the beds supremely comfortable. But it is the staff and the food that really win hearts. Led by Mr Aditya who is their GM, the staff (so many... really a lot to name) are well trained, always have a pleasant disposition and well understand the needs of experienced travelers. In fact, i sprained my food in the water (the waves are quite strong when the tide comes in) and they gave me all the help that i needed very quickly. At every step, the went out of the way for guests, all voluntarily. Chef Robin did a fabulous job with the food. I don't think I had better Zanzibaran food than here. We returned with some of the recipes home. The sand on this part of the beach is very fine and goes far out into the ocean. It is not crowded and there are sufficient hotel decks on the beach to chill. And lastly, Serengeti beer is much better than Kilimanjaro beer. Just my experience.

Stayed in August 2022

The architecture is fantastic, and the rooms are beautiful and cosy

Stayed in August 2022

Nothing

Everything

Stayed in July 2022

No real complaints to be honest; it was far better than expected and great value for money!

Staff at the hotel were truly exceptional - a special shout-out to Evelyne and Haji, as well as the entire meals team (including Stella, Mussa, Fausta, Isaac, and Lucy in particular). It always felt like the team at Marijani were willing to go above and beyond to take care of us. In addition, the food itself in the hotel is wonderful - we were deliberately eating dinner at the hotel in particular every night since they did such a good job. All of this was of course in a hotel with great value for money. Rooms themselves were also great - very powerful rain shower, and ACs so temperature was always just right.

Stayed in July 2022

Absolutely brilliant hotel. We loved our stay and can't wait to come back.

Stayed in July 2022

Marijani is a modern luxurious hotel with great decoration. The staff pays attention to every detail. The room and beach were really clean every day. The food was exceptional, huge appreciation to the chef. The location and the security is great as well. The service and room design was great. The bed was really comfortable and big. I can only suggest this place for everyone.

Stayed in June 2022

Very nice luxurious hotel. Staff was friendly. Food was exceptionally good.

Stayed in April 2022

Over-friendly staff. one even asked for my number and they could introduce activities to enhance the overall experience

Their attention to detail is outstanding. The food was amazing and the rooms were very clean.

Stayed in March 2022

Very clean ,very welcoming staff ( Evelyn was Amazing) , the food was very tasty and right quantity. We loved the dinner and breakfast Buffet… the pool was beautiful at night , the beach was always clean , security by the beach 24/7 . Everything was on point 💯

Stayed in March 2022

Just a few minor negatives: The place was new, and the General Manager who had been there since before the construction started was all over the place and did his micromanagement. He was a nice guy, but I think he made the staff a little bit afraid of taking decisions on their own. This was especially present at the reception where no one could take any decisions without checking with their manager (who was a middle manager); "can I get five Coca Cola delivered to my minibar?" "Have to check, I will call you back". "Can we get a late checkout?" "Have to check, I will come back to you?" "Can you change this 100 dollar bill into smaller bills?" "Have to check, can you please wait?" Another negative thing is the two price system: The prices at the hotel, for drinks (we had breakfast and dinner, and therefore drinks are not in the inclusive pack, are pretty stiff to say it mildly; 9 dollars for a bottle of sparkling water, 90 dollars for the transport from the airport to the hotel [this in a country where the average wage is 4 dollars an hour 120 dollars a month]. Given this you can ... at least try, we had success one time, to outsmart the hotel and negotiate directly with the drivers or a local middle man. Third negative thing: "The pictures at booking.com are not manipulated, but some are not real pictures, but 3D pictures were done by the architects, also the room we had didn't include the flowers and cool mirror that was there when they took the picture of the room. But ... all this said: We loved Marijana Beach Resort. If we don't come back, it's just because we prefer going to new places.

Let's take all the positives first. The resort opened in January, so it is new. That is great! Only one 3rd of the rooms were occupied, so you get a lot of attention from the staff. This means a lot of smiles and "hello, how are you?". Another positive thing was the kitchen. They served a buffet both for breakfast and dinner. And the food was always very fresh, the menu was new every morning and night, and we really liked it. More positive. We were given a room with a sea view. Fabolous. Also: Since I am an early bird, we got the best sunbeds at the beach every morning. And even more positive we were almost alone at the beach. And let's continue: Zanzibar is the perfect resort spot as the weather is always pleasant even if there is no blue sky or it is windy, it is never cold.

Stayed in February 2022

Nothing....

Wonderfull experience... We booked the hotel for some days and than we left for another part of the island...and the day after we came back to Marijani because we loved the first days... All staff is incredible, competent, so kind, friendly and worry about make you feel good. From the manager, reception people, all staff (including housekeepers) until the cooking team and the AMAZING CHEF Anthony Robin... So talented and kind people. My wife has some food intolerance and they did specific bread just for her and adapted some dishes because of that...we are so gratefull for this warming team... we also keep in contact with some staff people... The hotel is brand new, everything is so beatifull and the food is fantastic!! The pool is amazing and the beach in front is so beautifull and comfortable with very good laying chairs...You also have a lovely SPA...totally recommend Hope coming back to this peace of paradise

Stayed in February 2022

The bed mattress and pillows were not comfortable. We had a water problem in our room twice during a one week stay but was fixed on the spot. Room service is very limited in options after 22:00 - you can only order a cheese sandwich no variety. Reception were very pushy in requesting for the full details and digits on credit cards which for us is a bit fishy as this was never requested from us in any other country including in another hotel in Zanzibar

The location and safety are ideal. Cleanness is TOP. Very well equipped and maintained (new hotel). The breakfast and diner were rich and tasty. Staff are too friendly to a very curious extend sometimes, but the staff at the reception are led by a very professional woman Evelyne and at the dining area Romanos and Stella did a wonderful job. We received a nice welcoming on our first night with a bottle of Sparkling wine. Room service staff were very responsive and kind.

Stayed in February 2022

The resort is unlucky to be loctaed on the beach, we were not able to use the beach during most of our stay because of the tides. Also the hotel allows beach boys to harrass the guests, I kbow it is the norma there, yet we have seen other hotel put some limitations on these guys and other hotel don't allow the beach boys to have full access of the beach. The team at the reception were not trained well on Booking systems, and we had to spend 6 hours going back and forth to the reception to modify our booking.

Room was exceptionally classy and clean, with an outstanding view staff are very friendly and they do their best to make sure you are satisfied. Pool was amusing. Good quality is really good, except for the deserts. The hotel is using smart systems which we liked.

Stayed in February 2022

The dining area is out and it’s too hot please consider making it indoors

I loves the food spread both at dinner and breakfast. I got very sick during my 2nd day they did cater to me and checked up in me and allowed me to late checkout but they need to cascade information well. We found that the gentleman at the reception had no idea I wa I well so he was not accepting late check out until we said we wanted to talk to the manager so they need to cascade information

Stayed in February 2022

Most rooms don't have sea view.

Modern and much nicer than typical old-style Zanzibar hotels

Stayed in February 2022

As its a new hotel, having some small issues can be solved easily like staff education, speed of lunch service and room cleaning. The only real hint is the group of beach boys, who are really annoing and hard to handle them.

Beautyful new hotel, kind staff and fantastic culinary experience.

Stayed in February 2022

Actually, everything was great, nothing to complain about.

The hotel is very nice and the staff is super polite, even too much :). Beach is beautiful and very peaceful, excluding the locals who are trying to sell you something the moment you step out of the hotel area.

Stayed in February 2022

Incredible place.!!! We Had a such great time.!! Cleanliness , service, Food …beach, spa… everything about Marijani was more then we expected. All the team is one of the best ever… But especially Romanus, he was our guy.!!! We recommend this beautiful new resort and for sure we will come back…

Stayed in January 2022

I would mention only two things - where hotel has room for improvements: 1. The food quality is great (loved the dinner menu and breakfast), however during the day mainly pizza is the only option. Which should be great, but the quality was far from a minimum level requirement. 2. Beach boys… they are part of Zanzibar or Kenya, it is not questionned. However in this place, their attitude was really unacceptable compared to other regions. You are not able to go into the beach/water without closely following by 5-10 beach boys and continuously speaking to you. You can be frienly, you can be calm, you can be angry… nothing helps. They do not let any privacy for you. This has to be changed as the hotel and the Staff is amazing.

New and beautiful hotel with great design - even looking at small nuances. Absolutely relaxing environment - due to they have just opened it, were only about 10 guests. Staff is amazing, friendly and managed all our requests.

Stayed in January 2022

great service great food. great people

Stayed in January 2022

Nothing

The environment is peaceful, clean and entertaining. Staff are good, food is great Music during dinner was super

Stayed in January 2022

The hotel is still very new, the rooms were very clean, the pool is large and the resort is situated right by beach which was very clean with clear waters. We stayed on half board and the food was amazing, both breakfast and dinner are served as buffet.

Stayed in December 2021