Diamonds Mapenzi Beach

At the end of Nov 2019, we were 3 couples that visited Zanzibar for our 25th wedding anniversary and stayed at Diamonds Mapenzi. From when we got there, the staff welcomed us and their service was really very good. Everything around the resort was explained as well as the detail around what was inclusive. The rooms were the best. We reserved the beach villas and it was the best thing ever. Right on the beach, with beautiful ocean view in front of you. The rooms were lovely and spacious. The bathroom had a great double shower and never had any issues with hot water etc. The food at the resort was good, well prepared and a good selection. Not a lot of meat, mostly fish and chicken, but still plenty to choose from. Many days we just had lunch at The beach restaurants and that was just as good, but you do have to book in advance. The poolbar was great, adequate drinks on the menu. And it didnt taste like watered down drinks as I have experienced at some “all-inclusive” offerings. The local traders can become a bit of a irritation but resort sorts them out quickly. We went walking along the beach and into the shallow water for kilometers. Used a local guide and learned so much of the local sea life. The rock restaurant was disappointing, extremely expensive and the food was rather bland. I don’t recommend that at all. If you want to do an outing , do a seafari Blue snorkeling trip. Ot was snorkeling was awesome.lunch on one of the islands where much better than The Rock..eat as much as you like crayfish, prawns, all types fish and veg and fruits. I can definitely recommend Diamonds Mpenzi

Lovely hotel, good food and nice pool. The animation team who organise activities are particularly great- especially Hassan, Saeed and Masoud. The karaoke and acrobatics were great evening entertainment and the aqua gym was lots of fun. Victor the chef who did our cooking lesson was also very knowledgeable.

We stayed here for 10 days and were so pleased about everything, accommodation, staff, food and location. We stayed in a beach bungalow which is highly recommended. We enjoyed excellent food and the staff was so helpful and quick to help out if needed. The purpose of our visit was to get away from home and work and just relax enjoying the sun, beach and the "good life". And we got ot all. We also did a trip to stone town, included in this trip was the activity "stone town by night". In the package was visiting 4 different restaurants/bars. We really appreciated the trip and the selection of restaurants. Very good choices by our guide. The trip was booked at the hotel and our guide was George, great guy and guide! Finally a big thank you to the staff who made our stay so awesome and memorable!