Melia Zanzibar

We had the unfortunate luck of visiting melia zanzibar during the corona outbreak, just a few days before the entire resort had to shut down. Having said that, our experience there was most definitely of the best standards. The management team went all out to make our stay magical, a special mention to Javier from the management team. The one bedroom villa with private pool and butler service was absolutely beautiful. The food was absolutely amazing. Our butler was also kind hearted and went all out to make our experience the best, hes name is Kamise. We will definitely be back to stay at melia in the future.

Where to start , from beginning to end our hotel was amazing :) we were met at the airport with a private transport to Melia where we were were greeted with a fresh towel and refreshing drink , we were very early arriving and our room was not ready but this was to be expected at 10:30 am , we had packed a little hang luggage for this occasion and told to enjoy the resort . The pool and surrounded area was quiet and relaxing with a pool bar , restaurant and waitress service around the pool. Both food and drinks were good , thank you to Elizabeth for looking after us , the pizza ku ku was amazing . Our sea facing room was well equipped with all amenities that we required , it was kept spotless and mini bar was always fully stocked the bed was very comfortable and the was a mosquito net. The main buffet restaurant was clean and the variety of food breakfast and dinner were good with a lot of local and Indian influences :) there are a small number of cats and kittens which frequent the out eating areas , they are tame and very friendly and don’t bother you however I fed I fed them at every opportunity 😍I please ask that the hotel trap and neuter the cats. Gabi beach was outstanding as so was the food, catch of the day with garlic butter was my favourite. The jetty restaurant is open a number of days a week and again the food is lovely . We had a night at the Aqua restaurant and wow the food was outstanding and very reasonably priced 3 courses each and a bottle of wine £60 The spa was quite expensive but worth the charge, I visited on two occasions for a full massage package and also to get my nail re done . We enjoyed each night at the library bar with George who was very attentive and taught me a little Swahili , what a lovely chap “thank you George “ the entertainment at night varied throughout the week although everyone sang the same songs but we still enjoyed every minute. The hotel is eco friendly there is no plastic waste , they grow some of there produce, keep their own bees and also have a donkey sanctuary :) Thank you Melia , although we may not return to “Zanzibar “ as there are so many other countries to explore “ we would definitely visit another Melia Resort. The people of Zanzibar have been the most friendly , genuine and helpful we have ever met ,you made our whole holiday 5 star thank you Clair & Simon Whitcombe Ps Cheetah Rock is not to be missed :)