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    TUI BLUE Bahari

    PPPPP Plus

    InKiwengwa, Zanzibar, Tanzania

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    ABOUT THE HOTEL

    • Official Rating
    • Free Wi-Fi

    The TUI BLUE Bahari treats its guests to six restaurants, four bars and an outdoor pool next to a white-sand beach.

    This hotel centres around its main outdoor pool, flanked by sunloungers and surrounded by palm trees. There's a paddling pool nearby for kids, as well as an outdoor play area. Other top facilities include a 24-hour gym with fitness classes available and a line-up of six restaurants.

    The property's set in the north-east coast of Zanzibar's village of Kiwengwa. Well-tended gardens lead directly to the sandy beach, where guests can play volleyball or try out watersports. Jozani Forest, Zanzibar's only national park, is about an hour's drive away.

    While you're away, you'll have access to our 24-hour digital service, and a rep will visit at least once.
    Just so you know, this hotel is called Dream of Zanzibar until July 2020, when it will be known as TUI BLUE Bahari.

    • Rooms: 157
    • Buildings: 22

    Things you'll love

    • Outdoor pools
    • Fitness centre
    • Diverse dining

    Location

    FOOD & DRINK

    All Inclusive

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    • Breakfast
    • Lunch
    • Evening Meal
    • Drinks
    • Snacks

    Buffet breakfast, lunch and dinner. Selected local-brand alcohol, soft drinks, tea and coffee. Snacks at set times.

    Facilities

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    • Cape to Venice buffet restaurant

      There's an international selection of cuisine here for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Speciality African dishes are on the cards, too, including fish shukuchuku with star fruit and chicken in coconut sauce, while the catch of the day could be anything from tuna to swordfish. Exotic fruits are artistically presented at the dessert stations and there's a terrace overlooking the gardens and the sea if you fancy dining with a view.

    • Outdoor pool

      The main pool's bordered by a smart terrace that's lined with loungers and parasols. There are gardens filled with palm trees, too, and just beyond them is the white-sand beach.

    • Blue Vanilla*

      This à la carte restaurant is perfect for romantic evenings and special occasions. It's set in a peaceful corner of the resort, right by the beach. Among the menu options you'll find things like pasta with shrimps and truffle essence, along with lobster and freshly caught tuna. It's open daily, except on Tuesdays.

    Rooms

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    • Double Room with Garden View and Balcony or Terrace

      These double rooms can sleep up to three with a king-size or twin beds, plus a rollaway bed. They come with air-con, Wi-Fi, a TV with satellite channels, tea and coffee facilities, a minibar*, a safe and a hairdryer. The bathroom is equipped with a walk-in shower and a double washbasin, while the balcony or terrace has a table and two chairs.

    • Junior Suite with Sea View and Terrace

      These spacious junior suites can sleep up to four with a king-size or twin beds, plus a double sofa-bed. They come with air-con, Wi-Fi, a TV with satellite channels, tea and coffee facilities, a minibar*, a safe and a hairdryer. The bathroom is equipped with a walk-in shower and a double washbasin, and the terrace has a table and two chairs.

    Simple yet stunning
    21 Jun , 2020 jaydemenke, 312578
    Very beautiful spacious hotel. Ample space in the room and huge beds. The hotel staff and warm and friendly at all times. The hotels caters alot for Italians as they had an entire village tour only speaking Italian which wasn't great being a South African. The food was good but not great, the smoothies in the morning were amazing. The alcohol on the all inclusive package tastes very watered down though. They offer themed nights which was fun. The beach is wonderful however the locals guys in the beach are extremely annoying and harass you as you step foot on the beach. The hotel would do well by employing a few of them to take guests on walks to the reef during low tide as it's truly wonderful out there. The sushi offering was minimal to say the least. Riyaab was extremely polite and helpful at all times. They other members of management only seemed to associate with italians. I would go back purely because I know what to expect and I will get my money worth for sure
    Great room and alcohol, so-so beach, suboptimal food
    13 Jun , 2020 toml690, 28934
    Spent 2 days at the all inclusive. Reminded me of being on a docked cruise ship with a (sort of) pre-paid drink card. Pros: the room was beautiful, with great air conditioning. The drinks & bartenders were good, but you have to pay for top-shelf liquor. The location was on a beach. The pool was very nice. Cons: the food was so-so at best. There is one restaurant that is open most of the day and several other restaurants that you have to get reservations. Other than the main restaurant, the restaurants are only open for a couple of hours a day. The one restaurant that seemed interesting to me was fully booked during my stay. One restaurant cost extra (reminding me of being on a cruise ship, again). The The food at the main restaurant was pretty tasteless to me. The best restaurant (to me) was a burger joint on the beach that only open for lunch. The beach was pretty gritty - had a lot of seaweed or something similar - which kind of killed the beach vibe. The staff had a so-so attitude, which was unusual for Tanzania (generally speaking, I thought most of the other Tanzanians I met were friendly to travelers).
    Hakuna Matata!
    22 Mar , 2020 jessica3815, 186338
    My partner and I stayed for our 10 year anniversary at the Dream of Zanzibar for 9 days following a 5 days safari in Kenya so we just wanted to chill and that was the perfect place for it! Beautiful hotel, beautiful people. The Masai people on the beach when you get to know them, they are really nice guys! All the effort of the staff is beyond real. Loved the Masai night on the beach, and the Arabic night. The best staff we've ever seen, they are so friendly and smiling. Big thanks to Khadija Abdullah Bilal Othmen Carla Alex Last Born, best cocktail from Emmanuel! Also Santana! Food and beverage manager was really kind and always checking on us. We really enjoyed our stay! P.S: the only down side was the day we were leaving we arranged from receipt in the am for having a good box to take away with us which was promised to be organised and also for our luggages to be collected. At reception on checked out nothing was done, our taxi driver was waiting for us as we didn't have our suitcase we about to collect them ourselves. We didn't even bother to wait for our take away box. Not good last impression but we keep in our mind and heart all the beautiful smiles of the people listed above.
    A dream come true
    10 Mar , 2020 Karo2you
    The name of the hotel is just right - this is the dream of Zanzibar and the reality of a perfect holiday. Me and my husband enjoyed a 11-days stay at the hotel as part of a bigger group of over 50 people from Poland. We were supprised by the comfort and space the hotel offers. It is not another overcrowded hotel like the ones we knew from Turkey of Egypt. In the Dream hotel we enjoyed the big gardens, many themed restaurants with big availability, the clean beach. Speaking of the beach - there were always free sunbeds. and a friendly staff willing to bring you a drink directly to the sunbed. Me and my friends we loved to play beach volleyball in the afternoon. We also enjoyed the activities organised by the smiling animator Santana, for example streching sessions in the morning. What we loved the most were the african nights at the beach, many respect to the hotel general manager for these events. I can strongly recommend the place to everyone looking for chill out.
    Wonderful Value for money and personalized care.
    10 Mar , 2020 ShahirC5
    I had an amazing time for my birthday last year at Dream of Zanzibar. From the check in with the wonderfully helpful Mwinyi who gave advice and helped us book our tours etc. The manager of the hotel spoke to us daily and on made my birthday even more special by giving us a private dinner with private chefs etc. The waiting staff are also top notch - Po was a gentleman and always helpful. The room we stayed in was big and comfortable. The food was good and the pool and watersports was lots of fun. The entire team there tries to make your stay something to remember and it feels tailored to ones needs. There are realities to deal with in Zanzibar, the people in the community are kind and caring and very keen to get money out referring a friends tour or some sort of similar thing. My suggestion is keep a couple loose dollars available on you. Its a beautiful place with really incredible people.
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    Special Assistance

    We're looking into whether this property is generally suitable for those with reduced mobility. In the meantime, feel free to contact our Customer Welfare team or visit our accessible holidays page if you have any questions.


    Our Customer Welfare number is 0203 451 2585. Lines are open Monday to Friday 09.00-19.00. Calls from UK landlines cost the standard rate, but calls from mobiles may be higher, so please check with your network provider.

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