First of all; Jambiani is the place to stay in Zanzibar. The common areas in Sea View Lodge are well maintained and beautifully set up. It has a lovely courtyard with a small swimming pool and sun beds and every unit has its own terrace. We stayed in a sea view bungalow which was truly nice! You open your door and you see the beach and the sea! We just loved it! Plus you have sun beds in front of it. The room was ok, the comfy beds had mosquito nets and the bathroom was spacious and clean. The room has both AC and fan and both worked fine. A fridge was a plus. The room was cleaned properly every day and you get new towels and beach towels on request. Breakfast was rather good. We arrived early and got a room untill our own was ready which was really nice of them.

The food in the restaurant is a waste of money, go to local restaurants. The staff is sometimes super slow. Our bedside lamp's bulb was gone so we asked somebody to change it... twice.... and when somebody finally (after a couple of hours) came, he wasn't able to make it work. So my partner did the job :D Also, all the wooden parts (flooring, window frames, door) desperately need to be repaired! The wooden floor is rotten under the fridge and the windows are ready to fall off.

The things we enjoyed most at this stay were: the cleanliness of the rooms and common spaces as well (including pool and relaxation areas), the staff, including the manager, was extremely polite and kind and willing to help with any issue (we even got a free room upgrade seing that a larger room was available), direct access to the beach, having the meals right by the beachfront. Location is excellent, in close proximity to local restaurants.

We are mostly used to “continental European” breakfasts so the variety in breakfast could have been better (coffee is very diluted, not many choices in food as well). Also the wi-fi works and it doesn’t, depends on your luck (the wi-fi problem was a general situation in all the other places we’ve traveled to in Zanzibar). This would mostly consist in -1 point in the Review, but all the positives exceeded these shortcomings by far.

Well, it was a really nice place, with extremely friendly service. It was spacious and clean. Good food. Good and enough breakfast. Beautiful ocean view. The oner it's really nice and warm.

Well, breakfast is almost the same everyday, a small menu for dinner, but the hardest thing for us was that every day kids were banging for ..... It's hard. The location is a bit far from the action, almost no music, no TV so that you the EM watching can. Extremely quiet.

A real paradise between Jambiani and Paje. Compared to the pictures, it was even more beautiful, a fantastically quiet and elegant environment. The staff was extremely kind and helpful. Breakfast and dinner were also very plentiful. It was fantastic that they came to clean every day and prepared the room for bed every night. You can rarely experience such a service even in the most prestigious 5-star hotels. The owner of the place came to us several times and asked if we were having a good time. He was extremely nice, as was everyone we met at Sew View. We are grateful to have been here!

The rooms were a little narrow, and it would be nice if there was a broom and a shovel, because a lot of sand is disturbing despite the daily cleaning. It was a bit disturbing that the local children were barking at the fence of the accommodation and the staff did not pay attention to this at all. Also, the breakfast was almost the same every day (although very plentiful and delicious).

.I've been many times in zanzibar, in different areas. This is one of the best places I have ever stayed Clean, well maintained, very welcoming and friendly staff. I had the room that was facing the ocean, so it was so nice to sleep and wake up with the sound of the ocean. Although I was traveling alone, I felt very comfortable and well taken care, the manager and the staff were asking me every day how I feel and if I need anything. Breakfast was really good, with a good variety of food, lunch and dinner at the restaurant is affordable and food is tasty The beach is clean, and the ocean is really good for swimming. Not many beach boys in the area, although is very close to the village and the area is really lively.

Everything was great

The staff are amazing (shoutout to Dora the masseuse) - but really all staff are great. The rooms are amazing - I had a ocean view room which was a plus. Great swimming pool. Really great if you just want to stay somewhere and do nothing for a few days

The food is great - but the portions are not very generous so just be aware

We stayed in a room facing the sea, literally "foot on the sand" and sleeping and waking up to the sound of the waves is wonderful... the room is a little tight, but the bathroom is very spacious and the shower is wonderful, the best bath we had in Tanzania! The owner and staff are very attentive and always do their best to help you with whatever you need. The swimming pool is also very pleasant and a good alternative when the tide is low and you can't go to the sea.

For breakfast, you had to order all the options you wanted at once (and they weren't very diverse) so sometimes we ordered more and sometimes less (if you don't order everything at once, you have to pay extra in the second order). The restaurant is also not very diverse, so if you stay more than 2 days you will have to look for alternatives in the village. The seafront location of the room we stayed in and the fact that the beach chairs were less than 2m from the room made up for it!

The hotel complex is very small and quiet. Just the right thing to relax - no loud music, no hectic animators, no crowds of people. The view directly on the ocean, the small veranda, sand and sun lounger right in front of the door - priceless! In addition, the staff was extremely nice and accommodating - like generally the people in Tanzania / Zanzibar. The hotel has no 5 or more stars, so of course you can not expect marble bathrooms and golden taps - but the price-performance ratio is unbeatable!

The water in the pool didn't seem to be very clean, there was a lot of chlorine and you could only see the bottom in the stairway entrance area. Nevertheless, I did not deduct a star here, because it is Africa and I understand, then you have to be economical with the water there and do not change it constantly. Moreover, I much prefer natural waters anyway, you could always find me in the ocean - unless it was low tide :-)

It was a small lovely hotel on the beach. The beautyful garden and the pool was very well kept. All service was outstanding. All staff was incredibly friendly and everyting we asked for was taken care of at once. The food was good and the chefs were flexible regarding my food intolerance. Bed was comfortable and AC effective. Lovely to sit on the balcony of the cottage in the afternoon and at sunset.

We stayed in the cottage on the beach and the interior was somewhat outdated.

The hotel is like a tucked away oasis, which lots of greenery right on the beach. We had the sea view lodge - you are literally on the beach, just meters away from the sea, you can look at it also from your bed. Since there are only few rooms, the place is very peaceful and quiet. We visited in the start of June and only few rooms were occupied, we had the pool and sunbeds almost all to ourselves. You have chairs on your little porch, as well as sunbeds, all behind a wood fence, with a security person at all times. The staff is super kind and helpful. For breakfast, they served a big variety of fruits, other things were fewer, but you could still get full. Prices in the restaurant a bit higher, compared to the restaurants around. The beach is good for swimming, no sharp objects. Walking on the beach is also safe, interesting to see the low tide. Not so many beach boys, Nungwi was worse.

The bathroom could use a renovation.