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4 hotel reviews
5 helpful votes
We have just returned from a week at Saffron Beach Villa with out 4 young children. The villa was rustic, traditional, untouched, peaceful and a superb location. The week became a few days of forced relaxation for us and the kids enjoyed the amazing beach front location to spend all day playing football, catching crabs and buildings sand forts. You could do as much or as little as you want here. We walked through the village, spent an hour with the local school, played football with the locals, did a bit of shore fishing with the local women, listened to the drums and spent the day in Stone Town (on the day we flew home) The villa was nice and spacious and possibly with some of the best mosquito nets I have ever seen (and I've travelled to a lot of mosquito infested areas :-) It was quite unbearably hot at lot of the time but we all had fans and the hosts offered to get another one if needed for the kids. 2 very cool beach hut / rustic pool bars places 500 yards to the left and right of Saffron with huge pools, reggae music and good coffee / snacks. This made a nice change for a walk, play in a pool for the kids and some lunch. The chef and housekeeper were very discrete as were the hosts who were available when needed however were very good at not being too involved in your day to day relaxation.
Do come and visit us again, Dubai is just a hop away now!!!
We're also very glad the lost luggage was recovered!
Take care and good luck with the new school term!
1 review
What a great place to park of and relax.
Such lovely setting very nice people always willing to help.
Manager Michelle and Matt who was flexible and willing to adapt to all our needs, and made sure that everything was made comfortable for us it felt like home.
Our beach front villa had a beautiful view.
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5 reviews
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Super flexible and adaptable hosts, we were 4 personal trainers working at a nearby resort for 3 weeks. Days were long and we could always rely on Michelle and Matt to organise any last minute requirements, pick up supplies for us and they had excellent suggestions as to the best way to organise our stay. Nice beds, good fans, beautiful views. We will be back in November for another retreat and will be staying here for another 3 weeks.Thanks. J.
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11 reviews
4 helpful votes
Great hospitality, relaxed vibes. Amazing house with lovely personal. The beach villa is across a really nice rastafari resort with a great kitchen but nothing can beat the seaplather of the chef from Crazy Mazunga. We were Totally relaxed and the seaview from the house is perfect. Thanks for having us. we will defenitly come back. Thanks, see you guys soon!! Britt&Manuel
februari 2016
We're so glad you enjoyed Saffron Beach Villa and that great view!
Thank you for ordering the Seafood platter, it is truly magnificent and Chef Abedi's pride!! Please do post your photos!
You are a great couple and we would love to have you and your friends/family back with us at Saffron Beach Villa!
Karibuni Zanzibar
Much love from Chef Abedi, Dulla, Mama Sherry, Matthew
161 reviews
41 hotel reviews
103 helpful votes
Chef was great, food was great, villa comfortable. Full service. Personnel wonderful. House service great. Manager worked very hard to give good service.
If you want wifi, the service is spotty, slow and sometimes not at all. Just enjoy the beach and the view.
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We are pleased that you enjoyed the services of our new host, Anna and her fabulous team of 6 years, Chef Abedi and housekeeper Mama Sherry.
I hope you enjoyed the Swahili cooking lessons and Chef's Spice demonstrations! We believe that Chef is the first in the link to your cultural journey in Zanzibar!
Although dedicated WiFi, signals are subject to Service providers, usually the upstairs part of the Villa provides a good signal. In future, we will provide guests with a local sim card and they can enjoy 3G.
Having that said, we do agree, focus on that spectacular ocean view...the kids playing football on the beach, the odd cow walking past and the beautiful dhows sailing by or stop to chat to a fishermen at dawn, buy fresh fish off the beach!
We hope that you will visit us again in the near future as we enjoyed taking care of you and your family in Saffron Beach Villa!
1 review
1 helpful vote
We had really super time at Saffron – the villa is set on an amazing stretch of beach...it's nowhere near any of the big resorts- thank goodness, peace and quiet at last, no beach boys trying to sell us stuff! The villa is nice and spacious, great for a big family like ours. I spent most of the day lounging on the upstairs terrace, watching the fishing boats go by. The kids were kite surfing from the beach in front of the villa, the rest went walking down the beach in search of pizza and cold beer, there are plenty of little places along the beach to stop and relax in the shade. The friendly manager and staff were most attentive and we had the best seafood dinners ever! Freshly prepared everyday and so tasty. The kids loved Chef's pancakes and donuts, oh and also his home made fish fingers, giving us moms a really enjoyable break, not having to worry about who is eating what today.
The rooms are lovely and cool, beds are huge and comfy, and big showers. The villa was spotless, fresh flowers placed everyday. We really appreciated the friendly cleaning service and the lady even came back in the evening to spray our rooms and put the nets down!
One day we did venture out in to the village and had tea with one of the local ladies – in her home – what an amazing experience, we met her family, had tea and cake and were pleasantly surprised by this, highly recommended.
We can't wait to come and stay again, looking forward to the new swimming pool!!
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Location was beautiful, beach was nice and quiet but still had restaurants and bars within walking distance, house was clean and comfortable, staff was very attentive to needs and helped arrange activities (including snorkeling, a Stonetown/spice farm tour, bike riding on the beach, massages, henna tattoos, and even hospital visits for one of our guests who injured his foot), and our chef was wonderful and cooked fresh meals that suited everyone's preferences! Overall, a perfect Zanzibar getaway!
We were all university age, but I think it would be a great place for families too!
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Thank you for the wonderful review of Saffron Beach Villa! We're so glad you enjoyed the 7 day stay at Saffron, I know that the team worked really hard to make sure the group of 13 had a fabulous time! You had a very busy schedule.. beach BBQ's, drumming, so many great excursions arranged by Anne and the team. We hope you made wonderful memories..Thank you for staying with us and we hope to see you again in the near future...I think you will love the new swimming pool!!
