Zanzibar Magic Boutique Hotel

Property class: 4
Matemwe hotel with spa and outdoor pool

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Take in the views from the rooftop terrace when you stay at Zanzibar Magic Boutique Hotel. Guests can be pampered with massages at the spa and grab a bite to eat at the coffee shop/cafe. An outdoor pool, a poolside bar, and a children's pool are other highlights.

Reviews

9.2 out of 10
Wonderful

Popular amenities

  • Pool
  • Spa
  • Airport transfer
  • Pet friendly
  • Free parking
  • Free WiFi
$119 nightly
The current price is $148 total
Total with taxes and fees
Nov 1 - Nov 2

Room options

View all photos for Superior Double or Twin Room, 1 Bedroom, Balcony, Sea View

A bedroom with a bed, white canopy, wicker chairs, and a view of palm trees.

Superior Double or Twin Room, 1 Bedroom, Balcony, Sea View

7.6 out of 10
Good
(4 reviews)
  • Sea view
  • 376 sq ft
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

View all photos for Honeymoon Apartment, 1 Bedroom, Balcony, Sea View

A spacious room with a large sofa, a wooden table, and a wicker chair. There are large windows with curtains, a ceiling fan, and a view of greenery outside.

Honeymoon Apartment, 1 Bedroom, Balcony, Sea View

  • Sea view
  • 753 sq ft
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed

View all photos for Deluxe Bungalow, 1 Bedroom, Sea View, Beachfront

A room with a bed, orange chair, wooden table, and a decorative canopy.

Deluxe Bungalow, 1 Bedroom, Sea View, Beachfront

  • Beach view
  • 484 sq ft
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed

View all photos for Deluxe Bungalow, 1 Bedroom, Patio, Garden View

A neatly made bed with a decorative orange towel and flowers, a headboard with patterned pillows, a bedside lamp, and a view of a balcony with curtains.

Deluxe Bungalow, 1 Bedroom, Patio, Garden View

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(1 review)
  • Garden view
  • 452 sq ft
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

View all photos for Standard Double or Twin Room, 1 Bedroom, Balcony, Garden View

A room with a bed under a white canopy, a wicker chair, a wooden door, and a wall-mounted light fixture.

Standard Double or Twin Room, 1 Bedroom, Balcony, Garden View

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(1 review)
  • Garden view
  • 376 sq ft
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

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About the neighborhood

Map
Zanzibar, Matemwe

What's nearby

  • Muyuni Beach - 2 min walk - 0.2 km
  • Kigomani Beach - 7 min drive - 5.6 km
  • Kiwengwa Beach - 14 min drive - 8.6 km
  • Nungwi Beach - 42 min drive - 26.4 km
  • Kendwa Beach - 44 min drive - 25.6 km

Getting around

  • Zanzibar Intl. Airport (ZNZ) - 82 min drive
  • Airport shuttle (surcharge)

Restaurants

  • ‪Kasha boutique hotel - ‬10 min drive
  • ‪The Green & Grill - ‬10 min drive
  • ‪Spice Restaurant - ‬12 min drive
  • ‪Pool Bar @ Melia - ‬12 min drive
  • ‪Andiamo - ‬9 min drive

About this property

Zanzibar Magic Boutique Hotel

  • Take in the views from the rooftop terrace when you stay at Zanzibar Magic Boutique Hotel. Guests can be pampered with massages at the spa and grab a bite to eat at the coffee shop/cafe. An outdoor pool, a poolside bar, and a children's pool are other highlights.

At a glance

Hotel size

    • 13 rooms

Arriving/Leaving

    • Check-in start time: noon; Check-in end time: 9:00 PM
    • Late check-in subject to availability
    • Minimum check-in age: 16
    • Check-out time is 10 AM

Special check-in instructions

    • This property offers transfers from the airport (surcharges may apply); guests must contact the property with arrival details before travel, using the contact information on the booking confirmation
    • The property charges 5 percent for credit card payments
    • Guests must contact the property in advance for check-in instructions; front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property
    • To make arrangements for check-in please contact the property at least 24 hours before arrival using the information on the booking confirmation
    • If you are planning to arrive after 7 PM please contact the property in advance using the information on the booking confirmation
    • Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Required at check-in

    • Credit card, debit card, or cash deposit required for incidental charges
    • Government-issued photo ID may be required
    • Minimum check-in age is 16

Pets

    • Pets stay free
    • Service animals welcome
    • Restrictions apply*

Internet

    • Free WiFi in public areas
    • Free WiFi in rooms

Parking

    • Free onsite self parking

Transfers

    • Airport shuttle from 8:00 AM to 8:00 PM*

Other information

    • Smoke-free property

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Reviews

Zanzibar Magic Boutique Hotel Reviews

9.2

Wonderful

9.4

Cleanliness

9.0

Location

9.6

Staff & service

9.0

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

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8/10 Very good

Nice hotel, nice staff, very quiet and peaceful.
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8/10 Very good

Location and general areas are very attractive. Staff is very kind and helpful. Kitchen and rooms are on the basic side.
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8/10 Very good

Excellent pool. Clean beach. Excellent menu buy if you have preferences and ingredients are available the restaurant would make a la carte meals.
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10/10 Exceptional

Super experience in magic hotel in zanzibar

Perfect hotel very quiet the good dimensions. The personnels on top. The boss very sympathic. The room very clean. Good coktaild
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10/10 Exceptional

Relaxing place

Nice place, great staff, good food beautiful beach. You could borrow kayaks and join yoga lessons for free. The beach has some seaweed due to the reef, thats the fact for the coast up to north of Kenya.
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10/10 Exceptional

A magical stay with African vibes and decor

My friend and I came here to relax, dive and celebrate my birthday. The entire stay made it an exceptional experience and the staff (Robert and Joel) were friendly, efficient and very welcoming. A compliment to the chef, as his lunch and dinner menus were excellent throughout the week. The receptionist Geriath (we hope that we spelled it correctly) was beyond what words can explain. Very kind, service minded and simply pleasant charisma. The owner of the hotel was delightful and very accommodating and thoughtful to our needs, especially on our departure day. We enjoyed the massage very much as they were good and friendly as well. The small hotel was charming and very stylish with African vibes and decor. All in all, a wonderfull experience and place. Thank you all
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8/10 Very good

This side of Zanzibar Island is quite a distance from any service, shopping or dining so everything has to be arranged through the hotel or a tour company. It is a small boutique hotel, which we liked and worked out ok for us, but we didn't really realize in advance that once you're there, you're kinda stuck. We enjoyed the food, salt-water pool, sit-upon kayaks (not sea kayaks) and walking on the beach but it was quite windy while we were there and the bicycles were old and rickety, but gave us a good workout. There were some poor descriptions about what each tour included, there is no laundry facility guests can use as the website said. They could send laundry out, but not very cheaply, and we were concerned how long it would take. The desk manager did work with us to clarify tour descriptions and coordinated transfers and tours to our satisfaction. He made adjustments to the tour descriptions and our final bill when we pointed out the discrepancies, so were grateful for that. Stone Town and Prison Island tours were not as impressive as expected, but I'm comparing to an extremely well-done tour in Ghana of the slave dungeons of the Cape Coast Castle, which was much more comprehensive and informative. If you are prepared to just go relax on the beach or by the pool, it's a beautiful setting, but be warned the tide goes in and out nearly 3 times per day, so swimming in the ocean when the tide is out really isn't an option. It is a gated security property.
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10/10 Exceptional

Very quiet are away from the tourist crowd, walking on the beach is relaxing. The breakfast was very good.
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10/10 Exceptional

Great stay, amazing staff, beautiful views! Can’t wait to go back!
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10/10 Exceptional

A little piece of paradise
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10/10 Exceptional

Can’t rate the hotel highly enough, mainly because of the service! Great food, very relaxed and you couldn’t be looked after better. Wonderful location. You must always remember you are in Africa so there will be some challenges but Magic will smooth those out. You would be missing out not to stay here...
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10/10 Exceptional

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4/10 Fair

Beach was beautiful. Food not enough selection. The place need updating. Especially no A/C .
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10/10 Exceptional

Amazing place to stay!!

At first I would like to thank a lot to manager Lukas, who was very helpful and let us have a very late checkout for no extra fee (due to low season). Hotel is small but so cute, super friendly stuff, clean and nice furnished rooms. There is no air conditioner only the fan, but honestly it is absolutely fine and sufficient. the beach is amazing in both cases - during high tide or low tide. What about the restaurant - I don't think I had better meals anywhere else on island. Really amazing food!!! Hotel offer all possible trips on island. I highly recommend this hotel if you are traveling as couple.
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8/10 Very good

The king bed was 2 beds together and you fell through in the middle a bit.
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8/10 Very good

This is a well run hotel with basic facilities. The problem is the beach. It is full of rocks and sea urchins making it unusuable. No one was swimming in the sea. This should be made clear as not everyone wants to swim in the pool.
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6/10 Good

Beauty isn't enough.

Hotel beach chair area is beautiful..however the beach is impossible to swim in. The tide is to far out. Also great deal of seaweed and other plant like things flouting in the water does not make it appealing. NO AC! I missed this part during booking and it ruing my stay, extremely hard to sleep in the heat at night with just a fan. Water in the shower and sink come out salty, very weird to brush teeth and shower. No bottled water, they filter water into a glass jar and sell it to you for 2-3$. Food was not bad, they have a nice lunch and dinner menu. Breakfast was the same everyday, standard eggs and toast. This area of the island is extremely quiet, no life, youll be completely alone, if you like that, its fine, I have a better time up north in nungwi with the nightly hotel band shows and people watching. Aside from that service is great, staff is friendly.
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10/10 Exceptional

Parfait!
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10/10 Exceptional

Très bel hôtel petite structure personnel au top tout à été parfait
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10/10 Exceptional

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10/10 Exceptional

EXCELLENT

EXCELLENT ! Nous sommes venus dans cette hôtel pour notre lune de miel et l’hôtel à mis des fleurs partout dans la chambre c’était magnifique ! Le personnel est top ! Ils sont tous bienveillant, souriant et à l’écoute ! Si je reviens c’est vraiment pour eux ! Tout est conforme à la description sur les photos
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10/10 Exceptional

Buena elección

El hotel está muy bien y bien ubicado en Matenwe, un pueblecito que no está tan saturado de hoteles y turistas por lo que guarda mayor encanto. Se trata de un pueblecito pesquero. Las instalaciones y la habitación estaban muy bien, recomendable pagar algo más por una habitación en el segundo piso o en el tercer piso porque los que están en la zona baja tienen poca intimidad (al igual que los dos bungalows). Lo único que no nos gustó es el desayuno ya que no es buffet. Tienen un menú cerrado que es siempre lo mismo, al estar seis días alojados al final se hacía muy repetitivo. En las cercanías, en la playa, hay varios sitios locales donde poder comer o cenar a precios mucho más bajos que en el hotel. En el pueblecito, a unos 10 minutos andando, en el centro de Matenwe hay alguna tienda donde también pueden comprarse productos de alimentación. Las excursiones las contratamos también en los puestos de personas locales que hay en la playa, a precios mucho más bajos que en el hotel (la mitad de precio), también los desplazamientos en taxi. Hay en Matenwe un puesto con taxis locales donde pueden contratarse también los desplazamientos y excursiones (se negocia el precio).
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10/10 Exceptional

Excelente estadia e staff incrível!

Toda a experiência foi incrível. Desde as instalações, ao serviço, comida, tudo 5 estrelas. Nota especial à simpatia dos trabalhadores todos do hotel!
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6/10 Good

Neutre
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10/10 Exceptional

Sehr schönes gepflegtes Hotel

Es war absolut wunderbar, sehr gepflegt und sauber. Mit Liebe zum Detail. Ich würde dieses Hotel jederzeit wieder buchen. Sehr guter Service und freundliches Personal.