Xanadu Luxury Villas & Retreat Zanzibar

The food in this hotel is absolutely outstanding. The service from arrival at the airport all the way through to leaving was outstanding. Jesca was our designated "butler" and she was brilliant from start to finish.

We stayed for 3 nights (part of our honeymoon) and we couldn’t be happier with this decision! The hotel itself is amazing but the staff is next level. Our private butler Simon was literally the best.

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-Breathtaking location and unique Villas. -Mike, Michelle, and our driver Abu Bakar were amazingly kind. The manager was also kind enough to give us a tour of the property. -The beach felt private -The food was great -We had fun playing with the resort cats and baby goats.

-The bed headboard has a big hole in its design that unfortunately lets your pillow slip while you are sleeping. -The transportation prices are high.

I dont' want to sound like one of those who say "We stay in the best places", but we do stay in some amazing properties, and Xanadu, might have just topped every other place and spoilt every future holiday! We aren't sure how we will top this! We were welcomed by huge smiles and the team made us feel at home within seconds guiding us to our villa. We stayed in Villa Nyota it is unbelievable, it's like something out of Arabian Nights, a movie set or AI-generated. It doesn't look real, its fantasy, luxury, and escapism all rolled into one. Directly on the beach, it has a huge pool, lots of outside space surrounded by lush green trees, and tall pots with flowers, honestly, it's beautiful! We both joked about how are we going to describe this to our friends. The beach is beautiful, quiet, with sand so white and powdery it beats the Maldives and the Caribbean. When the tide is out you see the odd local in the distance fishing, and when the tide comes in the sea creates your own private beach. Our butler, Simon, was amazing, always smiling, if you need anything, pick up the phone and within seconds you have it. We only had to tell him about our "dislikes" once, and they were never mentioned again. A true credit to Xanadu! The food was very good, and I am a foodie. I am always hesitant about "all-inclusive" and never really book them as I don't wan't mass-catered, but this is far from the all-inclusive image. The amazing exec-chef produces a new menu every day with 3 options for each course, we stayed there for 8 days and never saw the same thing on the menu twice (apart from breakfast), which was also delicious. If you want something off the menu that was also prepared and the snacks throughout the day and fresh coconuts were amazing. The drinks were all good, cocktails great! Overall everything was breathtaking! I have never left a property without a couple of minor faults - until now.

There wasn't one issue with anything!

We stayed at Xanadu as part of our honeymoon trip to Tanzania and Zanzibar. It was certainly our most luxurious accommodation, no detail is left out. Ismael who looked after us during our stay couldn’t do enough for us and really made us feel at home during our stay. The food was also incredible, definitely a highlight of our stay

Amazing staff, Toby, Michelle, and Ali, our butler, were absolutely amazing and thoughtful

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The customer service, hospitality, cleanliness, ambience, and tranquility from before, during and after our trip was first class service. Xanadu goes above and beyond to ensure your stay is perfect!! Not once were we bombarded with bills. We accorded the respect and treated like royalty!!! Best vacation and highly recommendable - definitely a value for money!!!

nothing!!! everything was perfect