Karafuu Beach Resort & Spa

כפיר אונגר

Thanks to Karafuu Beach Resort & Spa I will always look back at Zanzibar with a smile. The hotel is location was perfect in my opinion. beautiful beach looking eastward to the ocean with turquoise water that blends breathtakingly with the sand and pine trees. The hotel is not that far from the airport and is relatively close to the main attractions. The crew is amazingly kind with smiles all around, trying their best to speak to me in my native language as much as possible. The pools are fun, the gym equipment is brand new and there tennis courts. The Scuba Diving team took me on a great scuba session and I've got to see quite a lot. I had a great massage at the spa. Thanks to the excursions team we received the best safari experience I could ever imagine and also a great trip to Salaam Cave. I (24) came with my parents (50) and brother (18) and we had a great time. Few important notes: The hotel was built in the 70's, it's maintained well but don't expect brand modernity Zanzibar is a low-resources island which means the food in the hotel is good but limited, it isn't gourmet. We arrived during the low season so the hotel was at 20% capacity, because of that there weren't a lot of staff (not that we needed more), there were some constructions and the some areas in the hotel felt abandoned. The weather was perfect though, just some rain but mostly sunny. Several crew members I'd like to positively point out: Dennis, Julio, Muhammad.

MM MM

The hotel is in a beautiful garden in the beach. Even when the tide is out on the beach, the pier is long and at the end of the pier there is a beautiful lagoon for swimming. The hotel has 3 swimming pools. My stay in the hotel was wonderful. I think such a beautiful place deserves modernization.

Noi 2

Thank you to the entire hotel team! You are wonderful people – always smiling, friendly, and kind. You helped us have an unforgettable vacation. The food was good, the service impeccable, and the cleanliness outstanding. The location is also very good, with a beautiful garden and offering a breathtaking view and easy access for different activities. Everything was about relaxation, surrounded by warmth, smiles, and kind words. A heartfelt thank you! Asante! Room kumi.

Hafeeza Sader

Location on the property for our kids room was right on the beach with a patio. It accommodated them perfectly where my son had his separate space from my girls. Rooms could do with a little simple attention such as hooks for towels. We felt less important than fully inclusive guests, staff kept reminding us that we were going to be charged for dinner. Entertainment was fun every night after themed dinner though. The one morning a waiter, whose name we forgot, really upset us. My daughter and I were rushing off for an excursion so I got up from the table with a half eaten croissant and my daughter with 1 half eaten croissant and another in her other hand. He immediately rushed to our table out of nowhere and said we were not allowed to take food out of the restaurant. It was embarrassing. My daughter left her food on the table and walked away. I sat down at a table close to exit to finish my croissant. Extremely rude of him, the manager apologised for his behaviour. What really upset us at the end of our stay was their payment requests. On check out my husband went to pay for our room charges throughout the week. Upon our return to the room to gather our stuff, a staff member came to our room with yet another bill... Daily infrastructure tax, which added up to quite a bit of money. Why on earth could they not include it on the bill for the room charges prior??!!

Jacob S. Laursen

The hotel is beautifully located by the beach. It is almost a lavish setting, and it is clear that a lot has been done to create a lovely atmosphere. We lived in a beach house with a perfect location right down on the beach where we could sit on a covered terrace and enjoy the view. The tide means that you can only swim for a limited time and before you reach the sea you have to fight your way through 10-20 of the village's local vendors who want to sell souvenirs and excursions. Fortunately, they stay on the beach because of the hotel guards. The hotel staff is constantly working hard to create a good atmosphere and service. They are incredibly friendly. Behind the facade, however, lurks a hidden reality. They work up to 16 hours every single day. This cracks the glossy image and I couldn't help but get a bad taste in my mouth when I found out. I have enormous respect for their efforts and correspondingly little for the hotel's owners and management. When you are at the hotel, there are no alternative restaurants or other service options nearby. Therefore, you are forced to use the hotel's services, and the owner knows that. We had booked all inclusive and I must warn that it is far from everything that is all inclusive. They should instead call it: Allmost inclusive or All exclusive. It's laughable. Not even an ice cream can be had without paying several dollars. Pasta costs extra in the pizza restaurant and in the fish restaurant, nothing is included and everything is priced high. Even the house wine is expensive, but free elsewhere. Excursions cost double what the locals sell them for on the beach and there is no difference in quality. A taxi also costs twice as much as e.g. booking.com and was both ways a run-down car where the seat belts and air conditioning did not work. If you run out of dollars, you can withdraw money at the reception, but the hotel charges 15% for the service. Even when you have to pay the final bill, the hotel takes 15% if you don't pay in cash. I am left with an ambivalent feeling. The staff get top marks and the owner's policy and exploitation get not so much.