The Palms is the perfect couples destination in Zanzibar. Fantastic accommodations, food and service. Siriac, the manager greeted us with a warm and friendly welcome and everyone on his team followed his lead. The private plunge pool is the perfect ace to stargaze. The beach was the perfect spot for all the activities they offer as well as a place to walk the low tide pools filled with starfish and other sea creatures. Dinner was a special and each evening offered a special experience for us. This might be the perfect spot to renew our wedding vows.

Absolutely perfect place to spend your holidays. Just mention if coming with kids: playing with sand on the beach is not possible during high tide. Restaurant offers good balance between haute cuisine, local flavours and any dietary preferences. Private beach with lovely cabanas dedicated to each villa and with towels waiting you inside in the morning.

Excellent hotel. Beautiful location. Incredible staff. Will come back again and again.

Absolutely wonderful. A world class unique and exclusive hotel in every aspect - highly recommended.

We stayed for 3 nights and we felt very special. Service was exceptional, you want anything they will get it for you. Sea food was amazing, I highly recommend this place.

Upon reading the formidable reviews we have decided to end our honeymoon with a 4-day stay at The Palms. Now, half a year later, we are still convinced there could not have been any better place to stay and we still regularly share our memories of our short stay in paradise.From the very first encounter with the front desk staff to the last smile of the waiters we felt instantly at ease and at home. The bungalows are nicely decorated and bigger than our own apartment in Frankfurt. You even have a separate day room for the occasional bad weather moment, which we luckily didnt experience.Instead we spent our days moving from the breakfast table to our private beach cabana, to the set tables at the poolside bar for lunch, followed by an afternoon at the pool and a sun downer at the beach cabana before we got ready for the fabulous dinner and sleep-well-cocktail at the restaurant. Add in some pre-breakfast stand up paddling, an afternoon riff walk or snorkeling tour for some daily variance and you have the perfect programme to relax, unwind and enjoy life.But it is the staff that makes The Palms stand out. They really go beyond any expectations to make the best out of your time. If you have any wish, question or suggestion, they will do whatever it takes to please you. Being there for their guests without being uncomfortably present, they ensure the perfect balance of service, luxury and peacefulness. Always quick with a joke, remembering our favourite drinks and food, the team deserves a fabulous shout-out. Just one example: after ordering out-of-stock mozzarella two days in a row, it was brought to the table without asking on the third morning. The chef insisted ;)Which brings us to the food, the other extraordinary experience that comes with staying at The Palms. We do have a high standard when it comes to food, but the kitchen team at did absolutely live up to that. Coming up with so many unique suggestions inspired by the local and modern kitchen, all cooked to perfection and nicely decorated could not have been better in any highly praised restaurant. The only thing not like a Michelin-star restaurant were the portions.Breakfast, 3-course lunch, a delicious sun downer and a 5-7-course dinner with full plates on every course did give us a food coma after a couple of days. Its a good thing not having to be too active during the day and to have the option for half or sharing portions if you, like us, still want to try everything despite being full already :)In short, if you are looking for the definition of paradise on earth: look no further, youve found it at The Palms! We really wish we could back one day and hope to meet the team again, they are fabulous and doing an amazing job. Take care!

Spent three wonderful and unforgettable nights here with my wife from 1 to 4 February 2017 for honeymoon after safari trip on the Tanzania mainland.It had six villas only. That is, it served at most 12 guests at any time. Given the small number of guests, theres no question that the guests would enjoy privacy and attentive services.Breakfast, lunch and dinner were included. Most of the drinks were offered free of charge. The food was great! On arrival, we told the manager that we loved seafood. They did include crabs and lobsters in the lunch and dinner menus on certain days, which were heavenly.During the dinners in the first and third evenings, there were singing performances with traditional Zanzibar music and modern music respectively. After the dinner in the second evening, a scholar shared the history of Zanzibar with the guests.Guests could use the swimming faculties at Braza and Breezes, which belonged to the same group as the Palms. On one day, we joined a reef walk activity offered by Breezes (i.e. a guide led us to wall on the sea bed when the tide was at the lowest). Its a wonderful experience and we saw a variety of creatures. However, its not as easy as we originally thought. We had to take great care in order to avoid being hurt by the hard coral and urchins.In view of my description above, I trust that one would agree that the hotel deserve the high prices.

Excellent customer service from an attentive and courteous team. Very well managed hotel. Perfect location. Ideal place to finish a wonderful holiday. Many thanks to everyone at The Palms for a memorable holiday.

Incredible experience, Delicious food $ Wonder waiters

Paradise!!! Exactly what youd expect for 500$+/night in Zanzibar. Perfectly exclusive.

The place for delicious sea food and warm environment.

It gives you privacy n pamper you to core

The luxury is only topped by the amazing staff

Amazing hospitality to relax

Amazing

We only had dinner at their restaurant, and we had a very nice time! The service was great, the food was very good and the evening was lovely to have our date in their terrace! We had lobster and soup as starters, and hallibut as main dish.We only came to dinner at his restaurant, and we had a great time! The service was very good, the food too and the night was beautiful to have our date on the terrace! For starters we tried soup and lobster and hallibut as main.

An exceptional hotel where the service was beyond our expectations. The places are splendid and the staff always concerned about your comfort and well being. Thanks to Siriak and his team for their sympathy and all their attentions which touched us a lot. If you are looking for an unforgettable experience in a little corner of paradise then The Palms is for you.

I am happy to remember the stay. Thank you! I am convinced that I will come back someday! An extremely beautiful corner.

Premium service, excellent cuisine and a very friendly atmosphere.

A suitable place for accommodation

Paradise in Zanzibar. Exclusivity, tranquility, romance.

Wonderful. Romantic and cozy.

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