Sunshine Bay Hotel Zanzibar

Property building, Bird's eye view, Pool view, Swimming pool

4.5 / 5.0

Excellent(328 Ratings)

Hotel in Unguja North Region

4-Star Hotel

Reasons to book

Free cancellationFull refund if you change your mind

Top-tier experienceOne of the higher cost properties in the area

Includes essentialsGarden, Pool, Kitchen or Kitchenette and more

About this hotel

Located off the North-East coast of Zanzibar, in the Matemwe area, Sunshine Bay Hotel Zanzibar offers a beautiful white sandy beach, overlooking a magnificent turquoise lagoon.

Amenities

Pool

Air conditioner

Kitchen or Kitchenette

Internet / Wifi

Parking

Laundry

Balcony or Patio

Hot tub or spa

Beachfront or waterfront

Garden

Family friendly

Map of Unguja North Region

Nearby attractions

Changuu Island

37.3 mi

Baraka Natural Aquarium - Nungwi

14.4 mi

Hakuna Matata Spice Farm

31.4 mi

zanzibar kilosas conservation

14.3 mi

Available Rooms

Suite with Garden View

2 Single or 1 Queen • 376 ft²

Sleeps 3

You'll be directed to Booking.com for availability & pricing

Suite with Partial Ocean View

2 Single or 1 Queen • 376 ft²

Sleeps 3

You'll be directed to Booking.com for availability & pricing

Deluxe Suite with Ocean View

1 Queen or 2 Single • 376 ft²

Sleeps 3

You'll be directed to Booking.com for availability & pricing

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Sunshine Bay Hotel Zanzibar

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4.5 / 5.0

Excellent(328 Ratings)

Hotel in Unguja North Region

4-Star Hotel

Reasons to book

Free cancellationFull refund if you change your mind

Top-tier experienceOne of the higher cost properties in the area

Includes essentialsGarden, Pool, Kitchen or Kitchenette and more

About this hotel

Located off the North-East coast of Zanzibar, in the Matemwe area, Sunshine Bay Hotel Zanzibar offers a beautiful white sandy beach, overlooking a magnificent turquoise lagoon.

Amenities

Pool

Air conditioner

Kitchen or Kitchenette

Internet / Wifi

Parking

Laundry

Balcony or Patio

Hot tub or spa

Beachfront or waterfront

Garden

Family friendly

Map of Unguja North Region

Nearby attractions

Changuu Island

37.3 mi

Baraka Natural Aquarium - Nungwi

14.4 mi

Hakuna Matata Spice Farm

31.4 mi

zanzibar kilosas conservation

14.3 mi

Available Rooms

Suite with Garden View

2 Single or 1 Queen • 376 ft²

Sleeps 3

You'll be directed to Booking.com for availability & pricing

Suite with Partial Ocean View

2 Single or 1 Queen • 376 ft²

Sleeps 3

You'll be directed to Booking.com for availability & pricing

Deluxe Suite with Ocean View

1 Queen or 2 Single • 376 ft²

Sleeps 3

You'll be directed to Booking.com for availability & pricing

Ratings and reviews

4.5 / 5.0

Excellent(328 Ratings)

100% verified reviews

3.5 / 5.0

Sep 2024

Bel hôtel mais peut mieux faire

Très bel hôtel, plus beau en vrai qu'en photo. Beaux logements, grande chambre bien décorée avec coin sdb original et WC séparé. Très joli jardin décoré et arboré, sur du beau sable blanc ratissé, en marches d'escalier, chouettes piscines avec débordement, la végétation masque pas mal la mer. Accès à la plage et baignade à marée haute. Joli bar pirogue et espace restauration. Personnel du bar resto et entretien très serviable aimable disponible et gentil. Ambiance calme, musique agréable et pas forte. Pas de vilaine bebete qui pique.

Draps tachés et qui sentent mauvais, pas d'eau chaude ça c'est un peu dur, pas de lumière dans les ws et sdb. Certains personnels à l'accueil pas franchement chaleureux. Nuit pas évidente, très bruyant (végétation, faune, vagues, sans parler des jardiniers qui viennent gratter à 7h30!), et très lumineux (vous serez réveillés par le soleil...). Dès que vous arrivez sur la plage, démarchages intempestifs (pas méchant mais chiant, le touriste est un dollar ambulant) du coup on reste plutôt parqué à l'hôtel.

5.0 / 5.0

Mar 2024

Super nice staff, beautiful location, clean, really recommend the hotel!

The garden is beautiful. Very clean.

Food was ok, but not amazing. Choice for breakfast is limited.

4.0 / 5.0

Jan 2024

Sehr schöne Anlage mit wenig Freizeitmöglichkeiten

Super freundliche Mitarbeiter, sehr sauberes Zimmer und gepflegte Anlage.

Strand schlecht geeignet zum Schwimmen. Hotel sehr abgelegen, insbesondere abends wenn Flut ist, ist es schwierig zu den umliegenden Restaurants/Hotels zu kommen. Dafür bietet aber das Hotel zu wenig, um die gesamte Zeit im Hotel zu bleiben (kleiner Spa, Essen nicht gut, kein Fitnessstudio/Sportmöglichkeiten, Mietfahrräder in schlechtem Zustand).

4.5 / 5.0

Jan 2024

Emplacement personnel très efficace et poli, belle chambre plage privée de sable blanc

Magnifique emplacement gentillesse et efficacité du personnel chambre très spacieuse tt était nickel pour de belles vacances reposantes

Tt ok

5.0 / 5.0

Jan 2024

Absolutely incredible!! Reception girls are the absolute best. Would book again in a heartbeat! Thank you!

Absolutely everything!!! We had an awful experience with a local villa who gave our accommodation away so by chance ended up booking sunshine bay hotel and we are SO glad we did. From the moment we got there we had impeccable service, the girls at reception are just the best!!! We visited for our honeymoon and despite only staying for a night they were so kind and gave us a room upgrade with champagne. It was an amazing experience we will never forget and we will make sure to be back but for longer!!!

Absolutely nothing except the poached eggs were hard boiled.

4.5 / 5.0

Jul 2023

Superb

The staff was Brilliant and very accommodating and helpful!

Nothing,???

3.5 / 5.0

Jul 2023

All the ingredients for a great hotel but without a good chef to cook it

The facility was great and a perfect 5* location - especially the restaurant was great

The room did not have windows and thus were quite noisy during night (wind, people...). Additionally the shower was visible from the outside and I would recommend to arrange it in a different way

4.5 / 5.0

Jul 2023

lovvved it

everything, the beach is exclusive

4.5 / 5.0

Jun 2023

Great to relax and enjoying nature

The hotel is perfect to relax and enjoy the nature. The rooms don't have AC but they are perfectly fresh thanks to the opening windows. The location is good and the facilities of the hotel offer great relax and peace

Everything was great but if I need to say something, massages are good but can be improved.

5.0 / 5.0

May 2023

I would like to come baaaaackkkkk

Everything was awesome. The private beach is unique and priceless.

AC was not available. We did not have any problem during our visit, but it must be known for warmer nights.

4.0 / 5.0

Mar 2023

good hotel, need A/C

hotel has a beach almost only for itself. no begger no seller, noone disturbs you. It is a perfect stop to relax. Rooms are good if you are upstairs, with balcony and everything.

they have no A/C and upstairs rooms are literraly 35 degrees in the night. It was so tiring to sleep and we felt rested during the day

4.0 / 5.0

Mar 2023

Very good

amazing place and lovely helpful stuff and excelent food

AC would be great because in the room is quite hot during the night

4.5 / 5.0

Mar 2023

recommend staying at Sunshine bay. good access to menba island for snorkelling and seeing dolphins!

really clean, small and personal. lovely beach short walk to metemwe to have bite to eat, watch fishermen or to use other hotel for the day. staff really welcoming. laid back atmosphere - the true Zanzibar way :) Plenty of pool space for guests.

2.0 / 5.0

Feb 2023

it deserves a 3 star

the staff

the smell in the room when we arrived, the location because there’s nothing around, private beach but see no person. the food was horrible, the swimming pool too small and not clean. the bicycle too old. we took one to go eat somewhere else and we only had problems… too expensive for the what it is. I think it could be a good hotel but it needs to be refresh. I do not recommend this hotel

5.0 / 5.0

Feb 2023

Exceptional

I have stayed with this small group a few times now and love it .

5.0 / 5.0

Feb 2023

totally recommend

great service and location

everything was fine

4.0 / 5.0

Jan 2023

Very nice hotel but construction works on the beach messed up our stay

Beautiful gardens & pool Good restaurant with different options every day Beautiful and secluded beach Friendly staff

No air conditioning : it gets very hot at night, there are no windows but air does not ventilate the room, sleeping is not easy Very difficult to swim in the ocean due to the number of sea urchins, even at high tide There were construction works on the beach right next to the hotel, so you hear hammer and have loaders come and go all day, with workers staring at you. I would have appreciate advance notice from the hotel or some commercial gesture to compensate the disturbance.

5.0 / 5.0

Jan 2023

Exceptional

very quiet place, nice hotel design, spa (Diana is just incredible masseuse), food at the restaurant- the place is super nice, well designed and friendly. not crowded- cool place to those who’d like just chillax

far from tourist places - we were fine with that, but if you’d like to explore not only quite rest, but also bars/ shops, etc - it’s 40 min drive - so better mix this place + smth else

4.0 / 5.0

Dec 2022

I would recommend this place to friends and family - Ali on the beach was great for outings

Breakfast options were great, lovely peaceful location and away from the crowds. Staff were really lovely, I prefer a smaller flat pillow which would have been nice, pools were great..... Reusable glass bottles in restaurant and rooms is a great initiative (see my comments below)

Rubbish on the beach, very sad to see this - too many bottles and plastic on beach and didnt seem like this was being picked up - I feel the resorts have a responsibility to educate people and to pick up rubbish on the beaches. It would be great to start campaigns around this as part of their corporate social responsibilty.

4.5 / 5.0

Dec 2022

Beautiful quiet place

The hotel was absolutely beautiful and we felt at home. It seems to be a calm oasis on this island. it is exactly what we needed for 2 days... (for a longer stay it would have been a bit too closed up for us - but that really depends on the goal of your trip). Most of all we loved the rooms and the very friendly staff in the restaurant. I can also highly recommend the manicure (with salt, oil, honey...). However, I would not recommend at all the shellac. It started breaking after less than two days. so, just stay with the manicure only :)

The bed was hard and made it difficult for me to sleep. (caught up on that during the day on the sunchairs which are super comfy and even have electrity plugs as well as are in reach of wifi even though you are at the beach)

5.0 / 5.0

Dec 2022

beautiful place

private beach, clean and comfort pools, restaurant, staff…

3.5 / 5.0

Dec 2022

Good

Good food. Friendly staff

no AC. The plants/ trees in the walkways need maintenance. they are hard to see at night and they can easily poke you in the face

3.5 / 5.0

Oct 2022

Good

Staff are friendly and helpful special mention to chacha at the bar and Abdul responsible to help you for your excursions

The beach and the fact that you have no other option a part from staying at your hotel to eat or take a taxi to go somewhere which is far.

4.0 / 5.0

Oct 2022

Very good

Amazing view from the room, friendly staff, plenty of sun beds, I enjoyed my stay. Nice breakfast. Oh yes soup was tasty.

Dinner options was limited, beds were not comfortable.

5.0 / 5.0

Sep 2022

Great and super staff

Staff was extremely accommodating and kind. Great views, big bedrooms, would recommend

Nothing

5.0 / 5.0

Sep 2022

Exceptional

Everything was perfect. The stuff was amazing.

Just take into account that the beach is a little bit rocky.

5.0 / 5.0

Aug 2022

Fabulous stay

Beautiful setting, great staff, delicious food

4.5 / 5.0

Jul 2022

Superb

Staff were absolutely lovely and welcoming. The place is a little oasis.

Food was a bit hit and miss. Breakfasty was great and some dishes were superb but a bit inconsistent and once there it's difficult to leave and find other places without having to take a taxi.

5.0 / 5.0

Jul 2022

beautiful place

everything! environment, staff…

access road

5.0 / 5.0

Jul 2022

Amazing hideaway - would totally recommend!

great gardens, well maintained, amazing rooms, totally nice hotel, very green and beautiful restaurant/dining area.

beach was avarage

FAQs

How much does this hotel cost compared to others in Unguja North Region?

The average price for a rental in Unguja North Region is $176 per night. This rental is $101 above the average.

Is parking included with this hotel?

Yes, parking is listed as an amenity at Sunshine Bay Hotel Zanzibar. For more information, we encourage you to contact the property about where to park.

Is there a pool at this hotel?

Yes, a swimming pool is available for use at Sunshine Bay Hotel Zanzibar. Enjoy the water!

Is Sunshine Bay Hotel Zanzibar pet friendly?

Unfortunately, this hotel is not pet-friendly. Try searching again and filter for "Pets Allowed"

What amenities are available at Sunshine Bay Hotel Zanzibar?

We found 11 amenities for this rental. This includes pool, air conditioner, kitchen or kitchenette, internet / wifi, and parking.

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Sunshine Bay Hotel Zanzibar

Hotel in Unguja North Region

Reasons to book

About this hotel

Amenities

Map of Unguja North Region

Nearby attractions

Available Rooms

Suite with Garden View

Suite with Partial Ocean View

Deluxe Suite with Ocean View

Sunshine Bay Hotel Zanzibar

Hotel in Unguja North Region

Reasons to book

About this hotel

Amenities

Map of Unguja North Region

Nearby attractions

Available Rooms

Suite with Garden View

Suite with Partial Ocean View

Deluxe Suite with Ocean View

Ratings and reviews

FAQs

How much does this hotel cost compared to others in Unguja North Region?

Is parking included with this hotel?

Is there a pool at this hotel?

Is Sunshine Bay Hotel Zanzibar pet friendly?

What amenities are available at Sunshine Bay Hotel Zanzibar?

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