beautiful and spaciuos location, friendly staff, excellent organization, great food & service, white beaches, superb diving & snorkling possibilities with private boat ...

This villa is a pure wonder, and it’s staff made our stay just perfect. It is perfectly maintained, clean and beautiful. The beach in front is also clean and safe, a few minutes walking distance from a great diving center. We felt we could stay there forever! I will definitely recommend it to all my friends!!!

Booking this place was the delight of our trip! We had everything we dreamed and more. Sparkly clean, comfort, privacy, beautiful design (inside and out), a view to die for, amazing food and wonderful staff! The communications with the owner and manager was flowles, they kindly answered and helped us with all our requests. I highly recommend this place!

Vacation is over and we”d like to thank you for an amazing holiday at your property ! The location is dreamland and your team is above any expectations ! Donna is a living angel making all our wishes come true like instantly and the rest of the team is so kind and friendly and simply great. Delicious food, great massage , 5 stars services, cleanliness and privacy ! Not only that we”ll be back but soon some friends of ours will get in contact to you. Thank you so much for everything and especially for flexibility in all aspects !

to make it short: our stay in your house was absolutely superb and we have enjoyed every single minute of it!! we have done extensive walks on the beach and always came back to the villa recognising that it is by far the most beautiful house along the beach. a great big compliment to you, the architect and the builders and decorators that have contributed to it. really very nice house with spacious layout and all luxuries one can think of. that combined with that fantastic location and the super friendly and welcoming staff, … don’t know what to say. just brilliant. donna was very helpful to get started and find our way around and with organising the trips and also made sure that our girls did not spend a fortune on gadgets when they went shopping by themselves. lucky and angel both were angels and did everything we could think of to make our stay as pleasant as it could be and once we had learned about the relaxing massages, lucky was busy all day to massage every one of us almost on a daily base. and khamis fed us beyond we could cope with, only then to get teased by donna that we have not eaten enough! the kids loved it as much as the adults. so thanks you very much letting us stay in your great house. it has been a truly memorable experience and holiday. will certainly recommend it further and sincerely hope to come back one day.

Beautiful house, fabulous setting, but much more important, outstanding people. Our experience was awesome start to finish, due in large part to the wonderful communication with the owner and the fantastic staff he has assembled in Zanzibar. Aptly named, Villa Turquoise is a gem of a house; beautifully designed, well maintained, great floor plan, beautiful pool and garden, all set in an extraordinary location on the gorgeous, miles-long white sand beach. Maybe best of all, it is extremely comfortable inside and out. Our family of eight spent a glorious week here, a perfect complement to our safari adventure. We used every nook and cranny of this lovely home to read, work, nap, play and relax. We snorkeled, walked the beach, visited a spice farm, explored Stone Town and ate very very well. Hanging out by the pristine pool was the preferred activity for the kids……and always our gathering spot at cocktail time. So….to the people: the house manager, Donna, is lovely and organized everything we needed, patiently answered a lot of questions and was always available. Lucky and Angel are the impressive team that runs this house, always with brilliant smiles. The chef, Khamis, was wonderful, produced an abundance of great meals…and gave three of us a cooking lesson one afternoon. The house has three dining areas, inside and out and we used them all. The twice we ventured down the beach to restaurants made us realize we had much better fare at home. Other behind-the-scenes staff ensured the pool was always sparkling and the garden immaculate. The result of all this attention was that we felt secure, very well cared for…..and indulged. In short, this was an extraordinary vacation for our family and Villa Turquoise a wonderful choice…..we’d happily return.

We had a group of 9 people, and we fit very comfortably. It was great having our own space and not having to pay for restaurants every night. The swimming pool was great, and there were many lounge areas. The location was very convenient to Mnemba Island, which is great for snorkeling and scuba diving. The beach goes on for miles. The sand was firm enough that you could go for a walk, run, or bike ride. We were there during the Olympics, and the TV and channel selection were great. I highly recommend it!

We had a group of 9 people, and we fit very comfortably. It was great having our own space and not having to pay for restaurants every night. The swimming pool was great, and there were many lounge areas.The location was very convenient to Mnemba Island, which is great for snorkeling and scuba diving. The beach goes on for miles. The sand was firm enough that you could go for a walk, run, or bike ride. We were there during the Olympics, and the TV and channel selection were great.I highly recommend it!

Séjour mémorable : - maison spacieuse en excellent état et très propre - vue à couper le souffle depuis la terrasse (jardin, piscine, mer; plage) - piscine très propre - grand jardin magnifique - repas délicieux et variés - personnel souriant, serviable et disponible (pas de problème pour changer les horaires des repas...) - manager très efficace (Donna) - WIFI nickel (super pour les devoirs des enfants :-/ - bateau à disposition un jour sur deux, très pratique pour aller faire du snorkeling sur l'île de Mnemba - conseil, y aller à marée basse, quitte à louer une voiture avec chauffeur pour rentrer à la maison - plage propre et avec juste quelques beach boys pas collants (rien à voir avec le Kenya) - mer à plus de 37° en fin de journée (on se brûle les pieds !!!) - générateur électrique très pratique en cas de coupure de courant réseau Un seul bémol : - pas d'eau chaude dans 2 chambres pour la deuxième partie du séjour mais avec 33°, on peut s'en passer. L'eau chaude est revenue après notre départ. Peut-être avons-nous fait une fausse manoeuvre...

This house in beautifully situated on one of the best beaches in Zanzibar, Matemwe beach. The staff took great care of us and nothing was a problem for Lucky, Angel, Hamiz the cook and Sele Ali. We thoroughly loved our two week stay and used the boat and the oppies daily.

Our stay in Villa Turquoise was absolutely perfect. We totally fell in love with the place. It really is just as beautiful as shown in the photos. We are a family of four with two teenagers. The house is very spacious with 5 bedrooms, perfect also for larger groups with a huge dining table on the terrace and many different seating areas inside and outside. From the two main upstairs bedrooms, there is direct access to the porch with a stunning view of the garden with pool, the beach and ocean. The private beach and the direct beach access (you just pass through a little gate) were highlights for us. Bart, the owner, and Donna, the manager, were very helpful and easy to communicate with. We loved being pampered by Lucky and Angel and all the others. Everyone was so friendly and helpful and discrete at the same time. We chose to have the Chef prepare breakfast, lunch and dinner for us and the food was always delicious.

Thanks for a fantastic time at Villa Turquoise. After an exhausting week on safari in the Serengeti (which was fantastic) it was so nice to chill out in Zanzibar. The Villa is magnificent and the staff are all wonderful. Lucky is so efficient and completely calm all the time. “no worries” she would say whenever there was something we wanted. Khamis is a gem. He doesn’t realise how talented he is. He produced some fabulous food for those who wanted it alongside pasta or something simple for those who didn’t. Thank you, Donna, for all you did for us. My wife was so grateful that you managed all the catering requirements so that she didn’t need to lift a finger ! Bart, you chose a beautiful location and have built a beautiful house. I love it. It is perfect and fits the environment perfectly. I love the high makuti roof and the wide veranda upstairs. The bedrooms are so comfortable, each with its own facilities. My wife and I had one in the front and woke each morning as the sun rose over the sea. It was idyllic. The beach, stretching for miles in each direction is so unspoilt; no high rise hotels (yet) and few guys hassling you to buy things you don’t want. I speak swahili which makes a difference so we had a laugh and a joke with everyone – including Solomon Dishwasher, just along the way !

The villa was perfect for us (group of 10 with kids) as we had enough space for all of us. The rooms are nice and the kids liked the pool a lot. Sitting on the terrace in the evenings was great. The staff did a tremendously good job and they tried to fulfil all our wishes. The chef was perfect and we were amazed about the variability of food he provided to us. In particular we liked a lot the Swahili Food that we had twice and also the lobsters. We also felt very safe and we noticed that whenever the kids went down to the beach somebody from the villa was checking that everything was allright. Donna, the manager, organized all the trips in a very good manner. So taken together, from our point of view Zanzibar was a great experience and we hope that we can come back in the future.

After climbing the Kilimandjaro and a 2 days safari, the 10 of us (4 parents and 6 children aged from 12 to 21) needed to rest. When we arrived at the villa Turquoise, we were all amazed by the house with its beautiful and modern decoration, the incredible view on the beach and the ocean, its quietness and the warm welcome of the team in the house. It's been a dream for 10 days, we enjoyed being able to calm down, not having anything to prepare for the meals or the cleaning, going from one sofa to another, swimming in the sea or the swimming pool, being alone in a quiet space of the villa or sharing one of the 3 dining rooms altogether. Congratulations : the complete formula is absolutely perfect ! Catherine Patier-Charbonnier

Villa magnifique, comme sur les photos, très spacieuse, joliment et sobrement décorée. Accueil avec noix de coco du jardin ! Le personnel, d'une grande discrétion, est d'une infinie gentillesse ; le cuisinier, excellent, s'adapte à tous les régimes et désirs de chacun. Piscine entretenue chaque jour. L'emplacement est idyllique, plage propre, déserte, baignade pendant la marée haute. Rien de mieux pour un repos total. Notre correspondante est venue à 3 reprises sur place, début, milieu et fin de séjour afin d'ajuster tous nos besoins et attentes. Nous nous souviendrons de ce séjour... RE-MAR-CA-BLE !

Villa Turquoise in Matemwe is amazing. This has been the perfect end after a two week safari. I am sitting here writing this watching the sun come up over the Indian Ocean and it is beautiful. The house is very large and comfortable. The staff is amazing. Angel, the head housekeeper, is so helpful and available when you need her but not intrusive. Hamis, the chef, prepares some amazing meals based on preference. We have had some amazing fresh fish dishes and looking forward to our Zanzibar style cooking lessons later today. The boat captain took us snorkeling yesterday and we are going fishing today. My husband and I have enjoyed long walks on the pretty white sand beach. My two teenagers have enjoyed the pool, pool table. and excellent wifi. Donna, the house manager, goes out her way to make sure that you are comfortable and very helpful arranging spice and Stone Town tours. This is a beautiful island that is just a one hour flight from the mainland in Tanzania. We flew Coastal from an airstrip in Lake Manyara and avoided major airports which was nice. There is a t.v. and dvd player though we have not turned them on as the outdoors is so beautiful. The grounds are very pretty and appreciate the fresh coconuts that are available. I would highly recommend this rental where your biggest issue is whether you would like your meals served upstairs, downstairs or by the beach. Beautiful setting and wonderful staff who go out of their way to make your stay enjoyable. Security is on site and it is very safe here. Bart was wonderful to work with and excellent communication.

The extended family stayed at Villa Turquoise for 8 days in October and a wonderful time was had by all. Ages ranged from 5 to 74, and every single one of us would rate this holiday as probably the best ever (including a great 4 day safari in the Masai Mara). We celebrated two birthdays, 10 & 70, at villa turquoise and Lucky and the rest of the house team really made sure the experience for the two 'birthday girls' was a special one. Other highlights, a truly fantastic upstairs terrace for eating/lounging, boys got to play football on the beach out front with the locals, the motorboat for snorkelling and swam with dolphins, spice tour and stone town visit all arranged very efficiently through the villa, good food all week at a very reasonable rate, lots of space for 12 to enjoy the house and really relax, swimming in the pool and the sea etc. I'm pretty sure this is the best place on Matemwe beach and I can't recommend highly enough. Fantastic memories! Thanks to Bart for arranging the booking and to Lucky and all the house staff for looking after us all so well,

Our 2 families (4 adults, 5 teenagers) stayed at the villa for 5 nights at the end of a 10-day safari. We wish we could have stayed for 5 weeks. We are so happy that we found the villa and booked with Bart. He was very responsive by email and answered all our questions promptly. Our stay was perfect every minute of every day. Our group truly felt pampered and we were able to feel completely relaxed during our stay. We loved the staff, especially Lucky who was so sweet and so responsive to all our needs. Our meals were fabulous and we loved everything the chef prepared. The rest of the staff members were so kind and helpful. Donna was wonderful in arranging all our meals and transportation and we were wonderfully surprised at how economical the food cost was for our group. The villa was even more beautiful than we imagined, and very spacious and comfortable. And the setting was beyond magnificent. We cannot say enough good things about the villa and the staff. We would give a 6-star rating if we could!

Our group of 9 (4 adults, 5 teenagers) stayed at the villa for 5 days after completing a 10-day safari. The villa was the best way to end our amazing adventure to Tanzania. Our group truly felt pampered and we were able to feel completely relaxed during our stay. We loved the staff, especially Lucky who was so sweet and so responsive to all our needs. Our meals were fabulous and we loved everything the chef prepared. The rest of the staff were so kind and helpful. Donna was wonderful in arranging all our meals and transportation and we were wonderfully surprised at how economical the food cost was for our group. The villa is so beautiful and comfortable. And the setting was beyond magnificent. We cannot say enough good things about the villa and the staff. We would give a 6-star rating if we could. We feel so fortunate to have found the villa, thank you Bart!

We have just had 12 blissful days at Villa Turquoise. The stunning house is in a very unspoilt part of Zanzibar which we loved. We had long walks on the beach every day, even in the rain, and hugely enjoyed talking to the villagers who loved to practice their English with us. The tiny boutique hotels nearby provided us with endless delicious meals. The staff at the villa were warm, welcoming and terribly kind. We simply loved being there. We will be back. NSD

WHAT A WONDERFUL HOLIDAY - I THINK GOD FORGOT A LITTLE PIECE OF HEAVEN IN ZANZIBAR. THE PICTURES OF THE HOUSE ON THE WEB SITE ARE SO TRUE TO THE REAL PLACE. THE HOUSE WAS VERY COMFORTABLE, SPACIOUS, WELL MAINTAINED AND ALWAYS SUPER CLEAN. AS FOR THE STAFF THEY WERE TRULY AMAZING, HELPFUL, ATTENTIVE AND REALLY DID MAKE OUR HOLIDAY VERY SPECIAL. THE FOOD WAS SUPURB AND WITH ALI'S COOKING YOU ARE BOUND TO RETURN HOME WITH A FEW EXTRA KILOS. THE HOUSE MANAGER DONNA WAS GREAT, ALWAYS ONLY A PHONE CALL AWAY FOR ADVICE AND ABLE TO ARRANGE ANYTHING YOU MAY NEED OR WANT. NOTHING WAS EVER TOO MUCH TROUBLE. IT WAS A GREAT RELAXING HOLIDAY THAT ALLOWED MY FAMILY TO RECONNECT IN A LITTLE PIECE OF PARADISE. WE WILL BE BACK SOONER RATHER THAN LATER KIND REGARDS THE MANNING FAMILY