We spent a week at the hotel and found the staff to be consistently friendly, courteous and generally efficient. The food was super with a rich array of freshly prepared exotic fruits at every meal.The surrounds are lush and tropical and the enormous pool adds to the exotic atmosphere. Advice to fellow travellers: Book through an agency; we could not... more

Stayed here for 7 nights. Still here as writing this. Staff are friendly but VERY slow at doing anything. Food is usually cold by the time it gets to you. No ice in drinks so they are warm. Buffet dinner is repetitive and only average quality, the A La Carte resturant is average quality and expensive. No tea/coffee in rooms... more

The hotel is rated as having four stars but this is a bit overestimated in our oppinion. The rooms are a little "tired". The restaurant was not offering a large variety of food and the pool water was ... dark. The hotel beach is small and the security is inexistent. We have left unattended for approx 30mins the belongings on... more

I have read many tips for this hotel before and after my vacation, but I haven't noticed any claims about billing...I travelled with a group containing 16 people. We arrived to the hotel after 7 days safari. We spend one week in this Ocean Paradise and it was ok: I liked architecture and disliked the beach (you cannot swim in... more

We arrived, mud-splattered, after a week of heavy rains on safari to the brilliant blue skies and emerald waters of Zanzibar and, in comparison to our safari lodges, Ocean Paradise was unabashed luxury. From the moment we entered the impossibly high-domed palm-thatched foyer we were all enraptured: the place was picture postcard perfect. And over the following week, it didn't... more

What an amazing place! The rooms were lovely and so close to the beach - we had one of the round huts as we were there on honeymoon. The staff were excellent with a superb variety of food and attention to detail every night with the restaurant layout. The only negative I can honestly think of, apart from having to... more

The Ocean Paradise Resort on Zanzibar is a fairly nice place, but it is not Paradise, and it is not as great as most of the reviews suggest! A friend and I paid US$152 per person, per night, half board, for a standard twin room. We booked directly. I've listed the most extreme of the positive and negative experiences we... more

Date: 29.02.2008 Viewer: Tourism Business Administrator from Holland A Perfect Time We enpjoyed peace and comfort at Ocean Paradise . Personalized service, good food, well maintained gardens, spacious rooms and a management with the eye for the detail. We will definitely recommend this place to our friends as we got recommended as well. Looking forward our next visit at the... more

From walking into the lobby, with it's impressive architecture, we felt we had made an excellent choice. It was a long journey; the flights (Virgin Travel) with Kenyan Airlines, were cramped and noisy but the hotel was immediately calming. The staff were friendly, and the bungalow charming. A stroll down to the pool and bar, with the palms swaying soothingly... more