Arya Boutique Resort

Stayed one night at tha Arya Boutique Hotel. Beautiful oasis only steps from the beach. Staff went above and beyond to accommodate and Laura the owner was easily accessible and very professional. Breakfast was amazing ! And the resident cat was very cute and cuddly. Well situated location to do all of your excursions!

We have stayed here for 4 nights in February 2023 (Suite with a pool terrace). The room was nice and clean, the terrace in front of the pool was absolutely amazing. We had the pool practically for ourselves and it was a heaven for my 7 years old daughter. The staff is super nice, helpful and full of warmth. Highly recommend it!

We recently stayed at the Arya boutique hotel in Zanzibar, and unfortunately, we were extremely disappointed with our experience. Although it seemed wonderful on the internet. We are a family of 4. * Hotel advertised as boutique hotel, but did not feel like it, it felt like we are staying in someone’s property. Due to the level of service. * Poor first impression due to disinterested staff not wearing uniforms and didn’t help with the luggage. As any hotel staff would. * during the day you would find the cleaner sitting always at the reception seating area. We’re you can sit and have a coffee. * there was no kettle in the room for coffee and tea, instead at the reception area, where you needed to pay for espresso, (tea was free). * The driver who picked us up from the airport, changed the root during the trip to hotel & said he wants to pick up his wife on the way & took us to a very condensed area, I was frightened to be honest, especially that the streets in Zanzibar didn’t have lights. And picked this lady who sat with us in the car. * Poorly designed rooms with no functional storage and no AC in kids' room. The room was a mess bcz our stuff was lying around both rooms. The bathroom sink area had no space to put our stuff. So it didn’t feel relaxing in the room at all. * When we arrived the bathroom bin wasn’t empty. And the shower head and handle had rust. * No direct access to the beach, no beach view, you have to cross a street full of supermarket and other store workers to go to a small beach area with no Wi-Fi. Which is very important when on holiday. If we needed internet we had to go back to stay in the room. * The eating area was very small and depressing. Although the responsible staff there was very nice. And he customized a breakfast for us. * Poorly maintained pool area with guests leaving garbage and cigarette packets on ground. Hotel staff would not pick up towels of other guests , even when I called him to, I removed the towels myself and removed the cigarette packets , and it stayed thr on the table till the next day. Together with pizza plates that we ordered from another restaurant. Stayed there and was never picked up. * We also had a negative experience on an organized excursion, which didn’t deliver at of its promise and included unhygienic restaurant. On a positive note, after complaining we were compensated with another excursion the day after and a lunch at a good normal restaurant. And the owner apologized. Yet still we wasted a full day with the disappointing first trip, which left the kids very upset and us as well. * Overall, we felt that the hotel did not offer good value for money and the level of service was very poor. * In contrast, we had a much better experience at the nearby Mvuvi boutique hotel restaurant, which had a nice atmosphere, very nice and professional workers and good food. In conclusion, we would not recommend staying at this boutique hotel in Zanzibar. We expected a relaxing and pa