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Reviews of Boutique Hotel Matlai

4 out of 5
Boutique Hotel Matlai
Michamvi Beach, Michamvi

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10

Exceptional

Rating 10 - Excellent. 41 out of 42 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 1 out of 42 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 0 out of 42 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 42 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 42 reviews" "

10/10

Cleanliness

10/10

Staff & service

10/10

Amenities

10/10

Property conditions & facilities

10/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Jonathan

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
A beautiful small resort with just 6 rooms in two separate buildings. Very attentive and friendly staff. Lovely pool. Beautiful gardens. Long white sand beach right in front of the rooms is perfect for walks and swimming (with sea shoes, and somewhat tide dependent).
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Pattaneeporn

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023
Response from Inge BB on 23 Sept 2023
Dear guest,Thanks you very much for your 10 points review for your stay. We are happy to learn that you have been so satisfied with your stay.Thank you again for visiting Matlai.All the bestInge

10/10 Excellent

Roberto

Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2023
Response from Thank You for the 10/10 Rating on 7 Mar 2023
Dear Robert,Thank you for taking the time to leave such a positive review of your recent experience with us. We were thrilled to hear that you rated us 10 out of 10 points.It's always wonderful to hear that our guests enjoyed their stay with us. We strive to provide the best possible experience for each and every guest, and we're glad that we were able to do that for you.Thank you again for your review and for choosing to stay with us. We hope to have the pleasure of welcoming you back again soon.Best regards,The Team of Boutique Hotel Matlai

10/10 Excellent

Kristina

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Thank you, Matlai, for super happy memories!!
There are lots of beautiful boutique hotels everywhere in the world, lots of them have just a beautiful facade, but missing that special personal touch that actually makes the difference by bringing up good emotions and making you always remembering the place. Matlai gives you that experience and you will want to come back, because everything here is simply very very very good - location, views, facilities, service, food, comfort, design and details, happy staff, peace ... you will not miss a thing from your luxury beach stay!
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2022
Response from Thank you for your glowing review of Matlai on 24 Feb 2023
Dear Kristina,Thank you so much for taking the time to share your wonderful experience at Matlai with the world! We are delighted to hear that you had a memorable stay with us, and that you appreciated the special personal touch that we strive to provide to each and every guest.It is truly heartening to know that you found our location, views, facilities, service, food, comfort, design and details, happy staff, and peace to be of the highest standards. Your kind words are a great source of motivation for us to continue providing exceptional service and ensuring that every guest leaves with happy memories.We look forward to welcoming you back to Matlai in the near future, and hope to have the opportunity to exceed your expectations once again.Warm regards,The Matlai Team

10/10 Excellent

Patrick

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
A Boutique Hotel worth of its name. The team will welcome you with a smile from the heart and you will have the most pleasant stay in a place that is close to a piece of heaven on earth! You will not have to worry about anything as the Matlai team will get all your needs covered from out trips to transportation to snorkeling gear to anything you might need. The outdoor cinema was a charm and the beach bar was great. Do not hesitate to book your stay with Matlai Hotel. You won’t be disappointed. special thanks to Justus and Mohammed from the Matlai team
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2021
Response from Inge BB on 16 Nov 2021
Dear Patrick, Thanks a lot for your great review! We would be delighted to welcoming you one day again. All the best Inge

10/10 Excellent

Ellyn Dryden

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Best hotel I have ever stayed in!
If I could give this hotel a higher rating I would. Everything was perfect from the time we arrived to when we left, our only regret was we wish we had booked for longer! We stayed for 2 nights as part of our honeymoon. Inge arranged our airport transfer, when we reached the hotel we got out and didn't need to pay (they put it on our room bill) and took our cases to our room, handed us fresh coconuts with Malibu and got us checked in quickly. We arrived late and ordered our dinner which we ate on our balcony served by the hotel butler. I love the little quirks of this place: - You can eat anywhere you like and there are SO many beautiful spaces! - Cooked to order breakfast you can eat whenever you like and as much as you like with local delicacies - The room balcony was beautiful and incredible views - Food is exceptional and well priced - Service is also exceptional - It's so relaxing, peaceful and quiet - The bath and local bath salts are a beautiful touch - I LOVED the bedtime stories! - The room spray choice is such a nice touch - The hotel bar/ restaurant is well decorated - All the décor is outstanding - You can pay for everything on your card, even hotel transfers Do not hesitate about booking this, we would absolutely come back. Traveller tip: Don't waste your money going to the Rock Restaurant for over priced, below average food and poor service. Eat here and get amazing food for incredible quality with exceptional service!
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2020
Response from Inge Becker-Boost on 15 Feb 2020
Dear Ellyn, Thank you so much for your outstanding review, we are very happy to read this It would be great to welcome you once again in the future. All the best and warm regards Inge

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Mátlai boutique hotel is a dream and a little piece of paradise, the owners (manager, director) Tim, Inge and the rest of the staff specially Muhammed, justice and Regina made our stay very special, the view of our room was amazing, the food and service was impecable and We were able to borrow the snorkeling gear (free to use) and we were also able to watch a movie in the outside cinema setting at the hotel (quite romantic and another movie 🍿 in our room. The matlai hotel is my favorite place and I hope I can be lucky enough to come back every year, it was the most special 5 days I have had in a long time. Thanks to the matlai team for sharing and giving us such a special time. Ana Beltran
Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2020
Response from Inge Becker-Boost on 30 Jan 2020
Dear Ana and Christian, Thank you so much for your wonderful review. We would be delighted to welcome you every year! Kindest regards Inge & Tim

10/10 Excellent

Julian

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A piece of paradise in Zanzibar!
Paradise! Both in terms of service and grounds. Totally recommend this hotel to those looking for a unique experience in Zanzibar.
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2019
Response from Inge on 18 Jul 2019
Thanks you very much for your great review.

10/10 Excellent

Simone

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Best hotel we have ever stayed at!
This hotel is a 10/10, you will not regret booking it. The owner Inge is very helpful and attentive from the moment you book and all the staff during our stay was phenomenal. This hotel is a very good value, especially considering other hotels with similar offering are more than double the price. From the food, to the service, to location, to the individually decorated rooms, everything was perfect! Given there are limited rooms and the hotel is located on a large property, it also never feels crowded and you can enjoy your privacy.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2018
Response from Inge Becker-Boost on 27 Mar 2019
Dear Simone, Thanks a lot for your great review, we appreciate it very much. Kind regards Inge

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2017
Response from Inge on 17 Oct 2018
Thanks for your great rating!

10/10 Excellent

Elizabeth

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Book it already. Amazing time.
Amazing hotel with the bestest of service. The owners were beyond nice and the staff was the most enjoyable and professional. Great experience and would definitely stay again. Only thing that could be improved is the wifi speed.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great hotel, amazing staff
I turned up and was very slightly disappointed. However, the staff are amazing and more than made up for my initial thoughts Great location and a walk away from The Rock
Stayed 8 nights in Nov 2017

10/10 Excellent

Terri, canada

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Heaven on Earth!
Never in my life have I been to such an amazing hotel! Beautiful ocean views, gardens, lounging areas. The only thing better than the breathtaking hotel itself is the amazing staff. So incredibly friendly and helpful, they made you feel like you were the most important person there. And the food....delicious! If there was more than a 5 star rating, this place deserves it! Everyone should have a chance to visit this place at least once in their lives, truly paradise on Earth! - Adam and Terri
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2017

10/10 Excellent

Roberta

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
zanzibar paradise
Boutique Hotel Matlai is a wonderful place to stay - everything from the beginning to end was perfect! All the staff was amazing, Tim the general manager was friendly and helpful. The room was well designed, spacious, had every comfort needed. Our room was a few feet from the beach - incredible view - couldn't ask to for a better location. With only 6 rooms great attention was paid to all details and to making every guest feel as if they were at home. Food was very good and it was the only place in Zanzibar that we found could make a good aperol spritz! We had a fantastic 4 day stay - I would only change one thing - to have stayed longer!
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2017

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Beautiful!!!
Breathtakingly gorgeous private place right on the beach! Wonderful staff and delicious food! Its like a private paradise and once youre there you just want to remain napping on the bahari overlooking the ocean and never leave! Only fault is slow wifi but its not even needed because you just want to forget the outside world when youre there. Definitely will recommend it and be back!

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Wonderful hotel, great experience
True luxury, beautiful hotel by the sea. Recommend Villa Kidosho for honeymooners

10/10 Excellent

Heather, Canada

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A little piece of indulgent paradise!
What an amazing stay at Boutique Hotel Matlai! From the butler service to the private pool to the great transport to and from the airport - will definitely come back!

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Opulence at a great price
We stayed at the Villa Kidosho, Mwezi (Moon) room, which is a 2-room house with private balcony, salt water pool, dining area, and plenty of reading and lounging areas inside and outside. Also, there was a butler. Yes, you read this right, there is a butler 24/7. You can summon the butler with a cell phone that you can use in town (might need to reset the phone when you get off the property). Tim, the co-owner/manager with his mother, Inge, did a wonderful job of coordinating trips to Stone Town and to Cheetah's Rock, a must-do. The taxi people he uses are secure and prompt, so leaving things in the taxi for a while is no issue with security. This was low season, and we were the only ones in the entire hotel for a few days, which was quite pleasant. 1/2 board is breakfast and dinner included, which has a large menu selection that is made to order. This was truly a royal treatment.
Mwezi room bed
Villa Kidosho central dining room
Villa Kidosho
Villa Kidosho

10/10 Excellent

Jeroen, Antwerp

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Like royals
We had a great stay here on the final days of our honeymoon. The service and facilities were just perfect, we were treated like royals!!

8/10 Good

Thomas, Dubai/London

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Small and friendly
Beautiful small property with great rooms and gardens. Loved the ability to eat when and where you like. Service was very friendly if a bit slow at times. While you are free to request dishes, the actual range and quality delivered depends on the limited availability of produce and sometimes lead times that surprised us. The beach is nice for long walks, but swimming is subject to the tides as everywhere on Zanzibar. During low tide the plentiful rock pools are an attraction for explorers.

10/10 Excellent

Paul

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very convenient boutique hotel
Four great rooms with each a butler for all your wishes. Nice pool almost on the beach. For quietness and relaxing. Superb!

10/10 Excellent

Christoph

Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Patrick

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Endroit d’exception, tout est fait pour notre plaisir dans un cadre idyllique et une nourriture fantastique!
Stayed 7 nights in Mar 2023
Response from Un avis cinq étoiles de Patrick sur Expedia on 13 Mar 2023
Dear Patrick,Thank you for taking the time to write such a wonderful review of your recent stay. We are thrilled to hear that you enjoyed your time with us and found our facilities and location to be exceptional.We are also pleased to hear that our team went above and beyond to ensure that you had a memorable experience, and that you enjoyed our delicious cuisine. Our chefs take great pride in using only the freshest and highest quality ingredients to create unforgettable meals.Thank you for choosing to stay with us and for recommending our hotel to other travelers. We look forward to welcoming you back in the near future!Best regards,The team of Boutique Hotel Matlai

10/10 Excellent

Sascha

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 6 nights in Feb 2023
Response from Thank You for the 5/5 Rating on 22 Mar 2023
Thank you for taking the time to rate your experience with us. We appreciate your feedback and are thrilled to see that you had a positive experience.

10/10 Excellent

Thomas

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Uns hat es super gefallen, es waren für uns aussergewöhnliche Ferien in dieser schönen Hotel-anlage. Das Personal ist äusserst freundlich und hat vom Morgen bis Abend immer ein Lächeln im Gesicht. Das Essen fanden wir hervorragend und abwechslungsreich. Alles vom Stand bis Zimmer und Garten ist sauber und sehr gepflegt. Besonders hat und die private und ruhige Atmosphäre gefallen. Wir werden diesen Urlaub nie vergessen und kommen sicher wieder. Ein riesiges Dankeschön an das ganze Team.
Stayed 7 nights in Feb 2022
Response from Inge BB on 1 Mar 2022
Lieber Thomas, ganz herzlichen Dank für die sehr gute Bewertung. Es freut uns natürlich sehr, dass es Ihnen bei uns so gut gefallen hat. Wir würden uns sehr freuen, Sie noch einmal bei uns begrüßen zu dürfen. Herzliche Grüße Inge & Tim

10/10 Excellent

Rayan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Magnifique et inoubliable
Hôtel magnifique, excellent séjour du début à la fin, spécial mention pour notre major d’homme Hashim et le responsable Mohamed qui nous ont parfaitement accompagné durant notre séjour. Si vous souhaitez passer un séjour inoubliable n’hésitez pas réserver cet hôtel. Tout le personnel est au petit soin pour vous, l’arriver à l’hôtel est juste magnifique et quand vous quitterez cet hôtel vous serez triste de partir, ils vous donneront un petit sac avec des pâtisseries et des fruits. Je n’ai rien à dire sur cet hôtel tout ces passer parfaitement, le meilleur hôtel que j’ai pu faire sur l’île de zanzibar durant notre séjour de 3 semaines.
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2021
Response from Inge BB on 4 Jan 2022
Thank you very much for your great review!

10/10 Excellent

Kathrin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Außergewöhnliches Hotel. Personal immer aufmerksam, aber nie aufdringlich. Ausgezeichnetes Essen. Ruhige Lage am Traumstrand. Home away from home!
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2021
Response from Inge Becker-Boost on 20 Oct 2021
Dear Kathrin, Thanks a lot for your great review. Kind regards Inge

10/10 Excellent

GUILHERME

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excepcional
O hotel é incrível. São apenas 6 quartos então a atenção é totalmente voltada para estes poucos hóspedes. Um mordomo fica a sua disposição 24 horas. Eles pensam em tudo, simplesmente em tudo. Nunca fui tratado tão bem em um hotel. Pegamos o plano café e jantar. As refeições são fartas e é tudo muito romântico. Você pode ir caminhado ao famoso restaurante The Rock (10 minutos pela praia). Aconselho tbm pegarem o por do sol no Kae Beach, que fica cerca de 15 minutos de carro. Valeu a pena pagar mais caro por um hotel e ter tratamento de rei.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2021
Response from Inge Becker-Boost on 20 Oct 2021
Dear Guilherme, Thanks a lot for your great review. Kind regards Inge

10/10 Excellent

Szabolcs

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 7 nights in Feb 2021
Response from Inge Becker-Boost on 16 Feb 2021
Thanks a lot!

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2020

10/10 Excellent

IGOR

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Hotel sensacional, na beira da praia, todo rústico, muito aconchegante. O hotel possui 2 casas, uma com 04 quartos e outra com 02, mais luxuosos, cada uma tem uma piscina e você fica muito a vontade. A comida é a melhor de toda a praia, o serviço é impecável, o mordomo Justus estava sempre a disposição pra nos ajudar com qualquer coisa, bastava telefonar do celular de cada quarto. No restaurante, o garçom Mohamed sempre muito simpático, nos servindo e sempre conversando sobre a cultura local. Recomendo muito o local, ideal pra descansar.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2020
Response from Inge Becker-Boost on 3 Nov 2020
Dear Igor, Thanks a lot for your great review! Kind regards Inge

10/10 Excellent

Alessandra

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2019
Response from Inge Becker-Boost on 5 Oct 2019
Dear Alessandra, Thank you so much for your great rating! Kind regards Inge

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Ein wirklich angenehmer Aufenthalt mit ausgesprochen aufmerksamen Personal. Unterbringung und Verpflegung lässt keine Wünsche offen. Lage und Ausstattung sehr für einen erholsamen Urlaub geeignet. Die Betreiber geben sich alle Mühe und haben die ganze Anlage liebevoll gestaltet.
Stayed 13 nights in Feb 2019
Response from Inge Becker-Boost on 4 Mar 2019
Ganz herzlichen Dank für die sehr gute Bewertung!

10/10 Excellent

Catherine, Marseille

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Une expérience unique dans un cadre paradisiaque ...
Stayed 6 nights in Nov 2018
Response from Inge on 21 Nov 2018
Thanks a lot for your fantastic review!

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
albergo favoloso consente privacy e servizi dedica
ogni dettaglio curato da un messaggio al.mattino alla storia della sera . colazione spettacolare. personale gentile e professionale.
Stayed 9 nights in Feb 2018

10/10 Excellent

laurence, brive

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
calme et tranquillité , à l’ecarT de la foule.
Nous avons trouvé le repos que nous recherchions. Les couleurs changeantes de la mer en fonction des marées sont un vrai régal.
Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2018

10/10 Excellent

rogier, Amsterdam

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
splendido ,cuoco geniale, bellissima
Per 8 giorni di totale tranquillità, gastronomiche kitesurf con tradewind. Bellisimo
Stayed 8 nights in Jan 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
최고입니다!
서비스 받는 느낌을 주는 확실한 곳입니다. 조용하게 쉬고 싶은 분들에게는 최고의 호텔!

10/10 Excellent

Till, Düsseldorf

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Ein Stück Paradies auf Erden!
Einfach ein traumhaftes Hotel, mit perfektem Ambiente und erstklassigem Service. Ein Stück Paradies auf Erden!

10/10 Excellent

Zohra, Zurich

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Un sejour magique dans un petit coin de paradis!
Parfait pour jeunes mariés mais également pour ceux qui cherchent a se ressourcer dans un endroit magique. Chaque détail est mis en place par une équipe au top pour offrir un accueil irréprochable et être aux petits soins de sa clientèle. Un vrai petit coin de paradis

10/10 Excellent

Anna, Berlin

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Paradies
Wir haben wundervolle (leider nur) zwei Tage im matlai verbringen dürfen- der perfekte Einstieg in den Urlaub.Von der ersten Minute an fühlt man sich wie im Paradies- das Hotel und der Service lassen keine Wünsche offen! Die Zimmer zeugen von einer unaufgeregten Ästhetik mit sehr viel Liebe zum Detail.Durch den 24h-Service und die Möglichkeit den Ort für die Mahlzeiten auswählen zu können, fühlt man sich als Gast einzigartig und willkommen. Und das sich ständig verändernde Türkise Meer vor dem Zimmer ergänzt das wundervolle Ambiente dieses Hotels! Ganz lieben Dank, wir werden wiederkommen und es unseren Freunden weiterempfehlen. Philipp&Anna

10/10 Excellent

Katharina, Skoghall

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Drömsemester
Fantastiskt fint hotel, jättevackert område, toppen service och mat!!