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Mayai Ocean Resort

4.5 star property

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Beach bar
3 outdoor pools, pool umbrellas, pool loungers
Breakfast, lunch and dinner served
Panoramic Studio | Beach/ocean view
On the beach, sun-loungers, beach towels, beach bar

Reviews

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful

Popular amenities

  • Pool
  • Breakfast included
  • Spa
  • Parking included
  • Free Wi-Fi
  • Restaurant

Explore the area

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Zanzibar, Bwejuu
  • Place, Bwejuu Beach
    ‪3 min walk‬
  • Place, Paje Beach
    ‪27 min walk‬

Room options

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Panoramic Studio | Terrace/patio

Panoramic Studio

  • Ocean view
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Queen Bed
  • Free Wi-Fi

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Comfort Double Room | Balcony view

Comfort Double Room

  • Ocean view
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed
  • Free Wi-Fi

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In-room safe, free WiFi, bed sheets

Romantic Studio Suite

  • Ocean view
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Queen Bed
  • Free Wi-Fi

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Superior Double Room | In-room safe, free WiFi, bed sheets

Superior Double Room

  • Ocean view
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Queen Bed and 1 Single Bed
  • Free Wi-Fi

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About this property

Mayai Ocean Resort

Spend the day on Mayai Ocean Resort's beach or relax by one of the hotel's 3 outdoor swimming pools. Change of towels is available on request
Mayai Ocean Resort offers 14 air-conditioned accommodations with laptop-compatible safes and complimentary bottles of water. Rooms open to furnished balconies or patios. Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access (speed: 50+ Mbps). Bathrooms include a shower with a rainfall showerhead, slippers, complimentary toiletries and hairdryers. In-room massages, change of towels and change of bedsheets can be requested. Housekeeping is provided on a daily basis.
3 outdoor swimming pools are on site along with a children's pool.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on-site or nearby; fees may apply.

Guests can pamper themselves by indulging in the on-site spa services. Services include hot stone massages, Swedish massages, facials and body scrubs.
During your stay at Mayai Ocean Resort, you're just a quick walk from Bwejuu Beach. You'll find features such as free breakfast, free WiFi in public areas and free self-parking.
  • Free cooked-to-order breakfast served daily
  • Free Wi-Fi (speed: 50+ Mbps)
  • Free self-parking
  • Enjoy a beachfront location while dining at Ocean Breeze
  • Take a swim in the 3 outdoor pools
  • Services include dry cleaning/laundry, a concierge and tour or ticket assistance
  • On-site recreation includes hiking/biking trails
  • Steps from Bwejuu Beach and 5 minutes by car from Kite Centre Zanzibar
Mayai Ocean Resort offers its guests 3 outdoor swimming pools and a children's pool. Along with a restaurant, there's a coffee shop/cafe on site. You can enjoy a drink at one of the bars, which include a beach bar, a poolside bar and a bar/lounge. Free breakfast is served daily. Public spaces have free WiFi.

Event space at this hotel measures 2153 square feet (200 square metres) and includes conference space. Spa services, a terrace, and gift shops/newsstands are also featured at the luxury Mayai Ocean Resort. Self parking is free.

Smoking is allowed in designated areas at this 4.5-star Bwejuu hotel.

Guests are served a free cooked-to-order breakfast daily from 7:00 AM to 10:30 AM.
Ocean Breeze – This beachfront restaurant serves breakfast, lunch and dinner. Guests can enjoy drinks at the bar. A children's menu is available. Happy hour is offered.

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • In-room WiFi speed: 50+ Mbps
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • Free secured self parking on site
  • Limited on-site self parking

Food and drink

  • Free cooked-to-order breakfast available daily 7:00 AM to 10:30 AM
  • A bar/lounge
  • A beach bar
  • A coffee shop/cafe
  • A poolside bar
  • A restaurant
  • Couples/private dining

Restaurants on site

  • Ocean Breeze

Things to do

  • 3 outdoor pools
  • Bicycle storage
  • Children's pool
  • Designer stores
  • Hiking/biking trails
  • Shopping

Family friendly

  • 3 outdoor pools
  • Children's pool
  • Laundry facilities

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Gift shop/newsstand
  • Guidebooks
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage

Guest services

  • Change of bedsheets (on request)
  • Change of towels on request
  • Concierge services
  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Proposal/romance packages
  • Tour and ticket assistance

Business services

  • 2,153 square feet of conference space

Outdoors

  • Beach loungers
  • Beach towels
  • Garden
  • On the beach
  • Outdoor furniture
  • Pool loungers
  • Pool umbrellas
  • Terrace

Spa

  • Body scrubs
  • Facials
  • Hot stone massages
  • In-room massages
  • Manicures/pedicures
  • Swedish massages

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Smooth flooring in room
  • Stair-free path to entrance
  • Upper floors accessible by stairs only

More

  • Banquet hall
  • Designated smoking areas
  • Mosquito nets

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Rainfall showerhead
  • Shampoo
  • Shower
  • Slippers
  • Soap
  • Toilet paper
  • Towels provided

Food and drink

  • Free bottled water

More

  • Air conditioning
  • Ceiling fan
  • Connecting rooms available
  • Laptop-compatible safe

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; check-in end time: midnight
Early check-in subject to availability
Late check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age - 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM
Late check-out subject to availability
Late check-out fee: USD 50

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property
If you are planning to arrive after 11:00 PM please contact the property in advance using the information on the booking confirmation
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

  • Pets and service animals are not allowed at Mayai Ocean Resort

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.
  • Rollaway/extra beds are available for USD 40.0 per night.

Payment types at the property

Important information

Fees

Guests will be asked to pay the following charges at the property:

  • A tax is imposed by the city: USD 5.00 per person, per night
  • An effective city/local tax rate of 12.00 per cent will be charged

We've listed all charges provided to us by the property.

Optional extras

The fees and deposits listed below will be charged at the time of service, check-in, or check-out.

  • Late check-out fee: USD 50 (subject to availability)
  • Rollaway bed fee: USD 40.0 per night

This may not be a comprehensive list. Fees and deposits are subject to change and might not include tax.

You need to know

This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business or profession.
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards and cash
Cashless transactions are available
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher
This property has outdoor spaces, such as balconies, patios and terraces, which may not be suitable for children; if you have any concerns, we recommend contacting the property prior to your arrival to confirm that they can accommodate you in a suitable room
Guests arriving after 11:00 PM must make advance arrangements by contacting the property using the information on the booking confirmation. Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property.

We should mention

  • Reservations are needed for massage services. For reservations, contact the hotel before arrival using the contact information on the booking confirmation.
  • Connecting/adjoining rooms are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property at the number on your booking confirmation.
  • Pets and service animals are not allowed on site.

Property is also known as

Mayai Ocean Resort Hotel
Mayai Ocean Resort Bwejuu
Mayai Ocean Resort Hotel Bwejuu

Mayai Ocean Resort Reviews

Reviews

9.0

Wonderful

Rating 10 - Excellent. 17 out of 25 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 5 out of 25 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 2 out of 25 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 25 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 1 out of 25 reviews

9.4/10

Cleanliness

9.8/10

Staff & service

8.6/10

Amenities

9.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

Verified

10/10 Excellent

Hannah

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lovely hotel with a beautiful beach and wonderful staff. Couldn’t fault it.
Stayed 7 nights in Dec 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Bernadette

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Staff are very willing to assist with any request and always with a smile. Excellent fresh food options and fantastic alcoholic and non alcoholic drinks. Very clean room and property. Safe and secure property.
Stayed 6 nights in Jul 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

haim

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
amazing
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Frédéric

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The hotel is perfect. The restaurant is the best in the area. The managers are super cool. But, most of all, the personnel are the best people in the world. Fun, funny, always smiling, warm, I can’t name it all. We had the time of our life at the Mayai. Thank you guys. Nakupenda.
Stayed 10 nights in Sep 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Nathalie Claire

It was an amazing experience
Stayed 8 nights in Mar 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Amy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The beach and property were spectacular! Workers are friendly and nice. I had an issue with internet connection and they were on it! Thanks Mayai Ocean Resort
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024
Verified

6/10 Okay

SHANAZ

Liked: Cleanliness
Nice beach. Food at restaurant was average and over priced. Room was small with very basic amenities - had to ask for tea kettles and coffee. Wall to the adjoining room was not sound proof and next door guests were noisy so hard to sleep at night.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025
Verified

2/10 Terrible

Abraham

Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Terrible experience. The location is really nice and on the beach. The food is really terrible and takes forever to come. It was basically inedible. Definitely do not order any fish! The hot water in our room was broken and it took 2 hours to fix. Then it broke again the second day and took another 2 hours to fix while they made us wait in the room and offered nothing to make up for the problem. On our last day we waited more than 2 hours for our breakfast which we then had to send back! There are lots of options in Zanzibar. Mayai is not worth it.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2025
Verified

8/10 Good

Stephanie

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Reception was very helpful. He secured a moped rental, currency, and anything we needed for our room very promptly. Rooms are nice, the resort has lots of areas to relax: balcony on your room, pool, restaurant area, and upstairs from the restaurant as well as the beach. Staff were all efficient and friendly. The food was very good. Local dishes especially were very tasty. Easy to tell that ingredients are all local and fresh. Breakfast is included and always started with fresh squeezed fruit and a fresh fruit plate, and then choose your breakfast from a few egg dishes, pancakes or muesli - lots of food. Quiet location. Easy area to drive the moped around, not far from spice farms and other towns to visit for an hour or 2.
Stayed 6 nights in May 2025
Verified

6/10 Okay

Trudy

Liked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
The staff were fantastice. Unfortunately we cannot rate this resort better because the pool was unusable. The large adult pool was being used by a child who pooped in it everyday. We brought it to the attention of the owner who assured us they would address it. The next day the child again pooped in the adult pool. Upon check out, we watched the dad, mom and child trying to remove the poop from the adult pool for the third day in a row. We came to the conclusion that this was a daily occurence. And therefore we could not use the pool. I would suggest a sign stating adult only. And please enforce the rule! It ruined our stay at this resort. There was a kids pool there. Just unfortunate that this child was using the adult pool as his toilet. At least a childs pool would be easier to clean. This family was a long stay. So we witnessed it happen each day. It would be happening for another two weeks.
Stayed 7 nights in Feb 2026
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Sune Erik

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Mine bedste anbefalinger. Vi var der med vores vennen par, personalet var utrolig søde venlige og altid meget glæde. Jeg kommer gerne igen
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2026
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Richard

Liked: Staff & service
Fantastisk! Nydelig sted, nydelig rom, nydelig strand, nydelig mat og drikke, nydelige ansatte!
Stayed 6 nights in May 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Ugo

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Partendo dal presupposto che se si viene nella zona sudest di Zanzibar si predilige il relax piuttosto che la "movida' del nord, lati positivi del resort sono le dimensioni ridotte e quindi tutto molto vicino e a portata di mano senza trascurare la tipicità del luogo, ristorante/bar alla carta di buona qualità con prezzi giusti, personale cordiale e buona pulizia. Aspetti negativi, nessun servizio organizzato, ne diurno ne serale per intrattenere in qualche modo il cliente e la parvenza di poco sicuro al di fuori delle mura perché immerso in un villaggio di capanne locali. Se scegliete questo è perché volete assoluto relax e meglio senza bambini, potrebbe essere benissimo categorizzato in adult only (questo un mio consiglio per il resort)
Stayed 5 nights in Mar 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Martin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Hotellet med den beste maten.

Fantastisk service, og Zanzibars beste restaurant, litt dårlig vanntrykk når alle dusjer på ettermiddagen, men ellers fantastisk og rolig hotell.
Stayed 6 nights in Jan 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Sepp

Enkel rom i rolig omgivelse

Fantastisk hyggelig personal, maten var bra i Restaurangen som var åpen hele dagen. Rommen er enkla kun med seng, nattbord, innbygd hylle og gratis safe og uteplass eller balkong. Stranden er ikke det beste men det går å bada. All innredning er lokalt tilvirket enkla men helt ok. Likte best at det var rolig og stille på hotellet. Litt tungvint system når man vil ha rommet rengjort då måtte man levere nøkkelen til resepsjonen. Kommer gjerne tilbake.
Dubbelrom
Innbygd hylle med safe og dør til andre balkongen
Bad
Basdeng
Stayed 13 nights in Nov 2024
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Theo

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
L’hôtel est incroyable. Il est intimiste, au bord de plage et le personnel est tout simplement aux petits soins. Pour avoir dîner dans plusieurs autres hôtels, je ne regrette aucunement mon choix. Le restaurant est très bien. La masseuse Anna est incroyable. Chambre nettoyée tout les jours si vous le souhaitez. Rien à redire.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Perfekt för avkoppling

Hotellet var helt underbart, god mat, fräscht på rummet och allmänna utrymmen, trevlig personal. Ett extra plus var sällskapsspelen dom hade i restaurangen som man fick låna gratis.
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2024
Verified

8/10 Good

Thomas

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
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Stayed 5 nights in Sep 2024
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Patrice

Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Fouad

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Artemus

Stayed 4 nights in May 2025
Verified

8/10 Good

Marie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 5 nights in Mar 2025
Verified

8/10 Good

Brandon

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2024