Nautilus Boutique Hotel

A wonderful wee boutique hotel literally on a private beach. Amazing sunrises and quiet location without being hassled at the beach. We felt very safe overall. Nice sized room with ensuite toilet and shower. The owners and staff work very hard to keep everything to a great standard despite the challenges of being in Africa with power cuts. Our air conditioner burnt out due to power fluctuations and it was replaced with a brand new one the next day. Breakfast is cooked fresh with lots of options including omelettes, breakfast burritos, fresh juices and fresh fruit. Meals were also cooked fresh to order and did not disappoint. There were also other restaurant choices nearby if you fancy a change. Rooms were cleaned daily and everyone was super helpful if you needed anything. The two dogs 🐕 were super cute too. Thank you team Nautilus ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Couldn’t ask for a better location, right on a very nice ran tidy beach. The team here are fantastic and will do what they can to help you. You have to remember you are ok an island in Africa so there will be problems, the team took everything in their strides schist got on with causing you the least inconvenience possible.

The breakfast was great and all meals are prepared fresh for you, this really shows in the the quality and flavour.

Would thoroughly recommend to anyone

This is a Hidden gem in Zanzibar!!! You must read my honest review.

My husband and i did a trip to Zanzibar in Sept 2023. This was our first hotel. We stayed here for 6 nights. Uroa is the perfect place to stay if you are looking for a private and peaceful holiday. You will feel like you are on a private island because there are less tourists in this area.

This Hotel exceeded all of our expectations. The hotel is small and has only around 10 rooms. This makes this hotel feel very exclusive. There is a fairly big lounge/restaurant area open to guest all day with a sea view. I will split my review into sections to make it easier because i have so many great things to share about this hotel.

The room:
We opted for the sea view room and it was huge! It was like a small villa. There was so much space. The bed was very comfy. The room was very clean. The bedding was very clean. The room view was incredible!! We enjoyed watching the sunrise on most days.

The hotel location:
You will struggle to find many hotels like this in zanzibar. I preferred my stay here in comparison to kendwa. Watching the sunrise with no one in the way of your view is what makes this area and hotel well worth the price. The hotel is very affordable and in my opinion it is a bargain. There are no restaurants local to this hotel however most places are a cab ride away. If you plan on doing excursions during the day then you can always go out to eat on your way back to the hotel. We preferred to eat at the hotel because the food here was also amazing. We noticed that other couples also preferred hotel food over the local restaurants. Please note there is not much to do around the area but just simply enjoy the beach and hotel. We were forced to relax and unwind for once on holiday.

Staff:
The staff here are just amazing. They have the perfect balance between being accommodating and respecting your space. They were so helpful with arranging food for us on days when we were out all day. They made sure we were being looked after. The owners of the place were also so friendly. They were very down to earth and loved talking to their guest.

Food:
We opted for breakfast only but spent most of our nights having dinner at the hotel restaurant too. Breakfast was simple but very nice (Toast, sausages, pancakes and fruits). The hotel offers a variety of different food for the guest. The menu is extensive enough so that you do not get bored. We tried different things every night and enjoyed almost everything. I highly recommend the tuna steak, the burgers, the pizza, and the Swahili platter. In terms of price we were spending roughly 15 dollars each per night for a very nice meal with drinks.

Excursions:
This can all be arranged with the hotel rep. This was all arranged for us and we had no issues. Do remember to haggle prices especially if you are booking a few excursions like us.

Beach:
The beach is very clean and beautiful. Uroa has less tourists so we found the beach to be more clean than kendwa and nungwi. The water is not as blue as the more popular areas in zanzibar but still very beautiful. On most days we had the whole beach to ourselves. There are not many people trying to sell you things like other parts of zanzibar.

If you are visiting Zanzibar for the first time. I would recommend splitting your time between a very touristy area and an area like uroa. You will appreciate the difference. This hotel met all our needs. Thank you to everyone at Nautilus Hotel.

Super customer service. Very friendly owner. Breakfast was great especially the coffee ☕. It was brewed to my test and served well.

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Very good place! Clean the room every day! Every one here is nice and they all would love to help you what ever you need! The hotel looks great and everything is perfect here... Also the hotel is really on the beach and they clean the beach and all the hotel every day, very good service and they gave us the best feeling to stay here! Also who is afraid that he wouldn't have nothing to eat there are 2 restaurants beside the hotel good price and good food!

Freshly opened (December, 2019) boutique hotel at the beach of Uroa, owned by a great Italian guy (Gianfilippo) . 8 or nine rooms/apartments, a small restaurant, sunbeds, palms, a very friendly staff. The rooms are some 10 m from the beach of the beautiful Indian Ocean. There are some restaurants nearby in the other resorts on the beach. Be aware that there are absolutely no shops in the neughborhood! The hotel is perfect for a slow vacation. The management can arrange tours, programs, transfers for you if you need. Highly recommended!

I would go there again!!!!! Loved everything about the place, you get that tropical feeling, exceptional service from stuff 💯, tasty food 😋 & the portions are good too (I'm a foodie lol).....& the location is just sooo perfect 👌🏾:- its on thr beach ⛱ ❤ #Excellent 💫💫💫💫💫

Great place ever, calm, beautiful, lovely and unique. Best service that exceed my expectations Meshack, Aisha, Suma, Martha, Irene they made our stay so beautiful and memorable......I recommend Nautilus boutique 100times best place

Peaceful, cool and clean place, getting relaxed with the fresh wind from the sea few steps from the room.

The best place to stay in Uroa, the place is completely on the beach. The rooms are clean and the staff are really friendly.

It's very good place slot is happening like acrobatics show fire show and the food in this place is awesome delicious seafood taste with zanzibar spicy I really loved it

The hospitality is amaizing. Great beach too. Clean rooms.

Best Sea Food in Zanzibar.Very nice owner.Everyone need to tried

excellent view

Nous sommes restés deux nuits et nous avons adoré notre séjour ici. La vue est magnifique, la piscine est belle, il a un filet de volet sur la plage et la chambre est grande. Seul petit bémol pour la salle de bain qui mériterait un coup de peinture mais rien de très grave. Les personnes qui travaillent au Nautilius sont toutes incroyables ce qui a rendu notre séjour encore plus agréable.

Kameralne miejsce - idealne dla rodziny. Świetny widok z pokoju i tarasu. Bardzo dobre jedzenie w hotelowej restauracji (wypróbowaliśmy praktycznie wszystkie dania z karty). Czyste pokoje, czysty basen, czysta plaża i spokojna okolica.
Polecam

Το ξενοδοχείο ήταν πολύ ωραίο ! Εμείς από την αρχή ψάχναμε ένα μέρος το οποίο θα ηταν κοντά σε όλους τους προορισμούς και από το ξενοδοχείο όλοι οι προορισμοί ήταν maximum από μία ώρα ! Η εξυπηρέτηση υπέροχη και το κλήμα ευχάριστο και ήρεμο. Τα δωμάτια ήταν καθαρά κάθε μερα κάτι που είναι πολύ σημαντικό.
Σας ευχαριστούμε πολύ !

Si vous cherchez hygiène, propreté, calme, belle plage de sable fin et la mer et piscine au pas de votre porte , vous y êtes. Personnel compétent, aimable , accueillant et anglophone. J'ai kiffé . Et dire qu'en plus tarifs de séjour et de restauration à portée de bourses moyennes

Отличное место! Очень чисто. Очень удобные номера.
Весь отпуск слышал одно нытьё от соотечественников, которых все не устраивало - это единственный минус. (Если вы относитесь к таким же нытикам, желаю вам ни куда кроме Турецкого отеля не выезжать).
Завтраки действительно скромные, но за те смешные деньги, что берет отель за свои услуги грех жаловаться.

Рекомендую дать всего-лишь 5 тысяч шиллингов и попросить больше панкейков на завтрак. Если вам не хватает стандартной порции.
Уборка тоже отличная, пару раз обставляли чаевые за уборку. Было чисто, но стало все сиять!

П.с

Одни мои соседи все время слушали «Блотняк».. не ожидал услышать тюремную эстетику на берегу Океана.

Другие соседи, вычерпывали 1/2 банку Nutella и чашку кленового сиропа 😂😂😂
До того как начнётся завтрак.
Говорят, что в Африке дети голодают, но похоже шоколадной пасты в России нет.

Некоторые постоянно бухали водку и закусывали колбасой привезённой из России. Оставить пустые бутылки от пива на прекрасном отельном пляже им казалось нормой.

Если закрыть глаза на всю жесть которую вытворяют дорогие наши соотечественники, отдых просто супер!