Blue Moon Resort

4.5 star property
your current months are January, 2025 and February, 2025.
January 2025
February 2025

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Exterior
Aerial view
Beach/ocean view
Lunch, dinner served; local and international cuisine, beach views
Terrace/patio

Reviews

9.4 out of 10

Exceptional

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • Room service
  • Spa
  • Laundry
  • Air conditioning
  • Housekeeping

Explore the area

Map
Shungi, Jambiani, Zanzibar
  • Kuza Cave
    11 min drive
  • Jambiani Beach
    11 min drive
  • La Madrugada A La Carte
    7 min drive
  • Zanzibar (ZNZ-Zanzibar Intl.)
    104 min drive

Room options

Suite, Private Pool

  • 45 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

Superior Room

  • 35 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

Executive Suite, Private Pool

  • 50 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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About the area

Jambiani

Located in Jambiani, Blue Moon Resort is by the ocean, within a 15-minute drive of Jambiani Beach and Kite Centre Zanzibar. .This beach hotel is 8.4 mi (13.4 km) from Paje Beach and 10.6 mi (17.1 km) from Kizimkazi Dimbani Mosque.

What's nearby

  • Kuza Cave - 11 min drive
  • Jambiani Beach - 11 min drive
  • Kite Centre Zanzibar - 13 min drive
  • Makunduchi Beach - 21 min drive
  • Paje Beach - 22 min drive

Getting around

  • Zanzibar Intl. Airport (ZNZ) - 104 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Pompetti Restaurant of Zanzibar - ‬10 min drive
  • ‪Lost Soles - ‬9 min drive
  • ‪Pili Pili Boutique Lodge - ‬10 min drive
  • ‪BAHARI Pizza-Restaurant-Bar - ‬9 min drive
  • ‪Jambiani Villas Restaurant - ‬10 min drive

About this property

Blue Moon Resort

Elegant adults-only beach hotel
Blue Moon Resort offers 11 air-conditioned accommodations with minibars and safes. Each accommodation is individually furnished and decorated. Select Comfort beds feature premium bedding. Guests can make use of the in-room refrigerators and coffee/tea makers.

Bathrooms include bidets, complimentary toiletries, and hair dryers. 50-inch Smart televisions come with digital channels. Additionally, rooms include complimentary bottled water and ceiling fans. Housekeeping is provided daily.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
Guests can indulge in a pampering treatment at the hotel's full-service spa. Services include deep-tissue massages, Swedish massages, and Thai massages. The spa is open daily.
Make yourself at home in one of the 11 individually decorated guestrooms, featuring refrigerators and Smart televisions. Your Select Comfort bed comes with premium bedding. Digital television is provided for your entertainment. Private bathrooms have complimentary toiletries and bidets.
Relax at the full-service spa, where you can enjoy massages. Additional amenities at this hotel include concierge services, wedding services, and a television in a common area. Getting to nearby attractions is a breeze with the area shuttle (surcharge).
Enjoy local and international cuisine at Restaurant, a beachfront restaurant which features a garden view. You can also stay in and take advantage of the room service (during limited hours). Mingle with other guests at the complimentary reception, held daily. Quench your thirst with your favorite drink at the bar/lounge.
Featured amenities include express check-in, express check-out, and dry cleaning/laundry services. A roundtrip airport shuttle is provided for a surcharge (available 24 hours).
A complimentary manager's reception is offered each day.
Restaurant - This beachfront restaurant specializes in local and international cuisine and serves lunch and dinner. Reservations are required.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.

Languages

English, German, Italian, Russian, Swahili

Property amenities

Parking and public transport

  • 24-hour return airport shuttle (surcharge)
  • Airport shuttle on request
  • Local area shuttle (surcharge)

Food and drink

  • 1 restaurant
  • 1 bar
  • Free daily reception
  • Room service available

Restaurants on site

  • Restaurant

Things to do

  • Bike rentals
  • Canoeing
  • Full-service spa
  • Motorised watercraft

Conveniences

  • Front-desk safe

Guest services

  • Concierge services
  • Daily housekeeping
  • Dry-cleaning service
  • Front desk (limited hours)
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Tour/ticket assistance
  • Wedding services

Outdoors

  • BBQ grill(s)
  • Garden
  • Outdoor furniture
  • Picnic area
  • Pool sunloungers
  • Pool umbrellas
  • Terrace

Spa

  • Massage - deep-tissue
  • Massage - Swedish
  • Massage - Thai
  • Spa open daily

Accessibility

  • If you have any requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • This property does not have any lifts
  • Step-free path to entrance
  • Tile flooring in room
  • Well-lit path to entrance

More

  • Mosquito nets
  • Renovated entire property – January 2018
  • Smoke-free property
  • TV in lobby

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Air conditioning
  • Bed sheets
  • Blackout drapes/curtains
  • Ceiling fan
  • Premium bedding
  • Select comfort bed

Bathroom

  • Bidet
  • Free toiletries
  • Hairdryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Toilet paper
  • Towels

Entertainment

  • 50-inch smart TV
  • Digital channels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Electric kettle
  • Free bottled water
  • Minibar
  • Fridge

More

  • Electrical adapters/chargers
  • Individually decorated
  • Individually furnished
  • Safe
  • Window screens

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; Check-in end time: 10:30 AM
Early check-in subject to availability
Early check-in is available for a fee
Contactless check-in available
Late check-in subject to availability
Express check-in available
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 10:30 AM
Contactless check-out available
Late check-out subject to availability
A late check-out fee will be charged
Express check-out available

Special check-in instructions

This property offers transfers from the airport (surcharges may apply); to arrange pick-up, guests must contact the property 72 hours prior to arrival, using the contact information on the booking confirmation
The front desk is open daily from 8:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Front desk staffed during limited hours

Renovations and closures

The property is closed between April 12 and May 31.

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours)

Pets

No pets or service animals allowed

Children and extra beds

Children younger than 18 are not allowed at this adults-only property; all guests 18 and older are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Payment types

Important information

Fees

You'll be asked to pay the following charges at the property. Fees may include applicable taxes:

  • A tax is imposed by the city: USD 5.00 per person, per night

We have included all charges provided to us by the property.

Optional extras

  • Airport shuttle fee: USD 50.00 per vehicle
  • Early check-in is available for a fee (subject to availability)
  • Late check-out is available for a fee (subject to availability)

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

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; cash is not accepted
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher, a security system, and a first aid kit

We should mention

This property does not have elevators
Reservations are required for massage services and spa treatments; reservations can be made by contacting the property prior to arrival, using the contact information on the booking confirmation
Guests under 18 years old are not permitted at this adults-only property
Only registered guests are allowed in the guestrooms
No pets and no service animals are allowed at this property

Property is also known as

Blue Moon Resort Jambiani
Blue Moon Jambiani
Blue Moon Resort Hotel
Blue Moon Resort Jambiani
Blue Moon Resort Hotel Jambiani

Blue Moon Resort Reviews

Reviews

9.4

Exceptional

Rating 10 - Excellent. 47 out of 67 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 15 out of 67 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 4 out of 67 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 1 out of 67 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 67 reviews" "

9.4/10

Cleanliness

9.8/10

Staff & service

9.0/10

Amenities

9.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.6/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Mauricio

Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2024

6/10 Okay

antoinette

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
More like “Blue Bugs”
This is going to be a lengthy one, however, if you are interested in staying at here, this will possibly be the only review that is need. For starters, the ride is about an hour and a half away from the airport, which we were aware of. The scenery is beautiful, roads are pretty bumpy but nontheless, it’s beautiful. Upon arrival to the hotel, we assumed we were being kidnapped because the hotel is in an alley on an extremely rocky road with absolutely nothing surrounding it besides trash & wild animals. We were even afraid to leave the van. However, once inside, the grounds are beautiful! Staff is amazing, pools are cleaned daily, food is great & the grounds are very clean. The 3 stars come in when we entered our room. If you are not a fan of insects, do NOT stay here. You will not sleep peacefully! After waking around the room to check things out, we came around tons of dead insects, termites were visibly chewing away at wooden baskets in the bathroom, you can see the wood dropping little by little, huge spiders & dead worms were on the sink, crickets were everywhere, we were killing insects & the robes were as hard as the wooden baskets. I decided to lay on the bed & read my kindle since it was pretty late & the pillows had tons of dead bugs on them. While reading my kindle, I felt something drop on my chest. It was a WORM! The ceilings are decorated with tree trucks and worms constantly fell from the ceiling. We stayed for 3 nights & I am still suffering from insomnia.
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2024

8/10 Good

Allen T

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Very nice and quiet, the water and lights goes out quite a bit here, always a low tide so swimming is not possible shoreline coved in sharped rocks, Paje is a much better area and magnificent beach please go there, not much here in blue moon.. very nice people here, if your looking for peace and quiet maybe then this blue moon is for you.
Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Kasia

Stayed 10 nights in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

zaki

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very nice and welcoming staff
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2023

6/10 Okay

Michael

Travelled with partner
Liked: Amenities
Internet issues. Bad connection
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023

8/10 Good

Amna

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The place is fabulous, quite Weather is nice you can see all seasons in one day The resort is quite and nice There are some small details the resort need to consider like: 1- water in room .. 2 bottles for a day is not enough and shouldn’t be chargeable if I need more. 2- the need to install Shattaf in bathroom since many muslims visit this resort. 3- the water in the bathroom is salty 4- must provide tissue in the room
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Robert

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I enjoyed my stay very much. Other than my now fiancé(I proposed there), Ayubu was the highlight of my stay. He was gracious, kind, always smiling, and always uplifting and upbeat of a host. I’ll definitely come back here for my wedding if he is still there!

8/10 Good

Naeem

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Eric

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Loved it
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Sara

Stayed 8 nights in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

amine

Stayed 8 nights in Jan 2023

10/10 Excellent

Saynab

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice place to relax and enjoy the moment. Very friendly and welcoming staff. breath taking view.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2022

10/10 Excellent

MUSTAFA

Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2021

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We liked quality of the furniture around the pool area. We had a pool room that was lovely and spacious inside and out although the beds are a little firm for our liking. Everywhere was very clean and well tendered. Staff were very friendly and accommodating. Down side is its a little isolated and quite expensive to get anywhere by taxi. The quad bikes are an excellent idea but we found them overpriced for the 4 hours you got.
Stayed 10 nights in Jan 2020

8/10 Good

Olivier

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good place
Defiitely a nice place. Very good food although a little expensive. Check out time at 10am is really too early!
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Small friendly resort very well run The pool area is really nice with a large pool, rooms are very spacious and spotlessly clean. As there is nothing much around the resort most people stayed on at nighr to eat and good was excellent. The best thing about the resort is the staff they are so friendly and nothing is too much trouble by the time you leave you feel like family.
Stayed 8 nights in Oct 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I loved staying at Blue Moon Resort. However, I wish they had communicated that there is no beach at the resort. It would also be great to have a bigger menu.
Stayed 5 nights in Sep 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Had an excellent stay, great place, beautiful location, staff were very helpful and service was great! Would definitely stay there again.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2019

10/10 Excellent

Sarah

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Best stay in Jambiani
This new resort is really amazing, very thoughtfully laid out, great people and service, good food! Communication was so easy regarding transfers. The vibe is very laid back. Beautiful beach and pool ! Great service, lovely staff Room is large, comfortable, quiet; AC unit effective and is so quiet! Loved the front terrace for sitting outside my room Good food and coffee. Arranged transfer from my stone town hotel to blue moon and blue moon to airport Strong Wi-Fi everywhere. Really a great value for such an excellent resort.
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2019

8/10 Good

Tomas

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Decent 4 star hotel.
The staff is great! Very friendly and service minded. They are the best about this place. The food is good but not amazing. Another issue regarding eating, is that there is no restaurant close by. We ended up using a taxi taking us to other places to eat. Expect bout 10 minutes by car to some good restaurants. One night the managed decided to get some things fixed, problem was that this was close to midnight and for about 1 hour there was a lot of noise when we wanted to sleep. I went to complain, the manager just said "sorry" and kept the workers continuing to make the noise. This is why I cannot give top rating. Another thing to be aware of, is that the water in the shower and fauset is salt water! So if this is an issue for you, you might consider other place to stay.
Stayed 6 nights in Mar 2024

8/10 Good

Kurt Eduard

Das Resort hat noch Ausbau- Potential. Wassereinbruch im Badezimmer. Es wurde sofort reagiert und ich bekam eine andere Villa Das Essen ist ausgezeichnet
Stayed 5 nights in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Fantastisk!
Fantastisk sted, veldig rolig og behagelig med egen brygge og fine basseng. Personalet og eiere var fantastiske.
Stayed 8 nights in Dec 2023