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Changu Beach Resort

3.0 star property
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Outdoor pool
On the beach, beach bar, fishing
Front of property
Family Room
Shower, free toiletries, slippers, towels

Reviews

5.8 out of 10

Popular amenities

  • Bar
    Bar
  • Pool
    Pool
  • Breakfast included
    Breakfast included
  • Air conditioning
    Air conditioning
  • Parking included
    Parking included
  • Housekeeping
    Housekeeping

Explore the area

Map
Jambiani-Zanzibar road, Jambiani
  • Jambiani Beach
    11 min walk
  • Kuza Cave
    19 min walk
  • Kite Centre Zanzibar
    3 min drive
  • Zanzibar (ZNZ-Zanzibar Intl.)
    57 min drive

Room options

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Family Room

Family Room

  • 69 sq m
  • Sleeps 8
  • 4 Queen Beds

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Free WiFi

Room, 1 Queen Bed (White room)

  • 24 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Free WiFi

Room, Beachfront

  • 16 sq m
  • Beach view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Free WiFi

Room, 2 Queen Beds

  • 24 sq m
  • Sleeps 5
  • 2 Queen Beds

About the area

Jambiani

When you stay at Changu Beach Resort in Jambiani, you'll be on the beach, a 4-minute drive from Paje Beach and 7 minutes from Jambiani Beach. .This beach hotel is 1.2 mi (2 km) from Kite Centre Zanzibar and 1.2 mi (2 km) from Kuza Cave.

What's nearby

  • Jambiani Beach - 11 min walk - 0.9 km
  • Kuza Cave - 19 min walk - 1.7 km
  • Kite Centre Zanzibar - 3 min drive - 2.0 km
  • Paje Beach - 4 min drive - 3.2 km
  • Bwejuu Beach - 12 min drive - 6.4 km

Getting around

  • Zanzibar Intl. Airport (ZNZ) - 57 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Mapacha - ‬4 min drive
  • ‪Oxygen - ‬5 min drive
  • ‪African Bbq - ‬4 min drive
  • ‪Mr. Kahawa - ‬5 min drive
  • ‪Ndame Beach Bar - ‬5 min drive

About this property

Changu Beach Resort

Beachside hotel walking distance from Jambiani Beach
Changu Beach Resort offers 9 air-conditioned accommodations with slippers and complimentary toiletries. This Jambiani hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Bathrooms include showers. Housekeeping is provided daily.
Recreational amenities at the hotel include an outdoor pool.

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

Make yourself at home in one of the 9 air-conditioned guestrooms. Complimentary wireless internet access is available to keep you connected. Private bathrooms with showers feature complimentary toiletries and slippers. Conveniences include portable fans, and housekeeping is provided daily.
Don't miss out on recreational opportunities including an outdoor pool and bicycles to rent. Additional amenities at this hotel include complimentary wireless internet access and tour/ticket assistance.
At Changu Beach Resort, enjoy a satisfying meal at the restaurant. Quench your thirst with your favorite drink at the beach bar. A complimentary continental breakfast is included.
The front desk is staffed during limited hours. A roundtrip airport shuttle is provided for a surcharge (available 24 hours), and free self parking is available onsite.
Guests are offered a complimentary continental breakfast.
Changu Beach Resort has a restaurant on site.

Languages

English

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and public transport

  • Free self-parking on site
  • 24-hour return airport shuttle (surcharge)
  • Airport shuttle on request

Food and drink

  • Free continental breakfast
  • 1 restaurant
  • 1 beach bar

Things to do

  • Bike rentals
  • Fishing
  • Outdoor pool

Family friendly

  • Outdoor pool

Guest services

  • Daily housekeeping
  • Front desk (limited hours)
  • Porter/bellhop
  • Tour/ticket assistance

Outdoors

  • Beachfront location
  • Garden

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Air conditioning
  • Heating
  • Portable fan

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower
  • Towels

More

  • Slippers

Policies

Check-in

Check-in time starts at 11 AM
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 10 AM

Special check-in instructions

This property offers transfers from the airport (surcharges may apply); guests must contact the property with arrival details before travel, using the contact information on the booking confirmation
Front desk staffed during limited hours

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours)

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children 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 4.00 per person, per night

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

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

Property is also known as

Changu Beach Resort Jambiani
Changu Beach Jambiani
Changu Beach
Changu Beach Resort Hotel
Changu Beach Resort Jambiani
Changu Beach Resort Hotel Jambiani

Changu Beach Resort Reviews

Reviews

5.8
Rating 10 - Excellent. 1 out of 9 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 3 out of 9 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 2 out of 9 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 9 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 3 out of 9 reviews" "

6.6/10

Cleanliness

6.6/10

Staff & service

6.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Amazing Escape!
My week long stay at Changu Beach Resort on the East Coast of Zanzibar was easily one of the best and most relaxing holidays I have ever had. Even though it was peak season the area was still not that busy that you get trampled by tourists. The rooms are great, the views are amazing, and the service was friendly and chilled. This resort is the perfect place to go to just unwind. The hammocks under the trees and couches on the sand, as well as the beautiful, big pool all helped me forget about the stress of the year. The beach is right on its doorstop if you want to go for an ocean swim when the tide is in. There are also fun water activities close by and a walk to Paje Beach is well worth it and not too far. Finally, the owner - Ernest aka Mr Changu, went out of his way to make my stay enjoyable. He is extremely welcoming and he really went above and beyond. I will definitely be back!
Stayed 6 nights in Dec 2018

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2018

2/10 Terrible

Kaitlin

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
NIGHTMARE EXPERIENCE
We never made it into our room. We showed up and were ushered to the beach bar where we stayed for two and a half hours while they tried to break into the room we were intended to stay in because they said they lost the keys. We tried to order food while we waited but they were out of half the ingredients on the menu. Other hotel guests approached ya while we waited saying the same thing happened to them when they tried to check in. Finally at 11pm they told us they didn’t have a room for us to stay in and that they were ushering us 15 minutes down the road to a different place to stay for the night until they could sort this out. While we waited other guests told us they had found blood on the toilet, had leaks in the roof of their rooms, and even woke up with mysterious bites on their bodies. We saw the bites-these were NOT mosquito bites. We ended up booking a new hotel and are still fighting to get our money back. Do not, under ANY circumstances, book with this hotel.
Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2019

8/10 Good

jennifer, london

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice hotel on the beach
Lovely hotel. Great breakfast. Nice restaurant. Wonderful, friendly staff. Good location, right on the beach.
Stayed 9 nights in Sep 2018

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Shemsa was absolutely welcoming and great throughout, attending to our needs and being very pleasant and nice. The rooms were not cleaned daily, we had to beg the cleaner and towels not supplied enough. in general the room was small with the 2 queen beds and one shelf. The owner was also nice and helpful, not too many guests so we had the place to ourselves. The food could be better, especially the breakfast needed some variety. But we could walk somewhere else to eat as there are many places in the surroundings. Overall pleasant stay. Definitely value for money.
Stayed 6 nights in Jul 2018

6/10 Okay

Johanna

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Room comfort
Godt til prisen
Ikke vildt gode til engelsk, men da vi havde bestilt et værelse til 4 personer og fik et værelse med to MEGET SMÅ queenssize senge. Fik vi snakket med værterne og der fik vi et værelse ekstra så vi kunne være der. Morgenmad: svingende, men ok. Ikke det helt vilde, men smagte fint. Værelse: ingen fungerende aircon. Kun fan. Sengene var mindre gode Fin pool og roligt område.
Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2019

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Disliked: Staff & service
Wir haben das Zimmer über Expedia gebucht und einen Transfer über den Besitzer per E-Mail (bestätigt). Bei Ankunft hatten wir schon mal keinen Transfer und mussten selbst schauen wie wir zur Unterkunft kommen. Dort haben wir 5 Stunden auf den Besitzer gewartet und KEIN Zimmer bekommen! Wir mussten uns eine andere Unterkunft suchen!!!!
Stayed 12 nights in Dec 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very very basic But very good location and good kitchen
Stayed 7 nights in Dec 2018