A short walk from Nungwi Beach, Z Hotel & Z2 Hotel provides a poolside bar, a terrace, and a coffee shop/cafe. With amenities like a beachfront location and sun loungers, this hotel is the perfect place to soak up the sun. Treat yourself to aromatherapy, a Swedish massage, or a body scrub at the onsite spa. At the two on-site restaurants, enjoy lunch, dinner, light fare, and ocean views. Free in-room WiFi is available to all guests, along with a garden and dry cleaning/laundry services.
Located in Nungwi, Z Hotel & Z2 Hotel is on the beach. The area's natural beauty can be seen at Nungwi Beach and Kendwa Beach. Baraka Natural Aquarium and Zanzibar Kilosa's Conservation are also worth visiting. Discover the area's water adventures with scuba diving and water skiing nearby, or enjoy the great outdoors with hiking/biking trails and horse riding. Visit our Nungwi travel guide
Nungwi, Nungwi Beach, Zanzibar
What's nearby
Nungwi Beach
1 min walk - 0.1 km
Zanzibar Horse Club
3 min walk - 0.3 km
Nungwi Mnarani Aquarium
4 min drive - 1.9 km
Baraka Natural Aquarium
4 min drive - 2.3 km
Zanzibar Kilosa's Conservation
4 min drive - 2.3 km
Getting around
Zanzibar Intl. Airport (ZNZ)
100 min drive
Restaurants
Tam Tam Restaurant
3 min walk
Restaurant Kendwa Rocks
8 min drive
M&J Cafe
6 min walk
Promenade Main Restaurant
6 min drive
Che Bar Zanzibar
1 min walk
About this property
Z Hotel & Z2 Hotel
Upscale boutique hotel by the ocean
A short walk from Nungwi Beach, Z Hotel & Z2 Hotel provides a poolside bar, a terrace, and a coffee shop/cafe. This hotel is a great place to bask in the sun with a beachfront location and sun loungers. Treat yourself to aromatherapy, a Swedish massage, or a body scrub at the onsite spa. At the two on-site restaurants, enjoy lunch, dinner, light fare, and ocean views. In addition to a garden and dry cleaning/laundry services, guests can connect to free in-room WiFi.
You'll also find perks like:
An outdoor pool along with sun loungers and pool umbrellas
Airport pick-up service (surcharge), beach towels, and smoke-free premises
A porter/bellhop, massage treatment rooms, and tour/ticket assistance
Multilingual staff, concierge services, and beach umbrellas
Room features
All guestrooms are individually furnished, and feature comforts such as premium bedding and air conditioning, as well as thoughtful touches like free WiFi and safes.
Check-in start time: 2 PM; Check-in end time: 10:00 PM.
What time is check-out at Z Hotel & Z2 Hotel?
Check-out is at 11 AM.
Does Z Hotel & Z2 Hotel provide a shuttle to the airport?
Yes, there's a shuttle from the airport to the hotel that runs on request. A fee of USD 65 per vehicle applies.
Where is Z Hotel & Z2 Hotel located?
Nestled on the beach, this Nungwi hotel is just steps from Zanzibar Horse Club and Nungwi Beach. Kendwa Beach is 1.6 mi (2.7 km) away.
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Reviews
Z Hotel & Z2 Hotel Reviews
9.4
Exceptional
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My mom and I just stayed here for three nights and LOVED IT!!! From the staff, to the cleanliness of the hotel and to the food options. Outstanding. Literally perfect, no notes.
Extremely helpful staff. Great hotel.
The public beach in front of the hotel has a busy (and sometimes party) vibe. It can be loud during the day but quiets down by 10-11pm.
We had a good beach view from our room.
Room was very clean.
There were other dining options nearby the hotel.
Loved our stay at Z2 Hotel! Staff are all so welcoming, friendly and helpful – which made Hotel Z and Z2 a standout property. You'll be greeted with warm smiles and a happy "Jambo" by everyone!
Hotel Z is the main property, and Z2 is the sister property (where we stayed) right around the corner. Hotel Z2 offers the same access to the Z Hotel property including the pool and beach lounge area (pool-side service), gym, spa and access to the Z property restaurants and other beach-front resort property restaurants. Our room was not beach-front- but did include a pool view and was very quiet. The beach is very short walk around the corner through the Z Hotel.
The location in Nungwi is excellent on a more quiet section of the beach, and close enough to night life and fun activities. The resort properties offers all-inclusive restaurants if you purchase that package. We had the breakfast package - which at Z2 and was pool-side right on the property and very good – egg dishes or avocado toast made the way you like + a really generous buffet spread with juices, fresh fruit, pastries and so much more.
Rooms are very clean and the air conditioning is really good - a must on this tropical island. A back-up generator kept everything running well 24/7. This is a big deal on the island where rolling blackouts can occur.
Security were all very welcoming and kept a close eye on the entrances but the area, and everywhere we went in Zanzibar, felt very safe regardless.
Excellent location, breakfast is great and the facilities like pool, gym etc are awesome
The staff was very friendly and helpful … best hotel to stay in Zanzibar
Highly recommended
Wonderful stay. Z2 hotel is lovely and we had access to everything in Z1. I travel a lot and this was my favorite resort stay I’ve ever had. The staff members are WONDERFUL and I felt so lucky to get to know them. Sam, Raheema, Nora, and Abdullah are just a few of the wonderful staff members that made me feel like I was at home.
The hotel was brand new and the staff were very friendly and I strongly recommend it.
It’s also in the best part of Nunguwi and the beach is very beautiful also everything around very close to the hotel!
This hotel is beautiful in the most amazing location. The hotel is clean , staff amazing great food and great pool area. Highly recommend Z Hotel also great spa recommend massage had to have two as they were so great and very affordable. Will definitely return
Stayed 7 nights in Oct 2025
Verified review
10/10 Excellent
Kong
Feb 9, 2026
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
We really liked the area and all the staff & managers. Calm & safe vibe, the hotel just next to the beach. We really enjoyed the breakfast as well. Got a better room the next day, which was much appreciated! Very much recommended. Br.
Would highly recommend this hotel. We stayed at Z2 but frequently used the facilities at Z hotel as well. Staff were so friendly and nothing was too much trouble. Room was lovely and clean, food all round at all the restaurants was amazing! Best meals we had across our holiday.
Staff was amazing. Room was very clean and tidy. Made our stay very memorable and we had an amazing time. We will defo visit again.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2025
Verified review
10/10 Excellent
Jane
Feb 3, 2026
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
We stayed at Z2. Beautiful room (penthouse suite!) Complimentary water everyday. Free WIFI which was very solid. The Marigold restaurant was excellent for Indian food and the breakfast was plentiful and enjoyable. The pool was lovely and often had it on our own.
The Z hotel is a short walk from Z2 but always has plenty of sunbeds and two further restaurants.
Would absolutely stay there again.
We had an amazing stay at The Z Hotel for our honeymoon. Everything was perfect, from the staff to the food and facilities. We loved our stay and highly recommend!
Room was always clean and comfortable. The front desk staff was friendly and helpful, especially Aysher. Onsite restaurants, bar service and gym were all great. Front desk also arranged cabs to and from Stone Town and the airport (roughly 1-1/2 hour, $60 trip). A great spot for a beach/pool relaxing vacation. Hot water for showers was an issue, but perhaps common for the Zanzibar region?
Room was excellent. We had the third floor pool view at the z2. We found the z2 to be a newer more modern building compared to the z. So even though it wasn’t direct water access, we liked staying the z2 better and using the z during the day. Amazing breakfast buffet. We loved our stay. Gym at the z was excellent also. Had lots of options. Finally location was great. Near by walking distance to all restaurants. We prefer this beach over kendwa as well if had to pick.
Great property. Looking around at the other Nungwi properties, I’m glad we chose to stay there. Very safe with security, amazing pool and the staff is beyond kind.