"Pros: Very nice little resort on a serene faraway corner of the island. The food was great, the room was cozy with nice views and "Beachcomber Style" decor. And the best cocktails we had in Zanzibar! We booked half board which was a good deal, as their all-inclusive package is quite overpriced. Note that the place is really isolated, there is not much to do around, but I think that is the charm of it. Cons: The first day we had no water in the room, which they fixed when we complained. From then on we had brackish water coming from the tap, which was rather unpleasant. They offer free activities, like SUP, but it was so deflated it was impossible to use it. We also tried to do the free dhow cruise they offer but the lady at the reception told us we could only go on the day when we were leaving already. The beach is beautiful but not very ideal for swimming as during low-tide the water is miles away, but even during high-tide it is very shallow and there are lots of sea urchins. The check-out experience was very disappointing as she tried to make us pay for a bill that was not ours and "miscalculated" the final amount and almost overcharged us by 100,000TZS. After playing around on the calculator for 10 mins it was impossible to figure out how she came up with the final amount is USD, which was again higher than should have been, so we did leave with the feeling that they tried to rip us off. When paying by card they charge extra, which is a common practice on the island, however decent hotels don't do it." ~Brigitta

"Pros: We had a wonderful stay at Clove Island, thank you so much! Staff super friendly and helpful, perfect location for day trips, delicious food with many vegetarian options, nice and cosy pool area, rooms perfectly clean, comfortable, handy to be able to cook your own food (we stayed for one week and got some groceries). Loved that hotel is small and quiet, felt very relaxed, we were looking for a quiet place just to read and enjoy the sun. We walked to other hotels just to have a look and we kept saying Clove Island looks the best in the area :) Cons: The only note, more for the Zanzibar in general, the beaches are very dirty, so sad to see such a beautiful place covered in trash and plastic. Each hotel cleans it's own little territory, i wish there was more effort put into keeping the beaches clean." ~Migle