Clove Island Essence & Spa Boutique

Hotels
Kaskazini, Matemwe , Matemwe , tz

Children allowed

Facilities

WiFi available
Free WiFi
Non-smoking rooms
Air conditioning
Fitness center
Swimming pool
Restaurant
Room service
Terrace
Family rooms
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Review Highlights

Pros:
Beautiful beachfront location with white sand and sea-view villas
Friendly, attentive staff (multiple mentions of 'Julie')
Spacious, clean and comfortable rooms/villas
Well-equipped gym; excursions easy to book
Attractive hotel architecture and well-kept grounds
Cons:
Pool maintenance issues (peeling paint, strong chlorine smell) noted
Food/menu variety inconsistent; some guests want improved options
Internet in some villas unstable
At least one report of loud construction/noise and intrusive beach sellers
Minor issue with towels having a slight musty smell reported by one guest

Categories

Cleanliness
1
Multiple reviews note very clean rooms and overall hotel cleanliness; a minor comment about slightly musty towels in one review lowers the score slightly.
Service
1
Service is repeatedly praised (friendly, attentive staff; special mentions of 'Julie' and helpful reception for excursions), so a positive score reflects consistently good service.
Location
1
Beachfront location, white sand and villas with sea views are frequently highlighted positively; one review mentioned beach sellers/nearby construction which slightly reduces the score.
Room Quality
1
Many guests report beautiful, spacious and comfortable rooms/villas and good beds, but one strongly negative review cited very poor beds, thin décor and noisy rooms, so overall slightly positive.
Amenities
1
Gym and excursions are praised, but several mentions of a damaged/poorly maintained pool (peeling paint, strong chlorine smell) and unstable villa internet reduce this category to negative.
Value for Money
1
Value for Money is not explicitly discussed in the reviews; assigned the target overall rating.
Food and Beverage
1
Food receives mixed feedback: some reviews call the cuisine excellent and breakfast good, while others request improvements to menu variety and note restaurant noise; overall slightly negative.
Overall Experience
1
Overall experience is mixed: many glowing 'perfect' stays and recommendations contrasted with one strongly negative stay (noise, construction, broken pool) — net slightly negative when balancing all reports.
* This sentiment is summarized by AI based on user reviews.
Updated at: 2026-03-31 05:26

Property Description

Discover paradise at Clove Island Essence & Spa Boutique, where luxury meets the stunning beachfront of Matemwe.

Unmatched Comfort
Experience exquisite accommodations with air-conditioned rooms featuring modern amenities like a flat-screen TV, minibar, and a private patio. Our rooms are designed to ensure your stay is as comfortable as possible.

Indulge in Relaxation
Unwind in our outdoor swimming pool and lush garden, or enjoy a rejuvenating treatment at our spa. With breathtaking sea views and a serene atmosphere, relaxation is just a moment away.

Culinary Delights
Savor delicious meals at our on-site restaurant and enjoy refreshing drinks at the bar. Start your day right with a delectable buffet or continental breakfast tailored to your tastes.

Escape to Clove Island Essence & Spa Boutique for an unforgettable experience; book your stay today!

Important information:

This property does not accommodate bachelor(ette) or similar parties.
Please inform of your expected arrival time in advance. You can use the Special Requests box when booking, or contact the property directly using the contact details in your confirmation.
Guests are required to show a photo ID and credit card upon check-in. Please note that all Special Requests are subject to availability and additional charges may apply.
A deposit may be required at the property.

Check-in and check-out hours:
Check-out: 10:00 AM

Location

Guest Reviews

Cleanliness: 1
Service: 1
Location: 1
Room Quality: 1
Amenities: 1
Value for Money: 1
Food and Beverage: 1
Overall Experience: 1
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Florian couple fr
10
Pros:

Un immense merci à Julie, Rehema, Diana et Selena, qui ont véritablement contribué à rendre notre séjour encore plus exceptionnel. ❤️

Leur bonne humeur, leurs sourires et leur gentillesse ont vraiment fait la différence au quotidien. Une petite mention toute particulière à Rehema, pour qui j’ai eu un immense coup de cœur : une personne adorable, pleine d’humour, qui a réussi à nous faire rire et sourire tout au long de notre séjour. 🥰

Merci également à Julie pour son énergie solaire, sa disponibilité et ses précieux conseils, toujours donnés avec énormément de bienveillance.

Nous repartons avec des souvenirs merveilleux de ce séjour à couper le souffle. Les chambres sont magnifiques, l’hôtel est absolument splendide, la plage est paradisiaque et l’ensemble du personnel est d’une gentillesse incroyable. Tout était réuni pour passer un séjour inoubliable.

La nourriture est également excellente, avec beaucoup de choix et une belle variété de plats.

Nous avons réservé toutes nos activités directement avec l’hôtel et nous n’avons absolument pas été déçus. Tout était parfaitement organisé, du chauffeur jusqu’aux activités elles-mêmes. Une organisation irréprochable du début à la fin !

Un immense merci à toute l’équipe pour votre accueil, votre sourire et toutes ces petites attentions qui ont rendu notre séjour si spécial. 🫶🏼

Nous recommandons cet hôtel les yeux fermés. Vous pouvez y réserver votre séjour sans hésitation, vous ne le regretterez pas !

Merci encore pour tout. ❤️

Ambre & Florian

2026-09-19 via Nuitee
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Chiraz couple be
7
Reposant et Très beau cadre
Pros:

Le personnel est très aimable et serviable.

Cons:

Rapport qualité prix assez élevé. Literie moyennement confortable et les draps n’étaient pas frais.

2026-09-17 via Nuitee
J
Jeannine solo_traveller de
10
Pros:

Lage, Frühstück, Sauberkeit des Apartments

2026-09-17 via Nuitee
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Chloé couple fr
10
Excellent séjour
Pros:

Personnel très gentil, accueillant et souriant
Salle de sport complète
Petit déjeuner qui change régulièrement, du choix et de la qualité
Literie très agréable
Beaucoup de transats pour se détendre
Nous sommes arrivés en avance et le personnel s’est arrangé pour que nous puissions nous installer plus tôt

Cons:

Point à améliorer : wifi

2026-09-16 via Nuitee
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Jasmin couple de
10
Pros:

Super freundlicher netter Service. Leckeres Frühstück und Abendessen.
Wunderschönes Hotel

Cons:

Liegt ein bisschen außerhalb

2026-09-16 via Nuitee
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Debbie couple nl
10
Fantastisch verblijf om even bij te komen van een week safari!
Pros:

Wat een heerlijk hotel! Het is niet heel groot (ongeveer 30 kamers), maar ruim opgezet. Met 2 zwembaden en meer dan voldoende bedjes, is er altijd een fijn plekje om te relaxen. De kamers zijn nieuw en ruim en erg schoon. Zo wordt er naast “de reguliere” schoonmaak ook ‘s avonds nog een keer gesprayd tegen muggen. Dan wordt ook gecheckt of je er nog een nieuwe fles water nodig is.

Het personeel is ontzettend vriendelijk en behulpzaam, zo kreeg ik vanwege een allergie voor ananas ‘s ochtends bij bet ontbijt een apart bord met fruit, zonder daarom te vragen! Je kunt sowieso goed terecht voor zowel lunch als avondeten!

De massages zijn uitstekend evenals de gym. Ook de hotelshuttle was meer dan goed geregeld.

Echt een aanrader!!

Cons:

Voor ons geen minpunten. Maar mocht je een hotel zoeken in een wat drukker gebied, met veel reuring, vind je Matemwe waarschijnlijk te rustig

2026-09-15 via Nuitee
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Manuel F couple es
7
Pros:

La ubicación: Justo delante de una playa preciosa y larguísima, al otro lado hay un colegio muy adorable y no lejos hay sitios muy ricos para comer

Cons:

El hotel está construido de tal manera (una L alrededor de la piscina) que da la sensación de que todas las habitaciones están muy cerca unas de otras. Esto puede venir bien para tener a los niños controlados desde la habitación, pero para parejas habría buscado otra cosa.

La comida del hotel no me pareció que tuviese "value for money", los precios eran elevados vs el otro hotel que estuvimos en Zanzibar. Fuimos todas las veces a los restaurantes de por fuera que estaban buenisimos!

2026-09-15 via Nuitee
E
Etienne couple ch
6
Unfortunately, our experience was a perfect demonstration of how a hotel can turn a simple booking into an unnecessarily
Pros:

Le restaurant - les serveuses

Cons:

Unfortunately, our experience was a perfect demonstration of how a hotel can turn a simple booking into an unnecessarily stressful and disappointing experience.

We had a confirmed and fully prepaid three-night reservation. At the last minute, the hotel cancelled it, despite having already received the payment.

The explanation was repeatedly reduced to “Booking.com’s fault.” We have been using Booking.com for more than 15 years and have travelled extensively around the world through the platform. We had never encountered anything remotely similar. Of course, problems can happen. What matters is how a hotel chooses to deal with them. Unfortunately, taking responsibility did not seem to be part of the solution here.

Instead, we were asked to pay again for the same room for the first two nights, at a higher rate than our original booking. For the third night, we were expected to move to a standard room despite having originally booked another room.

Because our transportation and diving activities had already been organised around this hotel, we were effectively left with very little choice but to accept this arrangement. Our original payment was then left tied up with Booking.com for 12 days, meaning that we had to absorb the financial consequences of a problem that was not ours.

The compensation offered for all of this was particularly impressive: one extra hour of check-out.

Yes, one hour.

The check-out time was already set at 10:00 AM, which is exceptionally early. In more than 15 years of travelling and staying in hotels around the world, we had never encountered such an early departure time. Considering the cancellation of a prepaid reservation, the higher price we had to pay, the room change for the third night, the money being blocked for 12 days and the disruption caused to our stay, this gesture felt almost symbolic rather than genuinely compensatory.

Unfortunately, this was not the only disappointment.

2026-09-15 via Nuitee
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Maria Miquela couple es
10
Un hotel precioso con habitaciones espectaculares y un personal excepcional
Pros:

El hotel es precioso y está cuidado hasta el más mínimo detalle. Las habitaciones son espectaculares, muy amplias, cómodas y están decoradas con muchísimo gusto.

Todo el personal fue muy amable, pero queremos destacar especialmente la atención de Selina y Severine, del restaurante. Siempre fueron muy atentos, alegres y cercanos. Su energía y felicidad se transmitían constantemente y hacían que cada momento fuera todavía más agradable.

El gimnasio también nos sorprendió muy positivamente, ya que está muy bien equipado y tiene todo lo necesario para entrenar cómodamente. Además, cuenta con toallas, agua, ventiladores y aire acondicionado. Incluso hay un altavoz con Bluetooth para poder conectar tu música cuando estás solo, ¡un detalle que nos encantó!

Sin duda, una estancia fantástica en un hotel precioso, con unas instalaciones excelentes y, sobre todo, un equipo humano maravilloso.

2026-09-13 via Nuitee
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Ron Haim couple il
10
רומנטי פרטי ומדהים
Pros:

מלון מעוצב אוכל מעולה חוף פרטי החדרים בטוב טעם ופרטיים .
צוות מצוין ומסביר פנים, עוזרים בהכל .

תודה לג׳ולי וקווין היקרים וכל צוות המסעדה הנחמד !

2026-09-13 via Nuitee
R
Romain couple fr
8
2026-09-11 via Nuitee
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Marina solo_traveller ch
8
2026-09-10 via Nuitee
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Alessia couple it
10
Pros:

L’ambiente

Cons:

Nulla

2026-09-09 via Nuitee
A
Anne couple ch
9
2026-09-09 via Nuitee
F
Fabian couple de
9
Great hotel for some relaxing days
Pros:

Great staff and great location directly at the beach. Facilities are very nice to relax. We spent every night dining in the restaurant because outside options were not appealing to us but restaurant is great for a couple of nights.

Cons:

Weird smell and ants in the toilet but that is acceptable for a beach hotel in Zanzibar.

2026-09-08 via Nuitee
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Layla solo_traveller ae
10
Pros:

I had a wonderful stay. The beach is beautiful, wide and very peaceful. The pools are large and very clean. My room was comfortable and the staff was friendly and helpful. A really nice place to relax and enjoy Zanzibar.

2026-09-07 via Nuitee
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Omar couple ae
10
Pros:

We had a really nice stay here. The room was comfortable, the food was good and the staff were always friendly. We liked the quiet atmosphere and the whole place felt very relaxed. Everything was easy from the moment we arrived.

2026-09-07 via Nuitee
H
hamza solo_traveller ma
10
Magnifique, nous reviendrons
Pros:

La gentillesse de l'équipe
La propreté des lieux
L'emplacement proche de plusieurs restaurants locaux
Le calme de Matemwe
Le petit déjeuner super top en buffet, large choix et bien copieux

Cons:

Rien du tout, c'était très bien

2026-09-06 via Nuitee
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Alicja couple pl
8
Ok for relax but Nok for other activities
Pros:

It was clean, breakfast was nice

Cons:

Only villa is with direct sea view, room was with „partial” sea view, beach is not so nice to compare to nungwi, if you would like to spend all the time in the hotel it is worth to go there, if you would like to enjoy the Zanzibar life (super safe) You must go to nungwi

2026-09-05 via Nuitee
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EllaPropella solo_traveller de
10
Beautiful gem in Zanzibar- highly recommend
Pros:

We had an amazing stay at Clove Island in Matemwe! The hotel is absolutely beautiful, tastefully decorated, and exceptionally clean. The location is great, just a short walk from the beach.
The staff were incredibly attentive, friendly, and welcoming throughout our stay, which made the experience even more enjoyable. We also really appreciated the well-equipped gym.
Everything felt thoughtfully designed and well maintained. We would definitely stay here again and highly recommend Clove Island to anyone looking for a beautiful and relaxing stay.

2026-09-04 via Nuitee