Seasons Lodge Zanzibar

It was nice and the staff were great

We had been in Zanzibar since December 7 th looking forward so much too stay at this place… first impression was amazing but the first morning after breakfast a wooden balcony door 50 kg fell over my neck and shoulder, hospital in stone town xray neck compressions and tandens and muscles attachments were broken The lodge payed taxi to hospital and ONE DINNER. The owner haven’t contacted me at all… back in Sweden now soon doing surgery and they wanted a review and also bed bugs I forgot and they gone close 1 mars fore 2 years of renovation….I was so lucky the doctors told me could have been paralyzed or even dead!

Seasons lodge is located in a very beautiful beach in Zanzibar. The view is great and very nice place to relax and forget the World. However, you need to have everything with you as it’s difficult to find adequate services around. As for the lodge itself it’s very well designed but needs more maintenance in the rooms as it seems the time and weather had a toll on some elements such as the bathtub and fan. But again the place is great and the staff are very friendly and doing their best.

great place but we were the victims of theft from our room 400 dollars we didn't report it as we didn't want to feel uncomfortable for the rest of the holiday . im saddend as we would have defo returned

A remote tranquil site. However everything was very run down. One out of two power points not working. We were shown how to push a piece of wood in the socket so that we could use2 pin plugs. No water in the basin and a shower that everything in the room. To give them their duerewards, everything was repaired by the next day. The hotel was quite remote so we had to rely on their catering. Sadly this was abysmal and i consider very expensive. 2 people for 9 days, no alcoholic drinks 450 $. The last 4 days we were very careful what we ate. We both came down with food poisoning and ate nothing but an evening omelette At no time did a member of staff or the manager ask whether everything was alright. My wife adored the room and view.

We were robbed during our stay at Seasons Lodge. The property looks charming in the photos, but in reality, they capture the "vintage" beach style. Old furniture, omnipresent dust, and cobwebs create an unforgettable atmosphere. On September 25th, despite the locked doors and a "do not disturb" sign on the gate, the staff entered the room, sprayed perfume, and turned on the bedside lamps. On September 26th, we left the room to be cleaned for the entire day. When we returned, the lodge door was unlocked. While we were gone, someone entered our room and searched our backpack in the bedroom. The staff accompanied us to file a police report, but we weren't provided with the security footage (we don't even know if it was working). The manager (a very slippery person—he high-fives and smiles in front of guests, but when no one notices, he becomes rude and accuses guests of failing to maintain proper security) became aggressive when I put the ambassador on his phone. The manager even gave us some "golden advice," which I'll quote here in detail: "In today's world, don't trust anyone, don't trust me, you can't trust me." In a civilized world, such things shouldn't happen. They certainly shouldn't happen to a property that wants to welcome guests from abroad. The hotel has a security problem. The arrogance, rudeness, arrogance, lack of empathy, and the denial of any responsibility for the property's safety to guests—all of this leads me to advise everyone against staying here.

We went to the seasons lodge in September 2025 and absolutely loves it, after we returned we had seen that one of the rooms had a private pool and we really wanted to stay in this room. We contacted the seasons lodge directly and booked the room with private pool and taxi transfer. We messaged many times and many times we had no replies, we messaged the day before we departed and were assured that our transfer would be arranged. I specifically asked if they would meet us at arrivals and they said yes (we have been before and know how much hassle you get and tried to avoid this) When we arrived at the airport there was nobody waiting for us (would have been better just getting a taxi from the airport) On arrival to seasons lodge we were given a room whilst we waited for the pool room which was really nice. We were not expecting this. We went out for some food that evening which was really good and being by the sea when having your meal is an amazing experience. Then we returned to our room and found a large quantity of money missing. We did not put this in our safe as we thought this place was safe due to past visits, We did think about reporting this to the police but being in Zanzibar we didn’t want to spend possibly a full day with the police putting reports in. Also there were not many workers in the hotel and if we reported a theft on day 1 it would make things awkward for the remaining of our stay. Anyway. Room was great, food was great. Location great. We will not return due someone taking our money and jewellery P..S you can look at my previous reviews and see that I don’t normally post bad reviews about places. Danny Mulder

Seasons Lodge in Zanzibar is the most dilapidated hotel, bathroom dirty n filthy (I’ve got pictures of rusty and broken toilets/drainage)and broken lounge chairs and chair, with filthy mattings as walls ! Nobody at reception at 8pm and only after repeated calling someone turned up. We were in room 5 and there was only 1 other single guest in the fully empty hotel. Inspite of our not unpacking and only just placing our bags in the room till our transport came to pick us up immediately we were charged for the full stay of 3 Nights and nothing refunded. Dinner also below standard. They pass off the old, dusty, dirty rooms and bathrooms as ethnic but it’s anything but !!! There were better hotels more reasonably priced than this junk. DO NOT BOOK THIS HOTEL! Rating: minus 10.

We truly enjoyed our stay at Seasons Lodge! The staff was exceptionally friendly and the service was great! For my birthday, they even decorated our room and surprised us with a special breakfast and dinner. The location is wonderfully peaceful – with the beach right at your doorstep and hardly any people around. We can only recommend staying at Seasons Lodge and would love to return one day!