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Changu Beach Resort

3.0 star property
Travelers find paradise at this oceanfront retreat where an outdoor pool beckons and stunning views set the stage for adventures by bike or guided local tours

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Changu Beach Resort sits right on the beachfront where sun-seekers can truly relax. The day starts with continental breakfast before guests head to the beach bar for refreshing drinks or venture to nearby Jambiani Beach for a change of scenery.

Reviews

5.8 out of 10

Popular amenities

  • Pool
  • Breakfast included
  • Parking included
  • Free WiFi
  • Restaurant
  • Air conditioning

Room options

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Free WiFi

Room, Beachfront

Highlights

Air conditioning
Heating
Portable fan
Private bathroom
Daily housekeeping
  • Beach view
  • 16 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Free WiFi

White room

Highlights

Air conditioning
Heating
Sofa bed - twin
Portable fan
Private bathroom
Daily housekeeping
  • 24 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Family Room | Free WiFi

Family Room

Highlights

Air conditioning
Heating
Sofa bed - twin
Portable fan
Private bathroom
Daily housekeeping
  • 69 sq m
  • Sleeps 8
  • 4 Queen Beds

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Free WiFi

White Room, 2 Queen beds

Highlights

Air conditioning
Heating
Sofa bed - twin
Portable fan
Private bathroom
Daily housekeeping
  • 24 sq m
  • Sleeps 5
  • 2 Queen Beds

About the neighborhood

Located in Jambiani, Changu Beach Resort is on the beach. The area's natural beauty can be seen at Jambiani Beach and Paje Beach. Kite Centre Zanzibar and Salaam Cave Aquarium are also worth visiting. Visit our Jambiani travel guide
Map
Jambiani-Zanzibar road, Jambiani

What's nearby

  • Jambiani Beach
    Jambiani Beach
    10 min walk - 0.9 km
  • Swahili Cave
    18 min walk - 1.6 km
  • Kuza Cave
    18 min walk - 1.6 km
  • Kite Centre Zanzibar
    3 min drive - 2.6 km
  • Paje Beach
    4 min drive - 3.7 km

Getting around

  • Zanzibar Intl. Airport (ZNZ)
    57 min drive

Restaurants

  • Mapacha
    4 min drive
  • Your Zanzibar Place
    4 min drive
  • Mr. Kahawa
    5 min drive
  • B4 Beach Club
    4 min drive
  • Zanzibarista
    5 min drive

About this property

Changu Beach Resort

Hotel near Jambiani Beach
At Changu Beach Resort, you can look forward to free continental breakfast, a beach bar, and a garden. This hotel is a great place to bask in the sun with a beachfront location and fishing. Stay connected with free in-room WiFi, and guests can find other amenities such as a restaurant.
You'll also enjoy perks such as:
  • An outdoor pool
  • Free self parking
  • Bike rentals, a roundtrip airport shuttle (surcharge), and a porter/bellhop
  • Tour/ticket assistance
Room features
All guestrooms at Changu Beach Resort offer comforts such as air conditioning, in addition to amenities like free WiFi.
More amenities include:
  • Heating and portable fans
  • Bathrooms with showers and free toiletries

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Property amenities

Internet

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

Parking and transportation

  • 24-hour roundtrip airport shuttle on request for a surcharge
  • Free self parking on site

Food and drink

  • Free continental breakfast
  • A beach bar
  • A restaurant

Things to do

  • Bicycle rentals
  • Fishing
  • Outdoor pool

Family friendly

  • Outdoor pool

Conveniences

  • Limited-hour front desk

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Porter/bellhop
  • Tour and ticket assistance

Outdoors

  • Garden
  • On the beach

Room amenities

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower
  • Slippers
  • Towels provided

More

  • Air conditioning
  • Heating
  • Portable fan

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
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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

Property 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

Frequently asked questions

Does Changu Beach Resort have a pool?

Yes, this property has an outdoor pool.

Is Changu Beach Resort pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

How much is parking?

Self parking is free at this property.

What time is check-in at Changu Beach Resort?

Check-in begins at 11 AM.

What time is check-out at Changu Beach Resort?

Check-out is at 10 AM.

Does Changu Beach Resort provide a shuttle to the airport?

Yes, there's an airport shuttle that runs on request. A per vehicle, one way fee applies.

Where is Changu Beach Resort located?

Nestled on the beach, this Jambiani hotel is within 1 mi (2 km) of Jambiani Beach, Kuza Cave, and Swahili Cave. Paje Beach and Maalum Cave Pool are also within 3 mi (5 km).

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Reviews

Changu Beach Resort Reviews

5.8

6.6

Cleanliness

7.0

Location

6.6

Staff & service

6.0

Property conditions & facilities
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

Reviews

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

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

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

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

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

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 traveler

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 traveler

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

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

Johanna

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

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveler

Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2018