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Albatross Ocean View

4.0 star property
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Photo gallery for Albatross Ocean View

On the beach, snorkelling, fishing
Exterior
Aerial view
View from property
Terrace/patio

Reviews

9.0 out of 10

Wonderful

Popular amenities

  • Bar
    Bar
  • All-inclusive
    All-inclusive
  • Pool
    Pool
  • Room service
    Room service
  • Parking included
    Parking included
  • Air conditioning
    Air conditioning

Explore the area

Map
Dongwe Road, Dongwe, 00000
  • Dongwe Beach
    2 min walk
  • Pingwe Beach
    18 min drive
  • Bwejuu Beach
    25 min drive
  • Zanzibar (ZNZ-Zanzibar Intl.)
    63 min drive

Room options

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About the area

Dongwe

Located in Dongwe, Albatross Ocean View is by the ocean, a 5-minute drive from Pingwe Beach and 12 minutes from Michamvi Kae Beach. .This beach hotel is 5.7 mi (9.1 km) from Paje Beach and 7.4 mi (11.9 km) from Kite Centre Zanzibar.

What's nearby

  • Dongwe Beach - 2 min walk - 0.2 km
  • Pingwe Beach - 18 min drive - 4.4 km
  • Michamvi Kae Beach - 22 min drive - 8.4 km
  • Bwejuu Beach - 25 min drive - 4.3 km
  • Paje Beach - 31 min drive - 9.2 km

Getting around

  • Zanzibar Intl. Airport (ZNZ) - 63 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Mapacha - ‬9 min drive
  • ‪The Rock - ‬5 min drive
  • ‪Oxygen - ‬11 min drive
  • ‪African Bbq - ‬10 min drive
  • ‪Mr. Kahawa - ‬10 min drive

About this property

Albatross Ocean View

Beachfront hotel with calming spa services
Albatross Ocean View offers 18 air-conditioned accommodations with safes and complimentary bottled water. Rooms open to balconies. Each accommodation is individually furnished and decorated. Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Bathrooms include showers with rainfall showerheads, and hair dryers. Housekeeping is offered daily and hypo-allergenic bedding can be requested.
Recreational amenities at the hotel include an outdoor pool.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.

Make yourself at home in one of the 18 individually decorated guestrooms. Rooms have private balconies. Complimentary wireless internet access is available to keep you connected. Private bathrooms with showers feature rainfall showerheads and hair dryers.
Pamper yourself with onsite massages or enjoy recreation amenities such as an outdoor pool. Additional amenities at this hotel include complimentary wireless internet access, concierge services, and shopping on site. Getting to nearby attractions is a breeze with the area shuttle (surcharge).
All-inclusive rates are available at this hotel. Meals and beverages at onsite dining establishments are included in all-inclusive rates. Charges may be applied for dining at some restaurants, special dinners and dishes, some beverages, and other amenities.

Enjoy a meal at the restaurant, or stay in and take advantage of the hotel's room service (during limited hours). Relax with your favorite drink at the bar/lounge or the poolside bar.

Featured amenities include a business center, express check-in, and express check-out. A roundtrip airport shuttle is provided for a surcharge (available 24 hours), and free self parking is available onsite.
Albatross Ocean View has a restaurant on site.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.

All-inclusive details

All-inclusive room rates at Albatross Ocean View are available. These rates are higher because they include onsite food and beverages in the room rate (some restrictions may apply).

Languages

English, French, German, Italian

Property amenities

Internet

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

Parking and public transport

  • Free self-parking on site
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking available
  • 24-hour return airport shuttle (surcharge)
  • Airport shuttle on request
  • Local area shuttle (surcharge)

Food and drink

  • 1 restaurant
  • 1 poolside bar and 1 bar
  • Room service available

Things to do

  • Fishing
  • Outdoor pool
  • Shopping
  • Snorkelling

Family friendly

  • Laundry facilities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Snack bar/deli

Conveniences

  • Front-desk safe
  • Library

Guest services

  • Concierge services
  • Daily housekeeping
  • Dry-cleaning service
  • Front desk (limited hours)
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Multilingual staff
  • Tour/ticket assistance

Business services

  • Business centre
  • A meeting room

Outdoors

  • BBQ grill(s)
  • Beachfront location
  • Garden
  • Terrace

Spa

  • Massage - deep-tissue
  • Massage - Swedish
  • Massage/treatment rooms
  • Treatment room

Accessibility

  • If you have any requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • This property does not have any lifts
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible (may have limits)

More

  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Air conditioning
  • Bed sheets
  • Ceiling fan
  • Hypo-allergenic bedding

Bathroom

  • 2 bathrooms
  • Hairdryer
  • Rainfall showerhead
  • Shower
  • Towels

Entertainment

  • TV/satellite channels

Food and drink

  • Free bottled water

More

  • Individually decorated
  • Individually furnished
  • Safe

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 10:00 AM; Check-in end time: anytime
Early check-in subject to availability
Contactless check-in available
Express check-in available

Check-out

Check-out before 10 AM
Contactless check-out available
Express check-out available

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
The front desk is open daily from 7:30 AM - 10:00 PM
Guests will receive an email 24 hours before arrival with check-in instructions; front desk staffed during limited hours
To make arrangements for check-in please contact the property at least 24 hours before arrival using the information on the booking confirmation
For more details, please contact the property using the information on the booking confirmation

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours)

Pets

No pets or service animals allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome

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 5.00 per person, per night

We have included all charges provided to us by the property.

Optional extras

  • Airport shuttle fee: USD 315000 per vehicle (roundtrip)

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

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; cash is not accepted

We should mention

This property does not have elevators
Reservations are required for massage services; reservations can be made by contacting the property prior to arrival, using the contact information on the booking confirmation
A fee for a mandatory Christmas Eve gala dinner is included in the total price displayed for stays on December 24
A fee for a mandatory New Year's Eve gala dinner is included in the total price displayed for stays on December 31
No pets and no service animals are allowed at this property

Property is also known as

Dongwe Ocean View
Ocean Hotel Dongwe View
Dongwe Ocean View Hotel Zanzibar
Dongwe Ocean View Hotel
Dongwe Ocean View
Albatross Ocean View Hotel
Albatross Ocean View Dongwe
Albatross Ocean View Hotel Dongwe

Albatross Ocean View Reviews

Reviews

9.0

Wonderful

Rating 10 - Excellent. 86 out of 149 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 45 out of 149 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 14 out of 149 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 3 out of 149 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 1 out of 149 reviews" "

9.2/10

Cleanliness

9.2/10

Staff & service

8.6/10

Amenities

8.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

Kay

Liked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service
Enjoyable Stay with some shortcoming
Positive: - Great Location Negative: - super slow waiters - no variety in food; throughout noodles, in general no local specialities - room not as per description on hotels.com
Stayed 9 nights in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Mary Janice

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The staff at this hotel is in one word, “awesome .” Frank, Samson, Moses, Johnny, Benjamin, Innocent, Monsli, and housekeeping. Everyone went out of their way to provide the best service. Frank helped me organize tours. I had problems with the safari I booked, but Frank fixed things for me.
Stayed 11 nights in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Evelyn

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Evelyn

Stayed 6 nights in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Zakkiyyah Bibi

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Staff is amazing and they all go above and beyond to make sure you are pleased.
Stayed 5 nights in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Iris

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Gloria

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Hidden Gem!
We absolutely loved our stay at the Albatross! All of the staff made us feel so welcomed and treated us as family! We loved our surprise dinner on the beach. We highly recommend anyone wanting to get away for a bit to stay here! Would definitely stay here again!
Stayed 5 nights in Jun 2023

6/10 Okay

Phyllis

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
I like that the property was next to the beach and had a nice pool. I didn’t like their food, it was not buffet. Breakfast was buffet but same food everyday. There was no food variety on the menu to choose from without having to pay extra. I had paid for all inclusive but there was limit on alcohol and had to pay to have top shelf drinks which were regular imported drinks. I would not recommend the resort. It was not worth what i had paid.

10/10 Excellent

Fermeen

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Loved the place and it was my second time going. The staff go above and beyond to ensure the stay is perfect. All the rooms face the ocean. Will keep going back as value for money.
Stayed 6 nights in Nov 2022

10/10 Excellent

MERCY

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Staff
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2022

10/10 Excellent

Halfmann

Stayed 8 nights in Aug 2022

8/10 Good

Maik

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2022

8/10 Good

annelie

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Well-maintained. Staff very helpful and friendly. Always kind and offering a helping hand. No barfridge in the room. Suggestion- kettle and coffee/ tea/ sugar in the room.
Stayed 6 nights in Dec 2021

8/10 Good

Manish

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 5 nights in Mar 2021

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very cosy place, amazing stuff & just an amazing perfect long beach .. Best part is the owner Yana is always around to show you everywhere & help you around! Such a legend! .. Was planning for 4 days stay ended up with 10 days & definelty coming back again!
Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2021

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The hotel has brilliant staff who go above and beyond to make your stay really lovely.
Stayed 6 nights in Feb 2020

10/10 Excellent

Aden, Johannesburg

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This boutique hotel has a beautiful pool, ample seating and a great restaurant right on the beach. The whitewashed buildings are stunning. The beach is public but there are never a lot of people on it. The beds look deceivingly hard but are actually very comfortable. The rooms are pretty and clean, and all have ocean views. The food was fantastic and reasonably priced compared to other resorts we’ve stayed at on the island. The staff were friendly - Youngman and Samson in particular. Right next to the hotel, you can find Dongwe Sport, who have a range of water sports and activities close to the hotel. We recommend them. Overall, enjoyable stay and great value.
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2019

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness
A prosaic place
A prosaic place that is functional for the purposes of the plain, frills-free, undisturbed beach holiday. The rooms are plain but functional, the pool site is pleasant and fun, and the beach naturally exquisite.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2019

8/10 Good

Nick, Hampshire UK

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
May/June 2018
Great hotel,but nobody has mentioned the rather important fact that if you have mobility issues then in my opinion you couldn't stay here. If wheelchair bound then probably impossible.We enjoyed a really good holiday but as one of our party has MS and needed to use a travel wheelchair ,movement around the hotel was very slow due to all the paths being sand, and lots of steps.Apart from this the hotel has a great character and the location, for us, was perfect. Sure the food was a little samey, and we couldn't visit the Fisherman shack, as we went out of season, but the staff were friendly and the locals happy. If your fit and mobile, i would highly recommend a visit.
Stayed 8 nights in May 2018

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Honeymoon Suite Nothing special about it
Worse beds ever for vacation . No enough equipment in the room to make you feel at home
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2017

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice place, ideal for families, nice access to the beach, rooms are functional, food was good

6/10 Okay

Thomas

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

10/10 Excellent

Kati, Addis Ababa

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Quiet hotel right on the beach
Charming small hotel with large and comfortable rooms, perfect for a low-key, relaxing holiday. We made good use of the pool. Even at low tide, easy to swim in the ocean without having to walk far, and at high tide, the water is just a few metres away. Lovely long beach to go for walks. Good range of foods at buffet breakfast. We took the half-board option, and enjoyed many delicious seafood meals for dinner. Take note that there are no TVs in the rooms (which was fine with us), but there is a TV in the common lounge area (which we used to watch Euro 2016 football matches). We were there as a family of four, including two teenagers, who were happy with the free wifi. Also did a great excursion to go swimming with dolphins, organised through the front desk. Very happy with our stay overall.

6/10 Okay

Jacobus

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
the hotel was a 3 starr but the staff is a 10 starr