Blue Reef Sport and Fishing Lodge & Bungalows

3.0 star property
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Sundeck
2 bars/lounges
Bed sheets
Double Room
Family Room

Reviews

9.2 out of 10

Wonderful

Popular amenities

  • Bar
    Bar
  • Gym
    Gym
  • Room service
    Room service
  • Breakfast included
    Breakfast included
  • Laundry
    Laundry
  • Parking included
    Parking included

Explore the area

Map
Jambiani Kikadini, Paje Road, Jambiani
  • Jambiani Beach
    4 min walk
  • Kite Centre Zanzibar
    6 min drive
  • Kuza Cave
    10 min drive
  • Zanzibar (ZNZ-Zanzibar Intl.)
    94 min drive

Room options

Double Room

  • 20 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

Bungalow, Partial Ocean View (Double)

  • 20 sq m
  • Partial ocean view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

Deluxe Loft

  • 100 sq m
  • Ocean view
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 King Beds

Comfort Apartment

  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 King Beds

Family Loft

  • 100 sq m
  • Ocean view
  • Sleeps 5
  • 1 King Bed and 3 Twin Beds

Family Room

  • Sea view
  • Sleeps 6
  • 1 King Bed and 3 Twin Beds

Family Bungalow, Multiple Bedrooms, Partial Ocean View

  • 40 sq m
  • Beach view
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Double Bed and 2 Twin Beds

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About the area

Jambiani

When you stay at Blue Reef Sport and Fishing Lodge & Bungalows in Jambiani, you'll be on the beach, within a 15-minute drive of Jambiani Beach and Paje Beach. .This beach lodge is 3.8 mi (6 km) from Kite Centre Zanzibar and 3.8 mi (6.1 km) from Kuza Cave.

What's nearby

  • Jambiani Beach - 4 min walk - 0.4 km
  • Kite Centre Zanzibar - 6 min drive - 6.1 km
  • Kuza Cave - 10 min drive - 6.1 km
  • Paje Beach - 26 min drive - 7.1 km
  • Bwejuu Beach - 38 min drive - 10.5 km

Getting around

  • Zanzibar Intl. Airport (ZNZ) - 94 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Mapacha - ‬8 min drive
  • ‪Oxygen - ‬9 min drive
  • ‪African Bbq - ‬8 min drive
  • ‪Mr. Kahawa - ‬9 min drive
  • ‪Ndame Beach Bar - ‬9 min drive

About this property

Blue Reef Sport and Fishing Lodge & Bungalows

Waterfront lodge with a fitness center
Blue Reef Sport and Fishing Lodge & Bungalows offers 5 accommodations with ceiling fans. Bathrooms include showers. Housekeeping is provided daily.
Recreational amenities at the lodge include a fitness center.

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

Make yourself at home in one of the 5 guestrooms. Bathrooms with showers are provided. Conveniences include ceiling fans, and housekeeping is provided daily.
Enjoy recreational amenities such as a fitness center and bicycles to rent. This lodge also features babysitting (surcharge), an arcade/game room, and tour/ticket assistance.
Grab a bite at one of the lodge's 2 restaurants, or stay in and take advantage of the room service (during limited hours). Need to unwind? Take a break with a tasty beverage at one of the 2 bars/lounges. A complimentary continental breakfast is served daily from 8:00 AM to 10:00 AM.
Featured amenities include dry cleaning/laundry services, luggage storage, and laundry facilities. A roundtrip airport shuttle is provided for a surcharge (available 24 hours), and free self parking is available onsite.
A complimentary continental breakfast is served each morning between 8:00 AM and 10:00 AM.
Onsite venue - This beachfront restaurant specializes in local and international cuisine and serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.

Languages

Dutch, English, French

Property amenities

Parking and public transport

  • Free self-parking on site
  • 24-hour return airport shuttle (surcharge)

Food and drink

  • Free continental breakfast available daily 8:00 AM–10:00 AM
  • 2 restaurants
  • 2 bars/lounges
  • Room service available

Things to do

  • Arcade/games room
  • Bike rentals
  • Boat tours
  • Fishing
  • Fitness centre
  • Sailing
  • Snorkelling

Family friendly

  • Arcade/games room
  • Babysitting (surcharge)
  • Laundry facilities

Conveniences

  • Front-desk safe

Guest services

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

Outdoors

  • Beach loungers
  • Beach umbrellas
  • Beachfront location
  • Garden
  • Terrace

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
  • Upper floors accessible by stairs only

More

  • Designated smoking areas
  • Mosquito nets

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bed sheets
  • Ceiling fan

Bathroom

  • Shower
  • Towels

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 1:00 PM; Check-in end time: 10:00 PM
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); to arrange pick-up, guests must contact the property 24 hours prior to arrival, using the contact information on the booking confirmation
The front desk is open daily from 8:00 AM - 11:00 PM
Front desk staffed during limited hours

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours)

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available

Payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Airport shuttle fee: USD 50 per vehicle (roundtrip, maximum occupancy 4)

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

Property is also known as

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Blue Reef Sport and Fishing Lodge & Bungalows Reviews

Reviews

9.2

Wonderful

Rating 10 - Excellent. 38 out of 57 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 17 out of 57 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 1 out of 57 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 57 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 1 out of 57 reviews" "

9.2/10

Cleanliness

9.4/10

Staff & service

8.0/10

Amenities

8.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.4/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

robert

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Amazing place right on the beach front. The staff and owners cant do enough to make your stay unforgettable. Great cocktails and the food is great.
Stayed 14 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Kimbereley, Rockland

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 8 nights in Feb 2024

2/10 Terrible

qingzhi

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
not good,not recommend.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Amanda L.

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Cozy stay
Enjoyable stay and great staff. Food was good.
Stayed 6 nights in Sep 2021

10/10 Excellent

Poppy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Fantastic
So relaxing, delicious breakfast and great service. Highly recommend
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2021

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Amenities
Staff were excellent very helpful and always with big smile on the face Unfortunately in the rooms there are no toiletries (only one soap ) We got room with no internet connection as well
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2020

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The bar staff are amazing - really hospital and friendly! Stunning location and the team are able to organise any taxis/trips etc really easily! The only downside was that we didn't have AC in the room and it was boiling at night!
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2020

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Room comfort
Fun and casual hotel
The location of the hotel is great, it's close to kite-surf shops, in front of a beautiful beach and near very cool bars and restaurants. The rooms are ok, nothing fabulous but functional and charming. Unfortunately I was given a noisy room that was close to the staff room where they go in and out all day to do washing and storage so it wasn't very private. Also the windows cannot be closed so you can hear everything that's going on outside. I did request a change of room but this wasn't possible as all the other rooms were fully booked. They have a nice bar and they make good cocktails. The staff are super friendly and are always up for a chat. The wifi doesn't work in the room, only in common areas.
Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Clean and comfortable, no AC but the fan directed over the bed worked well.
Stayed 8 nights in Feb 2019

10/10 Excellent

Hope, England

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
English Couple Retreat After Tanzania Safari
What a lovely little place! We stayed in the Bungalows which was lovely, the restaurant area isnt as lively as the Lodges (200m away) but that was fine by us! The pizza and cocktails offered at the Bungalow restaurant were delicious - far too many were eaten!! And the food at the Lodge restaurant was always lovely too. Comfy sunloungers and you're right on the beach which is perfect. You get used to the tides after a few days and its lovely to walk out on low tide too - we spotted a starfish and plenty of hermit crabs. The staff are so welcoming and helpful, you guys really made the stay so thank you! We didnt do as many trips as we'd hoped as we just got too relaxed to want to move!! But there's plenty of activity options on offer. We didnt have aircon but the fan was more than sufficient - even needing to turn it off a few nights as we got too cold! Rooms are nice and airy with the windows. If you're after a low key, relaxing, beach stay and don't want to spend a fortune then Blue Reef is ideal!
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2018

10/10 Excellent

Luminita

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Wonderful holiday at the Blue Reef
We stayed for 8 nights and felt great. Excellent service, good food and lovely cocktails. We stayed in the lodge, where the room is not like in a hotel, but is so comfortable with a king size bed, impeccable cleaned every day. We loved the premises, very offering for relaxing with the ocean view... Thank you and hope to come back next year :)
Stayed 8 nights in Jan 2018

10/10 Excellent

Julia, Zimbabwe

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Amazing people and place
We were fetched at the airport and brought to the lodge where we were welcomed by Nicky, Tom and a few members of staff. We were showed to our room and when we settled in, received a welcome drink, prepared by Nutty and served with a friendly smile. We automatically felt welcome and at home. The next day we met Nathan (Simba) who was very welcoming and had a big smile on his face. Over the course of our stay we got to know EVERYONE more, and the more we got to know them, the more they felt like family. We weren't treated like strangers, we were treated like friends and towards the end, after we got to know them properly - like family. Nutty, Antony, Habibi, Wilimina, Bonny, Hashim and ALL the other members of staff were absolutely AMAZING to us and EVERYONE is always smiling. The food is absolutely amazing and the lodge caters for your needs, whatever that may be. The placement of the lodge is absolutely perfect all around, and I must say, seeing the ocean view and feeling the breeze constantly, is absolute bliss. Not a second goes by that your needs are not accommodated, you are never left feeling unwelcome, by anyone, at any moment in time. The parties were amazing too :) Simba and his girlfriend Sue, were amazing to us, we spent quite a bit of time with them and they showed us new places too, leaving us with memories that we not only made on our own, but memories made with new friends too.THANK YOU TO EVERYONE AT BLUE REEF and we will be back soon! Julia and Nicolette :)
Stayed 8 nights in Jan 2018

8/10 Good

Ishai, israel

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great place in Jambiani
Blue Reef is actually two lodges in two spots on the beach in Jambiani with same owners. Both have full bar service. One spot has a specialty for Pizzas with a stone stove and the other with a full restaurant that makes great dishes. Staff is friendly and helpful and the atmosphere is relaxed. It's right on the beach so you walk out of your room bare foot... Room is basic but for the price it's great. You don't spend too much time there anyway :) All in all a great stay.
Stayed 7 nights in Sep 2017

8/10 Good

Bouraoui, Tunisia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Ideal holiday in Jambiani.
Friendly owners and staff. Basic but clean and comfortable guest house. Tasty and affordable cuisine. Right on the beach. Totally enjoyed.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Amazing place in Jambiani
- the communication with the hotel owner was smooth - there were no unpleasant surprises waiting for us - everything in other reviews was 100% correct - we were picked up from the airport - the beach bungalow was ready and always clean - the staff was very nice and helpful - the breakfast served at the porch (nice view of the beach) - the beach was clean and accessible right from the bungalows (low tide - nice walks, high tide - water was 3m from the resort) - food and cocktails were very good in the blue reef restaurant

10/10 Excellent

Martina

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Sehr schöne Unterkunft mit traumhaftem Blick auf das Meer. Das sympathische Personal bemüht sich sehr alle Wünsche zu erfüllen. Sehr zu empfehlen. 😊☀️
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

paolo

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
like at home! a heartfelt thank you to Wilmina and Simba! Nice people and nice place!
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Cordula Mareldis

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Sehr schöner Bungalow in perfekter Lage direkt am Strand. Sehr freundliches Personal. Tolles Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis. Absolut zu empfehlen!
Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Raffaella

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Struttura in posizione eccellente, personale simpatico e buona la pizza.Consigliatissimo
Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Claudia, Heilbronn

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Schöne Unterkunft und sehr nettes und hilfsbereites Personal. Zum Wohlfühlen.
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2024

8/10 Good

Sabrina

Stayed 11 nights in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Jaana

Stayed 12 nights in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Joerg

Stayed 10 nights in Dec 2023

8/10 Good

BOUMEDIENNE

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
La salle de bain pas entretenu, manque de place pour le rangement, pas trop d'intimité juste des rideaux, mais j'avoue que le personnel est sympa poĺe pole
Stayed 7 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Christian

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Das Personal und die Besitzer haben den Aufenthalt zu einem unvergesslichen Erlebnis gemacht. Gerne wieder.
Stayed 22 nights in Aug 2023