Author: Brian Carstens

Posted: Thursday, April 13 2017, 12:09:29

ONE OF THE BEST HOLIDAYS IN ZANZIBAR
We spent 6 days at La Gemma Dell ‘Est in Zanzibar. It is a beautiful white sand sea shore resort. The staff were just great, always smiling, always trying to help you. The quality of the food is just excellent. Book the All Inclusive option. Thank you to Plan Hotels for a wonderful holiday.

Author: Trevor King

Posted: Thursday, April 13 2017, 12:02:42

We spent 10 nights at Diamonds La Gemma Resort. We loved the immaculate gardens on the resort, the beautiful white beach and the unusual bar on the pier. We booked a Villa Room which has air conditioning. The room is comfortable, clean and spacious and have a beautiful view. They are camouflaged by flowers and trees so that they are inconspicuous. The rooms are halfway up the hill which allows for you to have a relaxing walk between the rooms and beach.

Food in the buffet restaurant was excellent with a large variety. All the staff were incredibly keen to be helpful and friendly. The hotel is Italian owned and with guests from all over the world it wasn't surprising that communication in English sometimes broke down but that really didn't matter. All in all, we were very impressed.

Author: Armandt van Niekerk

Posted: Thursday, April 13 2017, 12:01:19

We spent 10 days at this hotel as part of our honeymoon. It is an absolute paradise with glorious gardens and beautiful beaches. There is a bar on a pier over the sea which is pretty cool and water sports are available. The hotel is Italian owned and is quite European in terms of guests.

The food was absolutely fantastic. The buffet was of really good quality and offered a wide variety that we felt we did not have to eat at the A la Carte restaurants (although we did use the pizzeria - which was excellent). They have successful European chefs visit once a week and a tasting menu is available in one of the a la carte restaurants. The waiters go out of their way to make you feel special.

We organised a trip to stone town and the spice farms via the hotel and this was great value and a totally private tour which was nice.
We stayed in a deluxe room which was very nice, comfortable and with fantastic views over the sea. The rooms were very high quality and the bathroom was top notch Italian luxury standard. There are some nice touches at the hotel which add to the experience - there are golf carts to take you around and the African Theme evening was great fun.