Ocean Paradise Resort & Spa in Pwani Mchangani

A beautiful resort located on a hillside, surrounded by lush greenery and maintained with exceptional care. Everything is spotless and thoughtfully designed in an authentic Zanzibari style, full of charm and taste. The rooms and bathrooms are very spacious and cleaned daily to a high standard. All the activities you could wish for are available, including wellness and spa facilities. The resort has its own private beach with trees and comfortable sunbeds, and the pool area is equally impressive — perfect for relaxing and enjoying the surroundings. What truly makes this place special, however, are the people who work here. From the managers to the gardeners, everyone is friendly, cheerful, and genuinely helpful. It was my first stay here, but certainly not my last. Thank you, Ocean Paradise Resort & Spa Zanzibar — I will definitely come back.

We cannot recommend this resort highly enough. Everything from the friendliness of the staff , the delicious food, enjoyable entertainment, excellent room , with the best and most effective mosquito net we have found in any hotel. It was the perfect culmination to our trip to Zanzibar. We had planned this as a restful end part of our holiday , and it was delivered in spadefuls.

I booked to stay here from 20/12/25 - 04/01/26 as a Solo Traveller Through TUI the Rochdale store, Charlotte and Owen were a great help to ensure I was in Business Class for all four legs. Now I want to get the bad bits out of the way before I review the hotel Sadly I had some issues with the flights. I booked to fly with Qatar and booked the QSuites. But my flights were changed from LHR to DOH and DOH to LHR it was operation by BA. The flight from LHR to DOH was just over 2 hrs 30 mins delayed we were told this was due to a last minute aircraft change . Meaning I only had a 30 min connection to catch my connection We made up some time in the flight giving me 47 mins to catch the connecting flight. I managed to get off the flight run through the Airport and Security through fast track I just got to the gate before closing, but know others missed the flight. BA business class seats did have good space and was comfortable in the upright position, The privacy door not just on my seat but on many BA flights I have flown do not close all the way and also when people walk past they can see over the top. The crew were as good as ever on BA and looked after me very well. The food was exceptional and served very quickly after take off leaving you plenty of time to relax in to your seat for the 5+ hours remaining. I decided to put the bed down and as ever the mattress topper was useless it’s so thin that you feel every lump and bump in the seat. I did manage to fall asleep for about 60 mins and just enough time to use the bathroom, put my seat up and we were landing in DOH. @globalcustomerrelations@ba.com you really need to look at why your hardly ever on time and also sorting the mattress topper. As mentioned I just caught my connection and was greeted with lots of enthusiasm and energy by the Qatar airways crew, they ever offered me a towel to freshen up with and a drink while we started to taxi, and then quickly tidied up before the captain said to take there seats for take off and we pushed back on time. The crew came round and offered some drinks, warm nuts before they started serving food to some people that wanted it, they checked with me and I asked if I could be woken up about 90 mins before we landed as it was now 02:00 and had 6 hours to fly to Zanzibar and pre ordered my breakfast snd put my bud down and the crew saw me do this and raced over and took said she would do it, so I used the toilet cleaned my teeth with the toothbrushes and had a freshen up and came back and the bed was made and the crew was waiting for me to see i needed anything else before I got some sleep, The seat was comfortable and the mattress topper was great nice and thick and the pillow was very plump. The only difference I noticed was being so tall difference between BA and Qatar there was not much space for my feet with the bed fully flat in cattle business class and I kept turning over and I would hit the top of the seat in front, I was I was woken up for brea

The best start to 2026. Left the UK in the snow and finally arrived in Zanzibar and Ocean Paradise the next morning to be greeted by swaying palm trees, white white sand, turquoise sea and the biggest smile from Scott (from Scotland!). It set the tone for the next 7 days of fun, adventure and pure relaxation. The location of Ocean Paradise is exceptional with the ocean stretching out as far as the eye can see - it was a wonderful experience to do the reef walk , spotting the star fish and other sea creatures. The resort is so relaxing and has a chilled vibe. The rooms are large and immaculate with excellent room service and always lots of towels. The food was also exceptional with so much choice at Breakfast - fresh juices made to your specification, lots of healthy options as well as full cooked and regional specialities. Dinner was by the pool with the sounds of the ocean and varied every evening - particularly loved the Swahili and Indian nights. The nightly entertainment was also great and varied, from local bands to Masai warriors dancing. The staff are amazing, always smiling and cannot do enough for you. It is true - Scott seems to be everywhere making sure everyone is happy and looked after - his team are a credit to him! Michael the GM was always present and would take his time to make sure that you were happy with everything. So in conclusion, if you are looking for a resort that is super friendly, relaxed and beautiful you can't go wrong with Ocean Paradise. Thank you for everything - I will be back!

It was the perfect holiday for us. The staff is kind, friendly and warm-hearted. They helped us a lot. Food is incredible and live music also. Garden and the beach is beautiful. It’s always clean. We will go back 1000%♥️

We went to relax after a Sahari in Tanzania and relax we did. It was so stressless we were laid back so far we were horizontal. The entire is just so well laid out, the accommodation so comfortable, the food outstanding and the staff are wonderful. All the staff greet you with the widest smiles and ask'How can we help you'. Would we go back? You bet your life we would. And that from someone who says 'I've been there, done that so Thank You'. We have to thank Michael, Scotty and Jeneth. But all staff are so obliging.

My daughter (13) and I thoroughly enjoyed our stay here. Our room was beautiful and clean and any requests were tended to promptly. The food was delicious and there was lots of variety with a different theme each evening. Every member of staff we encountered was helpful, friendly and always a smile. Nothing was too much trouble. The location and facilities were relaxing, safe and first rate, from the relaxing spa to the on site dive school, “One Ocean”. We hope to return in the not too distant future.

My husband and I stayed at Ocean Paradise resort in September after a 7 day safari in Kenya. From start to finish the holiday was excellent. The staff were kind and friendly, especially Michael, the resort manager, who arrange for us to move to a lodge near the pool and beach as my husband has mobility issues. Scott the Food and beverage manager, who always had a chat with everyone made sure we has an easy access table for our meals. The meals were good, buffet style, with a different theme every night. The drinks were good with a number of daily cocktails. My husband likes cider which wasn’t included in our all inclusive package but it was a reasonable price to buy. We both took part in the daily aqua aerobics class which was great funny, run by Zumba king and queen Irene and Stephen. We were celebrating our 40th wedding anniversary and the staff gave us a lovely cake arranged by Janeth from guest relations. We would definitely recommend Ocean Paradise resort to anyone visiting Zanziber

Our stay at the hotel was very pleasant. The food was wonderful and the view cinematic. We would like to highlight Scott, who supported us in a professional and attentive manner and contributed to making our visit smooth and comfortable.