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Ifa Beach Resort

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A pool area with lounge chairs, a swimming pool, and a view of the ocean. - Ifa Beach Resort (Jambiani)
A beach with thatched umbrellas, wooden lounge chairs, and a sandy walkway. - Ifa Beach Resort (Jambiani)
A room with a checkered floor, a wooden table, two wooden chairs, a wooden bench, and a glass door leading to another room. - Ifa Beach Resort (Jambiani)
A beach with a thatched umbrella and two blue lounge chairs. - Ifa Beach Resort (Jambiani)
An aerial view of a resort with a swimming pool surrounded by palm trees and thatched-roof buildings. - Ifa Beach Resort (Jambiani)
Located close to Jambiani Beach and Kuza Cave, Ifa Beach Resort provides free continental breakfast, a free daily manager's reception, and a terrace. With amenities like a beachfront location and beach massages, this hotel is the perfect place to soak up the sun. Indulge in a hot stone massage at Ia Beach Resort Spa, the onsite spa. Stay connected with free in-room WiFi, and guests can find other amenities such as a garden and dry cleaning/laundry services.

Reviews

8.6 out of 10
Excellent

Popular amenities

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

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Room options

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View all photos for Deluxe Double or Twin Room, Balcony, Sea View

A room with two beds, each with a wooden frame and white bedding. There is a balcony with a table and chairs, and a view of the ocean and palm trees.

Deluxe Double or Twin Room, Balcony, Sea View

  • Sea view
  • 35 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

View all photos for Deluxe Triple Room, Balcony, Sea View

A balcony with a view of the ocean, a pool, and tropical vegetation.

Deluxe Triple Room, Balcony, Sea View

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(1 review)
  • 35 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Double Bed and 2 Twin Beds

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A room with a bed, a wooden desk, and a ceiling fan.

Standard Double Room

  • 18 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

View all photos for Family Bungalow, 2 Bedrooms, Garden View

A bedroom with two wooden beds, a wooden wardrobe, and a large mirror.

Family Bungalow, 2 Bedrooms, Garden View

  • Garden view
  • 25 sq m
  • 2 bedrooms
  • Sleeps 6
  • 2 Double Beds and 2 Twin Beds

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A room with two wooden beds, each with a canopy and white bedding. There is a small table with a vase of flowers and a decorative item in the center.

Family Bungalow, Sea View

  • Garden view
  • 45 sq m
  • 2 bedrooms
  • Sleeps 6
  • 2 Double Beds and 2 Twin Beds

About the neighborhood

Located in Jambiani, Ifa Beach Resort is in a rural area and on the beach. The area's natural beauty can be seen at Jambiani Beach and Kuza Cave. Paje Beach and Jozani Chwaka Bay National Park are two other places to visit that come recommended. Discover the area's water adventures with scuba diving and snorkeling nearby, or enjoy the great outdoors with horse riding and hiking/biking trails. Visit our Jambiani travel guide
Map
Jambiani Beach Road, Jambiani

What's nearby

  • A traditional wooden boat on clear turquoise water.
    Jambiani Beach
    3 min walk - 0.2 miles
  • A monkey with reddish-brown fur and a baby monkey clinging to its back amidst green foliage and tree branches.
    Jozani Chwaka Bay National Park
    21 min drive - 13.6 miles
  • Kuza Cave
    17 min walk - 0.9 miles
  • Paje Beach
    5 min drive - 2.8 miles
  • Kuza Cave
    11 min drive - 1.2 miles

Getting around

  • Zanzibar Intl. Airport (ZNZ)
    84 min drive

Restaurants

  • Mapacha
    5 min drive
  • Shanga Paje
    6 min drive
  • Beach Boheme
    5 min drive
  • Paje By Night
    5 min drive
  • Africana's
    5 min drive

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Property amenities

Internet

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

Parking and transportation

  • No onsite parking available
  • Offsite parking; reservations required
  • 24-hour roundtrip airport shuttle on request for a surcharge

Food and drink

  • Free continental breakfast available daily 7:00 AM to 10:00 AM
  • A restaurant
  • Coffee and tea in common areas
  • Free daily manager's reception

Things to do

  • Bicycle rentals
  • Children's pool
  • Full-service spa
  • Indoor pool

Family friendly

  • Children's pool
  • Indoor pool
  • Laundry facilities

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk

Guest services

  • Concierge services
  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Tour and ticket assistance

Outdoors

  • Beach towels
  • Garden
  • On the beach
  • Terrace

Full-service spa

  • Couples treatment rooms
  • Deep-tissue massages
  • Hot stone massages
  • Spa open daily
  • Swedish massages
  • Thai massages
  • Treatment room

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Braille/raised signage
  • No elevator
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)

More

  • 2 floors
  • Built in 2016
  • Georgian architecture
  • Mosquito nets
  • Smoking not allowed

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided
  • Blackout drapes

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Rainfall showerhead
  • Shower
  • Towels provided

Food and drink

  • Limited room service

More

  • Air conditioning
  • Ceiling fan
  • Desk
  • Individual decor
  • Individual furnishings
  • Safe

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: noon; Check-in end time: 8:30 PM

Early check-in subject to availability

Express check-in available

Minimum check-in age: 16

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM

Late check-out subject to availability

Express check-out available

Special check-in instructions

This property offers transfers from the airport (surcharges may apply); to arrange pick-up, guests must contact the property 48 hours prior to arrival, using the contact information on the booking confirmation

Guests planning to arrive outside of normal check-in hours must contact the property in advance for check-in instructions; front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property

To make arrangements for check-in please contact the property at least 24 hours before arrival using the information on the booking confirmation

If you are planning to arrive after noon please contact the property in advance using the information on the booking confirmation

Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

No pets or service animals allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome

1 child, up to the age of 12 years, can stay for free if using existing beds when occupying the parent or guardian's room

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.

Optional extras

  • Airport shuttle fee: USD 40 per vehicle (one-way)

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 and debit cards; cash is not accepted
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher
This property has outdoor spaces, such as balconies, patios, terraces which may not be suitable for children; if you have concerns, we recommend contacting the property prior to your arrival to confirm they can accommodate you in a suitable room

We should mention

This property does not have elevators
Pool access available from 6:00 AM to 6:00 PM
No pets and no service animals are allowed at this property

Frequently asked questions

Does Ifa Beach Resort have a pool?

Yes, this property has an indoor pool and a children's pool. Pool access is from 6:00 AM–6:00 PM.

Is Ifa Beach Resort pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

How much is parking?

Ifa Beach Resort doesn't offer parking.

What time is check-in at Ifa Beach Resort?

Check-in start time: noon; Check-in end time: 8:30 PM.

What time is check-out at Ifa Beach Resort?

Check-out is at 11 AM.

Does Ifa Beach Resort provide a shuttle to the airport?

Yes, there's an airport shuttle that runs on request. A fee of USD 40 per vehicle applies.

Where is Ifa Beach Resort located?

Nestled on the beach, this Jambiani hotel is within 1 mi (2 km) of Jambiani Beach and Kuza Cave. Paje Beach and Jozani Chwaka Bay National Park are also within 12 mi (20 km).

Can I cancel my reservation for free and receive a full refund?

Yes, this property offers free cancellation on select room rates, because flexibility matters! Please refer to the property cancellation policy on our site for more details about any exclusions or requirements.

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Reviews

Ifa Beach Resort Reviews

8.6

Excellent

9.0

Cleanliness

7.6

Location

8.8

Staff & service

8.8

Property conditions & facilities
Rating 10 - Excellent. 11 out of 23 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 8 out of 23 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 2 out of 23 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 2 out of 23 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 23 reviews

Reviews

Verified review

8/10 Good

Mathieu

Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very good hotel with great workers. Very well located in front of the beautiful sea. Thank you for everything !
Stayed 12 nights in Jul 2023
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8/10 Good

Monika

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

Beach side

The location is perfect, directly on the long, nice and pretty calm Jambiani beach. The hotel has a large garden with flowers and palm trees around the pool area. Some sun beds directly on the beach (with a small fence so vendors not walking straight in) Good breakfast. We had a large basic room eith big bed and huge balcony with excellent sea view.
Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2024
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10/10 Excellent

Piotr

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
lovely beach resort with nice pool. Staff is very helpful and attentive. perfect location for long beach walks away from the crowds. WiFi was working well as well as the AC. wish to be back one day :)
Verified review

8/10 Good

Michael

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Good property just doesn’t have any amenities at this place.
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2023
Verified review

4/10 Poor

Lina

Liked: Cleanliness
Rommene ganske rene, strøm og vann er borte av og til, har ikke safe i rommet. Til frokost kan bare få maks 2 egg ikke mer, vannet må kjøpes til frokost også. Det finnes ikke frokostbuffe, mulig å få 2 egg (kokst, stekt eller omlet) eller panekakke. Servive: de bruker å svare "POLE POLE". Det betyr sakte sakte. Da var service Pole Pole :)
Stayed 15 nights in Feb 2023
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10/10 Excellent

RAYMOND

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stedet var som det skulle være. Dejlig pool og udendørs område. Man kan ikke bade der da det er meget lav vandet der. Men en lille tur med en mango båd og så kan man snorkle. Værelser er lidt slidte, men fint. Jambiani er et sted hvor man oplever Afrika på Zanzibar. Fed oplevelser.
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Inès

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Coup de cœur. L'établissement était parfaitement équipé, très bien situé, la piscine est très belle, on a le combo piscine et vue sur la mer qui est à 30 secondes de l'hôtel. Le restaurant de l'hôtel est plutôt bon, même s'il y a des chats affamés qui n'hésitent pas à être agressifs (mais le serveur peut les éloigner). Il y a une bonne ambiance dans l'hôtel, on se sent vraiment en vacances. J'en garde de merveilleux souvenirs et je reviendrai, c'est sûr.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2021
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8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Oli hyvin rannalla Ilmastointi laite ei säätynyt kunnolla
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2021
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10/10 Excellent

Andrea

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Resort molto curato, in posizione splendida di fronte al mare, per una vacanza di tutto relax. Tutto il personale (reception, ristorante/bar, addetti ai servizi) cordiali, gentili e disponibili.
Stayed 7 nights in Feb 2020
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10/10 Excellent

Neil

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very laid back place, but assistance is always available at the front desk and at the restaurant. The pool was clean and a nice size. Our room was nice, with great AC and a nice balcony with lounge chairs. It was great for a family of 4. Ocean not great for swimming (lots of seaweed), but great for beach combing (always) and looking for interesting sea life (like itty bitty hermit crabs) during low tide. We had a late evening flight so we stayed that last day until 1800. They even gave us a room to shower in before our shuttle back to the airport. Great massage too.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2020
Verified review

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness

Je ne recommande pas

A l'arrivée, la personne m'a juste montré ma chambre. Aucune info concernant le fonctionnement des choses tel que le bouton pour avoir de l'eau chaude, par exemple. Rien, non plus, sur l'accès à la plage, la piscine, au petit déjeuner. A part me montrer la chambre, rien. Je n'ai même pas eu le temps de lui demander quoique ce soit, elle s'est barrée. Accueil médiocre. Concernant les nuisances également, au loby et à proximité, chacun fait sa vie, rien faire des gens qui essaient tant bien que mal de pouvoir dormir ou de profiter des chants des oiseaux... Toutefois, Piscine et petit dej, biens.
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2019
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10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
My sister and I had a fantastic holiday at Ifa Beach Resort. The staff was incredibly kind and accommodating. We book several tours through the hotel and ate most of our meals at the delicious restaurant. The room was very clean and comfortable. The swimming pool was a dream. I highly recommend staying at Ifa Beach Resort on our trip to Jambiani!
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2019
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10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Gepflegte, kleine Hotelanlage (12 Zimmer) mit sehr freundlichem Personal. Die Zimmer sind groß und modern gehalten, inklusive Ventilator und Klimaanlage. Die Zimmer sind auf einzelne Bungalows verteilt zwischen Strand und Palmen bzw. Garten. Direkt hinter dem Pool beginnt dann auch schon der (öffentliche) Strand. Aufgrund von Ebbe und Flut ist ein ganztägiges Schwimmen im Meer nicht möglich, jedoch frühmorgens und spätnachmittags. Es wird jeden Morgen ein abwechslungsreiches Frühstück angeboten inkl. frischem Obstteller und frischen Saft. Wer keinen Massentourismus erleben möchte, ist hier gut aufgehoben.
Stayed 7 nights in Nov 2019
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10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Excellent food at the restaurant, staff and owner very helpful (the owner gave us even a cooking station to cook in our bungalow!), all friendly. Hotel on the beach, very nice swimming pool, and the Jambiani people were very friendly. Our children were playing football with them every evening!
Stayed 14 nights in Jun 2019
Verified review

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service

Dårlig ledelse og gode medarbejdere

Overordnet set var vores ophold fantastisk. Det eneste som var problemet, var, at manageren og ejeren slet ikke var til nogen hjælp. Jeg havde booket et double room med balkon med udsigt til resortet, men vi fik et lille værelse med et enkelt lille vindue i stedet. Ingen hjælp var at finde, da manageren ikke var til stede, og ejeren sagde, at han intet med værelserne at gøre. Mit ophold var fra d. 26/3-6/4, og fra den 1/4 skulle poolen renoveres. Det var vi ikke blevet informeret om på forhånd, faktisk kun dagen før, så det var ret dårlig stil, da vi havde valgt hotellet pga pool. De prøvede at bilde os ind, at det havde stået på hotellets hjemmeside længe, men da de skulle “bevise” det for os, var det en video af hjemmesiden, som de havde optaget samme dag (onsdag d. 3/4). Alle andre gæster på hotellet, havde også problemer. Udover det så var servicen af resten af medarbejderne fantastisk. De var alle super søde, hjælpsomme hvor de kunne, og sjove. Hotellet var pænt og rent med charmerende værelser. Ville dog vælge at komme tilbage en anden gang.
Stayed 11 nights in Mar 2019
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8/10 Good

Tom

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

Superb stay.

Really nice modest cost beach resort. Staff quickly fixed a couple shortcomings in our room. Lovely pool, nice shaded areas. Nourshing brekkies. Restaurant a bit of a disappointment, chef needs more training, especiall in cooking fish. Overall, great value in lovelly setting.
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2019
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10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

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

Exceeded Expectation

IFA Beach resort/ hotel far exceeded our expectations.....we have travelled alot and stayed in many resorts/hotels and we can genuinely say that this is one of our best hotels we've stayed in especially when it comes to value for money.... What is evident from the resort is that their efforts are to create an environment for their guest to totally enjoy their stay and we can say that we felt it totally, what was also evident was that ALL staff are treated well behind the scene as you'll see they love their job... The one and only disappointing thing is we only stayed four nights and travelled north of Zanzibar, IFA Beach resort set the standard so high that the resort we booked into was so poor in comparison. Would I recommend IFA Beach Resort...100% yes... Be assured you can expect a return visit next time we are in Zanzibar..
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2018
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10/10 Excellent

Victor

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

занзибар

отель со всем необходимым, на первой линии, приветливый персонал, красивая территория. рекомендую. есть некоторые моменты, но думаю, что они носят временный характер: не работал вечером ресторан, приходилось ходить в другие отели, но это не проблема. без ужина не оставались) отсутствие телевидения, но тоже не катастрофа!
Stayed 9 nights in Feb 2018
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10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 9 nights in Nov 2019
Verified review

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2019
Verified review

8/10 Good

Kenneth

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2019
Verified review

8/10 Good

Kenneth

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2019
Verified review

4/10 Poor

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service
Stayed 6 nights in Jan 2019