Submission date: 2008-03-28 - Date of Stay: March 2008
Submitted by: Mikolaj - From: Poland
Type of Traveller: Family Traveller - Age Group: 26 - 30
Cristal Resort Zanzibar - a very Dangerous place
My family and I stayed in this hotel from March 10 through March12. On the day of our arrival, around 7 pm, the hotel was attacked by a couple of armed men, who robbed all tourists present in the hotel lobby. The hotel is located in a remote area and didn't have any security, apart from 2 or 3 men with machetas, who escaped when they saw the robbers. In the week before our arrival there had been similar robberies in the area but Cristal Resort's owners neither hired any armed body guards nor warned its guests.
After the robbery the staff took almost 45 minutes to call the police, the robbers had then enough time to escape.
None of the victims of the robbery was provided with any compensation from Cristal Resort nor its owners, Ms Mehrez and Mr. Kodeh.
Keep off that place if you do not want to lose all your money.
Submission date: 2006-11-30 - Date of Stay: October 2006
Submitted by: Brigitte - From: Norway
Type of Traveller: Young Couple - Age Group: 41 - 50
Best beach and great food!
WE are a couple of a certain age and stayed 5 nights at this charming hotel, we stayed in the deluxe rooms and had a wonderful view, and like it because it was very clean. the food is excellent. They had fresh fish coming in 3 times during our stay! We hope to come back in 1 year, I recommend this hotel for anyone that would like to relax and eat well.
Submission date: 2006-08-01 - Date of Stay: July 2006
Submitted by: Jack - From: Netherlands
Type of Traveller: Young Couple - Age Group: 31 - 40
Beautiful beach, lack of privacy and bad service
The 'resort' is small scale and situated at a beautiful piece of beach on the south east coast of Zanzibar. It presents itself as a four star holiday resort. However, the warm water in the airconditoned rooms (but no possibility to open a window!!!) is only sufficient for one person to take a shower, let alone sufficient to fill the bath tub every room has and the resort brags about. Water pressure also not guaranteed at all times. Pool has been under construction for some time (concluding after the wealth of plants growing in the current construction) and it looks it will probably be under construction for quite some more time since the focus is now on establishing more room accomodation. During the day construction work is being performed for the new wooden huts, not adding to a quiet and relaxing atmosphere. Quality of kitchen/food is pretty good, prices reasonable but staff has little experience in serving customers (drinks in wrong glasses, tables prepared wrongly, breakfast serve...Read more
