Welcome to the Riu Palace Zanzibar, our new hotel in a new destination
date_range 26 April, 2018 question_answer 62 CommentsIf you thought you’d seen everything at RIU, prepare yourself because we have a surprise for you. Ready? We present the Riu Palace Zanzibar! Our new hotel is located on Nungwi Beach, considered the loveliest on the island of Unguja, and it has everything to make your holiday in Africa unforgettable.
The fact that it’s near the airport and the capital of the island, both less than an hour away, makes this new RIU hotel one of our most appealing. Our new hotel in Africa currently has 102 rooms whose refined décor, impeccable in every detail throughout the hotel, will make you feel like you’re staying in a palace.
Its location facing lovely Nungwi Beach, in addition to the beauty of the establishment and its excellent service, has allowed the hotel to be a member of the exclusive and prestigious Leading Hotels of the World collection, which includes some of the most luxurious hotels in the world.
To top off a unique hotel proposition, the Riu Palace Zanzibar provides you with a very complete gastronomic offer: three restaurants—an Asian one, a grill and the main buffet with international cuisine—and two bars.
Other amenities our guests can enjoy at our new hotel in the Indian Ocean (the fourth after our two hotels in Mauritius and our complex in Sri Lanka) include a fully equipped and sophisticated spa, conference rooms, a children’s club, a gym and a tennis court. By the time the winter season starts this year, RIU will have introduced its exclusive all-inclusive service with its adults-only offer.
The breathtaking beach of Zanzibar and the spectacular facilities of the hotel complement an unparalleled destination with historical roots in which Persian, Arab, Muslim, Portuguese and African cultures intermingle. For world travellers, combining a visit to the area’s beaches and a visit to the Serengeti National Park, located in the peninsular zone of Tanzania, has become a popular plan. The historic centre of Zanzibar is proud to be the birthplace of Freddy Mercury, one of the biggest rock stars of all time, and of having been declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 2000.
We told you that we were going into 2018 with the same excitement as our first day, and we continue to work as if it were. Our arrival in Zanzibar is one step further in our mission to offer our recognised service in best destinations in the world. If you want to learn more about the Riu Palace Zanzibar, go to our website to get an idea of how wonderful this place is, so that you can make your booking whenever you want. You’ll love it!
62 Comments
When will this hotel be available to book via the TUI holidays site and when will you start flying here (Zanzibar)?
Hi Karon!
Bookings are not open yet. We will give you more information once reservations can be made 🙂
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RIU Hotels & Resorts
Dear partner,
please we have booked stay in your hotel RIU ZANZIBAR truth EXIM TOURS. book nr. 129001013.
From 05-15.02.2019. Do you offer private transfer from airport to hotel for extra charge? We are group 6 pax.
Please let me know.
Hi Josef!
We kindly encourage you to contact our hotel directly via [email protected]
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RIU Hotels & Resorts
The RIU Palace Zanzibar looks beautiful. Where do you fly to?
Hi Barbara!
The hotel is located on the northern tip of Unguja, in the archipelago of Zanzibar. The Abeid Amani Karume International Airport is the main airport in Zanzibar.
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RIU Hotels & Resorts
Hi, Will existing bookings be affected in any way? I will be there next month!
Hi Rick!
Thanks for your comment. Please, contact with us by phone; you will find the number in our homepage (Call Center) or simple using your mobile phone.
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RIU Hotels & Resorts
Looks great. Is this in an all inclusive basis?
Hi Luisa!
At the moment, the hotel offers all inclusive service and half board.
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RIU Hotels & Resorts
Hi, we’ve been to the Riu Palace in Los Cabos, Mexico, and to the one in Agadir, Morroco. Do you have any rooms available for the one in Zanziba in august 2018? Every date I tried said ”No rooms available for these dates”…
Regard,
David
Hi David!
Sorry, but bookings are not open yet. We will give you more information once reservations can be made.
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RIU Hotels & Resorts
Please can u let me know when this hotel is available for bookings through tui
Hi Amanda!
Please, for this kind of questions contact directly with TUI.
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RIU Hotels & Resorts
When are you able to take reservations? Would love to book for next summer!
Hi Rachel!
We kindly encourage you to check our official website for the latest news about our hotels. 🙂
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RIU Hotels & Resorts
When will I be able to bookplease
Hi Pamela!
We recommend you to visit our official website for the latest news about all our hotels.
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RIU Hotels & Resorts
I am thinking about a holiday by myself this year as my dearly loved husband has passed away earlier this year.would I be able to book at this hotel and if so where do I find details regarding hotel and flights and transfers. Thank you . We used to go the Fuerteventura and were very happy walking on the beach along side the hotel.
Thank you for your time
Regards
Mrs Burke
Hi Anne,
First of all, please, accept our deepest condolences for your husbands loss. Regarding your question, we will give you more information once reservations can be made.
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RIU Hotels & Resorts
We have plan to travel India from U.S. in November 22nd 2018. Arriving Bombay night of 22nd November next day on 23rd November morning we can fly to Zanzibar , by that time hotel will be open? if so The Abeid Amani Karume Int. Airport we fly, than how do we arrive to your hotel? Is there any shuttle run by your hotel?Any idea which airline fly from Bombay to Zanzibar?
Hi Shirish!
Please, contact our hotel directly via [email protected].
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RIU Hotels & Resorts
Please let me know when this holiday is available to book with TUI?
Thank you!
Hi Sandra!
Please, contact directly with your travel agency and its staff will be glad to help you.
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RIU Hotels & Resorts
Wow, looks wonderful. Will First Choice be doing packages there? I am always a bit nervous organising holidays, I like to have it all organised for me, a package???
Hi Jacky!
Please, contact directly with your travel agency and its staff will be glad to help you.
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RIU Hotels & Resorts
Looks fabulous, can’t wait for further details
Hi David!
Many thanks for your comment 🙂 We will give you more information in the next months.
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RIU Hotels & Resorts
just wondering when I can start booking and when this resort will be ready.
thank you
Hi Felix!
Bookings for Riu Palace Zanzíbar are not open yet. We will give you more information once reservations can be made.
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RIU Hotels & Resorts
Looks a lovely hotel.we have stayed in many riu hotels in the years travelling with thomson.can you tell me when booking opens for this hotel.
Hi Paul!
Unfortunately, bookings are not open yet. We will give you more information once reservations can be made.
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RIU Hotels & Resorts
Is it adult only
Hi Margaret!
No, at the moment it is not an Adults Only Hotel.
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RIU Hotels & Resorts
What international flights land at Abeid Amani Karume International Airport? If I am coming in from the Middle East what would suggest as a connection airport?
Also, is this newest RIU Hotel an All Inclusive Property? If it is what is the country of origin of your “House Wine”?
Finally what month would be best to make a booking…I want a Beach Resort with NO RAIN!!
Thomas from Damascus
Hi Thomas!
We kindly encourage you to contact our hotel directly via [email protected].
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RIU Hotels & Resorts
Hello, can i get any notifications or any way that i can know the availability for Jan 19.
best regards
Hi Jonathan!
If you wish, you can register your email address in our database, and every time that we publish a new press release or dossier, you will receive it automatically by electronic mail. Click here 🙂
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RIU Hotels & Resorts
Looks fantastic! Looking forward to hearing more information about the hotel, would love to book up for next year.
Hi Jodie!
Thanks for your comment 🙂 We will give you more information soon.
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RIU Hotels & Resorts
Hi Riu any news on when booking will become available.
Zanzibar is now top of the Riu bucket list. I tried December but it says not available hopefully this is because booking isn’t open yet. I fear Tui won’t be including it anytime soon either.
Also looking forward to the 2 new Maldives Riu’s next year.
Hi Beverley!
Thanks for your comment! Bookings are not open yet. We will give you more information once reservations can be made 🙂
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RIU Hotels & Resorts
Good afternoon, we booked our Honeymoon at Hideaway of Nungwi. Is this the same place, just with a new name?
Hi Werner!
Yes, so is 🙂
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RIU Hotels & Resorts
Hi,
I booked airport transfer with the previous owners via email (Hideaway) and now I have been trying for a week to get hold of the new hotel to check that the airport transfer is still active. Hotel Phone # +255-758-818281 and hotel email [email protected] – both do not work! Also, your call center cannot help, they cannot get hold of them either.
Please tell them to reach me via email. Arriving June 12.
Kind regards
Marcus
Hi Marcus!
We kindly encourage you to contact our Customer Service Department via [email protected] for further assistance.
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RIU Hotels & Resorts
everything was very nice. We spent our honeymoon here and felt comfortable in the hotel. except for the last minutes we would have recommended the hotel to everyone. At check out one wanted to have $ 90 for two for lunch. the reason is that we were allowed to eat at check in and if we ate there, you can not eat after checking out. that’s definitely too much. we had to check out at 12 o’clock. our flight leaves at 18 o’clock. Now we wait here and are very upset. We will also share our experience on various portals, such as tripavisor. Thank you to some staff, they will surely remember us.
Hi Chiara!
We are surprised to read this comment. We would like to inform you that after check-out all the services must be charged, even the lunch.
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RIU Hotels & Resorts
Dears
I am a travel agent and I am visiting Zanzibar November 9th till Nov 12th. Is there any change we can arrange a hotel site inspection on Nov 9th at around 5pm. Kindly send me an email to confirm if possible and put me in contact with the person in charge of hotelvisits; looking forward to visit your hotel!
Hi Nathalie!
Please, contact directly with the hotel via [email protected].
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RIU Hotels & Resorts
We are booked for Nov 2019 can you confirm when the renovations begin and end please.
Hi Tina!
We are pleased to inform you that the refurbishment works are planned to be finished by the end of this summer.
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RIU Hotels & Resorts
Hi, as per the previous comment, I can see there is some refurbishment. Didn’t you just open last year? When exactly will the refurbishment finish, so I can plan my stay accordingly.
Hi!
The refurbishments works are planned to get finished by the end of July.For more information,you can check our official website.
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RIU Hotels & Resorts
Plan to spend week before christmas in your resort. Junior suite, garden view.
Is refurbishment finished ? Ie. no risk of disturbing building activities ?
Sincerely
Hi! We are pleased to inform you that the refurbishment works are finished.
Hi, what phone number can I reach the RIU Palace Zanzibar 5 * hotel ?
Dear Natalia,
This is the phone number of Riu Palace Zanzibar: + 255 75 8818 282
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RIU Hotels & Resorts
Hi I was just wondering if Riu palace Zanzibar have a direct email address? Myself and husband are staying with you for our honeymoon and I have a few questions I would like to ask please?
Hi Laura!
Thank you for having chosen our hotel for your honeymoon!This is the correct email: [email protected]
Hi. I’m holding a booking with you and would like to have the hotel confirmation number. Which email should I send the request to?
Hi Maryle!
Thank you for contacting us. If you have any questions about your booking, please contact us at the following email address: [email protected]
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RIU Hotels & Resorts