Driftwood Beach Lodge

Guests who stayed here loved

“Staff were absolutely amazing. Very friendly, informative and helpful. Location was perfect, right on the beachfront. Pool overlooking the ocean Bungalow was sufficient for our needs Luckily our flights and arrival was delayed due to lost luggage, as there would have been no one to see us into our room as previously arranged had we arrived at 4:30am. We were welcomed by an awesome gent named Stuart.. Due to our long stay the breakfast included was very limited with hardly any variations. Was very repetitive. Certain items on the restaurant menu were not always available and certain items they ran out of stock. Some mornings we had to wait until 7:30 to be able to get tea or coffee. Our bungalow was infested with borer, and our clothes and bedding was covered with frass. The same with the restaurant area. On a rainy day our unit leaked on the one side, fortunately we were there at the time so managed to move our belongings out of waters reach. Water pressure was affected on random occasions. Electricity drops quite often, which seems to be a general problem in Zanzibar. Clearly a lack of management and lack of interest in the running of the lodge. Has so much potential.”

Jillian · Oct 21, 2025