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Ora Palumbo Reef Resort

3.0 star property
Uroa beachfront hotel with outdoor pool, restaurant
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Outdoor pool
Property grounds
On the beach, white sand, beach umbrellas, beach towels
Exterior
On the beach, white sand, beach umbrellas, beach towels

Reviews

7.8 out of 10

Good

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • Airport transfer
  • Pool
  • Non-smoking
  • Free breakfast
  • Laundry facilities
Main amenities
  • Daily housekeeping
  • On the beach
  • Restaurants and bar/lounge
  • Outdoor pool
  • Beach umbrellas
  • Beach towels
  • Airport shuttle
  • Terrace
  • Air conditioning
  • Garden
  • Snack bar/deli
  • Self-serve laundry
Feel at home
  • Private bathroom
  • Television
  • Garden
  • Terrace
  • Daily housekeeping
  • Laundry facilities

Room options

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In-room safe, desk, bed sheets

Junior Suite

Highlights

Balcony
Air conditioning
Plasma TV
Ceiling fan
Bidet
Private bathroom
Hairdryer
Desk
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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In-room safe, desk, bed sheets

Family Suite

Highlights

Balcony
Air conditioning
Plasma TV
Ceiling fan
Bidet
Private bathroom
Hairdryer
Desk
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Single Bed and 1 King Bed

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In-room safe, desk, bed sheets

Double Room

Highlights

Balcony
Air conditioning
Plasma TV
Ceiling fan
Bidet
Private bathroom
Hairdryer
Desk
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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About the area

Map
Uroa, Unguja South Region

What's nearby

  • Uroa Beach - 1 min walk - 0.1 km
  • Pongwe Beach - 10 min drive - 4.2 km
  • Marumbi Beach - 19 min drive - 5.1 km
  • Kiwengwa Beach - 27 min drive - 12.3 km
  • Michamvi Kae Beach - 96 min drive - 66.8 km

Getting around

  • Zanzibar (ZNZ-Zanzibar Intl.) - 70 min drive
  • Airport shuttle (surcharge)

Restaurants

  • ‪Zanzi Bar - ‬6 min drive
  • ‪Kae Beach Restoraunt - ‬67 min drive
  • ‪Kae Beach Bar - ‬68 min drive
  • ‪Sai marce - ‬2 min drive
  • ‪Jetty bar @ paradise beach resort - ‬6 min drive

About this property

Ora Palumbo Reef Resort

Enjoy your visit to Uroa with a stay at Ora Palumbo Reef Resort. You can splash around at the outdoor pool, grab a bite to eat at the restaurant or unwind with a drink at the bar/lounge. Other highlights include a snack bar/deli, a terrace and a garden.

Languages

English, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish

At a glance

Hotel size

  • 150 rooms

Arriving/Leaving

  • Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; check-in end time: 11:30 PM
  • Contactless check-in and check-out are available
  • Express check-in/out available
  • Early check-in subject to availability
  • Minimum check-in age – 18
  • Check-out time is 10:30 AM
  • Late check-out subject to availability

Restrictions related to your trip

  • Check COVID-19 restrictions

Special check-in instructions

  • The property charges 5 per cent for credit card payments
  • The front desk is open daily from 10:00 AM - midnight
  • Front desk staffed during limited hours
  • For more details, please contact the property using the information on the booking confirmation

Required at check-in

  • Credit card, debit card or cash deposit required for incidental charges
  • Government-issued photo ID may be required
  • Minimum check-in age is 18

Children

  • No cots (infant beds)

Pets

  • No pets or service animals allowed

Internet

  • Free WiFi in public areas

Parking

  • Free on-site self-parking

Transfers

  • Airport shuttle at scheduled times*

Other information

  • Smoke-free property

Property amenities

Food and drink

  • Free buffet breakfast each morning 6:30 AM–10:00 AM
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/lounge
  • Snack bar/deli

What to do

  • On the beach
  • Beach volleyball
  • Bike rentals nearby
  • Ecotours nearby
  • Parasailing nearby
  • Scuba-diving nearby

Services

  • Front desk (limited hours)
  • Tour/ticket assistance
  • Laundry facilities
  • Multilingual staff
  • Porter/bellhop
  • Beach towels
  • Beach umbrellas

Facilities

  • Garden
  • Terrace
  • Television in common areas
  • An outdoor pool

Room amenities

Be entertained

  • 54-cm plasma TV

Home comfort

  • Air conditioning
  • Ceiling fan

Sleep well

  • Bed sheets provided

What to enjoy

  • Balcony

Freshen up

  • Private bathroom
  • Shower only
  • Bidet
  • Hairdryer
  • Towels

Stay connected

  • Desk

More

  • Daily housekeeping
  • In-room safe

Special features

Dining

On-site venue – This restaurant serves breakfast, lunch and dinner.

Fees & policies

Mandatory fees

You'll be asked to pay the following charges by the property at check-in or checkout. Fees may include applicable taxes:
  • A tax is imposed by the city: USD 4.00 per person, per night

Optional extras

  • Airport shuttle service is offered for an extra charge
  • Credit card charges are subject to an extra charge of 5 per cent

Renovations and closures

The property is closed between 14 May and 31 July.

Policies

This property does not have lifts.
This property accepts credit cards, debit cards and cash.

Also known as

Palumbo Reef
Palumbo Reef Resort
Palumbo Reef Resort Uroa
Palumbo Reef Uroa
Palumbo Reef
Ora Palumbo Reef Resort Uroa
Ora Palumbo Reef Resort Hotel
Ora Palumbo Reef Resort Hotel Uroa

Frequently asked questions

Is Ora Palumbo Reef Resort currently open?
The property is closed between 14 May and 31 July.
Is there a pool at Ora Palumbo Reef Resort?
Yes, there's an outdoor pool.
Are pets allowed at Ora Palumbo Reef Resort?
Sorry, neither pets nor service animals are allowed.
Is parking offered on site at Ora Palumbo Reef Resort?
Yes, there's free self parking.
Is an airport shuttle service offered by Ora Palumbo Reef Resort?
Yes, an airport shuttle is available.
What are the check-in and check-out times at Ora Palumbo Reef Resort?
Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; check-in end time: 11:30 PM. Check-out time is 10:30 AM. Express check-in and check-out and contactless social distancing are available.
What is there to do at Ora Palumbo Reef Resort and nearby?
Have fun during the warmer months with activities such as volleyball. Additional recreation nearby includes ecotours. Enjoy a swim in the outdoor pool or use the hotel's other amenities, which include a garden.
Are there restaurants at or near Ora Palumbo Reef Resort?
Yes, there's an on-site restaurant.
Does Ora Palumbo Reef Resort have any outdoor private spaces?
Yes, every room features a balcony.
What's the area around Ora Palumbo Reef Resort like?
Ora Palumbo Reef Resort is located a short 1-minute walk from Uroa Beach.

Ora Palumbo Reef Resort Reviews

Reviews

7.8

Good

8.0/10

Cleanliness

8.2/10

Staff & service

9.0/10

Amenities

8.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

10/10 Exceptional

Awesome place and nice to spend your vecation there with your family or your honeymoon.....beautiful beach
10-night romance trip
Verified Expedia guest review

10/10 Exceptional

It was great. Everything about it.
Achille, 3-night trip
Verified Hotels.com guest review

8/10 Very good

2-night trip with friends
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8/10 Very good

2-night family trip
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8/10 Very good

Relaxed, friendly atmosphere; beautiful location
My 3-night stay at Palumbo Reef was problem-free and relaxing. The staff is very kind and friendly, especially manager Mohamed. My room was large, clean and very comfortable, and the fresh flowers on arrival were lovely. I had a wonderful view of the sea from my balcony and the sound of the surf lulled me to sleep each night. There is AC in the rooms, but with the sea breeze, it wasn't needed. The bed was very comfortable and the water in the shower nice and hot. Food was plentiful and of good quality, a combination of Italian and traditional Swahili dishes. The pool is gorgeous as is the beach. I was particularly happy to be able to walk the beach without disturbance from local touts. There are plenty of activities offered by the hotel and associated tour operators, but no pressure to join in if you don't want to. I recommend the traditional Zanzibar massage at the spa. All in all, it was a relaxed, friendly atmosphere in a beautiful location with a helpful and friendly staff.
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8/10 Very good

Fun staff
Palumbo reef resort is a very nice place to chill out and relax for a few days. The very helpful staff go out of there way to ensure you have an enjoyable stay. We made good friends with the entertainment staff Jacho and Samur who looked after us and definately kept us entertained. As there is nothing to do in the surrounding neighbourhood this is essential. Each night they offered to bring us to where ever that nights party was taking place..sometimes this could be up to 30mins drive away. The resort hosts mainly Italien customers and thats the primary language spoken there but most of the staff have a good level of English. The room was spacious and clean and the whole resort is nicely designed and fits in well with its surrounding. The pool is very nice and is handy for when the tide is out. My only complaint would be that the wi-fi is very slow and you have to pay for it. They also do not have a desktop for customers to use. Overall a nice quiet place to spend a few days.
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10/10 Exceptional

nice hotel
good but they forget the birthday of my wife while i told the day before to the recception and manager of the hotel !!!! it was terrible
Verified Expedia guest review

6/10 Good

Verified Hotels.com guest review

8/10 Very good

Nice and secluded resort that offers relaxation
The resort is Italian owned and the guests are predominantly Italian. That didn't cause any problems as staff spoke English and they were very friendly. The beach is amazing and you cant believe how beautiful it is until you go there.
Verified Expedia guest review

6/10 Good

nice place overall
Is an Italian Resort so the majority of the people who visit the resort and work there speak and understand Italian. However all the staff is very disposable to help and to create fun moment with different activities wich involves lots of people! is in really nice location not too busy and the seaside is stunning! Food is really good with a big variation between days and every night you get tipical and/or different entrateinment !!
Verified Expedia guest review

4/10 Fair

warning for Italians
This is like a charter party during the 80s. Too high musuc. If you stay in Palumbo you will not see Zanzibar essens. We strongly recommend you to avoid this hotell.
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6/10 Good

gorgeous Zanzibar, but cockroaches
Nice food (although ice cream is not available...) and helpfull staff. Beach is nice. It is indeed a very Italian resort with a lot of / only Italians. However besides the Italians, there were also some other special guests in the resort: cockroaches. Didn't like that!
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4/10 Fair

Ora Resort in Zanzibar was not a good choice
We were extremly dissatusified with our stay at this hotel. It seemed like any time we had a query the response was no. For example, after a day of travel we arrived to the hotel starved and tired. We were told food can be bought only during breakfast, lunch, or dinner. It was 16h and dinner would be served only at 20h. No one could help us with a nearby restaurant or provide any suggestion where we can get food. Only the GM of the neighbouring hotel walked us to a lovely beach restaurant where we got fed. I have million examples like this. The hotel is designed and catering who large groups of Italian who have there agency rep catering for their needs. Individual guests are basically a nuisance and they make it known. Also be ready to be constantly harassed on the beach by the kids from the adjacent shanty town.
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8/10 Very good

Little Italy in Zanzibar
This resort had a lot of people and a variety of activities going at all times, so it did not have that "spa-like" quiet feeling, but it was beautiful none the less. Music played loudly in the public areas until 11 pm each evening. Each day the resort provided some different opportunities for entertainment or one could just sit at their lovely pool or beach area. I arrived not feeling well and was very grateful that they had a medical clinic on-site. My biggest surprise was that the resort mainly catered to Italian tourist groups (the signs, entertainment, and postings of activities were all in Italian). Since I was a single traveler, my poor Italian skills made it difficult to socialize while I was there. The pasta was great, though!
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6/10 Good

Make sure you speak italian language ..
First of all the hotel website should mention that this is italian resort, run by italian owner and everything is in italian language - the menu, excursion, the staff speak mainly italian - but luckily they understood english. But generally me as an english language speaker I would choose another hotel. The hotel and place was nice, food was amazing - one plus for italian :o) Staff was helpful but only by mouth - when you really need something the best way was to manage it by yourself. We enjoyed staying in zanzibar mainly because we had great guy for trips - which we managed and organised by ourselves, imagining staying the whole period in the hotel is giving me chills.
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8/10 Very good

When we arrived we had to pay over 40 $ in tourist tax for 3 nights. At the booking conformation from hotels.com it Said aproximatly 1 $ pr person pr night.. So either hotels.com are wrong or we got scammed..
3-night trip with friends
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8/10 Very good

Olga, 8-night family trip
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8/10 Very good

7-night trip
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8/10 Very good

Très belle hôtel mais essentiellement italien, du coup lors des show le personnel parler exclusivement italien. La nourriture est italienne midi et soir.
Linda, 5-night trip
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8/10 Very good

3-night trip
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8/10 Very good

Villaggio bellissimo peccato per le alghe
La struttura del Villaggio è bellissima e si mangia benissimo l'unico vero problema è l'oceano indiano che in quel punto a riva è pieno di alghe per via dei forti fenomeni delle maree quindi bisogna superare le alghe e camminare parecchio perchè l'altezza dell'acqua rimane bassa!! Un consiglio se volete fare una vita all'insegna del villaggio e non vi volete spostare vi conviene prendere un'altro hotel al Nord a Nungwi dove il fenomeno delle maree è minore e l'acqua è spettacolare!!! se invece volete girare tutta zanzibar questo è l'albergo che fà per voi per via della posizione e della struttura che è bellissima e si mangia benissimo!!!
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8/10 Very good

Erholungsresort am Strand von Zanzibar
Bis auf eine mit Italienerin und Ihren Sprechgewohnheiten überfüllten Strandanlage waren und lauter Musik waren wir mit allem sehr zufrieden.
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8/10 Very good

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8/10 Very good

prezzo qualità
resorto buon rapporto prezzo qualità tutto italiano ,l'unica pecca sono le maree. molto positiva l'animazione (michele martina fabio elisa)
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8/10 Very good

Fint och privärt hotel på Zanzibar
Hotellet hade ett dåligt läge, men för att stanna 2-4 nätter är detta perfekt. Det är ett Italienskt hotell med stor buffé under alla måltider, maten var fräsch dock lite smaklös. Rummen var över standard för att vara på Zannzibar. Havet ligger precis vid hotellet (bara en trappa ifrån) och hotellet har en privat strand som är underbart vackert. Det är ebb på dagen men man kan bada utan problem och stranden blev bara vackrare. Ett mycket bra all-inclusive hotell med underhållning varje kväll, kan rekomenderas, dock inte för en längre tid. Mycket prisvärt.
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