Does Maisha Matamu Boutique have a pool?

Yes, this property has an outdoor pool.

How much does it cost to stay at Maisha Matamu Boutique?

As of 2025/9/13, prices found for a 1-night stay for 2 adults at Maisha Matamu Boutique on 2025/9/21 start from NT$5,638, excluding taxes and fees. This price is based on the lowest nightly price found in the last 24 hours for stays in the next 30 days. Prices are subject to change. Choose your dates for more accurate prices.

Is Maisha Matamu Boutique pet-friendly?

Yes, cats and dogs are allowed at this property.

How much is parking at Maisha Matamu Boutique?

Self parking is free at this property.

What time is check-in at Maisha Matamu Boutique?

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: anytime.

Where is Maisha Matamu Boutique located?

Nestled on the beach, this Paje hotel is within 1 mi (2 km) of Paje Beach, Maalum Cave Pool, and Kite Centre Zanzibar. Jambiani Beach and Bwejuu Beach are also within 3 mi (5 km).

Maisha Matamu Boutique Reviews, Deals & Photos 2025

10/10 Excellent

Grace

2025/9/5

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

We had a lovely stay here! The staff were so kind and friendly. I stayed here for my birthday and they made it very special. The restaurant also has a good range of food and drinks. It is located right on the beach so a great location. Would definitely recommend

Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Kenan

2025/7/15

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities

Beautiful Stay at Maisha Matamu – A Slice of Paradise! Our stay at Maisha Matamu in Paje was absolutely wonderful. The place is stunning – peaceful, beautifully designed, and with an incredible view that makes you feel like you’re in paradise. The staff were warm, attentive, and truly made us feel at home. A special thanks to Melisa, who went above and beyond to make our stay perfect. Her kindness and attention to detail really stood out. We loved every moment here and would come back in a heartbeat. Highly recommended!

Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2025

8/10 Good

Kristin

2025/2/11

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

The hotel grounds, staff, and views are fantastic! The beach bungalows are rustic with no A/C, but it was worth it to experience the welcoming staff, beach access, and good food.

Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2025

8/10 Good

Glenn

2025/1/11

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities

Like staying on Gilligan's Island.

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Marzena

2024/11/2

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

The place to stay

Perfect location, good food, very friendly staff and owners. Lovely experience

Stayed 6 nights in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Emma

2024/9/16

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

The staff were so kind, it is a beautiful walking distance to many other attractions on Paje beach- highly recommend

Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Majed M

2024/7/28

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

Friendly and helpful staff that made us feel at home,The owner Zobayda was extremely kind and hospitable, and delicious food made daily by the great chef's

Stayed 12 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Lavinia

2024/9/24

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities

Very good experience.Lovely cottages. Lovely view. Lovely time there! Good Restaurant Service!!!

Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

Traci

2025/3/23

Liked: Property conditions & facilities

John at reception was AMAZING!! He was so friendly and attentive - he organized my rides and activities for me. I chose to stay in the rooms with AC and not the bungalow type rooms because it would have been to hot for me. The shower pressure isn't the greatest in my room. The hotel is directly on the beach and they have plenty of sun beds with umbrella shades. I wasn't a big fan of the food/drinks at the restaurant though but the staff was amazingly friendly. Would stay here again!

Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Florien

2023/8/3

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

Great stay, perfect location. Great rooms and lovely staff. Thank you very much 😊

Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Lavinia

2024/8/17

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

Wonderful!!!

Wonderful eco hotel next to the beach. Nice environment.Good service. Delicious breakfast.WLming distance to town and schools and many restaurants.

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

ewa

2024/8/19

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

I highly recommend this place for a holiday. It's not commercial, it's not busy—you can feel like you've gone to visit your family in Africa. It's a great location as well, with everything close by. Mallum Cave (a natural, unique, and beautiful swimming pool) is just within walking distance. I visited Stone Town and Jozani Forest—you can get there for about 50 dollars on a return trip. The hotel organised the other trips too, for example, the Safari. Back at the hotel, from the first steps into the reception, the staff were lovely and very helpful, speaking many languages, including English. Happiness and Hussain are so genuinely nice that I immediately fell in love with the place. I came with my teenage daughter and stayed for 11 nights (unfortunately, just 11) in one of the huts. We were over the moon. The room was clean, and the character of the space matched perfectly with the land's beauty. You can see the ocean from the cosy house. Every evening, the mosquito man—another lovely housekeeper, Baboo or Yolanda—would clean and protect our room from mosquitoes. By the way, we never got bitten. The hotel restaurant is just stunning, with modern, rustic decor that blends perfectly with the natural environment. The swimming pool may be small, but it’s sufficient when you have such a massive, stunning white sand beach. The owners—Zue, Keisy, and Meyra—are excellent, well-spoken in many languages, and always very helpful with everything you need.

Stayed 10 nights in Aug 2024

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveler

2024/12/2

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort

I had a very unpleasant stay at Maisha Matamu. I booked for 11 nights but ended up staying 6 due to multiple issues. Upon arrival, I was told there was a system issue and that another guest with my surname refused to vacate my room. I was moved to a nearby hostel, which was significantly cheaper, but lacked Wi-Fi, phone signal, towels and even water at times. As a solo female traveler, I felt uncomfortable there. Later, I spoke to the other guest, who confirmed she had booked and paid in advance, exposing that the story I was told wasn’t true. Despite having booked and paid in full months ago, I had to argue for a refund for the nights I stayed at the cheaper hostel. Only after arguing did they refund me for 2 nights. Throughout this ordeal, they made several rude comments and even lied at several occasions, which added to my discomfort. This was particularly disappointing, as I’ve been traveling solo for many months and have stayed in numerous hotels without ever experiencing anything like this. I ended up checking out 3 nights early because I felt so uncomfortable. No apology or concern was ever shown until I told them I was checking out earlier. The only bright spot was the fantastic staff at the restaurant and bar—much love to them, as they were the reason I stayed as long as I did.

Stayed 11 nights in Nov 2024

8/10 Good

Benjamin

2025/6/29

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

Das Hotel liegt in direkter Strandlage und ist wirklich sehr idyllisch gestaltet. Sehr klein und "privat familiär"... Die Bilder im Internet täuschen bezüglich der Größe der Anlage. Der Pool ist ziemlich klein. Zudem täuscht die Bilddokumentation. Man hat den Eindruck, dass in der Anlage auch kleine afrikanische Rundhütten zu finden - bzw. als Upgrade vor Ort buchbar - sind. Das stimmt jedoch nicht. Die Hütten gibt es nicht mehr, gehörten jedoch wohl früher zur Anlage und wurden abgerissen. Es gibt eigentlich nur zwei langgezogene Bungalow-Häuserzeilen (ähnlich einer Reihenhaussiedlung), in denen sich ein Zimmer neben das andere reiht. Eine Häuserzeile scheint ziemlich neu, da sich dort wirklich schön gestaltete und modernisierte/neue Zimmer befinden. Unser Zimmer war älter und in Basic-Ausstattung eingerichtet, das Bad nicht mehr up-to-date, aber funktional (nicht mit Schwung auf die Toilette setzen, sonst kippt sie - Zimmer 10). Alles ist jedoch wirklich sehr sauber. Da man sich ja eh nur draußen aufhält, war das Zimmer für uns eher nebensächlich und schlichtweg "funktional". Es gibt keinen Kühlschrank. Insektenschutz befindet sich in der Schiebetür zum Zimmer, es gibt jedoch kein Moskitonetz über dem Bett. Es gibt einen Ventilator über dem Bett (ziemlich laut) und eine Klimaanlage seitlich vom Bett. Da die Betten nur mit Laken bezogen sind, kann es nachts schonmal etwas "frisch" werden. Abends kommt das Personal nochmal ins Zimmer und deckt das Bett auf... Empfehlenswert.

Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2025

6/10 Okay

Cecilie

2025/4/1

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort

Fint

Godt hotel med rigtig god beliggenhed direkte til vandet - Venligt personale i reception, dog mødte jeg mindre hjælpsomhed i restauranten, hvor jeg havde en ubehagelig oplevelse - Restauranten var ret dyr iforhold til priserne på Zanzibar, men maden var rigtig god - Fine værelser for et mindre ophold. Dejlig seng at sove i. Dejligt med myggenet, Dog ingen aircondition så det var alt for varmt, og upraktisk toilet - De passer godt på dyrene - Stedet var renligt

Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Carina

2025/3/13

Liked: Property conditions & facilities

Skønt sted.

Virkelig et dejligt sted ned til stranden med tidevand. Der er en mindre ok pool. Rene og Fine værelser. Maden er virkelig lækker og personalet er meget søde og imødekommende. Kan kun anbefale stedet.

Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2025

6/10 Okay

Kjell

2025/2/12

Liked: Staff & service

Flott beliggenhet

Flott plassering på stranda i Paje. Kort vei til sentrum. OK mat på hotellet og mange andre restauranter i nærhet som også er verdt et besøk. Noe støy fra nabohotellet som kjørte livemusikk og DJ til rundt 02:30 på kveld. Vi hadde bungalow 104 (2etg). Det er palmebladvegger så utelyd høres veldig godt og så du bør ikkje ha museskrekk om du bor slik. Dusj fungerte og betjening slo opp moskitonett over seng kvar kveld. Hotellet har også andre rom med høyrere standard og høyere priser. Personalet var generelt servicevennlige og hyggelige. Må nevne at personen som foretok innsjekking lurte oss ved å kreve 6 usd pr dag i turistskatt. Rett sum skal være 5 usd i Zanzibar. Så vedkommende lurte til seg totalt 8 usd. Ikkje stor sum, men slikt er irriterende og gir hotellet dårligere tilbakemelding.

Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Tom

2025/1/27

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

Perfekter Aufenthalt! Das Hotel bietet alles was man braucht. Die Aussicht vom Strand ist einmalig. Das Uimmer war sauber und sehr schön. Und selten so ein nettes Personal gesehen. Der Aufenthalt war excellent.

Stayed 10 nights in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Per Erik

2025/1/22

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

Så himla fint

Helt underbar strand och vackert blått vatten. Maten suverän och bra urval på frukostar. Extremt trevlig och tillmötesgående personal. Var dock medveten om att priserna när man ska äta håller svensk prisnivå.

Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Christoph

2025/1/4

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

8/10 Good

morten

2024/12/15

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

Anbefaler!

Bra sted , som på bilde , flott strand ! Noe støy om man ikke velger rom med aircondition! Ikke billig , men bra 👍

Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

2024/9/12

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

10/10 stjerner

Dejligt ophold! Fantastisk personale og service. Hotellet ligger på stranden og har den smukkeste udsigt. God mad og gode cocktails! Hotellet er gode ved dyrene og har også en rigtig sød hund, som gerne vil kæle. You are the most welcome :)

Stayed 6 nights in Sep 2024

6/10 Okay

Sophie

2024/9/7

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities

Stayed 14 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Paul

2024/7/4

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

Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Bjarne

2024/3/23

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

Fremragende

Hyggeligt og charmerende hotel med pool lige ved stranden

Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

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