The Matlai Journal
The Matlai Staff
A hotel is its people. These stories introduce the team who look after guests at Boutique Hotel Matlai, from the kitchen and the restaurant to the spa, the gardens and the front desk, and share what their work involves day to day. Read the stories below to put faces and names to the welcome you will find when you arrive.
3 stories in this category — browse all 26 posts, or start with the Zanzibar travel guide.
Get to Know the Departments Behind the Scenes at Matlai
Housekeeping, maintenance, gardening and security — the teams most guests never meet, and what each one actually does to keep a six-room…
Exploring Matlai's Kitchen Department
Meet the teams behind Boutique Hotel Matlai's two kitchens — Head Chef Saleh, Chef Ibrahim, Chef Herson, the younger Chef Ibrahim, Eric and…
Meet the Butler Team at Boutique Hotel Matlai
What a Matlai butler actually does — private dining, excursions, transfers arranged the legal way, and the three-month trainee programme…