When talking about the greatness of Kilindi, we could talk about the amazing villa, the exquisite food, the privacy, the incredible private beach with turquoise water and plenty of activities to do, or the attention to detail. But what made our experience a 10 out of 10 was the excellent attention from our villa host Salum. Salum made sure that we were comfortable at every moment, that every detail was as expected and that we weren't missing a drink or snack for a second. He also took such good care of my wife's severe allergy to nuts, double checking every meal with the chef. He made us feel so welcome and taken care of and made the difference in this beautiful resort. Would 100% recommend.

This was one of the most special and unique places I have ever stayed. The wildlife is just incredible and the views from our room and bathroom were breathtaking. Our butler could not have been helpful or accommodating. We absolutely loved it!

I loved everything, but if you’re not a fan of nature, you might struggle a little with the bathroom that is essentially exposed to the elements!

Beautiful location, attentive staff, recommend getting ocean view villa, have a private pool and plunge pool. The local wildelife bush baby's or monkeys can be a slight annoyance if choosing to have meals at villa, just means cannot leave food unattended. If you have any anxiety about insects/ crawlies - the lizards and occasional spider may frighten you. But otherwise their presence isnt a concern. The villa themselves are beautiful every day the staff leave a little sweet treat after cleaning your room.

As everything is powered by a generator there can be power outages, these are short lived less than 2-3 minutes a time, but on some occasions can happen in succession lasting unto 6-10 mins

This place is Amazing ❤️ The staff go above and beyond for you with their service, So nice and Happy all the time time. we would go on Day trips and be greated with food and drink hampers free of charge to take with us. The accommodation itself was beautiful, very private and stunning views. It really was a dream come True. The food was some of the best food I’ve ever Tasted compliments to the chef he is Fantastic. I willDefinitely be returning. 10/10 Holiday for us.

Absolutely nothing to complain about.

The property and landscaping are beautiful and well maintained. The staff is extremely attentive and made us feel like home.

We are on our honeymoon but our villa (#4) is likely the least private one out of all the villas (this is our guess based on what we saw when we went kayaking). There are a lot of boats on the water at certain times of the day, and they can definitely see us when we are in the bathroom when they are close enough

Absolutely incredible stay and would recommend to anyone. We came here on our honeymoon and were unsure of spending the premium but we are so glad we did. The lodges are incredible and the staff treat you so well, our host (kind of like a butler) Salom, was so helpful and accommodating. We had a floating breakfast in our own private pool one morning, and then Kilindi organised a special seafood meal at the beach with sparkling wine as it was our honeymoon which was an absolutely amazing experience at sunset. All the food was delicious, the beach is beautiful, there are monkeys everywhere, definitely recommend!

The food was amazing everyday I had something different from the menu and everything was delicious .. the hospitality was incredible especially Saleh he is a great man .. thank you Kilindi for the wonderful experience we had together.

TV in the room .. more lights in the room and inside the main swimming pool because it’s big and dark at night so it will look beautiful at night with lights and the last thing and the most important thing a GYM! Also the kitchen of the hotel needs to be open 24 hours it’s so important.

Everything. Location. Superb staff. Attention to detail. Pure escapism in a natural environment. The only nightlife was the animal calls.

Small disappointment. Booked as an adults only hotel. A large party arrived with children. Ruined the perfect ambiance.

This hotel is truly special and a once in a lifetime vacation. We arrived early and was greeted by friendly and professional staff who took us to our room. We were blown away by this, it was much bigger than the photos do it justice and the views were incredible. The food and drink choices were far better than we expected and we loved the fact that we could eat and drink any time of the day in any location. Breakfast, lunch and dinner could be served in your villa, in the restaurant or by the pool or beach. We mixed it up and took advantage of all locations. We loved the free cooking class and chef Helen taught us how to make 5 Swahili dishes which tasted amazing. We had Witness as our private ambassador who was incredible and really did look after us. The beach is very private and we loved the sunset bbq dinner where we had incredible seafood freshly cooked and the lobster was huge. Drinks included cocktails, wines, sparkling, beer and spirits. You could pay extra for premium but we felt this was not needed. The food menu is all Al a carte and you can literally order anything and as much as you like for all meals. The hotel also provided activities, if you wanted to get out and about you can walk to Kendwa beach which is lovely, much busier and has a totally different vibe to Kilindi. But we preferred to stay at the hotel as we went to Kendwa afterwards. We saw a lot of monkeys from our room which we didn’t expect, they were totally harmless, they can be noisy though so be aware of this. The staff in every area were incredible, our room was kept spotless and we even had little notes and small treat left. The service was above and beyond 5star. Honestly, this place is beautiful and you will not be disappointed.

Staff are very attentive and really do want you to have a beautiful experience and every day we were asked by the managers how our stay was, are we happy, are things good. We really appreciated this but felt sometimes this was not needed every day and especially during dinner times when it perhaps was a romantic meal. Only a very small issue but this is something for the management staff to reflect on.

Private space, great cocktails, attentive bar staff, absolutely brilliant cooking school with Hellen. Frank our housekeeper was amazing. Lots of good food (though the steak we had on our last night was SO tough).

Our ambassador wasn’t very proactive at offering services so we missed out on eating on the beach for example. Lots of reviews on Zanzibar sites mention two pools, or one off room, which ours didn’t have. If you’re a light sleeper you may struggle with the bush babies making noise and the skylight immediately above the bed.