The staff were so friendly and always available for anything we needed. They all had a great sense of humour and were just amazing. They went out of our way to help no matter what. The rooms were spacious, aircon worked extremely well, no mosquitos as they sprayed every evening and provided mosquito nets on a 4 poster king size bed. Great cupboard space to store all your clothing, and a decent size easy to operate safe using your own combination code. The dining room had a fantastic breakfast from a cold buffet of yoghurt, fruit, salads, and breads to hot food which was delicious and perfectly presented. Lunch and dinner menu was extensive, catering for all, and all meals were really tasty, and served timeously - kudos to the chef!! Swimming out to the reef at high tide was a huge highlight for our group, and the two swimming pools were a great treat to relax and cool off. The Spa treatments are highly recommended! We will definitely be back!

The dining area was very hot when there was no breeze - I would recommend fans. Everything else was perfect!

VENUE/TRIP WAS AWESOME!!! This is the best place to relax away from a busy work lifestyle. Staff were truly amazing. Particularly the reception team, waitresses, bar men (they were the best) & spa lady were friendly and delightful. Reception were helpful in assisting us with our itenary of activities on the island, particularly with transport & details of placed. Friendly environment. Felt like home.

1. Menu is extremely limited. We were there for 5 days so breakfast was a headache forcing us to order the same things over and over again. More variety over lunch breakfast and supper would be appreciated. 2. Bedrooms great. But bed rather hard. Have a bit of back pain by the end of the trip. Lastly shower geezer a bit small, ran out of hot water quickly.

1000/10. This is incredible place. You will not regret it. Calm place, beautiful interior design, warm and kind hotel staff, really helpful manager, the best beach - wide and clean, two swimming pools, yummy food, comfy beds, yoga classes! I was in many hotel around the world and I am rather picky but this place should have the rate closer to 10 for sure! I liked it so much that I decided to come back here for a second stay. In Matemwe - the best place to stay for a couple of nights!

All was perfect. We were there twice!

Matemwe Beach must be one of the most beautiful beaches in Zanzibar. You can walk for kilometers on beautiful white soft sand. The beach is fairly quiet so you are not disturbed by the "beachy boys" all the time. You look onto Mnemba Island and doing a snorkelling excursion there from Kiva is very easy and accessible. Being on the eastern side the sun rises are magnificent. Breakfasts and dinners were good at Kiva with staff happy to assist with any requests.

Spent 11 nights with my wife in December 2021. Very nice and helpful staff. Great location in front of the beach. Clean rooms with daily cleaning service, also around 8-9pm a quick insect check :) Nice and clean pools in the garden area with towels to use also for beach. Breakfast amazing with lot of fruit, choice from different egg dishes, sausage, juice, coffee, etc Staff help you out to find anything on the island what you need: trips, taxi, shops, public transport

The hotel looks better than in pictures, we had an amazing time. The food was really really good and every night there were other 3 options, never the same. Very fresh and tasty food. The pool and the rooms are cleaned regularly. Friendly staff. We booked a room with garden view but we had a better room with balcony and sea view

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We had a very nice welcome to this nice Hotel. Staff are very friendly. The Breakfast is good with a lot of different food. Also, dinner was very varied. This hotel is recommendable!

Everybody should do his best, to protect this beautiful piece of beach. Please don't touch any starfish or take them out of the water for just one stupid picture. They are going to die! The Beaches are very clean just close to the hotels. But the further you go, the more plastic you will see. That's so sad!!

The rooms were really cosy. The breakfast and dinner were really good, with variety of choices. I would recomand booking both breakfast and dinner because there are limited options in the area. Having 2 pools and multiple locations with sun beds was really appreciated. The stuff was really nice and friendly. They make you feel at home. I loved the beach facing restaurant, it had a wonderful view to the ocean.

There was a 4 meters difference between the high and low tide, so be to enjoy the ocean for just some hours. In the area there is a reef that you can walk to in the low tide, but there are lots of sea ​​urchins to get there.

The staff is fantastic, especially Mariah working in the spa. The food was very good. If you like, you can purchase a bottle of wine at dinner and take the unfinished bottle to your room. There were always plenty of sunbeds and cabanas to choose from, plus fresh towels. The landscaping is beautiful.

The beach is only good for walking, whether the tide is in or out. Even with the rubber shoes provided, several guests while we were there suffered from the sea urchin issues. I agree with most of the reviews here, but no one seems to mention the bees/wasps at breakfast! It was impossible to enjoy breakfast. We finally learned to take our food up to our balcony.

Where to start? Maybe by entering the premises - beautiful garden, well kept and maintained. In general, the feeling we got is that the place is well taken care of in each department and facility. The restaurant has beautiful views of the beach and a nice area with sunbeds, lazy bags etc. just pick your spot to chill at. The food at the restaurant is yummy but a bit pricey, comparing to other places in Zanzibar. Our room was very clean and sprayed every evening against insects. The smell of the bedsheets, towels and napkins at the restaurant was just WOW. I really do appreciate the cleanliness and the overall clean smell and sense throughout the hotel. Wifi was working great in every area of the hotel. You can arrange any kind of transfer or sightseeing trip at the reception. Thanks a lot to the entire team for a lovely stay.

This rarely happens that I have nothing to add in this section, but, I really don’t. A perfect hotel and vacation.