Resort Kisiwa on the Beach  

01 Jan 2025

The staff was great, the beach was outstanding, the food was also very good. All in all a very relaxing stay and we would come again :)

18 Dec 2024

We just love Kisiwa! Beautiful place, great customer care and service and amazing stuff! Food was also delicious! Cincerelly we couldn’t have enjoyed it more! We were with our 1 year old baby Bruno and the stuff, on top of being very nice and friendly, helped us a lot with a super active baby Bruno. He is in love with Simba (I think Bruno already missing him), and with Amina (visiting her daily in the boutique). Lidya take a great care of us! Nassir was super nice and friendly. I litterally can go and name all the stuff from bar and restaurant to the general manager. They made our stay special! Definitely going back soon!

28 Nov 2024

Individual chalets were very spacious and comfortable.We had garden chalet number 22 which was very private and quiet. The staff were amazing and the food excellent Special shout out to our waiter Farhad who made sure our dining experience was top class. Beach was stunning.

24 Nov 2024

I highly recommend this hotel. The hotel is extremely well-kept, clean and pleasant with lots of palm trees, bushes and plants on the premises what made a big impression on me. The hotel takes care of the beach in front of the building and regularly cleans it from seaweed - this deserves praise. The rooms are cleaned twice a day. It was certainly the most luxurious hotel we stayed in on Zanzibar. The area around the hotel is quiet and safe but just a few minutes walk along the beach is enough to reach the more entertaining part of the area where there are plenty of restaurants and pubs. As for the restaurant and bar in the hotel I have to admit that the prices are very high. The drinks and food are very good but I think that 14-16 dollars for a cocktail is a bit too much. But as I mentioned if someone does not want to pay so much there are many restaurants and pubs near the hotel with lower prices. But overall I really liked the hotel and would love to go back there.

19 Nov 2024

Location was alright- Cleanliness was satisfactory as well -cooperative workers and some how management .But management should cooperate more with guests.

20 Oct 2024

Probably the best hotel I ever stayed at. Driven in no small part by the staff. Shaibu the gardener. Lawi from guest relations. Joseph in the reception. Fahad and all the other amazing people in the restaurant. I had so many wonderful conversations with everyone and they were all great hosts and very professional. Thank you also to everyone where I forgot the names. I stayed with my son (13) for 5 days in a villa. Everything worked and there was attention to the smallest details. The food was great and the pool area and beach outstanding. It is a small walk - or taxi / tuk tuk ride - from central Paje but that only means a bit more peace and quiet. After staying at Kisiwa I went on to stay in central Paje on two different hotels (could not get a single place that had availability throughout) and I would stay at Kisiwa again any time. Cannot recommend it highly enough.

15 Oct 2024

Very well maintained throughout with accommodation in private Villas, some with private pool which is definitely worth the extra cost.

10 Oct 2024

We had a 9-night stay at Kisiwa in September 2025. On arrival we were personally greeted by the Management and staff and it set the tone. From then onwards, they knew our names and always tried to assist and were so friendly. Each night we enjoyed a 4-course dinner (we included breakfast&dinner) that took about an hour and half. We took our time because the restaurant area is an amazing "space" and we just enjoyed the evenings and also the company of the personal waiters. Although an a la carte menu most evening, the chef cooked a seperate dish for my 4-old every night, based on what she wanted. Then there was also a barbeque night with buffet. The dinners were awesome and it was more like fine dining. The hotel and grounds are beautiful and so well kept. You can see that they are continually aiming to improve their facilities and service. Every day I saw the Manager going around with key staff addressing and discussing issues, and you could literally see that "intent' to improve. You know that if you come next time, the place and service will be even better and further improved. The location is also good and about 15min walk to Paje town along the beach, which has many beach restuarants. The pool is nice and big and great for adults & kids. The gym was a bonus as many resorts do appear to have one. The place was so tranquil and relaxing. My 4-year old was a little sick when we arrived, and on the first night my wife could not go for dinner and they prepared a meal for her and brought it to the room. They also wanted to arrange a doctor to come to the hotel to see to her, although luckily not required in the end. When we departed, it felt like we were leaving family we stayed with and not a hotel. We hired a car and the roads in Zanzibar are not the greatest, and we had a tire burst shortly after leaving the hotel. The Client Manager wanted to personally come to us to help replace the wheel when we called him.

10 Oct 2024

Fabulous property on the beach with beautiful gardens - the photos don’t really do it justice. The staff are exceptional with one to one service - Khalfan could not do enough for us at meal times despite being fussy vegetarians 😃 The gardener spent time showing us around the on-site nursery and talking us through the various plants and trees on site.

28 Sep 2024

Perfect location. Close to the airport and close to all adventure spots, yummy restaurants and of course the beautiful ocean. No time wasted traveling to get anywhere we wanted to go. So clean and comfortable and the staff are absolutely fantastic. Nothing was too much, they all went out of their way to make us feel so welcome.