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Canary Kendwa Beach Resort

Hotel in Kendwa

Facing the beachfront, Canary Kendwa Beach Resort offers 4-star accommodations in Kendwa and features an outdoor swimming pool, fitness center and garden.

S
Shahla
From
United States
Our stay had a few bumps at first, but what really stood out was how they were handled with politeness. Manager was genuinely interested in making sure we had a good trip in Zanzibar. We were always greeted with warm smiles by everyone on site and the atmosphere was generally very relaxed. We even ended up booking one of the excursions through the tour guy on site because it was a better rate/package than we were looking at elsewhere, which is rarely the case.
Scored out of 10, guest rating 9.5
Exceptional - What previous guests thought, 103 reviews
Price from
$295.93
1 night, 2 adults

NoyaAfrika Kendwa Boutique

Hotel in Kendwa

Located in Kendwa, a few steps from Kendwa Beach, NoyaAfrika Kendwa Boutique has a number of amenities including a garden, a terrace and a bar.

Scored out of 10, guest rating 9.2
Wonderful - What previous guests thought, 9 reviews
Price from
$61.02
1 night, 2 adults

Kendwa Sky Hotel

Hotel in Kendwa

Located in Kendwa, a 8-minute walk from Kendwa Beach, Kendwa Sky Hotel has accommodations with an outdoor swimming pool, free private parking, a garden and a private beach area.

Scored out of 10, guest rating 9.5
Exceptional - What previous guests thought, 18 reviews
Price from
$83.90
1 night, 2 adults

Kendwa Crystal Coast Hotel

Hotel in Kendwa

Located in Kendwa, a 5-minute walk from Kendwa Beach, Kendwa Crystal Coast Hotel has accommodations with a garden, free private parking, a terrace and a restaurant.

T
Tatiana
From
Russia
Great hotel with amazing the staff. Good location, 15 mins by walk to the beach. Good food
Scored out of 10, guest rating 9.0
Wonderful - What previous guests thought, 97 reviews
Price from
$65.25
1 night, 2 adults

Sunset Kendwa Beach Hotel

Hotel in Kendwa

Located on Kendwa Beach in Nungwi, the Sunset Kendwa Beach Hotel offers spacious rooms and bungalows. It features a dove center, a restaurant and 24-hour front desk.

A
Adam
From
Tanzania
The beach was amazing. I think it might be the best beach in Zanzibar. The staff were also very friendly and helpful, and the breakfast was also quite good. Overall a great stay. Will return again very soon.
Scored out of 10, guest rating 8.1
Very Good - What previous guests thought, 1,851 reviews
Price from
$132.20
1 night, 2 adults

Kendwa Rocks Hotel

Hotel in Kendwa

Located on Kendwa Beach and surrounded by lush gardens, Kendwa Rocks Hotel offers rooms and suites with views of the Indian Ocean or the garden. Zanzibar Town is 1 hour drive away.

M
Marry
From
Ethiopia
It was a beautiful, peaceful and fun property.
Scored out of 10, guest rating 8.1
Very Good - What previous guests thought, 1,115 reviews
Price from
$135.59
1 night, 2 adults

Sand and Sunset

Hotel in Kendwa

Located in Kendwa, a few steps from Kendwa Beach, Sand and Sunset has accommodations with an outdoor swimming pool, free private parking, a garden and a shared lounge.

C
Candace
From
United States
Stayed Feb 07-12, 2025 1. Room cleaned daily 2. air conditioner worked beautifully along with fan 3. mosquito net was clean 4. 5 min walk to beach 5. restaurants all around the hotel 6. staff exceptionally attentive and kind 7. excellent shower pressure 8. excellent wifi I would stay and recommend this hotel again and again
Scored out of 10, guest rating 8.5
Very Good - What previous guests thought, 156 reviews
Price from
$59.58
1 night, 2 adults

Sansi Kendwa Beach Resort

Hotel in Kendwa

Facing the beachfront, Sansi Kendwa Beach Resort offers 4-star accommodations in Kendwa and features an outdoor swimming pool, garden and terrace.

N
Nevena
From
Montenegro
The amazingly kind and smiling staff, the food, cleanliness, hospitality overall
Scored out of 10, guest rating 8.4
Very Good - What previous guests thought, 392 reviews
Price from
$114.69
1 night, 2 adults

Horizon Kendwa

Hotel in Kendwa

Located in Kendwa, a 4-minute walk from Kendwa Beach, Horizon Kendwa has accommodations with a garden, free private parking, a terrace and a restaurant.

A
Amanda
From
South Korea
This property has the best view of the beach on a little hill. It’s really clean, simply designed and has a great restaurant on the top floor. We ended up having every meal there. The owner is also friendly and the staff look after you. It was a good chill place in a great location around shops, hair salons, food and 5 minutes from the best beach in the area.
Scored out of 10, guest rating 8.7
Excellent - What previous guests thought, 353 reviews
Price from
$33.56
1 night, 2 adults

SunSeaBar Beach Resort

Hotel in Kendwa

Offering a barbecue and water sports facilities,Varadero Zanzibar is located in Kendwa.

O
Oluwayemisi
From
Canada
Out of all the places that I stayed in Zanzibar, this was by far my favourite. The property is beautiful and is right on the beachfront. It’s close to many water activities on the beach as well as shops on the sea side and on the street side. When I did not have WhatsApp access and needed to make calls, the front desk staff kindly helped me make phone calls whenever I needed to arrange transport. I came here as a female solo traveller, and I had a great time and felt so welcome and safe. I even made friends with other female guests who were also travelling solo. The operations manager, Al Pacino even sent a cake to my room on my birthday, and when I requested to stay a little bit longer after my plans unexpectedly changed, Al Pacino kindly sorted out my arrangement at a better rate. The room was very clean with good AC, and the shower had good pressure and the hot water never ran out. The breakfast buffet was delicious and I stuffed myself every morning, even though I don’t even like eating breakfast usually. I would highly recommend staying here, you will not regret it. I would definitely come back here on my next stay in Kendwa.
Scored out of 10, guest rating 7.7
Good - What previous guests thought, 1,256 reviews
Price from
$84.75
1 night, 2 adults
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Hotels with airport shuttles in Kendwa

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Airport shuttle (additional charge)
Scored out of 10, guest rating 9.6
Exceptional - What previous guests thought, 405 reviews
From $234 per night
Airport shuttle (additional charge)
Scored out of 10, guest rating 9.3
Wonderful - What previous guests thought, 427 reviews
Airport shuttle (additional charge)
Scored out of 10, guest rating 8.4
Very Good - What previous guests thought, 392 reviews
Airport shuttle (additional charge)
Scored out of 10, guest rating 8.5
Very Good - What previous guests thought, 156 reviews
From $82.65 per night
Airport shuttle (additional charge)
Scored out of 10, guest rating 9.0
Wonderful - What previous guests thought, 97 reviews
From $88 per night
Airport shuttle (additional charge)
Scored out of 10, guest rating 9.6
Exceptional - What previous guests thought, 231 reviews
From $1,156 per night
Airport shuttle
Scored out of 10, guest rating 9.2
Wonderful - What previous guests thought, 432 reviews
Airport shuttle (additional charge)
Scored out of 10, guest rating 9.6
Exceptional - What previous guests thought, 1,733 reviews
Airport shuttle (additional charge)
Scored out of 10, guest rating 8.7
Excellent - What previous guests thought, 1,105 reviews
From $284 per night
Airport shuttle (additional charge)
Scored out of 10, guest rating 8.7
Excellent - What previous guests thought, 348 reviews
From $90 per night

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Scored out of 10, guest rating 8.1
Very Good - What previous guests thought, 1,851 reviews

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Scored out of 10, guest rating 9.2
Wonderful - What previous guests thought, 9 reviews

Popular with guests booking hotels in Kendwa

Scored out of 10, guest rating 7.7
Good - What previous guests thought, 1,256 reviews

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Scored out of 10, guest rating 8.1
Very Good - What previous guests thought, 1,115 reviews

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Scored out of 10, guest rating 9.5
Exceptional - What previous guests thought, 103 reviews

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Scored out of 10, guest rating 8.4
Very Good - What previous guests thought, 392 reviews

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Scored out of 10, guest rating 8.7
Excellent - What previous guests thought, 353 reviews

Popular with guests booking hotels in Kendwa

Scored out of 10, guest rating 9.5
Exceptional - What previous guests thought, 18 reviews

Popular with guests booking hotels in Kendwa

Scored out of 10, guest rating 8.5
Very Good - What previous guests thought, 156 reviews

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Scored out of 10, guest rating 9.0
Wonderful - What previous guests thought, 97 reviews

Budget hotels in Kendwa and nearby

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Scored out of 10, guest rating 8.1
Very Good - What previous guests thought, 1,851 reviews

Scored out of 10, guest rating 9.2
Wonderful - What previous guests thought, 9 reviews
Scored out of 10, guest rating 7.7
Good - What previous guests thought, 1,256 reviews

Scored out of 10, guest rating 8.4
Very Good - What previous guests thought, 392 reviews

Scored out of 10, guest rating 8.7
Excellent - What previous guests thought, 353 reviews

Scored out of 10, guest rating 9.5
Exceptional - What previous guests thought, 18 reviews
Scored out of 10, guest rating 8.5
Very Good - What previous guests thought, 156 reviews

Scored out of 10, guest rating 9.0
Wonderful - What previous guests thought, 97 reviews

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Scored out of 10, guest rating 9.5
Exceptional - What previous guests thought, 122 reviews

Scored out of 10, guest rating 8.9
Excellent - What previous guests thought, 2,317 reviews

Scored out of 10, guest rating 9.2
Wonderful - What previous guests thought, 508 reviews

Scored out of 10, guest rating 9.2
Wonderful - What previous guests thought, 95 reviews

Scored out of 10, guest rating 8.9
Excellent - What previous guests thought, 598 reviews

Scored out of 10, guest rating 9.0
Wonderful - What previous guests thought, 3 reviews

Hotels located in the center of Kendwa

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Scored out of 10, guest rating 6.9
Pleasant - What previous guests thought, 112 reviews
Scored out of 10, guest rating 9.5
Exceptional - What previous guests thought, 103 reviews

Scored out of 10, guest rating 8.1
Very Good - What previous guests thought, 1,115 reviews

Scored out of 10, guest rating 7.0
Good - What previous guests thought, 5 reviews

Scored out of 10, guest rating 6.1
Pleasant - What previous guests thought, 97 reviews

Scored out of 10, guest rating 10
Exceptional - What previous guests thought, 5 reviews

Scored out of 10, guest rating 9.1
Wonderful - What previous guests thought, 166 reviews

FAQs about hotels in Kendwa

What Guests Said About Kendwa:

Scored out of 10, guest rating 6.0

The beach is really outstanding, white fine sand, incredible...

The beach is really outstanding, white fine sand, incredible colours of the sea and always able to swim in both high and low tide. It finishes there unfortunately. Beach boys and vendors hassle you all day. Very noisy beach with music, jet skis, vendors, tourists - also the areas for swimming are very limited by bouys and cords to stop the boats and jetskis from entering. There are quieter areas you can walk to but you’ll get hassled as soon as you put down your towel. This beach is struggling to find an identity due to all the chaos. Restaurants in the area are limited and average at best both in terms of quality of food and furnishings. Outside the beach on the main street there are tons of taxi drivers waiting for you, motorbikes, scooters driving past. Kendwa beach is a postcard paradise but unfortunately the reality is the polar opposite.
Guest review byScott
Italy
Scored out of 10, guest rating 8.0

The beach is widest at the Gold Zanzibar Hotel & Spa.

The beach is widest at the Gold Zanzibar Hotel & Spa. This is also where most of the hawkers and salespeople base themselves. In the evening this and the area in front of the Kendwa Rocks Hotel are the busiest. If you want loud music and booze, the Kendwa Rocks does that very well. If you want relative peace and luxury, I would opt for the Zuri. The Gold Zanzibar is somewhere in between. The beach is generally quite busy. It's not as romantic or scenic as one is led to believe. Be careful what and where you eat to avoid tummy problems. From Europe, I would not make the effort to visit again -esp. with the bureaucracy impeding entry to the country. If I were in Tanzania or RSA, I might drop by again.
Guest review byjohn
United Kingdom
Scored out of 10, guest rating 10

Our room was clean and spacious with a private jacuzzi.

Our room was clean and spacious with a private jacuzzi. The Air conditioner was in excellent working condition and we really loved our 'jungle' bathroom with its natural light. The ambiance was outstanding. The reception from the stuff were excellent and very welcoming. The food was avarage but overall good. We didnt enjoy the breakfast but the fresh fruits saved the day.lol. I particularly enjoyed my african spa day. Overall we enjoyed our stayed and we would happily comeback!!!
Guest review byMadam Rama
Tanzania
Scored out of 10, guest rating 10

I loved the availability of the water sports activities in...

I loved the availability of the water sports activities in one location. The beach boys are too much, if they could set standard prices for the activities so that the guests know exactly what they are going to pay for, rather than having different prices and some visitors are extremely over priced.
Guest review byDratel
Uganda
Scored out of 10, guest rating 6.0

SunSeaSandBar Resort made the experience not one to remember...

SunSeaSandBar Resort made the experience not one to remember. Thanks to Sunset Beach for the most amazing service and stay. The buskers on the beach dont allow you for a quiet holiday, but enjoyed them and their friendly personalities. Plastic on the beached is worldwide, sad but true.
Guest review byCathy
Scored out of 10, guest rating 10

We stayed at Kendwa Hotel from December 26th to 31st and had...

We stayed at Kendwa Hotel from December 26th to 31st and had an absolutely fantastic experience. The staff were incredibly helpful and friendly, always ready to assist with anything we needed. Our room was excellent, so comfortable and clean and we were even upgraded to a better room than the one we had booked for no additional costs. The hotel is right on the Indian Ocean, with breathtaking views and direct access to the beach. The food at the restaurant was outstanding. We especially loved the seafood; we enjoyed lobsters almost every day, and one evening they even grilled a fish we had specially requested, it was delicious! Overall, everything was perfect: the service, the rooms, the cleanliness, the food, and the location. Our stay was truly unforgettable, and we will definitely be coming back this year. Highly recommended to anyone visiting Zanzibar!
Guest review byThomas
Austria

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Scored out of 10, guest rating 8.1
Very Good - What previous guests thought, 1,115 reviews
Perfect location, certainly the most beautiful beach in Zanzibar and not affected by tides! Beautiful place for holiday! Cleanliness of the room, cleaned every day. Very good wifi and coverage even on the beach. Very good price-quality ratio compared to other hotels in Kendwa. Good quality of food on the beach, served also on the sunbeds. Very cute local acrobatic dancers, Maasai and souvenir and excursion sellers on the beach, not to much intrusive. You can always have a little chat and joke with them. We enjoyed our holiday very much!
Guest review byVedran
Croatia
Scored out of 10, guest rating 6.9
Pleasant - What previous guests thought, 28 reviews
This little gem near the beach is a must stay if you like to have peace and quiet, a place to cook, and a swim at the most beautiful beach in Zanzibar. It was a great value for the money. The staff is incredible, Patrick, Mohamed and Tulsi make a beautiful team to make you feel like family. Wonderful breakfast every morning. Safe, comfortable and beautiful. I will definitely come back. Thank you. I will miss you all!!
Guest review bypiano
United States
From $480 per night
Scored out of 10, guest rating 9.5
Exceptional - What previous guests thought, 103 reviews
So beautiful, staff are kind, helpful super friendly the location are amazing wonderful beach.the room are spacious and clean every day. The food is delicious 😋 among the best restaurants ever seen. I will recommend all people who liked to visit zanzibar, i will comeback again with my family.
Guest review byHyland
South Africa
From $110 per night
Scored out of 10, guest rating 7.5
Good - What previous guests thought, 521 reviews
Thank you to all the staff for the warm welcome and kindness – everyone was so lovely! The place was very clean and comfortable, and the service was excellent. Thanks to Mocco beach and all Zanzibar people for the beautiful memories and the unique experience. I will definitely come back one day!
Guest review byali
Switzerland
Scored out of 10, guest rating 9.2
Wonderful - What previous guests thought, 206 reviews
An incredible, beautiful place with marvellous people. The best breakfast in Zanzibar, very varied and high quality. Very good for spending time and relaxing as much as possible in a cosy atmosphere. Special thanks to Elisabeth and Alex for all their care and availability.
Guest review byGuerra
Portugal

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