3.5 Star Hotel

Hakuna Majiwe Beach Resort

South East Coast Zanzibar, Zanzibar, Tanzania View Map

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Hakuna Majiwe Beach Resort

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Located in Paje, 24.2 miles from Zanzibar city , Hakuna Majiwe features a white sandy beach spanning 3.7 mi with close proximity to water sports activity centers which includes kite surfing for both beginners and advanced surfers. This beachfront retreat has an outdoor expansive palm-lined pool and guests can enjoy a meal of Swahili-Zanzibari cuisine using locally sourced ingredients at the restaurant and bar. The individually designed bungalows and sea facing rooms mix thatched roofs and wooden floors with intricate ornamental vidaka plasterwork of the Swahili coast, to create a space that is both shamba chic and authentic in style. The rooms feature verandas with swings, walk in dressing areas, artisan four poster beds with mosquito nets, generous bathrooms and showers, air -conditioning and ceiling fans. Free WiFi is available . This resort has a gift shop and bike hire is available. You can engage in various activities such as snorkeling, diving, and local excursions to the spice farm and the Jozani Forest. Kiwengwa is 40 mi from Hakuna Majiwe Beach Resort while Stone Town is 32 mi from the property. The nearest airport is Kisauni Airport 32 mi from Hakuna Beach Lodge .

105 Reviews

7.9Good
Cleanliness
7.9
Staff
9.3
Location
8.6

What Guests Say

  • “The property is along the beach and very quiet”
  • “Vibes and energy are awesome. Quite and spacious and lovely garden.”
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Top Amenities

  • Swimming Pool
  • Restaurant
  • Free Internet Access
  • Free Parking
  • Spa
  • Accessible Rooms / Facilities
  • Airport Shuttle
  • Beachfront
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Deluxe Beach1/4

Deluxe Beach

377 sqft • 1 King

  • Balcony
  • Bath or Shower
  • Clothes rack
  • Desk
Garden Room1/4

Garden Room

248 sqft • 1 King

  • Accessible bath/shower
  • Air conditioning
  • Baby Cot
  • Baby amenities
Family Room1/4

Family Room

539 sqft • 2 King

  • Air conditioning
  • Balcony
  • Bath or Shower
  • Clothes rack
Deluxe Family Room with Ocean View1/4

Deluxe Family Room with Ocean View

323 sqft • 2 Queen

  • Accessible bath/shower
  • Air conditioning
  • Balcony
  • Bath or Shower
Deluxe Double Room with Sea View1/1

Deluxe Double Room with Sea View

280 sqft • 1 King

  • Air conditioning
  • Balcony
  • Bath or Shower
  • Body soap
Double Room with Ocean View1/4

Double Room with Ocean View

259 sqft • 1 Queen

  • Accessible bath/shower
  • Air conditioning
  • Balcony
  • Bath or Shower

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    What Guests Loved

    7.9
    Good

    Based on 105 reviews

    Location

    8.6

    Cleanliness

    7.9

    Staff

    9.3

    Overall Quality

    7.3

    Pros +

    • The property is along the beach and very quiet
    • Vibes and energy are awesome. Quite and spacious and lovely garden.
    • The hotel is located in an amazing position, less than 2km from Paje, on a stunning beach.The best part of this hotel is that rooms are located directly on the beach, in a beautiful garden and the staff!The structure is very quiet, it’s perfect to chill and relax.The staff was amazing, always ready to help you or to satisfy your desires!The food was great, both breakfast and dinner were excellent!Another great aspect is the price!

    Cons -

    • The property is very old, not well maintained
    • We found the AC in our room not working. They tried to fix it for the entire trip the couldn’t so the compensation was to make our stay as half board instead of breakfast only for two days.But still we payed double the price for a service that wasn’t provided.
    • The main structure, the one connected with the reception, that was the principal restaurant actually has collapsed some time ago, leaving a big cement area in the middle of the resort, but on booking is still possible to see photo of it.In general the structure is old and needs some maintenance, like the garden lights which are almost all burned out.
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    3GoodluckPosted on: 1-10-2025

    The property is along the beach and very quiet

    The property is very old, not well maintained

    7MoemenPosted on: 12-28-2024

    Vibes and energy are awesome. Quite and spacious and lovely garden.

    We found the AC in our room not working. They tried to fix it for the entire trip the couldn’t so the compensation was to make our stay as half board instead of breakfast only for two days.But still we payed double the price for a service that wasn’t provided.

    8RiccardoPosted on: 9-29-2024

    The hotel is located in an amazing position, less than 2km from Paje, on a stunning beach.The best part of this hotel is that rooms are located directly on the beach, in a beautiful garden and the staff!The structure is very quiet, it’s perfect to chill and relax.The staff was amazing, always ready to help you or to satisfy your desires!The food was great, both breakfast and dinner were excellent!Another great aspect is the price!

    The main structure, the one connected with the reception, that was the principal restaurant actually has collapsed some time ago, leaving a big cement area in the middle of the resort, but on booking is still possible to see photo of it.In general the structure is old and needs some maintenance, like the garden lights which are almost all burned out.

    6RufranPosted on: 8-26-2024

    The location

    No fridge, food was terrible, not much option in the restaurant had to eat in other hotels nearby, it was dark, no plugs in the main room, no decent size mirror, no fridge in the room, mosquito nets were ripped, dark around lodge at night nice to have lights for a pathway as it was scary walking back at night.

    9SergijevicPosted on: 8-23-2024

    Staff was very friendly and helpfull and they upgraded our room free of charge. Also, late checkout is possible, even in night hours, if room was available :)

    While once gorgeous place, some facilities were recently damaged and need repair.

    8ThomasPosted on: 6-28-2024

    gorgeous location in a sand park like environment next to beach; small restaurant with little selection however serving real tasty food; management took feedback of plastic pollution close to hotel serious and initiated some cleanup

    aircondition without possibility to close window does not make any sense, no fridge, no tv; coverage of wifi not quite state of the art

    8PietroPosted on: 6-16-2024

    Property is very well located on a quieter beach 25 min walk by the beach to paje

    The property was affected by a recent storm and the restaurant area was destroyed. Leaving us to use a reserve restaurant that did the job.

    7HelderPosted on: 6-16-2024

    The hotel staff was very kind and helpful. the room was cleaned twice a day ?

    Some things in the hotel are old and need to be renovated (around the pool). Due to a storm, the main restaurant was destroyed but there is a small dining area where you can eat

    5shabani c.Posted on: 5-31-2024

    Just basic

    The mosquito nets has holes. The room was not clean, there were sands on the floor. They did not change the linen. No restaurant, the property need a total overhaul. its looks very aged

    8FabiolaPosted on: 5-10-2024

    The beach is perfect

    Our room had mold, bathrooms were leaking and we could smell sewage water from our room the stuff don’t clean the beach, sun bed weren’t not clean. Food was over priced far what it was.

    8DesireePosted on: 5-5-2024

    Beautiful location and room, nice food and lovely staff

    10BPosted on: 3-8-2024

    This property was probably one of the top ones along the coast a while ago. I like places with patina and character and would always prefer them to some slick exchangeable unit. Taken into account the relatively low price this is a place that comes with all the amenities I would expect. There is even local flair with meals, thanks to the cook. None of the prefabricated western fare. Very few other guests — perfect. A great place to relax.There were first some problems with the safe box and sink but because of swiftly addressing the problem, all was good. Again, don’t expect five stars if you pay for two, but this is a good value option and gave me all I wanted. Special mention to staff Rehema,- very attentive with heartfelt hospitality. Thank you everyone at HM!

    9ÖzgürPosted on: 2-19-2024

    Welcome Drink at Check in with friendly smiling team. Of course the Location of the Hotel is amazing with beautifull beach. At low tide just use the big Pool. Hotel is well protected by Local guards "Masai" There were enough Deck Chairs day and night. Wonderfull that WiFi works outside too. Breakfast was good , especially the fresh prepared eggs or omlettes. Varieté of breakfast is good. Hotel is close to Paje Center where you can find pharmacy or markets.Check out was friendly like Check out and I get help with my heavy bag. I recommend this Hotel for everyone with kids or couples.

    I wished to have a small fridge in room.

    7RuvimboPosted on: 2-9-2024

    Beach front The swing bed African breakfast The pool The staff

    Damp smelling towels and bedding salty shower Salty swimming pool

    5JamesPosted on: 1-1-2024

    A beautiful location and a cute little hotel with very friendly staff.

    It is advertised that there is air conditioning at the property which is correct, but there is no glass in the windows of the room which meant that it made next to know difference! Even if there had been glass the AC unit would have struggled to cool the room. With the outside air temperature being around 28 degrees at night it made it very difficult to sleep.

    8NasimaPosted on: 9-12-2023

    Very beautiful setting, far enough from noise but close to walk to the main beach which was a beautiful strollRoom was beautiful, breakfast was great alot of options

    Can not fault it

    7IdilPosted on: 8-14-2023

    The staff was lovely and were very attentive, especially the general manager who took care of all my needs and went above and beyond. He helped facility a late check out for me at no cost and made sure I was super comfortable throughout my stay. I enjoyed my stay mostly because of them.

    There was not much privacy in the rooms as all the windows were open with only a mosquito next covering and a thin curtain on the other side. When it was windy one could easily peer inside. The windows in the bathroom had no privacy as well, one could easily look through them. Wifi was a little patchy at times but the issue was resolved quickly.

    7PeterPosted on: 7-13-2023

    The room with view of the beach was very nice

    Powder coffee and teabag tea at breakfast, a bread toaster that did not function, limited choice on dinner menu non-availability of white wine! All forgivable but not at the prevailing price level

    1DanaPosted on: 7-11-2023

    The worst hotel in the beautiful Zanzibar

    The worse stay in the whole island, we did not feel safe, I have been to Zanzibar twice and I swear it is the worse nightmare and worse people over there, no facilities no internet no ac's and food quality is beyond poor, no room is ocean view as they claim its really far from beach that you cant see anything, no place to chill as the workers are sleeping at the reception all day all night with lights off every where, spiders at the bathroom and blood stains on bed sheets add to that that after our payment was disclosed through booking their crazy stupid manager called us the police as he wanted us to pay one more time at the property before our check outthey made us pay for free water they raised the rate on us, they did everything a person doesnt want on his vacation,stay away from this sick place please and it is not in paje as they claim it is in a place called jambiani, Id suggest you check your stay physically before paying for anything as zanzibar has many beautiful hotels that you can check in easily at anytime

    10GuyPosted on: 7-5-2023

    Amazing location!Great staff!Amazing service!Would stay there again

    Great location Beach front

    Amenities & Policies

    Amenities

    Swimming & Soaking

    • Beachfront
    • Swimming Pool
    • Outdoor pool
    • Private beach

    Fitness & Spa

    • Spa

    Food & Drinks

    • Restaurant

    Media & Technology

    • Free Internet Access

    Transportation

    • Free Parking
    • Airport Shuttle
    • Accessible parking

    Health & Safety

    • Health Services
    • Daily disinfection
    • Professional cleaning services

    Accessibility

    • Handicapped Rooms/Facilities
    • Accessible toilet
    • Facilities for disabled guests available
    • Wheelchair accessible

    Kid Friendly

    • Family Friendly

    Business facilities

    • Business Center

    General

    • No Smoking Rooms/Facilities
    • Themed dinner nights

    Guest policies

    Check-inAfter 1:00 PM
    Check-outBefore 10:30 AM
    InternetFree Wi-Fi is available.
    ParkingFree parking is available.
    Children & Extra BedsChildren of all ages are welcome. Children of age 0 to 12 can stay with extra bed, subject to additional charges. Children of age 0 to 5 stay free with cot.
    PetsPets are not allowed.
    Room RatesAll rates displayed are for two guests unless otherwise noted.

    Important info

    Please note that a surcharge of 4% bank charge applies for credit card payments.Please inform of your expected arrival time in advance. You can use the Special Requests box when booking, or contact the property directly using the contact details in your confirmation.

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    Hakuna Majiwe Beach Resort

    South East Coast Zanzibar, Zanzibar

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