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Kena Beach Hotel

3.5 star property
Matemwe beachfront hotel with spa, outdoor pool
your current months are December, 2024 and January, 2025.
December 2024
January 2025

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Exterior
Aerial view
Lobby
Outdoor pool, pool umbrellas, pool loungers
Outdoor pool, pool umbrellas, pool loungers

Reviews

8.8 out of 10

Excellent

Popular amenities

  • Bar
    Bar
  • Connecting rooms available
    Connecting rooms available
  • Airport transfer
    Airport transfer
  • Pool
    Pool
  • 24/7 front desk
    24/7 front desk
  • Spa
    Spa
The price is AU$358
includes taxes & fees
1 Dec - 2 Dec

Room options

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Standard Double Room, 1 King Bed

Standard Double Room, 1 King Bed

Highlights

Balcony or patio
Air conditioning
Connecting rooms available
Free cots/infant beds
Fridge
Private bathroom
Bathrobes
Electric kettle
  • 36 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

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Minibar, in-room safe, desk, rollaway beds

Family Room, 2 Bedrooms

Highlights

Balcony or patio
Air conditioning
Connecting rooms available
Fridge
2 bedrooms
Private bathroom
Shower/bath combination
Bathrobes
  • 50 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed and 2 Single Beds OR 2 Single Beds

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Minibar, in-room safe, desk, rollaway beds

Deluxe Room

Highlights

Balcony or patio
Air conditioning
Connecting rooms available
Fridge
Private bathroom
Shower/bath combination
Bathrobes
Electric kettle
  • 56 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

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Minibar, in-room safe, desk, rollaway beds

Deluxe Room with Jacuzzi

Highlights

Balcony or patio
Air conditioning
Connecting rooms available
Fridge
Private bathroom
Separate bath and shower
Bathrobes
Electric kettle
  • 56 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

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Kena Beach Hotel Reviews

Reviews

8.8

Excellent

8.8/10

Cleanliness

9.0/10

Staff & service

9.6/10

Amenities

8.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10 Very good

Brigitte, 3-night trip
Verified Hotels.com guest review

10/10 Exceptional

Wow, wow wow!!!!!! Honestly, if I can give this place 10 out of 10 I would .This hotel was beyond my expectations. The staff went beyond and above the cleanliness of the room was top-notch. The food was to die for I am in Boston craving it currently. For anyone traveling to Zanzibar this is the place you have to go to. Beach is walking distance so it’s super convenient. Communication with manager was amazing even before I arrived fast and efficient. I would love to shout out The following employees that made my stay here in Kena Beach all worth it, Sarah, asteria,Elizabeth, Fadhil and Suniluman. Thank you all and look forward to my next visit. Hope everyone books with Kena Beach.
ISABEL, 4-night trip
Verified Expedia guest review

10/10 Exceptional

Beautiful property with gorgeous rooms, great food, and attentive staff.
Katherine, 2-night trip
Verified Expedia guest review

10/10 Exceptional

Håkon, 4-night trip
Verified Hotels.com guest review

8/10 Very good

Beautiful Garden
Absolutely beautiful garden. Very helpful staff
4-night trip
Verified Hotels.com guest review

10/10 Exceptional

Tanesha, 7-night trip
Verified Expedia guest review

10/10 Exceptional

Our family of 4 had a wonderful 3 night stay. The rooms were beautiful, beds comfortable, and the air con worked well. Turn down service to spruce up the rooms and set up the mosquito netting is a nice touch. The pavilion has impressive architectural presence which is brilliant planning for covering the pool (so its always a cool temperature), covering 2 the dining areas and the 2 bars. There were always enough lounge chairs covered in comfortable canvas with pillows and a few different options for shade. The staff was very friendly (although the bar staff seemed unenthusiastic most of the time). Bobo took us on a cool reef walk, but I’d recommend only fit people and children who are >9 participate. There are way too many spikey sea urchins, even with the sturdy fishing boots Kena supplies, if you stumble and fall on an urchin or rough coral, it would be a bad scene. The food was pretty good. Lots of selections for meat eaters. Only 1 or two options for vegetarians in the buffet. With some Indian influence on the menus, I’d recommend putting full Indian dishes into the rotation. Samosas, tiki masala, paneer dishes and even desserts. The flan and passion fruit mousse were the best dishes. My husband liked the Swahili dishes. I’d also recommend that they place some hammocks around the property and add a ping pong table And fussball in the game room. My kids used the pool table and the dart board, more options would be nice. We enjoyed meeting the Maasai and picking out gifts
3-night family trip
Verified Expedia guest review

10/10 Exceptional

Beautiful resort on a quiet strip of beach in Matemwe. The staff could not do more to help!
Hollie, 2-night trip with friends
Verified Hotels.com guest review

10/10 Exceptional

Kena Beach Hotel for perfect vacation in Zanzibar
We enjoyed our stay at the Kena Beach Hotel very much, the hotel is excellent, the stuff was lovely and supper kind, the rooms were perfect for our needs, very clean and equipped. Highly recommend!
Rafi, 11-night family trip
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10/10 Exceptional

2-night trip
Verified Expedia guest review

10/10 Exceptional

Nina, 3-night trip
Verified Hotels.com guest review

10/10 Exceptional

Just right for us!
Could t believe the amazing service we received! Excellent customer care.
2-night family trip
Verified Hotels.com guest review

10/10 Exceptional

Amazing staff, great location. Wonderful place. They really went out of the way to help and make our stay special!
Lisa, 5-night trip
Verified Expedia guest review

8/10 Very good

Amazing Staff
Very Nice Hotel. Amazing Staff
Imran, 1-night family trip
Verified Hotels.com guest review

8/10 Very good

Kena Beach Hotel has recently been renovated after coming under new ownership earlier in 2018, and it shows. Upon my arrival I was greeted with a welcome drink and cool towel. My room was spacious and felt brand new. There was a bathtub, plus indoor and outdoor shower. The grounds were beautiful and right there on the beach. For breakfast there's a wide assortment to choose from (pastries, cereal, fruit, coffee, tea) and you can order an omelet, french toast, pancakes, or waffles. A special menu for lunch and dinner is created each day, and the food is delicious. One night I didn't like any of the desserts and I requested fruit instead, which was provided with a smile. As they continue to make improvements I hope they create a printed drinks menu for guests. The hotel has a pool, onsite dive center, spa, and small gift shop. There are a few other resorts along the beach if you want to try a meal elsewhere, though I didn't do this. The staff was very helpful and they even come into your room at night to spray for bugs. There are a few beach boys/vendors in the area, though no where near the amount as other beaches on the island. I thankfully was not bothered much. The hotel has a pretty large lounging area if you want to avoid the water front altogether. This is the perfect place if you want peace and quiet, and to get away from everything.
KM, 2-night trip
Verified Orbitz guest review

8/10 Very good

Great Hotel, Super Nice staff
My Wife and kids stayed there for three days. We have changed to here after leaving Paradise beach hotel with total discontent. My Family totally loved Kena Beach Hotel. Thank You, Staff and management of KBH for turning their stay in to a very nice memorable vacation.
Imran, 1-night family trip
Verified Hotels.com guest review

10/10 Exceptional

Great stay
Great place, amazing food. Only downside are 1) no real snorkelling straight from the beach due o sea urchins (the hotel do provide free sea shoes out) and 2) high priced bottles water! View from hotel is great and staff are great too
6-night romance trip
Verified Hotels.com guest review

8/10 Very good

Spacious rooms.
Nice beach hotel. Covered pool so a bit cold. Was very quiet when we stayed.
J, 6-night trip
Verified Expedia guest review

6/10 Good

Paulina, 4-night family trip
Verified Hotels.com guest review

10/10 Exceptional

The best place we stayed in 3 weeks touring
This hotel was a lovely place to stay. The staff bent over backwards to make our stay perfect, really spoiling us during our honeymoon. The food was good, accommodation very clean and the facilities excellent. The dive school next door had friendly and helpful instructors and good diving and snorkelling. Everything had been thought through well from hammocks and pull down shelters outside if it got too windy to snorkelling gear and beach shoes to protect against sea urchins.
Verified Hotels.com guest review

10/10 Exceptional

Total relax from digital World
Unexpected, but...it turned our as one of best trips ever! Mostly it happened due to return to Real World and lack of usual resort pamperings - missing foom service, very limited wifi and lack of TV enhanced real social relations between guests in resorts lounge, where ever present handsome Manager Cara and Andrea are going above and beyond to attend any query, one may have. Real family feeling, where every staff member truly cares about their guests. They bake the cake and all staff went out singing "Jambo Bwana" on our special day. Sincere thanks to Elwira, David, Eleonora, Jones and rest of truly friendly team. Truly excellent chef, all meals are well prepared and well varied every day. There are 3 grill buffet evenings: International on Tuesday, Seaffood on Friday and Swahili night on Sunday. Rest of the week are ala carte Diners with fish/ meat/ vegetarian choices. I'm not a type of AI tourist, but this is occasion when i recommend it for two reasons - best quality and economically gives a lot of savings, if to consider also antimalarial prophylaxis with tonic & gin :-) Absolutely safe country with most friendly people I've seen in decades, far away from crazy world turbulences, white sandy powder beach, reef walks, leisury walks or bike riding for miles on the beach, on site the best Zanzibar dive center, near by few local bars, but no active night life around - then you have to look on North beaches. I'll be back soon, before it is spoilt by civilization.
Verified Hotels.com guest review

10/10 Exceptional

Friendly and humble staff and great food...
Verified Hotels.com guest review

8/10 Very good

Lovely hotel, wonderful and accommodating staff
Had such a wonderful stay at Azanzi. The staff were waiting for me when I arrived late at night (after a flight that was delayed for 12 hours), ready to quickly get me situated in my room and make sure I was comfortable. The rooms are spacious and nicely decorated - love the outdoor shower!!! - and had a great time diving with the SCUBAFISH dive center team and taking one of the hotel's bikes out for a spin on the beach! Throughout the visit, the staff were so accommodating and attentive, always asking how my day was going and asking if there was anything else I needed. I wish I could've stayed longer, but will definitely be back!
Verified Orbitz guest review

10/10 Exceptional

Brilliant hotel with great staff
Really enjoyed 4 nights here in July 2015. The hotel has just had a bit of a paint job so in terms of facilities and appearance everything was perfect. The room was comfortable with everything you could need. No safe in room but you could use the safe at reception which was fine. Staff were brilliant. Really friendly and helpful. We stayed all inclusive and the food was great. Because it is a small hotel you are not subjected to a huge dodgy buffet each evening instead you order lunch and dinner from a small menu which changes every day. Location good right on quite beach. Would stay here again
Verified Expedia guest review

8/10 Very good

Great value all inclusive
Wonderful stay and great value for money compared with some resorts in the area. Only minor recommendations would be to have more plug sockets in the room and it would be better if the swimming pool was not under a roof as you can not really swim in the sea.
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