The whole staff made our stay memorable! They were really helpful, always happy and smiling. Special thanks to ZENA (floor manager) who always took care of us and accommodated all our needs. Zena and her team went above and beyond in organizing a birthday surprise for us. Steven and Dula from the restaurant were super friendly and always in a good mood which made our days :) Sophia from reception was really helpful and advised us on any questions we had. The best part was the access to the beach, as the hotel is directly connected. The garden view of the palm trees from our room was just magical. We could walk barefoot from our room all the way to the beach as it is all sandy. The sea was most of the days calm with shallow turquoise water, exactly like in the pictures. We were truly impressed by the surroundings and the evening buffet, which happened every Wednesday with live music, dancing, and local food.

Wifi - time to time the wifi didn't work properly, which is totally normal on the island, and we didn't have high expectations anyway. Air Conditioning - during the day the AC went off, but we didn't mind as we didn't spend the day in the room, and the fan was a great back up solution Some insects and lizards sometimes appeared in our room but that's something you can't avoid in this area

The beach was amazing. We wanted to be as close to the sea as possible, and didn’t want the tide to go out a long way. Kendwa beach was perfect. once you were down on the beach, the bar, restaurant, toilets were all in close proximity. There were plenty of lovely thatched sunshades and sun loungers with cushions, but you did need to get there early to reserve your spot with a beach towel (provided), because the hotel lets in lots of day visitors, a lot of Russians, and if you have not got your sunlounger before they arrive, then you will struggle to get one for the rest of the day. The lunch menu was great for full board, delicious local prawns, squid, burgers, samosas, etc. Breakfast quite limited, not ham or cheese for your breakfast omelette, and if you are full board, as we were for 4 days, your dinner will be from the buffet. After 4 days we went bed and breakfast, so then went out for dinner, either getting a boat taxi to Nungwi ($15) and taxi home ($10) or a walk down the beach in Kendwa where there were quite a few restaurants.

Our room had very low wattage light bulbs so could not read at night. Some of the newer rooms had good reading lights but some had none at all. Lovely beach barbecue evening once a week, with live music, but the rest of the week is pretty quiet. Large dining room area with large seating area with lots of comfortable sofas and cushions, where people can use Wi-Fi. This is the only Wi-Fi available in the hotel, but it did work pretty well.

A great deal. Breakfast and dinner included- Good food. Lots of sun loungers available and on a great part of the beach. Our Room was lovely (we had a courtyard view and you could just about see the sea through the palms from our balcony). Nice beach bar with good selection of drinks and music playing in the background. Nice pool, not too big. Bathroom a bit dated, but clean (that’s pretty much the only fault I could find). Staff were friendly. Such a good price!!

The bathroom was dated and could do with a renovation. The shower was not great. Also, the sofa bed in the bedroom seems dated and could do with a new one. Other than that our room was beautiful.

We were in a bungalow (#40) a short stroll from the beach, bar and restaurant. All the facilities were kept clean by friendly staff. The barmen were excellent and got to know our preferences. The cocktails were very tasty and the beer was cold. The breakfast buffet was good with plenty of variety, but largely catered for American/Western tastes with little in the way of local flavours. The dinners we had were all excellent. The beach is superb and swimming in the sea (in the protected area away from the jet skis) was very enjoyable. Small areas of coral were accessible from the beach so snorkelling to watch the tropical fish was easy and Starfish Heaven was just south of the resort (visible at low tide). The swimming pool, right on the edge of the beach, was a good size and well maintained.

The room needed some drawer space to unpack our cases. A couple of bedside lights would have helped. Running the gauntlet of beach traders to get to the sea.

Location: Excellent beach location. Few things to do or see in Kendwa village but this didn’t bother us. Room: Spacious room for a family of 3 and spacious bad. No wardrobe but this seems to be the standard for many hotels on the island. Excellent cleaning services and extremely friendly, polite and professional staff. Reception: Excellent service. They helped us order several trips and everything was excellent. Restaurant. We paid for half board: Breakfast: Almost the same choices each day. A bit boring but Ok, with freshly baked items each day, pancakes, omelets and fruit plates.The service is without doubt good. We had to pay 2$ pr. breakfast box that doesn’t include any drinks. Food and drinks during the day: Prices are in USD and are almost the same as in other similar places. We were happy with the service. Dinner: Menu with different choices every evening. The food is tasty and the portions are big. Good and quick service. Colleagues who stayed in the neighboring The Rock came to eat lunch and dinner in The Sunset hotel restaurant because they liked better both the food and the service. When we moved to Tembo Hotel in Zanzibar city we also got something to compare with and already miss the food from The Sunset. Overall a great hotel, with beautiful gardens, spacious rooms and great people. They need only to work out a good concept for any dinner events to avoid dissatisfaction among customers who have paid for half board.

The Inet was as described by the Hotel. They should invest in better inet that also covers the rooms.

The staff were the best part about the hotel. So kind and helpful. Big shout out to Hekima in the restaurant and the pool boy who we called nephew. Breakfast was pretty good but the selection was the same every day other than the pastries that were excellent one day and then the other days were minimal. The beach was nice except that there were a lot of people trying to sell things. They didn't take no for an answer so we ended up staying away from the beach which was disappointing. Our room was a decent size but needed more places to put your things, especially in the bathroom.

1. The wifi was spotty, only working in random places. 2.They allow smoking in the lounge area beside the restaurant which wafts into the restaurant. Yuck! 3. We didn't get the room that we booked on booking.com so when we arrived the first few hours were stressful trying to get closer to what we were supposed to have. It still wasn't the room that we booked but it was ok. 4. The last thing that I really missed was music. It was deadville so we needed to go to other places to find a more lively atmosphere.

The staff are very friendly and helpful. The food is also great, they have a nice selection of curries, burgers and are all delicious. The cheeseburger for me hit home, my partner loved the wings. We were eating a lot of seafood on our excursions, so eating these in our resort made sense. The rooms are literally next to the beach. Kendwa beaches are the best and this is probably one of the best if not the, the best location in Zanzibar. The resort was located next to Kendwa Rocks, which had an amazing NYE party (for those who like house and amapiano FYI)

The hotel has WiFi issues around the rooms, ironically some beach beds had WiFi while the rooms did not. The NYE party was richly priced at $55 per person, although food was amazing, this should be looked into

Beach, breakfast, staff. Got free room upgrade. Got room for shower and change on last day as we had late flight. Great restaurant. Nice swimming pool.

Resort lets organised groups outside hotel to use their sunbeds.

The location is perfect, right on the beach with sunbeds. The ocean and nature around were amazing. The dinner (half board menu) was really tasty, changing every day. On Wednesdays, the hotel is organizing an African buffet with a nice show. The restaurant and cleaning staff were really nice and they were trying to help whenever needed.

The breakfast is the same every day, if you are going to stay for a long time you will be bored. If you need a breakfast box (early checkout), you need to pay an extra 2$ for each person. The AC was switching off several times during the day.

The location is great and the beach / pool area is beautiful. We spent almost every evening in the lounge area watching the sunsets, overlooking the beach. Staff were very friendly and the food was really good. Nassor was amazing and helped organise all our trips and travel. Kendwa is definitely more of a resort hotel area in comparison to Nungwi.

Our room was a little outdated, the hot water broke but was fixed very quickly. Location is good but there aren't many other places to eat in the area so ended up eating in the hotel most nights. The pool table /games area wasn't open.