Kiwengwa, Tanzania

My husband and I spent a week a Sultan Sands with a couple of friends of ours. In comparison to other similar "paradise-island-getaways", unfortunately Sultan Sands did not meet our expectations. Let's start with the beach. You cannot actually sunbathe right on the beach, they have a few steps down from where you can sunbathe to go down to the...

We booked 2 suites that were meant to be together - one double and one with twin beds as we are traveling as a family. Actually they are just regular rooms and it turns out they don't have double/twins next to each other. The website advertises water sports as being included but they really aren't and had to speak to...

Very expensive. People at the front desk don't know how to smile. Food is not so good! We don't go to Zanzibar to get Italian buffet! The only good thing is the beach restaurant. Select a Villa, they are very nice with outdoor showers.

My girlfriend and I had the worst night of our Zanzibar trip at the Melia hotel in Kiwengwa. We had booked a single night in this hotel and everything went terribly wrong. We were welcomed quite nicely by the local staff in the morning (of course because you pay on arrival!) and were walked to our room. Quite big, very...

We were booked here as part of a 5-Day extension following our 10 day family safari with Thompson. Our safari was more than perfect, BUT the Zanzibar extension was awful!! When we booked a year in advance and had been confirmed here, I had questioned our safari coordinator at Thompson about this place, because I had read so many poor...