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Reviews of Ziwa Beach Resort

Off Malindi Road Bamburi Beach, 99139 Bamburi, Kenya

#11 of 27 hotels in Bamburi

Guests' Choice

Review Score

Based on 177 hotel reviews

7.4

Score breakdown

  • Cleanliness

    7.8

  • Comfort

    7.9

  • Location

    8.9

  • Facilities

    7.5

  • Staff

    8.3

  • Value for money

    7.8

  • Free Wifi

    7.0

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  • Reviewed: August 24, 2025

    7.0
    Overall the stay was relaxed and very enjoyable. The staff were friendly and helpful.
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • King Room with Garden View
    • Stayed 4 nights

    The only thing about the room that I didn't like was that the room felt a damp. The shower also didn't work very well.

    The room was large and spacious. I loved the private out door sitting space. Breakfast was very good and came with a lot of options. Dinner was confusing to me, I felt like the kitchen closed too early.

    Stayed in August 2025

  • Reviewed: August 24, 2025

    6.0
    Pleasant
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Family Room with Garden View
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    How comes you don't have a generator cz we stayed a day without lights, better do something about that,

    The location of the resort is good beach viewing,food was good,the staffs were good treated us like there own family. Jah bless

    Stayed in August 2025

  • Reviewed: August 20, 2025

    8.0
    Nice rustic beach hotel
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Superior Double Room with Sea View
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Cleaning can improve. Not many places to go / eat at night - get to dinner early !

    Its ocean front and those rooms at the front is where you need to book, they have a large nice balcony

    Stayed in July 2025

  • Reviewed: July 31, 2025

    6.0
    Stay
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • King Room with Garden View
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Overall cleanliness of the room, the Aircon emitted a foul smell and the curtains were dusty.

    The breakfast was lovely, was skeptical about it being vegetarian but it was surprisingly good. The mattress is comfy and the pool is lovely.

    Stayed in July 2025

  • Reviewed: May 26, 2025

    8.0
    Nice and goood place am coming back again
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Superior Double Room with Sea View
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Follow up the customer little bit more

    The room was very nice very different from other room 😀 the breakfast was also good

    Stayed in April 2025

  • Reviewed: May 23, 2025

    7.0
    Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Superior Double Room with Sea View
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    It’s need to be remodeled…but it’s such a nice place

    Perfect hotel it just needs renovation

    Stayed in April 2025

  • Reviewed: May 19, 2025

    6.0
    Pleasant
    • Leisure trip
    • Travelers with friends
    • King Room with Garden View
    • Stayed 5 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Nothing at the moment.

    The food and staff, the director Mr.Nitin is very interactive.

    Stayed in May 2025

  • Reviewed: May 16, 2025

    8.0
    Good Hotel. And good value for Money
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • King Room with Garden View
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    They only served vegetarian breakfast….

    The whole property is quite good… with the African native vibe to it… and it’s a beachfront facility as well

    Stayed in April 2025

  • Reviewed: May 12, 2025

    7.0
    cosy place, great location definetely value for money.
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • King Room with Garden View
    • Stayed 1 night

    there was a foul odour from the arabic shower attachment in the bathroom. this was notified to staff who hopefully resolved it. Pillows were also a bit hard.

    room is rustic, great location right on the beach, great staff, helpful and friendly.

    Stayed in May 2025

  • Reviewed: April 22, 2025

    8.0
    Good value stay, great food, comfortable rooms.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Superior Double Room with Sea View
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Pool and sun bed area could get very busy.

    Comfortable, air conditioned rooms. Small but nice pool, really good value food that tasted great.

    Stayed in April 2025

  • Reviewed: March 25, 2025

    7.0
    Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Travelers with friends
    • Superior Double Room with Sea View
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Location

    Stayed in March 2025

  • Reviewed: March 4, 2025

    8.0
    Very Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • King Room with Garden View
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Few works of maintenence are needed

    Wood decoration and the green with good selection of trees

    Stayed in March 2025

  • Reviewed: January 6, 2025

    7.0
    Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Superior Double Room with Sea View
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    The restaurant could be significantly improved.

    Fantastic ocean view from our room as well as the restaurant/lounge area. Also only place on the beach serving Bila Shaka (craft) beer ;)

    Stayed in December 2024

  • Reviewed: January 3, 2025

    8.0
    nice african style beach hotel with competitive pricing
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Superior Double Room with Sea View
    • Stayed 2 nights

    breakfast may have a bigger selection

    perfect beach location and oceanview from balcony; authentic african style; competitive pricing, good wifi, room everything needed; breakfast ok considering pricing

    Stayed in December 2024

  • Reviewed: January 1, 2025

    7.0
    Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • King Room with Garden View
    • Stayed 7 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Bed is short for over 6ft people, pure vegetarian diet,

    Shower, bed, beach front, quiet nights

    Stayed in January 2025

  • Reviewed: December 6, 2024

    7.0
    Great structure and location… not so good on cleaning and hygiene.
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • King Room with Garden View
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    - The room had a very veeeery strong smell of tabaco and it was impregnated in the bed sheets too. I arrived at night so I turned the AC on to be able to sleep with that smell… not ideal. - The toilet was not super clean either with spots around the toilet ball and the floor around the shower still wet. Overall the place didn’t give me the impression of being very hygienic. - Other guests arrived to the room next door who I was sharing the terrace with in the middle of the night and the person showing them around was very noisy when He showed the terrace and turned all the light on! (thing that woke me up…)

    The structure of the place is beautiful! I love the ecological measures and that they just serve amazing local and western vegetarian food. The staff are all super nice. Specially the girls in the restaurant.

    Stayed in December 2024

  • Reviewed: November 23, 2024

    7.0
    Fair stay generally.
    • Business trip
    • Group
    • King Room with Garden View
    • Stayed 6 nights

    Breakfast was vegetarian and we expected more than that.

    Room was excellence. Breakfast was vegetarian and we expected more than that.

    Stayed in November 2024

  • Reviewed: November 18, 2024

    8.0
    Exceptionnel 😁
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • King Room with Garden View
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    We liked everything. But just so you know, the breakfast is vegetarian.

    Everything was perfect. The manager really helped us through out our stay.

    Stayed in November 2024

  • Reviewed: November 12, 2024

    7.0
    It was excellent & relaxing.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Superior Double Room with Sea View
    • Stayed 5 nights

    Water splashing beyond the shower curtain rail. could improve that by inserting a 0ne inch raised barrier directly beow the shower curtain.

    Room wa spaceous. Breakfast was good.Water

    Stayed in November 2024

  • Reviewed: July 11, 2024

    8.0
    Very Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • King Room with Garden View
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    the shower could be a bit more pressure and a little hotter

    the staff were very nice most helpful with a smile the changed my room because of a problem with WiFi. also my luggage never arrived on the flight but the manager was keeping me informed about where it was it didn't arrive in mombasa six days after I arrived but that had nothing to do with the hotel

    Stayed in June 2024

  • Reviewed: June 16, 2024

    7.0
    Good place on Bamburi beach for a short stay.
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Superior Double Room with Sea View
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    The bungalow huts are not as nice as the main building. They have a shabby look to them inside and you just feel a little underwhelmed. The balcony is shared which means you will not really use it to chill. The hotel menu is veggie and a little limited. Breakfast is also a little limited but the omelettes are good ! There isn’t a private beach at Ziwa, meaning that you will be hustled by locals as soon as you step down to the beach to try and go for a swim.

    Right on the beach. The rooms in the new building (rooms in block 8) are comfortable and the sea view balcony (from rooms 820 upwards) is great. The breakfast area is nice and the pool is rather ok.

    Stayed in June 2024

  • Reviewed: June 16, 2024

    8.0
    Amazing. I enjoyed my stay
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Twin Room with Garden View
    • Stayed 5 nights

    All was great

    Could some light be at the study area? Just in case someone needs to use a laptop or work around there?

    Stayed in June 2024

  • Reviewed: April 28, 2024

    6.0
    Pleasant
    • Leisure trip
    • Travelers with friends
    • Twin Room with Garden View
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Cleanliness of the rooms could be better...the mats were dirty and a little bit of dust on surfaces.

    The breakfast was incredible...I enjoyed the pool and the views ALOT.

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: March 1, 2024

    8.0
    Good place
    • Business trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Superior Double Room with Sea View
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Too many old white people with young Kenyan prostitutes hanging around.

    Nice location, nice garden, nice views on the beach, lots of nice little details and a relaxed atmosphere

    Stayed in March 2024

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