Does Mvuvi Boutique Resort have a pool?

Yes, this property has 2 outdoor pools.

Is Mvuvi Boutique Resort pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

What time is check-in at Mvuvi Boutique Resort?

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; check-in end time: midnight. Late check-in is available during limited hours.

Does Mvuvi Boutique Resort provide a shuttle to the airport?

Yes, there's an airport shuttle that runs on request. A fee of USD 50 per vehicle applies.

Where is Mvuvi Boutique Resort located?

This Kiwengwa resort is on the beach, steps from Kiwengwa Beach and within 6 mi (10 km) of Mapenzi Beach and Pwani Mchangani Beach. Pongwe Beach and Muyuni Beach are also within 9 miles (15 km).

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About the area

Located in Kiwengwa, Mvuvi Boutique Resort is on a private beach. The area's natural beauty can be seen at Kiwengwa Beach and Mnemba Island. Siso Spice Farm and Kidichi Spice Farm are also worth visiting. Discover the area's wildlife on a nearby safari, or try your luck with game drives.

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8/10 Good

Gillian

12 Sept 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service

Setting was lovely as were the staff. The food was very good but the room was very basic. Very small, no chair and nowhere to put luggage, only on the floor which was difficult and a trip hazard. Our outside space was great but our room was under the kitchen which was very noisy. Overall way too expensive for what we got.

Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Stacy

13 Jul 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities

It was right on the beach! Great staff! Rooms are great but #9 was right by kitchen, so avoid that room.

Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Abbey Pratt

16 Jun 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

Highly recommend staying at Mvuvi if staying on the east side of the island! Staff was always attentive and made sure our stay was wonderful. Both restaurants were fantastic! It was easy to book all of our excursions through Mvuvi and made it super convenient. Overall, we had a fantastic stay.

Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Erika

4 Mar 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Refreshing Quiet in Zanzibar

Gorgeous quiet resort owned by Italian couple that has provided a retreat on the Zanzibar coast. Delicious food and great service. I was here with a friend after a business conference in Dar es Salaam and very happy I chose this place of quiet and refreshment.

Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Christina

27 Dec 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Amazing hotel!

There were three of us who stayed here for 5 days over Christmas. Everything was fantastic, the food, the environment, the activities, the service. It was exactly what we were looking for and more. I would definitely recommend staying here. Thank you for a great vacation!

Stayed 5 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Marie

5 Mar 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

Fantastic location - right on the beach - good vibes from all the staff, excellent food, absolutely loved it!

Stayed 7 nights in Feb 2023

10/10 Excellent

Iris

13 Oct 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

Lovely resort.

Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Mohamed

18 Sept 2024

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The most perfect relaxing holiday. I will refer people to visit this property.

Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

David Andrew Everard

27 Sept 2024

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Everything was wonderful

Stayed 5 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Carly

27 Dec 2024

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Brilliant a couldn’t have asked for more

Incredible service from the staff on every level was what made this place - as well as it being beautiful. Very quiet and relaxed, loved the food (most other restaurants couldn’t compete) and was impressed by the tours we did with them. The room was stunning and cleaned twice a day. A little bit of peace for a week was what we needed

Stayed 6 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

11 Sept 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

I can’t say enough wonderful things about my stay at Mvuvi. The facilities were amazing but the staff and their attention to detail was probably the best part. I felt pampered and so taken care of throughout my entire stay.

Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024

8/10 Good

Thomas

12 Mar 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities

Beach was attended to each day in front of the property,but everything to the left and right had a lot of trash.The description of the property on Expedia was misleading,They failed to mention the two properties are about a 100 yards apart.The rooms were misrepresented,one property is actually called the Beach Lounge which is the newer of the two properties.

Stayed 6 nights in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

rosanna

20 Sept 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

A beautiful resort with nice clean rooms, nice pool & the best food we had our whole holiday! We had half board & were blown away by the food. The best beach right outside your door & wonderful staff.

Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Lataryna

1 Dec 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

This was my best hotel stay in Zanibar. The staff was great and the dining service was so delicious! You can dine at both hotels. The body scrub massage is a must. The rooms was very clean and quiet. They accommodated my coconut allergies by going out buying me body wash, hand soap, shampoo and conditioner.

Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Olesya

2 Sept 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities

Beach Front Beauty. Lots of properties along the water, so tons of opportunities to try something new. Quite, relaxing, great, friendly staff. Beautiful accommodations and room is always well cleaned often.

Stayed 5 nights in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

a

3 Jan 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Stylish

Mvuvi is a lovely stylish boutique hotel , literally on a sandy beach , service is great and super friendly

Stayed 5 nights in Dec 2022

10/10 Excellent

Lisa Virginia

22 May 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities

Mvuvi Resort provides the perfect idyllic beach respite - it is quiet and relaxing. The staff were amazing - helpful and kind (and very accommodating when my outgoing flight got cancelled and I was rebooked on one leaving 5 hours later). I would love to come back!

Stayed 2 nights in May 2023

10/10 Excellent

Maria

25 Oct 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

I spent four relaxing days at Mvuvi Boutique Resorts in Kiwengwa, Zanzibar. The staff was amazing, the beach was beautiful, and the food was delicious. This is a great spot for unwinding after a safari or any other adventure. It was affordable and intimate. I also had one of the best massages I’ve ever had. Highly recommend!

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

9 Jul 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Amazing stay at Mvuvi. Very secluded (1h from Stonetown), intimate and private. Unfortunately the weather was not cooperative but we had a chance to enjoy the great food, the private beach and walk around the shore. I would probably chose to explore another area next time with more things to do around (not as secluded).

Stayed 3 nights in May 2023

10/10 Excellent

Alicia

2 May 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

This was an amazing boutique property with pleasant and very helpful staff. With all that said, the only negative is the immediate area/neighborhood outside of the gate. The management should spend more to enhance the standard of the area and help the people living in that area. This would make it more inviting for guests like us who wanted to go fora walk the area.

Stayed 7 nights in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Christine

21 Oct 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

Beyond a beautiful setting, the staff and service make Mvuvi very special. Everyone is kind and helpful — including the drivers they use. They use a WhatsApp group to inform you of opportunities and activities. And a direct WhatsApp to organize transfers and answer questions. The breakfasts are delicious. I also loved the salt water pool. I stayed on the beach lounge side of the property in room 16 (up stairs) my colleague stayed in the room below (12) that had convenient walk out. Both had sea view.

Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Nithi

12 Jul 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

Beautiful scenic property. small boutique hotel that still has all you need. Chef customized our plant based meals every day and everyone was well-prepared and tasty. Staff are so helpful and kind. Watershoes being available are a big plus for the rocky areas of the beach. Only thing I missed was having a gym. Tried running on the beach but some folks try to sell you things and harass a little. They may be harmless but it’s awkward and hard to enjoy a run when you have to avoid those people. Otherwise we loved our stay there!

Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2024

8/10 Good

Petter

4 Nov 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

This is the second time I visit Mvuvi (July 2023). On the positive side the new hotel is very nice especially the new swimming pool. The food is unfortunately not the same standard as last year and inconcistent. Sometimes very good and sometimes disappointing. The service is also too slow. I also believe the prices for excursions and watersports are too high. We did all activities outside of the hotel at much lower costs.

Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Danielle

6 Sept 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Amazing small hotel with crazily good service.

This was a perfect boutique hotel - exceptionally pretty and with everything we were looking for. The rooms are just metres from the beach, the food is extremely good, and the team can't be beaten. Getting up at 3.50am to gift us fresh fruit for a trip was absolutely exceptional but in keeping with the service we received throughout our stay. Nothing was too much trouble, and they also went out of their way to make sure that they accommodated our (vegan) dietary requirements. Cannot recommend too highly.

First morning waking up at Mvuvi Boutique Resort

Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

tammy

29 Oct 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

Grace and her staff made us feel very special during our entire stay. The intimate resort of 9 rooms exceeded our expectations. The food at every meal was outstanding..coming from foodies who run restaurants!! Every request was met with “yes..of course”. Caroline who manages the property proactively reach out in advance for car transfer service as well as organizing a snorkel excision day was perfect We could not have been happier with our experience. We will be back for sure!!!

Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023

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