Pongwe Beach Hotel

Outdoor pool, pool umbrellas, sun loungers

Seaview Suite with plunge pool | Free WiFi, bed sheets

Seaview Suite with plunge pool | View from room

9.6

Outstanding(118 Reviews)

Lodge in Tanzania

1 full bed

Reasons to book

Guests love it hereGuests give this property a top rating

Top-tier experienceOne of the higher cost properties in the area

Includes essentialsGarden, Pool, Internet / Wifi and more

About this lodge

While you're here, you can enjoy all the comforts of home and more, including free WiFi and a garden, as well as a patio and laundry facilities. Other amenities include towels, an electric kettle, a ceiling fan, and luggage storage.

Amenities

Pool

Internet / Wifi

Laundry

Balcony or Patio

Garden

Map of Tanzania

Nearby attractions

God's Bridge

738.8 mi

Available Rooms

Beachfront Double

1 Double • 377 ft²

Sleeps 2

You'll be directed to Expedia.com for availability & pricing

Seaview Suite with plunge pool

1 Double • 431 ft²

Sleeps 2

You'll be directed to Expedia.com for availability & pricing

Garden View

1 Double • 377 ft²

Sleeps 2

You'll be directed to Expedia.com for availability & pricing

Basic Double or Twin Room, Garden View

1 Double • 1 Single • 431 ft²

Sleeps 3

You'll be directed to Expedia.com for availability & pricing

Beachfront Quadruple

1 Double • 2 Single • 484 ft²

Sleeps 4

You'll be directed to Expedia.com for availability & pricing

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Pongwe Beach Hotel

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9.6

Outstanding(118 Reviews)

Lodge in Tanzania

1 full bed

Reasons to book

Guests love it hereGuests give this property a top rating

Top-tier experienceOne of the higher cost properties in the area

Includes essentialsGarden, Pool, Internet / Wifi and more

About this lodge

Amenities

Pool

Internet / Wifi

Laundry

Balcony or Patio

Garden

Map of Tanzania

Nearby attractions

God's Bridge

738.8 mi

Available Rooms

Beachfront Double

1 Double • 377 ft²

Sleeps 2

You'll be directed to Expedia.com for availability & pricing

Seaview Suite with plunge pool

1 Double • 431 ft²

Sleeps 2

You'll be directed to Expedia.com for availability & pricing

Garden View

1 Double • 377 ft²

Sleeps 2

You'll be directed to Expedia.com for availability & pricing

Basic Double or Twin Room, Garden View

1 Double • 1 Single • 431 ft²

Sleeps 3

You'll be directed to Expedia.com for availability & pricing

Beachfront Quadruple

1 Double • 2 Single • 484 ft²

Sleeps 4

You'll be directed to Expedia.com for availability & pricing

Reviews

9.6

Outstanding(118 Reviews)

5.0

Sep 2024

Hotel was lovely! Customer service and food great. Would highly recommend.

5.0

Feb 2024

The staff were all very friendly and welcoming. The overall service was excellent. This is a wonderful place to relax - it may not be 5 star luxury but it is authentic African hospitality - just what we had hoped for.

10.0

Dec 2023

We just left after spending 6 night at this wonderful resort. My family and our travel friends had a wonderful time, and were sad to leave. The staff are super amazing, the resort was a wonderful place to relax, the food very delicious, I can’t really say enough great things about this resort. Without a doubt, I would highly recommend the Pongwe Beach Hotel!

10.0

Nov 2023

The staff and management were all very friendly and professional. Our room was delightful and had everything we could wish for and more. The beach was beautiful, clean and private. The food was of a high standard with a menu that changed daily. Would recommend Pongwe Beach to anyone wishing for a relaxing holiday in the sun.

10.0

Sep 2023

Excellent location, beautiful views, great customer service. Shower water pressure can be definitely improved but overall great experience!

10.0

Aug 2023

Amazing resort. Excellent staff. Beautiful hotel. Very clean.

5.0

Jan 2023

Excellent quiet retreat. Amazing staff , good food and beach and pool beautiful. Staff could not do enough for you and Hati in the restaurant was great fun . Definitely recommend if a peaceful , restful holiday is your thing .

10.0

Dec 2022

Overall we had a wonderful stay at Pongwe Beach Hotel. The property is very unique in Zanzibar in that it has its own almost private beach pretty much immediately near bungalows and its very beautiful and quiet, the sea is very clean with less seaweed than others we visited. Beautiful swimming pool overlooking the sea. The resort facilities and bedrooms could be improved in that the decor feels a little dated in terms of interior design, but generally very comfortable and very well serviced by the ever cheerful and kind staff working at every level. Food is very good, the menus are changed daily and offer two options plus two vegetarian options at lunch, and others at dinner. The rooms could be improved by offering air conditioning in every room. Some rooms only offer a fan with a bed-cooling air con system which we didn’t enjoy.

5.0

Jul 2022

Awesome weekend - staff were great and food was excellent

10.0

Feb 2022

Perfect place to rest, read, enjoy life.

4.0

Feb 2021

Really amazing boutique hotel. Would highly recommend & certainly recommend staying here again.

10.0

Jan 2021

Great staff ! very nice and welcoming. Very helpful front desk especially Martin. The pool and beach are great, be aware of the tide but in my opinion this added to the charm of the hotel, allowing us to walk on the beach alone :)

5.0

Jan 2021

Great staff ! very nice and welcoming. Very helpful front desk especially Martin.The pool and beach are great, be aware of the tide but in my opinion this added to the charm of the hotel, allowing us to walk on the beach alone :)

5.0

Jan 2020

lovely place with a terrific staff The beach was fantastick och the food excellent

10.0

Dec 2019

We visited Pongwe Beach after a week bumping around on safari, like most visitors. The hotel was the perfect place to slow down, relax and enjoy the beautiful beach, pool and ocean. The small beach was perfectly lovely and private, with lounge chairs always available and just the right amount of sun and shade for the hot days of summer. Service was great and the folks made themselves available on just the right frequency. Happy hour drinks were beautiful and delicious. Breakfast was a highlight, with perfect omelets, a buffet full of fruit and delicious morning coffee. Oh, and speaking of coffee, the early morning delivery of coffee and tea to the bungalow patios was an unexpected treat. Up with the sunrise, enjoying a cup of delicious Tanzanian coffee on the beach was an absolute joy. We did enjoy lunch and dinner as well, with the menus changing daily. Food was good, but not over the top excellent, but no real complaints. The hotel is slightly out of the way, so be prepared to pay a lot for transportation should you want to visit other parts of Zanzibar, like Stonetown, or eat at other restaurants on the Island (we do recommend The Rock, if just for the experience). As with most visitors here, we were sad to leave and were wondering how we can find an excuse to return someday in the not too distant future.

5.0

Dec 2019

5.0

Apr 2019

Great hotel on a wonderful beach where the low tide is less extreme than in other places. In many hotels in Zanzibar you can see the ambition they had when the hotel was built, but management hasn't been able to maintain it. This hotel is an exception, very well kept. Very professional staff. Only negative thing I can think of is that the food is a bit overpriced.

10.0

Mar 2019

Just the nicest staff and environment, perfect place

10.0

Feb 2019

loved the pool, the beach, the staff, the food, the very comfy and unique robes in the rooms

5.0

Jan 2019

Second time, always the best! Rooms are great, people fantastic and great food! Unique atmosphere

2.5

Jan 2019

Second time, always the best! Rooms are great, people fantastic and great food! Unique atmosphere

5.0

Jan 2019

Just book it. You won’t be disappointed. If you can’t feel happy or unwind whilst you’re here, then I don’t know where you can?! They have thought of so many little things to make your stay so special (I won’t spoil the surprises). The hotel is officially a 3* hotel, because it doesn’t have things like tv in the rooms, or hairdryers or air conditioning. But why come to paradise looking for those things?? Honestly you don’t need it. The staff, food, location and cleanliness are all tip top. I can’t wait to go back again!!

5.0

Oct 2018

I have never stayed anywhere quite like this and would advise that you install another option that is higher than "exceptional". Cannot rate the hotel high enough, for quality, location, scenery, facilities, food, drink, flag and best of all, the staff.

2.5

Oct 2018

I have never stayed anywhere quite like this and would advise that you install another option that is higher than exceptional. Cannot rate the hotel high enough, for quality, location, scenery, facilities, food, drink, flag and best of all, the staff.

3.0

Sep 2018

Pongwe Beach Hotel was a much-needed detox from our 7-day mt Kilimanjaro climb. Location was good not great. It’s located in a lesser developed region of the eastern coast without easy access to Nungwi to the north or Jambiani/Paje to the south—both would have been >30 min cab rides amounting to >$50 USD. The beach/pool and the food were definitely highlights. I would have gone with the full board option instead of just breakfast included had I known the lack of alternative options in the area. Our first night the AC broke and the management graciously spent an hour from 3-4 am repairing it. However, when they relocated us the next day to another room, the water pressure on the shower was minimal. All in all, it was a nice hotel with extremely friendly staff, but we’d likely stay in nungwi or paje next time around.

5.0

Aug 2018

We have never stayed in a tropical beach hotel before and we found the whole place wonderful. The facilities are great (we had a room with plunge pool), the staff are amazing and the location is beautiful. The food was also delicious and we highly recommend this hotel.

2.0

Aug 2018

The stay was amazing. Staff, food, beach, and the beachfront room with private plunge pool was very spacious. Two things to note:- 1) our room (20) was great but right next door to the Tulia resort just a few metres away and right next to their evening entertainment area. Quite loud but very pleasant music some nights. Earplugs are provided in the room but we didnt use them a) music was good, and b) stopped at 10pm so not a problem. 2) We tried to reduce our stay from 5 nights to 4 in the free cancellation period but system doesnt allow !! We were offered the 5 night refund and a new booking elsewhere - not at all what we wanted. The hotel would clearly have preferred to sell the 5 nights to someone else rather tha to us and maybe not sell the one cancelled night. Disappointing but Hotels.com did help us out.

4.0

Aug 2018

The stay was amazing. Staff, food, beach, and the beachfront room with private plunge pool was very spacious. Two things to note:- 1) our room (20) was great but right next door to the Tulia resort just a few metres away and right next to their evening entertainment area. Quite loud but very pleasant music some nights. Earplugs are provided in the room but we didn't use them a) music was good, and b) stopped at 10pm so not a problem. 2) We tried to reduce our stay from 5 nights to 4 in the free cancellation period but 'system doesn't allow' !! We were offered the 5 night refund and a new booking elsewhere - not at all what we wanted. The hotel would clearly have preferred to sell the 5 nights to someone else rather tha to us and maybe not sell the one cancelled night. Disappointing but Hotels.com did help us out.

5.0

Aug 2018

Excellent hotel in a very quiet area which is what we wanted. Food very good. The beach is just incredible.

5.0

Jul 2018

Great staff, excellent service. Restaurant is really good

3.0

Jun 2018

Wonderful family-friendly beach and extremely serviceminded and friendly staff. Clean and big rooms. Very good food, even if there could have been some more dishes to select from. Recommended for romantic holidays, as the place is peaceful and very nice. Wifi is not the best.

2.5

Jun 2018

Our stay was all that we hoped for. The site is beautiful and the service is impeccable. We found the staff to be gracious, welcoming, and all helped make our stay a vacation we will always remember.

5.0

Jun 2018

very pleased with the beach and staff,excellent food.

2.5

Jun 2018

Our stay was all that we hoped for. The site is beautiful and the service is impeccable. We found the staff to be gracious, welcoming, and all helped make our stay a vacation we will always remember.

5.0

Mar 2018

Food on half board was great with a change of 3 course menu every day. Superb happy hour cocktails and very safe location. Beach is to die for, dont hesitate book it, im glad we did.

2.5

Mar 2018

A truly beautiful spot with nice facilities and kind, hospitable staff and management! The only possible downside is the fairly firm mattress, but this was overshadowed by the beuaty of the surroundings!

2.5

Mar 2018

Amazing staff, plenty activities, beautiful beach. Food was fine, but nothing to rave about. Our room was amazing

5.0

Mar 2018

We stayed for a really magical two nights three days at Pongwe Beach Hotel. From our first contact with efficient and welcoming Heidi to our last drop off at airport by friendly driver All staff were kind smiling hospitable and genuinely helpful without being intrusive. The beach is lovely with about an 1/8th of a mile difference between low and high tide. The facilities are tasteful and comfortable. Food was delicious- especially anything with seafood. My only thought while writing this review is a selfishness that I don’t want to share this experience with anyone else as it was such a special holiday for me and my wife. But that wouldn’t be fair to the staff so please accept our thanks and this review of your special hotel.

5.0

Mar 2018

A fantastic slice of paradise. The staff are amazing, so friendly and helpful, they really helped make our stay. The private beach is beautiful and the hotel is perfect. The rooms were clean and beautifully kept, ours overlooked the sea and had a balcony to sit on. The food was excellent, the chefs were absolutely amazing. Couldn’t fault it and can’t wait to go back again!!!!

5.0

Nov 2017

Pongwe Beach is a wonderful little boutique hotel, on a private beach that is possibly the most beautiful on the island. The room are hidden between the palm trees to maintain the idyllic situation and are built in traditional style - no concrete monstrosities here! The food is extremely good and always beautifully presented. The beach changes by the hour, as the most gorgeous expanse of sand opens up at low tide. But the greatest accolade must go to the staff; without exception, they are the friendliest, happiest and best bunch that we have ever met. They make the holiday.

FAQs

How much does this lodge cost compared to others in Tanzania?

The average price for a rental in Tanzania is £56 per night. This rental is £198 above the average.

Is parking included with this lodge?

Parking is not specified as an available amenity at Pongwe Beach Hotel. For more information, we encourage you to contact the property about where to park.

Is there a pool at this lodge?

Yes, a swimming pool is available for use at Pongwe Beach Hotel. Enjoy the water!

Is Pongwe Beach Hotel pet friendly?

Unfortunately, this lodge is not pet-friendly. Try searching again and filter for "Pets Allowed"

What amenities are available at Pongwe Beach Hotel?

We found 5 amenities for this rental. This includes pool, internet / wifi, laundry, balcony or patio, and garden.

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Pongwe Beach Hotel

Lodge in Tanzania

Reasons to book

About this lodge

Amenities

Map of Tanzania

Nearby attractions

Available Rooms

Beachfront Double

Seaview Suite with plunge pool

Garden View

Basic Double or Twin Room, Garden View

Beachfront Quadruple

Pongwe Beach Hotel

Lodge in Tanzania

Reasons to book

About this lodge

Amenities

Map of Tanzania

Nearby attractions

Available Rooms

Beachfront Double

Seaview Suite with plunge pool

Garden View

Basic Double or Twin Room, Garden View

Beachfront Quadruple

Reviews

FAQs

How much does this lodge cost compared to others in Tanzania?

Is parking included with this lodge?

Is there a pool at this lodge?

Is Pongwe Beach Hotel pet friendly?

What amenities are available at Pongwe Beach Hotel?

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