Ziwa Beach Resort

I never complained at a hotel about anything, but this one I would'nt come back there. Bedsheets where stained, the room is full of mosquitos, no warm water in the shower/sink eventhough we complained three times. No WIFI in our block. The pool needs to be kept cleaner, breakfast is included but the choice is very small. Beach access is nice and the staff is friendly. The location is ok too. The concept of the hotel is cool but unfortunately the performance is bad.

We enjoyed our stay at this beautiful place. The atmosphere, the cleanliness, the service and the attitude of the staff was excellent. You get service with a smile. The food, although vegetarian , is of excellent taste and value for money. We are already planning to go back to Ziwa Beach Resort next year. We will recommend this place to anyone going to Mombasa to enjoy the real Kenyan hospitality

Good place to stay 15 meters from Indian ocean. Freindly staff, okay pool. Safe area. Highly recommend. Stayed twice, will stay again

We were recommended Ziwa hotel by a friend. The resort is clean, tidy, exotic and at a perfect location on the beach front. It is somewhat remote so travel is required to reach shops etc. The food was a particular highlight being so well priced and delicious. The omelette and garlic chips were a personal favourite. The resort was peaceful and appeared to be a quiet time of year. The owner (hopefully he can remind me of his name) was lovely, welcoming and gracious. I would love to return for longer as this was a flying 2 day visit.

Ziwa Beach Resort is a unique pocket sized hotel on Bamburi Beach. It is not the typical multi occupancy, concrete, steel and glass building as is the norm in Mombasa. It's presentation is of a simplistic rustic, African plant and fauna background with quality rooms reflecting African art and decor. That is its charm. It is also reflects value for money with rates that are affordable for the tourist. The rooms are en suite and spacious, cleaned each day and bedding changed. The breakfast menu presents a choice of a variety of items to start the day. Ziwa is an exceptional hotel, not run of the mill, and is well worth a stay. This was the second visit with my family and we are planned another stay next year.

This is a wonderful place and unique on the Kenyan north coast. Not as noisy, huge, impersonal as other big beach resorts along Bamburi Beach, but very welcoming, with a personal touch, cozy and with all amenities one needs during a work trip or beach vacation. I came for 3,5 weeks and had known it from before (2023) when I had tried out the (delicious!) Indian vegetarian restaurant. I did not regret my stay at all: I worked quietly and with some good progress on the beach front veranda, with the very friendly and helpful staff reading all wishes from my lips (or engaging in a nice conversation here and there). The very kind owner, Nitin, invited me for lunch, or for a drink, several times during my stay, but equally gave me and all others all the space I/one needed. The rooms have AC, a fridge, kitchen amenities on the balconies, hot water, water kettle, TV, wifi, and most of the time during my stay I had very stable internet and solid electricity (when there was none, the generator was switched on – these tiny breaks were not at all the fault of Ziwa staff but due to the construction works on the main highway connecting Mombasa and Malindi). Nice and sufficient breakfast (it remains needless to say that there is less variety than in the big resorts – which the hotel also clearly states, but there is fresh, sufficient and diverse food, very tasty and healthy), perfect dinner choice in the à-la-carte restaurant (at a very good price!) and very easy-going vibe: You are free to move and do as you please (not like some of the bigger resorts around where you wait for towels forever, where you are not allowed to take towels to the beach, or where security checks you each time you get back to the veranda or on the hotel grounds...), freedom everywhere at all times. No problem to jump into the pool at midnight (did this several times – should not try this in the many other hotels next door which I have tried out since my first stay in Kenya in 2006). A wonderfully relaxed time and... already booked my next stay, will come back for another work trip in August/September 2024, and I bring several friends and colleagues this time. Thank you Ziwa and thanks Nitin and staff. This was amazing. See you soon! Nico/Germany