Boutique Villa Unaweza

My husband and I stopped for lunch at this magical and intimate hotel. It has everything you need for a peaceful stay, including a lovely pool, excellent restaurant and bar, and beautiful garden surroundings. The white sand beach is just a short walk away. The owner is delightful and welcoming, ready and willing to assist you in any way. I highly recommend it!

Stayed here for e nights and absolutely loved it. Spotlessly clean, comfy bed, beautiful decor, good pool. Staff are lovely and friendly, breakfast is superb, fruits, breads, choice of 5 different breakfast courses, coffee and juice. The grounds are lovely. the place has a really chilled vibe about it. There's not much to do in Matenwe apart from walking on the beach and relaxing, and Villa Unaweza makes you want to do exactly that, relax. Villa has a great restaurant and bar area, and the beach is no more than a minutes walk away.

It was not my first stay in Zanzibar; I was now looking for boutique hotel options in the friendly village of Matemwe because of its beautiful quiet beach and proximity to Mnemba Atoll. After some online research, I was attracted to the option of Villa Unaweza because of their great website and great online reviews! So, from my very recent experience there, Villa Unaweza is a beautiful new boutique hotel; everything is fresh and clean. There is a wonderful attention-to-detail with the interior design and décor. Also the hotel’s exterior areas and gardens are surrounded by carefully tended native flora and fauna. The Staff are amazing and clearly very well trained. The Hotel Manager, Sylvia, and her Team are professional, friendly and helpful. They all knew the wider local area around Matemwe very well, and had a great knowledge of Zanzibar in general. I was particularly impressed with the friendliness and professionalism of the restaurant staff including Sharif and Mongola, who exhibited knowledgeable guidance about the menu options in the Unaweza restaurant. The restaurant’s food was amazing and very well prepared, both at breakfast and dinner. There was a good range of local and European food options on the restaurant’s menu, with a big selection of local freshly caught seafood too. The lovely tropical pool at the hotel was really well maintained, and, happily for me, the bar was very close-by..! I admit that I enjoyed many drinks from the cocktail-menu whilst relaxing in the hotel’s pool! All-in-all, a wonderful stay at Villa Unaweza. Will I return there…? …yes, of course..!