AW Bravo Kiwengwa Strand Hotel (ex Sea Club)

“Really great place!”

Few days ago, I came back from this beautiful place, and I would like to share my thoughts. First of all, I have read a lot of reviews before choosing it, and some of them were quite negative and I can’t agree with them. So, I will try to give my view of some concerns. ROOMS: I’ve received a ... lisää

Few days ago, I came back from this beautiful place, and I would like to share my thoughts. First of all, I have read a lot of reviews before choosing it, and some of them were quite negative and I can’t agree with them. So, I will try to give my view of some concerns. ROOMS: I’ve received a room on the 2nd floor with an Ocean view. Rooms are cozy with comfortable beds and a quite big bathroom. They are cleaned every day by the kind staff. Air conditioning works well, which is important as there is pretty hot. FOOD: This is the thing I was worried about the most. But it turned out that it was not necessary. This hotel offers delicious food. For a breakfast there are sweet rolls, pancakes, French toasts, eggs in any form, cereals, yoghurt, ham, cheese, and a lot of fruits. One thing which is missing is a bigger variety of bread as there are only toasts. The bigger variety of food was during lunch and supper. This hotel offers delicious pasta, pizza, sushi, a lot of different fishes, meat, and burgers, there are also local meals and veggies. I also recommend trying their desserts and fruits (especially pineapple!). Restaurant is served by kind, friendly and helpful staff. I always had a table booked by one of the waiters. So, to sum up, food is really tasty here. BEACH: Beautiful wide beach with fine sand. For me it was the best beach comparing to other hotels nearby. Ocean is really warm – water was like 30 degrees. Sunbeds are under palm trees which gives the great vibe. During relax you can listen to the music thanks to the Bravo animators. From this point I would like to say thank you to Ali – the best worker. He always cares about guests, bring them mattresses, makes sure if everything is okay. He is really kind and always smiling man. He also brings and prepares coconuts! Ali – Asante! Really good job. POOL: The pool is quite small, but it’s good to cool of when the Ocean is too warm. I’ve read that the water is salty, but I don’t think so. The water in the pool is sweet. The pool is 130 cm at its deepest point. GARDENS: Spectacular view in every part of the hotel. Beautiful palm trees, banana trees and other plants making this place magical. There are also a lot of different species of animals – colorful birds, lizards, monkeys. I feel relaxed during the walk. Magical place. LOBBY & BEACH BARS: As well in lobby as well at the beach, drinks are served in paper cups. It didn’t bother me as I have been in a lot of different places when such situations happened, and what is more at the Lobby bar you can ask to get drink in glass, so there is no problem. All drinks are tasty. They are served by the best staff! Especially by Mariam and Martha. These two were so kind to everyone, always smiling and entering into small talks. When I came at the bar, I’ve always had my drinks already prepared. Mariam, Martha – Asante! You’re the best! ENTERTAINMENT: The entertainment is provided by the animators from Bravo. Animations are in English, Italian and French. They take place two times a day at the beach – at 10 AM and 15 AM. There are a lot of sport activities, dance lessons and mini games. I recommend trying to play the beach tennis tournament – it was pretty fun. At the evening there are performances at the lobby bar or in the theatre. Animators are friendly, ready to help and funny. Special thanks to Lisa and Erika for making my holidays unforgettable, and of course thanks to Jack which is unbeaten at the beach tennis! Thanks guys! Marchello:). STAFF: As I said above, everyone at the VOI Kiwengwa Resort is awesome. Everyone is making fun of everything. Staff is experienced and kind. And as was mentioned, special thanks to Mariam, Martha and Ali. TRIPS: This is not related to the hotel, but I would like to share it here. I was on a trip to Stone Town, Spice Farm and the Prison Island. This trip was organized by the local tour guide. I would like to recommend trips with him – you can find him on the Facebook “Arek na Zanzibarze”. He has knowledge about all the places visited. The trips are organized in Polish. I was also on a trip into the ocean. I saw beautiful and colorful fishes, starfishes and great reef! Such trips are organized by the locals at the beach – I was on this trip with Captain Ali. To sum up, the hotel is spectacular. Beautiful beach, palm trees, gardens and the best staff! Thank you, VOI Kiwengwa, for having me! It certainly wasn't the last time!!!

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