Diamonds Mapenzi Beach, Kiwengwa (Zanzibar) ➤ Reviews, Rooms & Prices 2025

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About the Hotel

Mahonda, Kiwengwa (Zanzibar), Tanzania

Rooms and villas

Diamonds Mapenzi Beach provides accommodations furnished in traditional East African style. Garden Rooms are on the resort's highest level, surrounded by gardens. Superior Rooms have verandas. Sea Front Beach Villas are located on the beach, also featuring private verandas. Sea View Beach Villas are closer to the shoreline. Sea Front Beach Villas with Pools offer sea views and private dip pools. Room features include: double four-poster beds or two singles with mosquito nets, adjustable air conditioning, digital safe, Wi-Fi, fan, restocked minibar, tea and coffee facilities, telephone, bathroom with shower, and double washbasin.

Dining options

The Palm Restaurant offers buffet-style breakfast (7:30-10:00), lunch (13:00-15:00), and dinner (19:30-22:00) with local, international, and Mediterranean dishes. Weekly themed evenings include an African Dinner. The restaurant features an Italian pasta live station with sauces, an African Corner with curry, a soup corner with homemade bakery, and a barbecue station. It also includes a fresh salad boat prepared by the chef, a variety of hot dishes, a tropical fruit boat, a dessert station with patisserie and cakes, and a fresh homemade ice cream station. Onda Restaurant, located on the beach, serves light meals from the grill from 12:00 to 15:00 and from 19:30 to 21:30.

Leisure and wellness

Diamonds Mapenzi Beach offers a range of activities. Mvua African Rain Spa uses natural ingredients like plants, flowers, salt, spices, honey, and sugar. The spa provides relaxation packages, signature treatments, massages, rituals, scrubs, and face treatments based on African, Asian, and European traditions.

Location highlights

Diamonds Mapenzi Beach is 50 km from Kisauni, Zanzibar, a few degrees south of the Equator. Stone Town, the ancient part of Zanzibar, includes attractions like the House of Wonders, Palace Museum, Dr Livingstone's House, and Arab Fort. Kizimkazi fishing village, home to bottle-nosed dolphins, is accessible via a boat trip. Jozani Natural Forest Reserve, home to the Red Colobus Monkey, is located in the central east region of Zanzibar island.

Guest services

Diamonds Mapenzi Beach provides an all-inclusive formula. Snacks, non-alcoholic drinks, fruit juices, local beer, selected wines, tea, coffee, mineral water, spirits, and long drinks are served at the Hibiscus Pool Bar. The resort provides a Spherique fashion boutique. Wi-Fi is available in public areas. The all inclusive package includes aqua aerobics, stretching, canoeing (30 minutes per day), beach volleyball, beach football, table tennis, darts, indoor games, and evening entertainment. The hotel offers honeymoon amenities. The Hibiscus pool bar is open from 10:00 to 01:00.