When you stay at Mnarani Beach Cottages in Nungwi, you'll be on the waterfront, within a 15-minute drive of Nungwi Beach and Kendwa Beach. .This beach resort is 0.1 mi (0.2 km) from Mnarani Natural Aquarium and 1 mi (1.5 km) from Nungwi Natural Aquarium.
Mnarani Beach Cottages offers 27 air-conditioned accommodations with complimentary bottled water and bathrobes. Rooms open to balconies. Business-friendly amenities include safes and phones. Bathrooms include showers. Additionally, rooms include ceiling fans and blackout drapes/curtains. Housekeeping is offered daily and hair dryers can be requested.
Recreational amenities at the resort include a private beach and an outdoor pool.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
The onsite spa has couples treatment room(s). Services include deep-tissue massages, hot stone massages, sports massages, and facials.
Make yourself at home in one of the 27 air-conditioned guestrooms. Rooms have private balconies. Private bathrooms with showers feature bathrobes and hair dryers. Conveniences include phones, as well as safes and complimentary bottled water.
Pamper yourself with a visit to the spa, which offers massages, body treatments, and facials. After a day at the private beach, you can enjoy other recreational amenities, which include an outdoor pool. Additional amenities at this resort include complimentary wireless internet access and concierge services.
Stop by the resort's bar/lounge, Doctor Bar, for lunch or dinner, or grab snacks at the coffee shop/cafe. Continental breakfasts are available daily from 7:30 AM to 9:30 AM for a fee.
Featured amenities include dry cleaning/laundry services, luggage storage, and laundry facilities. A roundtrip airport shuttle is provided for a surcharge (available 24 hours), and free self parking is available onsite.
Continental breakfasts are available for a surcharge and are served each morning between 7:30 AM and 9:30 AM.
Doctor Bar - This bar serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
Sea view restaurent - Onsite restaurant. Open daily.
Languages
English
Property amenities
Internet
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi
Parking and transport
24-hour return airport shuttle on request for a surcharge
Free self parking on site
Wheelchair-accessible parking available
Food and drink
Daily continental breakfast available 7:30 AM to 9:30 AM for a fee: USD 150 for adults and USD 100 for children
A bar/lounge
A coffee shop/cafe
A restaurant
Snack bar/deli
Restaurants on site
Doctor Bar
Sea view restaurent
Things to do
Fishing
Full-service spa
Kayaking
Library
Outdoor pool
Snorkelling
Family friendly
Grocery/convenience store
Laundry facilities
Outdoor pool
Separate bedroom
Snack bar/deli
Conveniences
Grocery/convenience store
Laundry facilities
Limited-hour front desk
Luggage storage
Safe at front desk
Guest services
Concierge services
Dry cleaning/laundry service
Housekeeping (daily)
Tour and ticket assistance
Outdoors
Beach towels
Garden
On a private beach
On the waterfront
Pool loungers
Pool umbrellas
Terrace
Full-service spa
Body scrubs
Body wraps
Couples treatment rooms
Deep-tissue massages
Facials
Hot stone massages
Manicures/pedicures
Sports massages
Accessibility
If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
Doorbell and phone notification
No lift
Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
Wheelchair-accessible parking
Wheelchair-accessible public bathroom
Wheelchair-accessible registration desk
Wheelchair-accessible restaurant
Room amenities
Bedroom
Bedsheets provided
Blackout drapes
Bathroom
Dressing gowns
Hair dryer (on request)
Private bathroom
Shower
Towels provided
Food and drink
Free bottled water
More
Air conditioning
Ceiling fan
Electrical adapters
Phone
Safe
Policies
Check-in
Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; Check-in end time: midnight
Contactless check-in available
Minimum check-in age: 18
Check-out
Check-out before 10 AM
Contactless check-out available
Special check-in instructions
This property offers transfers from the airport (surcharges may apply); guests must contact the property with arrival details before travel, using the contact information on the booking confirmation
The front desk is open daily from 7:00 AM - 10:30 PM
Front desk staffed during limited hours
This property doesn't offer after-hours check-in
For any questions, please contact the property using the information on the booking confirmation
Access methods
Front desk (limited hours)
Pets
No pets or service animals allowed
Children and extra beds
Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are available for USD 50.0 per night
Payment types
Important information
Fees
You'll be asked to pay the following charges at the property. Fees may include applicable taxes:
A tax is imposed by the city: USD 4.00 per person, per night
We have included all charges provided to us by the property.
Optional extras
Fee for continental breakfast: approximately USD 150 for adults and USD 100 for children
Airport shuttle fee: USD 120 per vehicle (roundtrip)
Rollaway bed fee: USD 50.0 per night
The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.
You need to know
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit/debit cards; cash is not accepted
Noise-free guestrooms cannot be guaranteed
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher, a smoke detector, a security system, and a first aid kit
We should mention
This property does not have elevators
Reservations are required for massage services; reservations can be made by contacting the property prior to arrival, using the contact information on the booking confirmation
No pets and no service animals are allowed at this property
Property is also known as
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Mnarani Beach Cottages Reviews
Reviews
8.0
Very good
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Beautiful boutique hotel. Great location and lovely staff. Would definitely stay again.
Verified traveller
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025
6/10 Okay
Roy
Travelled with group
27 Oct 2024
Disliked: Staff & service
This will not be a repeat visit for me. It started with the front desk. Instead of a warm welcome we were greated with "passports?" The rooms were clean but dated. The free breakfast extremely lacking in variety and flavor. The paid food was decent but overpriced for the area. Hard mattresses. Some of the staff, the women, were great and friendly. We did one onsite excursion with a sunset Dhow cruise which was overcrowded and expensive. The cost of this place is definitely not worth it.
Beautiful hotel on the beach at the north end of Zanzibar. This beach was quieter than the west side of Nungwi. Less "beach boys" hassling you on the beach.
Suzanne
Stayed 3 nights in May 2024
8/10 Good
STEPHEN
5 Apr 2024
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
A pleasant if overpriced option
Deluxe room was more of a suite with separate kitchen area, bathroom & bedroom, Large balcony with both chairs and a twin hammock. Not plush by European standards but quite nice anyway. AC was great, wifi was good, food was good. A couple of silly rules, IE outside drinks will be confiscated but a nice stay.
Nice staff, beautiful location but food for breakfast is not up to the cattiness of the location. Also restaurants price is a bit higher if I compare to other surroundings restaurants and average prices internationally
Our cottage was clean with good hot water and A/C. It was a quiet location on the beach. Food was good. The aquarium where you can swim with sea turtles in a natural lagoon is across the road. I enjoyed the hammocks on the property. Staff was friendly and helpful.
I stayed for 4 nights and my comments as follow:
* The room was very nice (spacious, very nice view "Mahaba 1", nice AC, hot water and coffee tray)
* The staff very friendly
*the beach is nice, but affected by tides, so the water going away sometimes during the day. Also the management need to watch the guest behavior with the shades and sun beds as during our stay we found some people putting their towels to reserve place and going to use other area of the beach or using the pool!!
* The breakfast limited choices with acceptable quality.
* The dinner set menu and tasty "compliments to the chef"
* The area very rough.
The place is fine for the price. Rooms are basic but functional (hot water, air con etc). The location is a little distant from Nungwi nightlife but most guests are probably looking for that. Breakfast is a little disappointing at most Nungwi hotels but this place is slightly above average in the breakfast stakes.
Verified traveller
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2021
10/10 Excellent
Verified traveller
17 Feb 2021
Liked: Cleanliness
Dynamic ocean front watching the expansive tides come and go under the over hanging deck!
Did not like workers waking me up at 7am with their chatter.... Some requests of the front desk were ignored...😐
The room was absolute disaster! I paid upgrade amd i got the cheapest hole.. no internet or wifi for $137 a night for this hole with no wifi never again! No hot water even, breakfast disaster again...
Beautiful hotel, private and not surrounded by any other hotels, friendly staff, good food. Lush gardens and great sea views. Plenty to do in Nungwi. Swimming with turtles was amazing! Great experience to watch dhow builders perform their art with wood.
We booked an extra night at the hotel at good rates!
The staff is so friendly. They put nice touches on everything and make sure to constantly check on you. I left at 6am and they packed me breakfast without me asking. They have an on-site your company that provides quite a few of the memorable Zanzibar tours
Interesting bathroom set up in the rooms that weren't individual lodges. No privacy due to open glass. Wasn't really an issue for us but could see it being an issue for other people. Everything else though was good, not a bad place to stay by any means. It was quite nice. If you're someone who likes to stay in the room maybe look elsewhere. We aren't like that so it wasn't a problem.