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Twisted Palms Lodge & Restaurant

2.0 star property
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On the beach, white sand, sun-loungers, beach towels
Beach Room, Oceanfront | Living area
Hill Room, Garden Area | Balcony
Balcony
Outdoor pool, pool loungers

Reviews

8.4 out of 10

Very good

Popular amenities

  • Bar
    Bar
  • Pool
    Pool
  • Room service
    Room service
  • Breakfast included
    Breakfast included
  • Pet-friendly
    Pet-friendly
  • 24/7 front desk
    24/7 front desk

Explore the area

Map
Bwejuu, P.O. Box 1883, Bwejuu, Zanzibar, 0
  • Bwejuu Beach
    4 min walk
  • Dongwe Beach
    7 min drive
  • Paje Beach
    10 min drive
  • Zanzibar (ZNZ-Zanzibar Intl.)
    58 min drive

Room options

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Beach Room, Oceanfront

Beach Room, Oceanfront

  • 27 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed

Family Room, Oceanfront

  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Double Beds

Family Room, Oceanfront

  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Double Bed and 1 Twin Bunk Bed

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Hill Room, Garden Area

Hill Room, Garden Area

  • 29 sq m
  • Partial ocean view
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed

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About the area

Bwejuu

With a stay at Twisted Palms Lodge & Restaurant in Bwejuu, you'll be on the beach, within a 15-minute drive of Paje Beach and Bwejuu Beach. .This beach lodge is 5.3 mi (8.6 km) from Jambiani Beach and 2.2 mi (3.6 km) from Dongwe Beach.
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What's nearby

  • Bwejuu Beach - 4 min walk - 0.4 km
  • Dongwe Beach - 7 min drive - 3.7 km
  • Kite Centre Zanzibar - 10 min drive - 8.1 km
  • Paje Beach - 10 min drive - 5.5 km
  • Jambiani Beach - 15 min drive - 8.6 km

Getting around

  • Zanzibar Intl. Airport (ZNZ) - 58 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Mapacha - ‬6 min drive
  • ‪The Rock - ‬9 min drive
  • ‪Oxygen - ‬7 min drive
  • ‪African Bbq - ‬7 min drive
  • ‪Mr. Kahawa - ‬7 min drive

About this property

Twisted Palms Lodge & Restaurant

Waterfront lodge with an outdoor pool
Twisted Palms Lodge & Restaurant offers 10 accommodations with complimentary toiletries and ceiling fans. Rooms open to furnished balconies or patios. This Bwejuu lodge provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Bathrooms include showers with rainfall showerheads. Housekeeping is provided daily.
Recreational amenities at the lodge include an outdoor pool.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.

Make yourself at home in one of the 10 guestrooms. Rooms have private furnished balconies or patios. Complimentary wireless internet access is available to keep you connected. Private bathrooms with showers feature rainfall showerheads and complimentary toiletries.
Don't miss out on recreational opportunities including an outdoor pool and bicycles to rent. Additional features at this lodge include complimentary wireless internet access, concierge services, and a picnic area.
Enjoy seafood at Twisted Palms, a beachfront restaurant where you can enjoy drinks at the bar/lounge, take in the ocean view, and even dine alfresco. You can also stay in and take advantage of the room service. Wrap up your day with a drink at the beach bar. For your convenience, a complimentary breakfast is served daily from 7:30 AM to 10:30 AM.
Featured amenities include express check-in, dry cleaning/laundry services, and a 24-hour front desk. For a surcharge, guests may use a roundtrip airport shuttle (available 24 hours) and a ferry terminal shuttle.
A complimentary breakfast is served each morning between 7:30 AM and 10:30 AM.
Twisted Palms - This beachfront restaurant specializes in seafood and serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Guests can order drinks at the bar and enjoy alfresco dining (weather permitting).
Room service is available.

Languages

Croatian, English

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and public transport

  • Free self-parking on site
  • Limited on-site parking
  • 24-hour return airport shuttle (surcharge)
  • Airport shuttle on request
  • Ferry terminal shuttle (surcharge)

Food and drink

  • Free breakfast available daily 7:30 AM–10:30 AM
  • 1 restaurant
  • 1 beach bar and 1 bar
  • Room service available

Restaurants on site

  • Twisted Palms

Things to do

  • Beach volleyball
  • Bike rentals
  • Fishing
  • Outdoor pool
  • Scooter/moped hire
  • Snorkelling
  • Windsurfing

Family friendly

  • Laundry facilities
  • Outdoor pool

Conveniences

  • Front-desk safe
  • Library

Guest services

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Concierge services
  • Daily housekeeping
  • Dry-cleaning service
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Multilingual staff
  • Tour/ticket assistance

Outdoors

  • Beach loungers
  • Beachfront location
  • Garden
  • Picnic area
  • Pool sunloungers
  • Terrace

Accessibility

  • This property does not have any lifts

More

  • Beach towels
  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Blackout drapes/curtains
  • Ceiling fan

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Private bathroom
  • Rainfall showerhead
  • Shower
  • Towels

More

  • Free local calls

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; Check-in end time: midnight
Express check-in available
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM

Special check-in instructions

This property offers transfers from the ferry terminal and airport (surcharges may apply); to arrange pick-up, guests must contact the property 24 hours prior to arrival, using the contact information on the booking confirmation
Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival
For more details, please contact the property using the information on the booking confirmation

Renovations and closures

The property is closed between April 24 and June 9.

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets stay free

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
2 children can stay for free if using existing beds when occupying the parent or guardian's room
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Credit card charges are subject to a surcharge

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, debit card, or cash deposit 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
The name on the credit card used at check-in to pay for incidentals must be the primary name on the guestroom reservation
This property accepts credit cards
Noise-free guestrooms cannot be guaranteed

We should mention

This property does not have elevators
Only registered guests are allowed in the guestrooms

Property is also known as

Twisted Palms Bwejuu
Twisted Palms Lodge
Twisted Palms Lodge Bwejuu
Twisted Palms Lodge & Restaurant Hotel Bwejuu
Twisted Palms Lodge & Restaurant Zanzibar/Bwejuu
Twisted Palms Lodge And Restaurant
Twisted Palms Lodge Restaurant
Twisted Palms & Restaurant
Twisted Palms Lodge & Restaurant Lodge
Twisted Palms Lodge & Restaurant Bwejuu
Twisted Palms Lodge & Restaurant Lodge Bwejuu

Twisted Palms Lodge & Restaurant Reviews

Reviews

8.4

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 20 out of 52 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 22 out of 52 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 8 out of 52 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 1 out of 52 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 1 out of 52 reviews" "

8.0/10

Cleanliness

8.8/10

Staff & service

7.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Penelope

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great stay on the beach in Bwejuu
We had a very relaxing stay for a week at twisted palms. They owners and staff were amazing! Very attentive and friendly. The food was very good. We tried the Bellevue down the way one night. Compared to the twisted palms, the food was overpriced and very small portions. We had a beachfront bungalow and it was nice being right up front to hear and see the ocean. Very nice pool also. Made friends there that we will stay in touch with.
Stayed 7 nights in Nov 2017

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
On the beach, rooms eh.
The rooms were mediocre. If they had slightly brighter lights, that would have been helpful in making it a bit more appealing. There were also lots of power outages and the generator either wasn't on or they didn't have one -- which also meant no running water to shower or flush toilets. It was a little too "budget". The staff was very nice. Flora the waitress was great and helpful. The location was also good.

8/10 Good

Frank Davis, Mwanza, Tanzania

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great place to stay
Very relaxing. Rooms were basic but clean. The staff and management were friendly and efficient. The food in the restaurant was fine and the menu changed daily. It's a quiet, peaceful location (just what we wanted) about an hour's drive from Stone Town. The beach is clean, though swimming isn't easy because of the tides. Would definitely stay here again.

8/10 Good

B&L, Toronto

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great honeymoon destination
My wife and I recently stayed here for two nights on our honeymoon. The location is wonderfully tranquil and the owners were very helpful. Wish we had more time to stay longer.

8/10 Good

Swetha Balla, London

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great location and fantastic service!
I loved the Twisted Palms. It is off a non-touristy beach which gives the feeling of having your own private beach. The place is run by an Italian couple who are very friendly. I would definitely recommend it if you are looking for somewhere quiet and affordable. The only problem is that it is a good 3 hours away from the tourist beaches and an hour from central Zanzibar. But all beaches are almost 1 to 2 hours away from the town centre anways.

2/10 Terrible

Ted, Topsham, Devon, UK

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A roof would be a good start
I would not recommend The Twisted Palms, despite it being on one of the world’s most perfect beaches. Almost all of the beach huts are actually up a steep hill the other side of a muddy road which are reached by a steep set of concrete steps, which are fairly lethal on the way down if they are wet. There was a huge tropical downpour on the one night I was there and the roof of my hut leaked, dripping water directly through the mosquito net onto the pillows and bed. When I mentioned it to the owners they shrugged their shoulders and did not seem alarmed. I know the charm of the place is its simplicity, but I don’t think it is overly fussy or bourgeois to expect a hotel to provide a roof over one’s head. The hotel is also subject to regular power cuts, which effectively stop all water supplies, meaning that a bucket of water has to be kept in the bathroom in the event of an outage. I would also mention the lighting both in the rooms and the restaurant, which was so poor it was almost impossible to read anywhere after dark. It may tell you a little about their attitude that the only viable place was just beneath the till. In addition, between packing at my last hotel and leaving the Twisted Palms, almost certainly en route between the two, I had money stolen. Once again I found the attitude of the owners to be disturbingly callous. The only practical assistance being to allow me to pay for the taxi they had booked my by credit card.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great relaxing stay without the usual hassles
A VERY relaxing stay at a part of this long beach that is quiet and largely devoid of annoyances often experienced on beaches in East Africa. The restaurant is usually superb with a menu that changes every day. The staff and the Italian managers of the place are professional and personable. Just wonderful. Visitors should note that this place is within a short distance of a number of other places on this strip of beach so even if there are no rooms available, going to its restaurant at least is worth the effort. In the end, highly recommended.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Twisted Palms Lodge
A wonderful little place, with lots of charme, the nicest staff, the sweetest owners and the most relaxing part of the beach. We were very satisfied and will definitely recommend it.

10/10 Excellent

Gary, Exeter U.K

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Fantastic location - great staff and owners
Fantastic place to stay, not the sterile 5 star resort many stay at but a true paradise in i east Zanzibar beach region.Owners and staff were fantastic and most helpful, food great even for a vegetarian like me. Please stay here if you want to relax and experience true perfection in tranquility,hospitality and price.

10/10 Excellent

David, Cwmbran, Wales, UK

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Simple paradise in tune with local community
Laura and Renato have created a superb, back to basics beach lodge which also appeases my eco-tourism yearnings. Their description is honest and accurate, so if you want a simple no-frills beach holiday right on a paradise beach, this is the perfect place. The rooms are right on the beach - we didn't need to wear shoes, except for leaving the lodge, all week. The rooms are beautifully rustic and traditional, with mosquito nets (rooms were sprayed in the evening too). Nothing in Africa is built to perfection, but that is the charm. Very comfortable beds, furniture mostly made out of rough wood (this is the 'Twisted' Palms). Bathroom basic and functional. The restaurant serves simple but excellent and tasty food, usually fresh from the locals who fish directly off the beach. The Zanzibarians are lovely people, very friendly, but poor in comparison to the lodgers, so tip! The lodge is nominally guarded by some Maasai in traditional dress, but in reality there is little risk. The Maasai usually end up playing football on the beach in the evening, in lieu of anything much better to do. Go to see the Colobus monkeys in the Jozani forest - they are fantastic. The snorkeling and SCUBA is excellent too, but I would go on an organised trip to a lagoon, where the waters are deep around the reef and go at a time of day so that the tide doesn't create a strong current. Don't go to an up-market hotel, Twisted Palms is far, far better and you will feel more in touch with Zanzibar :-)

6/10 Okay

Tina, Buckinghamshire

Zanzibar - beautiful seas!
My husband and I stayed in one of the beach front huts in July for 14 days. The room was simple & spacious. The bedding was clean, changed every other day. The room was sprayed for insects every night and the bed made up. A major criticism of the resort was the shower. The water trickled out, ran out completely, wasnt working or was cold. We had 2 days of hot water in total. We spoke to the owners daily about the shower and they did their best to appease us but this became a major encumbrance. The resort is set back from a beautiful beach front with the wonderful constant sound of the ocean, sea breeze and friendly staff, including the reassuring Masai security. Whilst the menu choice was limited, the food was freshly prepared and cooked well.There was no meat on the menu, cold drinks occasionally and no ice.The resort may be limited by generator power, storage may have been a problem. On our first night we were warned not to walk to the north past the Sunrise resort as men with machetes hide in wait in the bushes ready to rob you of watches, cameras etc. We did not hear of any problems whilst we were there but the advice was welcome.Hosts, Laura and Renato were friendly, arranged transfers from the airport and excursions. We went on the dolphin trip twice which was amazing to see wild dolphins below us whist snorkelling in the sea. Recommend the dive school at the nearby hotel Breezes run by Paul Shepherd. A friendly no frills resort ideal if you are travelling on a budget

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
PARFAIT
Nous avons passé 2 semaine dans un environnement idéal. Un manager a l'écoute une équipe serviable et agréable, gentil. une vue et une situation idyllique sur une plage de 10 km de sable blanc face un récif de corail. Lecture, farniente, baignade chaleur ....yes so roots
Stayed 12 nights in Jan 2018

6/10 Okay

Dan

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Hjælpsom vend og ejer.
Virkelig rare ejer og ven

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
EMPLACEMENT IDEAL SUR LA PLAGE SI CHAMBRE AVC VUE
LES CHAMBRES A 60EUROS SONT SUPERBEMMMENT BIEN PLACé SUR LA PLAGE...A LOMBRE ET WIFI LES AUTRES A 40 SONT EN PLEIN SOLEIL SUR COLLINE...NE JAMAIS RESERVER LES MOINS CHERE..PLUS DE WIFI ET ESCALIER CHALEUR

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Wunderschöner Strand mit Bungalow
Hat uns sehr gut gefallen, sehr ruhig u. sehr nette Leute,wenig luxus, was uns nicht störte.

10/10 Excellent

Maren, Hannover, Germany

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A Holiday in Paradise !!
What a wonderful holiday....a big thankyou to Dave for organising everything to perfection. Taxi to and from the Airport,motorbike and even special wishes at the Bar.Twisted Palms is idylic ,in the morning you can stroke the local Monkeys before going to a healthy breakfast of fresh local fruit. The staff were exceptional and a special thanks to Antonio the manager.Everyday the rooms are sprayed against insects and a mosquito net is placed over the bed. we couldn´t have wished for a more perfect relaxing holiday,once again a big thankyou to Dave and his team,they fullfilled every wish we had !!

6/10 Okay

LeVa, Baden Württemberg

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Einfaches Hotel am Strand mit Verbesserungsbedarf
Das Hotel ist sehr einfach aber ok. Geärgert haben uns vor allem die Preise für angebotene Touren und das Essen im Restaurant. Die Touren werden teilweise zum dreifachen Preis angeboten- es lohnt sich daher bei den umliegenden Hotels die Preise zu erfragen und zu verhandeln. Die Preise für ein Mittag- oder Abendessen sind sehr hoch- die Strandlage und das geringe Angebot an umliegenden Restaurants wird hier ausgenutzt. Die Preise wären eventuell noch rechtfertigen, wenn die Portionen ausreichen würden- leider reicht 1 Essen pro Person nicht aus, sodass die Rechnung am Ende sehr hoch ist. Generell muss man für alles extra zahlen. Das Frühstück, welches inklusive ist ist bestenfalls ein Snack! Das Personal ist nett, jedoch habe wir uns ständig beobachtet gefühlt, da mehr Personal als Gäste vor Ort war. Im Hotel selbst haben wir uns sicher gefühlt- der Strand ist leider nicht ganz so sicher. Insgesamt ist das Hotel ok für wenig Ansprüche und die Strandlage ist wirklich toll.

10/10 Excellent

Dominique, Tours

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Coup de coeur
Nous avons aimé la chaleur de l'accueil, la qualité du personnel, l'ambiance générale et la tranquillité; prendre nos repas dans le restaurant sur pilotis; voir la plage s'animer au rythme des marées; aller voir le coucher de soleil dans des endroits sublimes….A bientôt

8/10 Good

Reza, Sweden

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
nöjda paret
Det var fantastik ställe för oss .nära have,en enkel å mysig hotel med väldight trevliga å hjälpsama personaler,

8/10 Good

Eva Lill, Sarpsborg

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Room comfort
Et deilig sted uten stress av noe slag.
Vi hadde et deilig opphold,og var heldige med været. Dette er et rolig og behagelig sted. Men hengekøyer på utsiden av rommene og rommene ligger på stranda. Tidevannet gjør at vannet kommer helt opp til strandkanten først ved 13- tiden, men dette er noe man vender seg til.Rommet var ikke det helt store, viften bråket som et uvær og badet var meget godt brukt. Men det var ikke der vi skulle oppholde oss så for oss ble ikke det noe stort minus. Restauranten var grei, god frokost med frukt og litt forskjellig. Litt utfordrende om du ikke er glad i sjømat, fordi det ikke var noen særlig med alternativer på menyen. Men alt i alt en deilig opplevelse, fikk slappet godt av og lest bok. Finnes ikke stress på dette stedet. Personalet er hyggelige og vi følte oss godt ivaretatt. Kommer gjerne tilbake.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Schöner Strand, sehr ruhige Lage und super netter Besitzer. Das essen ist auch sehr zu empfehlen. Das Team der angestellten ist auch sehr nett und hilfsbereit. Um einheimisch zu essen und Besorgungen zu machen, kann man am besten nach Paje fahren ( ca. 10 Minuten mit daladala) Wir hatten eine sehr schöne und entspannte Zeit!

10/10 Excellent

Josephine, Göteborg

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Vegetale:)
Great hotel and super friendly staff . Good food in the restaurant and cozy location .

10/10 Excellent

Nina Frifelt, København

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Helt fantastisk ophold!
Vi havde et helt fantastisk ophold på Twisted Palms. Ejerne og medarbejderne er de mest imødekommende, vi nogensinde har mødt på et hotel. Maden var god og fisken var frisk. Værelset blev rengjort hver dag, og vores tøj blev vasket. Vi havde 6 rigtig dejlige dage og nætter på hotellet. Det kan varmt anbefales! Området var også skønt, skønne strande og gode muligheder for at arrangere ture rundt på øen, som hotellets ejere hjertens gerne hjælper med, så man ikke ender med at betale for meget!