Sea Crest Hotel

3.5 star property
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December 2024
January 2025

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View from property
Front of property
Superior Room, Garden View
Breakfast, lunch and dinner served
Junior Room, Sea View | Living area

Reviews

7.0 out of 10

Good

Popular amenities

  • Pool
    Pool
  • 24/7 front desk
    24/7 front desk
  • Room service
    Room service
  • Breakfast included
    Breakfast included
  • Air conditioning
    Air conditioning
  • Parking included
    Parking included

Explore the area

Map
Kiwengwa, Zanzibar, Kiwengwa, 738
  • Kiwengwa Pongwe Forest
    9 min walk
  • Kiwengwa Beach
    19 min walk
  • Mapenzi Beach
    11 min drive
  • Zanzibar (ZNZ-Zanzibar Intl.)
    47 min drive

Room options

Standard Double or Twin Room, 1 Bedroom, Non Smoking, Garden View

  • 23 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed OR 1 Twin Bed, 1 Double Bed and 1 King Bed

Junior Room, Sea View

  • 49 sq m
  • Sea view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

Standard Double Room, Garden View

  • 23.4 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

Superior Room, Garden View

  • 31 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed OR 2 Twin Beds

Deluxe Room

  • Sea view
  • Sleeps 3
  • 2 Twin Beds

Deluxe Room

  • 18 sq m
  • Sea view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed OR 1 Twin Bed

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About the area

Kiwengwa

With a stay at Sea Crest Hotel in Kiwengwa, you'll be within a 15-minute drive of Kiwengwa Beach and Kiwengwa Pongwe Forest. .This beach hotel is 20.2 mi (32.4 km) from Nungwi Beach and 19.8 mi (31.9 km) from Kendwa Beach.

What's nearby

  • Kiwengwa Beach - 19 min walk - 1.7 km
  • Pwani Mchangani Beach - 9 min drive - 6.1 km
  • Mapenzi Beach - 11 min drive - 5.1 km
  • Muyuni Beach - 13 min drive - 9.0 km
  • Pongwe Beach - 18 min drive - 9.2 km

Getting around

  • Zanzibar Intl. Airport (ZNZ) - 47 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Spice Restaurant - ‬5 min drive
  • ‪Restaurant - ‬8 min drive
  • ‪Andiamo - ‬6 min drive
  • ‪Snack Restaurant Ngalawa - ‬8 min drive
  • ‪The Green & Grill - ‬7 min drive

About this property

Sea Crest Hotel

Fun in the sand, near Kiwengwa Beach
Sea Crest Hotel offers 32 air-conditioned accommodations with fireplaces and minibars. Rooms open to balconies or patios. These individually decorated accommodations have separate sitting areas. A pillow menu is available. 30-inch flat-screen televisions come with satellite channels. Bathrooms include showers with rainfall showerheads and hydromassage showerheads, bathrobes, slippers, and bidets.

Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks, safes, and phones. Additionally, rooms include complimentary bottled water and coffee/tea makers. Housekeeping is provided daily.

Recreational amenities at the hotel include an outdoor pool.

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

Treat yourself to a stay in one of the 32 individually decorated guestrooms, featuring fireplaces and flat-screen televisions. Rooms have private balconies or patios. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and satellite programming is available for your entertainment. Conveniences include phones, as well as safes and desks.
Relax on the private beach or enjoy other recreational amenities such as an outdoor pool and bicycles to rent. Additional features at this hotel include complimentary wireless internet access, concierge services, and a fireplace in the lobby.
Satisfy your appetite for lunch or dinner at the hotel's restaurant, or stay in and take advantage of the room service (during limited hours). A complimentary continental breakfast is served daily from 7:30 AM to 10:00 AM.
Featured amenities include dry cleaning/laundry services, a 24-hour front desk, and luggage storage. A shuttle from the airport to the hotel is provided for a surcharge (available 24 hours), and free self parking is available onsite.
A complimentary continental breakfast is served each morning between 7:30 AM and 10:00 AM.
Onsite venue - This restaurant serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
Late night fare is available from room service (during limited hours).

Languages

English, Swahili

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
  • 24-hour pick-up airport shuttle (surcharge)
  • Airport shuttle on request

Food and drink

  • Free continental breakfast available daily 7:30 AM–10:00 AM
  • 1 restaurant
  • Room service available

Things to do

  • Bike rentals
  • Outdoor pool

Family friendly

  • Outdoor pool
  • Snack bar/deli

Conveniences

  • Front-desk safe

Guest services

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

Outdoors

  • Beach umbrellas
  • Garden
  • Pool sunloungers
  • Rooftop terrace

Accessibility

  • If you have any requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • This property does not have any lifts
  • Doorbell and phone notification
  • Grab bar in shower
  • Grab bar near toilet
  • Hand-held shower head
  • Lever door handles
  • Phone accessibility kit

More

  • Beach towels
  • Designated smoking areas
  • Fireplace in reception
  • Mosquito nets
  • TV in lobby

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Air conditioning
  • Bed sheets
  • Ceiling fan
  • Pillow menu

Bathroom

  • Dressing gowns
  • Bidet
  • Free toiletries
  • Hairdryer
  • Hydromassage showerhead
  • Shampoo
  • Shower
  • Soap
  • Toilet paper
  • Towels
  • Toothbrush and toothpaste

Entertainment

  • 30-inch flat-screen TV
  • Satellite channels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Electric kettle
  • Free bottled water
  • Minibar

More

  • Desk
  • Fireplace
  • Individually decorated
  • Laptop-friendly workspace
  • Phone
  • Safe
  • Separate sitting area
  • Slippers

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: noon; Check-in end time: 11:00 PM
Early check-in subject to availability
Early check-in fee: USD 90
Contactless check-in available
Late check-in subject to availability
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
Guests must contact the property in advance for check-in instructions; front desk staff will greet guests on arrival
To make arrangements for check-in please contact the property at least 24 hours before arrival using the information on the booking confirmation
If you are planning to arrive after 9:30 PM please contact the property in advance using the information on the booking confirmation

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are available for USD 35.0 per night
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

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

  • Airport shuttle fee: USD 40 per vehicle
  • Early check-in fee: USD 90 (subject to availability)
  • Rollaway bed fee: USD 35.0 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, 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
This property accepts credit cards, debit cards, and cash
Cashless transactions are available
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher

We should mention

This property does not have elevators

Property is also known as

Sea Crest Hotel Kiwengwa
Sea Crest Kiwengwa
Sea Crest Hotel Hotel
Sea Crest Hotel Kiwengwa
Sea Crest Hotel Hotel Kiwengwa

Sea Crest Hotel Reviews

Reviews

7.0

Good

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Rating 6 - Okay. 1 out of 7 reviews" "
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7.8/10

Cleanliness

7.8/10

Staff & service

9.0/10

Amenities

6.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

4.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

6/10 Okay

GRACE

Liked: Cleanliness
Our stay was OKAy
Our stay was okay though I guess because of the location there are a lot of flies. Area need to be fumigated frequently. Also air conditions were not working properly otherwise wasn't that much bad.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful property. Excellent staff and service!!
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2019

8/10 Good

Greta

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Good place to stay for a friend trip
The hotel is quite new but not taken care of properly and thus the standard is not maintained. There was corrosion and rust in the shower, the plaster was falling off in places, and there was some strange smell in the room. However, the location of the hotel is just 50m from the sea, you can see it from the property. It is in a safe neighborhood even though it looks suspicious at first sight. Personnel, room service, and restaurant waiters were super polite and always ready to help and provide what was needed. Breakfast had a basic selection but the kitchen ched always made eggs after request which were really good. Dinner was ok, so we chose to eat outside of the hotel. There were a couple of really nice places in the area. I would recommend this hotel for a friend trip or couples trip as it contains the necessities on vacation and has a good price ratio for 4-5 days.
Stayed 5 nights in Oct 2023

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Ottima struttura, noi avevamo una camera vista mare e siamo stati soddisfatti della vista e dei servizi. Camere in buono stato peccato che mancava un mini frigo dove poteva essere di gran aiuto dato il super caldo della zona. Personale nulla da dire, i ragazzi della hotel molto disponibili e c è la mettono tutta per soddisfare ogni esigenza dell ospite. Noi siamo stati bene. Hotel Consigliato.
Stayed 9 nights in Dec 2019

2/10 Terrible

Anh Minh

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness
Disappointing.
Probably my worst experience at a hotel ever. The hotel is not child friendly at all! Not friendly for the elderly. To get to the beach you have to walk past the pool and the no barrier stairs to get to the stairs to take you back and then the path way past the rubbish bins to get to the beach. There are no public toilets at the beach. - The pool is not cleaned and the paint rubs off - most likely because it has not been maintained. and I went into the pool and got paint stained to my body. When talking to the manager about it she said she was aware about the paint rubbing off but she didn’t give us any notice about it or warn us not to go in the pool. She then said she would put a sign not to go to the pool and it did not happen during our stay. In the bathroom there was rust pouring out from the taps. The teacups in the room were dirty. Where the toothbrush is made to put the decanter is filthy dirty. Poor communication between the manager and the staff. The staff were very friendly and helpful. The view is amazing and that’s about it. We are never coming back to this hotel and I recommend that no one else does.
Stayed 5 nights in Nov 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Stayed 14 nights in Aug 2019

8/10 Good

Marketa

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Příjemné
Hotel je na klidném místě, kousek od pláže. Personál je milý. Celkově byl pobyt příjemný. Je škoda, že u bazénu je jenom 5 lehátek a místo na pláži není označeno vůbec, takže pokud se nezeptáte nebo vás hned na začátku pobytu neprovedou, tak nevíte, kde to je. K snídani bych doporučila pořídit menu, co vše si mohu objednat. A vzhledem k tomu, že hotel nemá 24 hodinovou recepci, poskytla bych každému z hostů klíče a pořídila klasický zámek na dveře od pláže, aby se v případě návratu z této strany dostal host pohodlně do hotelu. Co se týče úklidu, občas mi přišel chaotický a přijde mi zbytečné i nepříjemné, aby mi k večeru chodil někdo zatahovat moskytiéru, navíc bez předchozího zaklepání.
Stayed 8 nights in Aug 2019