Uroa Bay Beach Resort

4.0 star property
Resort with private beach and full-service spa
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Private beach, white sand, sun-loungers, beach umbrellas
Private beach, white sand, sun-loungers, beach umbrellas
2 outdoor pools, pool umbrellas, pool loungers
Exterior
Standard Single Room

Reviews

8.2 out of 10

Very good

Popular amenities

  • Bar
    Bar
  • On private beach
    On private beach
  • Gym
    Gym
  • Pool
    Pool
  • Spa
    Spa
  • Room service
    Room service

Explore the area

Map
Uroa South Region, Uroa, 2675
  • Uroa Beach
    1 min walk
  • Marumbi Beach
    6 min drive
  • Pongwe Beach
    9 min drive
  • Zanzibar (ZNZ-Zanzibar Intl.)
    67 min drive

Room options

Room, Sea View

Highlights

Furnished balcony or patio
Air conditioning
Free cots/infant beds
Fridge
LCD TV
Blackout curtains
Ceiling fan
Bidet
  • Sea view
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed and 1 Single Bed

Standard Single Room

Highlights

Furnished balcony or patio
Air conditioning
Free cots/infant beds
Fridge
LCD TV
Blackout curtains
Ceiling fan
Bidet
  • 30 sq m
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 King Bed

Room, Oceanfront

Highlights

Furnished balcony or patio
Air conditioning
Free cots/infant beds
Fridge
LCD TV
Blackout curtains
Ceiling fan
Bidet
  • 35 sq m
  • Sea view
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed and 1 Single Bed

Family Room

Highlights

Furnished balcony or patio
Air conditioning
Free cots/infant beds
Fridge
LCD TV
Blackout curtains
Ceiling fan
Bidet
  • 40 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed and 2 Single Beds

Standard Triple Room, Garden View

Highlights

Furnished balcony or patio
Air conditioning
Free cots/infant beds
Fridge
LCD TV
Blackout curtains
Ceiling fan
Bidet
  • 35 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed and 1 Single Bed

Standard Room, Garden View

Highlights

Furnished balcony or patio
Air conditioning
Free cots/infant beds
Fridge
LCD TV
Blackout curtains
Ceiling fan
Bidet
  • 30 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

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About the area

Uroa

At Uroa Bay Beach Resort you'll be steps from Uroa Beach and 4 km (2.5 mi) from Marumbi Beach. Highlights at this beachfront resort include 2 restaurants, 2 outdoor swimming pools and a full-service spa. .A day of pampering can include beachside massages and body wraps along with aromatherapy and Ayurvedic treatments. The restaurant, Jua, serves international cuisine and is open for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Rafiki is the resort's own bar. Spend the day at the private beach where you'll find sunloungers, and enjoy the on-site gym and outdoor tennis court. 108 square feet (10 square metres) of event facilities include meeting rooms and conference space. Other amenities include free Wi-Fi in public areas, a steam room and a children's swimming pool. There's also free self parking, along with the convenience of an airport shuttle. .Attractions in proximity to this 4-property class Uroa resort include Kiwengwa Beach and Paje Beach.

What's nearby

  • Uroa Beach - 1 min walk - 0.1 km
  • Marumbi Beach - 6 min drive - 4.0 km
  • Pongwe Beach - 9 min drive - 5.1 km
  • Kiwengwa Beach - 18 min drive - 13.3 km
  • Michamvi Kae Beach - 85 min drive - 72.6 km

Getting around

  • Zanzibar (ZNZ-Zanzibar Intl.) - 67 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Zanzi Bar - ‬5 min drive
  • ‪Kae Beach Restoraunt - ‬66 min drive
  • ‪Kae Beach Bar - ‬67 min drive
  • ‪Sai marce - ‬7 min walk
  • ‪Jetty bar @ paradise beach resort - ‬5 min drive

About this property

Uroa Bay Beach Resort

Resort with private beach and full-service spa
Step outside to unwind on the white sand beach. Spend the day at the beach and work on your tan with sunloungers (chaise longues) or relax in the shade with umbrellas. At Uroa Bay Beach Resort, you can cool off in one of the 2 outdoor swimming pools and indulge in a pampering afternoon at the full-service spa.

There are 2 restaurants on site, along with a nearby snack bar/deli. You can enjoy a drink at one of the bars, which include a beach bar, a poolside bar and a bar/lounge. WiFi is free in public spaces. This beach resort also offers a children's pool, outdoor tennis courts and a health club. Self parking is free.

This 4-star Uroa resort is smoke free.

  • 61 guestrooms or units
  • 19 buildings
  • 2 dining venues
  • Conference rooms
  • 108 sq ft of conference space
  • 10 sq. m of conference space
  • Built in 2008
  • Deli
  • Beach lounge chairs
  • Towels for the beach
  • Umbrellas for the beach
  • Poolside lounge chairs
  • Umbrellas for the pool
  • Conference space
  • Self-service laundry
  • Front desk (24 hours)
  • Staff members are multilingual
  • Storage area for luggage
  • Front desk safe
  • Tour and ticket information
  • Wedding services available
  • Library
  • Terrace
  • Garden
  • Gift shop
  • Newspapers in lobby (free)
  • Bellhop
  • No smoking on site
  • Bar or lounge
  • Bar on the beach
  • Bar by the pool
Uroa Bay Beach Resort offers 61 accommodations with a safe and complimentary bottles of water. Rooms open to furnished balconies or patios. 18-inch LCD televisions come with satellite channels. Fridges and coffee/tea makers are provided. Bathrooms include a shower with a rainfall showerhead, bidets, complimentary toiletries and hairdryers.

This Uroa resort provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks and telephones; free long-distance calls are provided (restrictions may apply). Additionally, rooms include a ceiling fan and blackout curtains. Housekeeping is offered on a daily basis and hairdryers can be requested.

Guests can indulge in a pampering treatment at the resort's full-service spa. Massages are available on the beach and in the spa. Other services include facials, body wraps and body scrubs. A variety of treatment therapies are provided, including aromatherapy and Ayurvedic.

Languages

English, French, Italian, Spanish

Property amenities

Internet

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

Parking and transport

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

Food and drink

  • 2 restaurants
  • A bar/lounge
  • A beach bar
  • A poolside bar
  • Snack bar/deli

Restaurants on site

  • Jua
  • Pwani
  • Rafiki

Family friendly

  • 2 outdoor pools
  • Children's pool
  • Free cot
  • In-room refrigerator
  • Laundry facilities
  • Snack bar/deli

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Free newspapers in lobby
  • Gift shop/newsstand
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Multilingual staff
  • Porter/bellhop
  • Tour and ticket assistance
  • Wedding services

Business services

  • 108 square feet of conference space
  • Meeting rooms

Outdoors

  • Beach loungers
  • Beach towels
  • Beach umbrellas
  • Garden
  • On a private beach
  • Pool loungers
  • Pool umbrellas
  • Terrace

Full-service spa

  • Aromatherapy
  • Ayurvedic treatments
  • Body scrubs
  • Body wraps
  • Facials
  • Manicures/pedicures

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • No lift
  • Wheelchair-accessible path of travel

More

  • 19 buildings
  • Banquet hall
  • Built in 2008
  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided
  • Blackout drapes
  • Free cot

Bathroom

  • Bidet
  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Rainfall showerhead
  • Shower
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • 18-inch LCD TV with satellite channels

Food and drink

  • 24-hour room service
  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Free bottled water
  • Refrigerator

More

  • Air conditioning (climate-controlled)
  • Ceiling fan
  • Desk
  • Free long-distance calls
  • Phone
  • Safe

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: noon; check-in end time: 9:00 PM
Contactless check-in and check-out are available
Minimum check-in age - 18

Check-out

Check-out before 10 AM
Contactless check-out
Late check-out subject to availability
Late check-out fee: USD 19

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 72 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

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

  • Pets and service animals are not allowed at Uroa Bay Beach Resort

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.
  • Rollaway/extra beds are not available.
  • Free cots (infant beds)!

Payment types

Important information

Fees

Guests will be asked to pay the following charges at the property:

  • Christmas Eve (24 December) Gala Dinner per adult: USD 65.00
  • New Year's Eve (31 December) Gala Dinner per adult: USD 65.00
  • A tax is imposed by the city: USD 5.00 per person, per night

We've listed all charges provided to us by the property.

Optional extras

The fees and deposits listed below will be charged at the time of service, check-in, or check-out.

  • Airport shuttle fee: USD 50.00 per vehicle (return)
  • Late check-out fee: USD 19 (subject to availability)
  • Credit card charges are subject to a surcharge

This may not be a comprehensive list. Fees and deposits are subject to change and might not include tax.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit 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; cash is not accepted
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher, a security system and a first aid kit
Charges for extra guests may apply and vary according to property policy.
A cash deposit or credit card for incidental charges and government-issued photo identification may be required upon check-in.
Special requests are subject to availability at the time of check-in. Special requests can't be guaranteed and may incur additional charges.
    This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business or profession. This property accepts Visa and Mastercard. Cash is not accepted. For guests' safety, the property includes a fire extinguisher, a security system and a first aid kit in all accommodation.

We should mention

  • Reservations are needed for massage services. For reservations, contact the resort before arrival using the contact information on the booking confirmation.
  • Registered guests are the only ones allowed to be in guestrooms.
  • Pets and service animals are not allowed on site.

Property is also known as

Uroa Bay Beach
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Frequently asked questions

What is the cancellation policy at Uroa Bay Beach Resort?

Uroa Bay Beach Resort offers free cancellation on select room rates. Check out the cancellation policy for more info.

Is parking available at Uroa Bay Beach Resort?

Yep, Uroa Bay Beach Resort has a free self car park.

Are there any beaches close to Uroa Bay Beach Resort?

Yep, Uroa Bay Beach Resort is a short 1-minute walk from Uroa Beach. Fun beach activities include volleyball, snorkelling and scuba diving. You can also find boat tours.

Is there a spa on site at Uroa Bay Beach Resort?

Yep, there is an onsite spa at Uroa Bay Beach Resort. You'll enjoy heaps of services like body wraps, body scrubs and facials, as well as beachside massages.

Does Uroa Bay Beach Resort have a pool?

Uroa Bay Beach Resort has 2 outdoor swimming pools and a kids' pool. Grab your bathers and lounge poolside while enjoying under the shade of an umbrella and with a coldie from the bar.

What luxury perks are available at Uroa Bay Beach Resort?

Uroa Bay Beach Resort features a private beach, 2 outdoor pools and a full-service spa.

What makes Uroa Bay Beach Resort a romantic place to stay?

Beachfront dining and a private beach, as well as rainfall showerheads and private balconies in the guestrooms, help set the scene for a romantic weekend at Uroa Bay Beach Resort.

Is Uroa Bay Beach Resort family-friendly?

You bet! With amenities such as a children's pool and children's meals, as well as free infant beds in the guestrooms, it's no surprise that Uroa Bay Beach Resort is a hit with families.

Is there a free airport shuttle available at Uroa Bay Beach Resort?

No, but there's an airport shuttle that runs 24 hours a day for a fee.

Is there a bar or restaurant at Uroa Bay Beach Resort?

Yep, they've got a lounge bar and 2 restaurants. Pre dinner cocktails anyone?

What time are check-in & check-out at Uroa Bay Beach Resort?

Check-in begins at noon. Check-out time is 10 AM.

Are pets allowed at Uroa Bay Beach Resort?

No, pets and service animals are not allowed.

Uroa Bay Beach Resort Reviews

Reviews

8.2

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 65 out of 154 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 52 out of 154 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 22 out of 154 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 13 out of 154 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 2 out of 154 reviews" "

8.8/10

Cleanliness

8.4/10

Staff & service

7.8/10

Amenities

8.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Aaron

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
They treated me like a VIP
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

8/10 Good

Henrik

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Egentligen inget fel men för turistigt för min smak

10/10 Excellent

Sania

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2021

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness
The hotel is not run like four star hotel. The staff is polite but totally untrained. I will not recommend people to go there
Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2020

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
One week th
Stay was well organized and service was good! Only issue we had was when we arrived at the hotel around 10am (which we told the hotel about), we waited more than 2 and a half hours for our room. Hotel wasn’t that full so think they could have got us in a room early with a bit of effort!
Stayed 7 nights in Dec 2019

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
I booked a sea view room and i didn't get it. No refund for that?
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2019

10/10 Excellent

Percival

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Perfect 12 day stay
My wife and I found the Uroa Bay Beach Resort to be absolutely perfect for our stay. We were looking for a complete relaxing holiday with a few excursions and Uroa Bay Beach simply hit the spot. Friendly personnel, lovely service and wonderful smiles accomponied our complete 12 dY stay. The weather played its part to perfection as well and was just truly amazing. If I were to complain about anything, then I would say that they could make the choices of breakfast a little more variable. That would be it!
Stayed 11 nights in Nov 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice resort with spacious room, large swimming pool and good restaurants. Good location, 45 min drive from the airport and directly on a nice white sand beach.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2019

10/10 Excellent

Nhlamulo

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Superb
It was a brilliant stay with performances each and every night! They need to improve their variety on the buffet for both breakfast and dinner. Overall superb with superb location and good for relaxation.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2019

10/10 Excellent

Sandra

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Relaxing 3 night stay at Uroa Bay Beach Resort
Friendly staff from reception to food & beverages to security. Rooms were comfortable although I did wish that I had my own pillow from home. The bed had 1 pillow per person and a bit lumpy. Location is in a quiet part of Zanzibar - east coast. Wi-Fi only available in reception and swimming pool area - no Wi-Fi in bedrooms. Menus are dollar based so make sure you take enough dollars with you. No ATM or bank in the vicinity. Drinks a bit expensive. Food at local restaurants on the beach were great. Beach Boys a bit irritating when you want a quiet stroll on the beach. Overall enjoyed the weather and chilaxing time at the resort.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2019

10/10 Excellent

Neal

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Up and coming resort
Revelstoke is a fairly new resort and although it's a great mountain, it is still getting its act together. I think popularity will increase now that it's on the IKON pass. The Sutton is a great choice to stay. It's a bit on the pricey side (kind of equivalent to Whistler), but the convenience and amenities are worth it. Ski-in, ski-out, nice heated pool and jacuzzis. Units are comfortable, but a bit on the small side. Nice lobby. The biggest downside, which really can't be helped, is that town is 10 minutes away by car, so not within walking distance. There is a shuttle (a crazy, light and music disco bus), and Sutton provides free passes for it. There is a small village at the mountain, with a couple of restaurant/bars.
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2018

10/10 Excellent

Patrick

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great place, cannot knock it
The resort itself is great I cannot knock it. very well kept the food is amazing, the evening shows are really good and the staff is very helpful. Want to thank Edson and Ramadan for making my stay especially memorable. Highly recommend
Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful beachfront resort at a reasonable price. A bit tough to get to in that it costs nearly as much as your room to get each direction ($50 cab ride to or from the ferry). Food and drinks were good and the pace was just the slow and uncrowded version of reality i wanted for the short weekend getaway!
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2018

10/10 Excellent

walter

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Buffet dinner was wonderful.We enjoyed our stay

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice hotel
Nice hotel

6/10 Okay

Andy, UK

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Nice but basic hotel - food lets it down
Basic hotel, nice rooms, lovely beach location (although hassling from beach boys gets tiresome) nice pool. Nothing to do in the days and food was poor which let it down.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
overall nice hotel
Beautiful beach.but found it challenging to have a nice quiet moment on the sand as there is always a handful of people waiting to sell you something. Nice pool. food was fair. Food in regular dining area was okay but food at their second dining area ( called alacart) was dissapointing. Service from staff in all dining area was friendly and excellent. Their cocktails had little to no alcohol in them but that seem to be the theme through that island. The room and bathroom was big,comfortable with airconditon and ceiling fan. Felt safe there. Good entertainment after dinner.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Great location, poor delivery
Hotel has a great location and beach. The toiletries are refilled with sub-standard product and not what they say on the bottle, the towels are old and worn and the restaurant servers are obsessed with signatures every minute. Place has a lot of potential but unfortunately leaves it wanting.

6/10 Okay

Marcus

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Great Staff & Beaxh
First, let me say the staff were awesome at the front desk, restaurant, & spa. My primary issue here was the sub par food & no wifi in the rooms! Only the lobby area had WiFi & it was extremely poor. The room amenities on Expedia include wifi, otherwise I'd have never even stayed here!

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
I recommend to stay in this hotel
Was my best friends birthday and they made a room decoration and a cake for free. Everyday was different cuisine and different performances. Staff are very friendly and we got to meet may nice people staying in the hotel.

6/10 Okay

Flavia, Brazil

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Nice stay
Reasonable hotel

2/10 Terrible

stelio, london

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
no internet as advertised
We had a terrible experience in this hotel: 1) The Wifi internet is just fake since it is based on a 3g connection and it does not work at all, we did not have internet from our room 2) this is the only 4 star hotel that does not have a landline phone, so you cannot receive calls in your room 3) The hotel try to scam you on everything, they exchange money taking more than 20% commission and if you want to book a taxi they charge you more than the double of a normal taxi, same story for excursions 4) We have been scammed from a taxi driver that was not in their black list (they don't have a blacklist even if apparently the taxi driver was local and well known in the hotel) and their reaction was simply, it is not our business and tried to sell us a taxy ride for three time of the fair price, scavengers, after more than one hour spent discussing, magically a taxi driver offered us a ride at a price that was half of the money asked from the hotel taxi service, still very high for the distance 5) We considered to extend our stay, but the hotel staff offered us the double of the price that we paid when the hotel was empty.... just ridiculous way of doing business 6) there were kids running and diving in the swimming pool and the staff did not do anything to stop them and imposing the rule of no diving to be entirely fair, the food was ok and the room were clean, no value for money for the quality of the service, change the attitude!!!!

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

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

4/10 Poor

Familyfather, Botswana

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service
Hotel for tourist groups
This place is a resort with a club arrangement. Meaning bus loads of tourists are coming from time to time and enjoy an animation program throughout their stay. For an indvidual traveler the ambiance encountered is therefore not convincing. Beaches in Zanzibar are public. Apparently therfore they built a stone wall fence to separate Hotel premises from the main beach? You can see this wall only on a few pictures of their gallery only. The nice beach you see there is only visible through low tide. During flood the beach disappears. The place offers two restaurants one with buffet only option. 20 Dollars per adult and 10 for children. The other restaurant is a la card. But in both cases the price is way too high for the food quality. Close to the resort are no options for self-supply. The restaurants in the next village are just as expensive. Those guys know the prices in the hotel too. Staff seems to be recruted from local communities - most do not speak sufficient english and communicating orders was indeed very difficult. Sometimes behaviour was not adequate. Otherwise the site has all exotic atmosphere - trees, plants - and can possibly be relaxing if you accept the flaws mentioned above.