Does Konokono Beach Resort and Isaraya Over Water Villa have a pool?

Yes, this property has an outdoor pool.

Is Konokono Beach Resort and Isaraya Over Water Villa pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

How much is parking at Konokono Beach Resort and Isaraya Over Water Villa?

Self parking is free at this property.

What time is check-in at Konokono Beach Resort and Isaraya Over Water Villa?

Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; Check-in end time: anytime. A fee applies for early check-in (subject to availability).

What time is check-out at Konokono Beach Resort and Isaraya Over Water Villa?

Check-out is at 11:00 AM. Late check-out is available for a fee (subject to availability).

Does Konokono Beach Resort and Isaraya Over Water Villa provide a shuttle to the airport?

Yes, there's an airport shuttle that runs on request. A fee of USD 75 per vehicle applies.

Are there all-inclusive benefits at Konokono Beach Resort and Isaraya Over Water Villa?

Some rate plans available at this property are all-inclusive.

Konokono Beach Resort and Isaraya Over Water Villa Reviews, Deals & Photos 2025

Q: Where is Konokono Beach Resort and Isaraya Over Water Villa located?

This beachfront luxury hotel is located in Michamvi, where regional attractions include Jozani Chwaka Bay National Park, House of Wonders, and Mnemba Island.

10/10 Excellent

Bhavesh

27 June 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities

Kono Kono is an Independent Resort, so you really feel the sense and warmth of the staff who go over and beyond to make your holiday the best it can be. Absolutely loved Zanzibar and will hope to visit Kono, Konko again.

Stayed 8 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Lucinda

21 June 2025

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

Paradise and Perfection

Paradise! Staff were attentive and kind. Food was amazing. A lot of care is taken to keep the resort safe and maintained. Highly recommend spa. Would stay again!

Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Ingrid

2 April 2025

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

Very Good i love this place definitely will be back soon

Stayed 5 nights in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Samrat

21 July 2025

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

Absolutely amazing stay at Isaraya! Not enough words to describe the resort. The over water villa was magical, it was very spacious and had its own pool! The beach was immaculate with white sand and crystal clear water. There were sun loungers for us to use and a beach bar near the pool that delivered food and drinks. Both the restaurants had amazing food and the dinner buffet at Konokono restaurant was delicious. They also had local entertainment which was great. The staff were so friendly and went the extra mile to make our stay memorable. Room service was very efficient as well. Overall we will never forget our stay here and hope to come back some day!

Stayed 6 nights in Jul 2025

6/10 Okay

Markus

18 June 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort

Way to high bar prices. Expect to pay 40-100% extra from similar places in the area . It’s nice to have half board with free dinner but food quality was not the best. Would rather pay for better food and have normal bar prices. Would have given me much more for my money :)

Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Julia

17 June 2025

Liked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities

I throughly enjoyed my stay at the Kokono resort. The service was exceptional by staff. The resort if very quaint, peaceful yet full of its own little luxuries such as the beach, the view and the exceptional staff. The food was diverse each night and delicious. This was a birthday trip for me in which the staff made me feel celebrated by decorating my room and making me a cake! It was so sweet and pleasantly delightful. Just note that they are located in the village which means the roads are not greatly intact which makes traveling into and out of the village very bumpy and there is no gym which forces true relaxation but they do provide some aquatic activities. I recommend this as 9/10 and plan on returning on my next trip to Zanzibar!

Stayed 6 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Denys

13 October 2023

Awesome place!

Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2023

6/10 Okay

Petra

2 July 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Disliked: Staff & service

Beautiful over water villa that looked exactly like the pictures. We truly enjoyed the villa experience. 2 improvement areas; The food. The salads lacks creativity, the choices are few. The room service meny works. After we complained we were offered to order through the room service menu instead. The sense of urgency when it comes to service. We expected this to be a luxurious experience, but it took us close to 2 hours from order to delivery of food to the villa. Incredibly slow.

Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

8/10 Good

Ed

18 September 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities

It is wonderful get away.

Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

richard

22 February 2023

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

The property was clean, and the staff were very professional and friendly.

Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2023

10/10 Excellent

Abdul Munzir

30 November 2024

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

A blissful moment of rest and relaxation away from the hustle and bustle…. Easy access to various excursions in Zanzibar such as swimming with the dolphins, starfish and in the coral sea… Beautiful, friendly people who are so gentle and helpful. Keep up the amazing work Konokono- a lifetime experience ❤️

Stayed 6 nights in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Sakhr

20 July 2022

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

The view from the Villas is stunning, the villas are beautifully furnished and staff and extremely friendly and helpful

Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2022

10/10 Excellent

Torbjörn

5 February 2023

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

A place for vacation and good rest

The personell are very service minded, doing their best to give you a very nice stay. The hotel is clean, and the dinners in the evenings in front of the pool area are magic. Cleaning of rooms is perfect. This is a place we'd love to come back to.

Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2023

10/10 Excellent

Priscila

23 April 2023

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

I had the most beautiful experience. When I arrived, the manager surprised my husband and I with a free upgrade, an over the water Villa! The villa is amazing, the service overall at the resort is A . Very friendly staff, beautiful resort, excellent food and great experience. Hospitality had been the best I had. I love the fact that the staff and manager did everything possible to make our stay enjoyable.

Stayed 6 nights in Apr 2023

10/10 Excellent

Lisa

10 July 2024

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

We loved our stay on this property! Our room was clean, the meals were great, and the staff was very friendly. We had no issues with the electricity or air conditioning. There were times when that water pressure would drop, but that didn’t affect our stay as we weren’t in the room often as we soaked up every minute of the beach and pool that we could! The staff arranged our transfers to and from the airport, as well as to The Rock Restaurant one day. All of our taxis were professional, kind and on time. We enjoyed chatting with the staff and felt very cared for and safe. We would definitely stay here again!

Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2024

8/10 Good

Muhammad Mobin

20 November 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort

Memorable honeymoon

Overall, it was an absolutely amazing experience - we stayed in the over-water villa. Extremely helpful staff, great service, amazing food options, the views were incredible, 2 restaurant options so overall very pleased with that. One thing to be aware of is that they do have an electricity issue where randomly in the middle of the night, they are left with no electricity. I was told it's the whole island problem so bear that in mind. Also, their villas aren't entirely sealed so I had a few ants crawl into my luggage and a few lizards on the outside of the villa. It is a bit further out from the rest of the island so you'll need a hire car or taxi to get to other places if you do decide to leave the resort. Overall: I'd highly recommend it! Thank you for a wonderful hospitality.

Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2024

2/10 Terrible

Tracy

14 March 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service

Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities

The toilet in my villa did not work. All inclusive does not mean all inclusive at this "resort". The food was atrocious and there were few options. All around boring with a filthy beach

Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2023

2/10 Terrible

Sawsan

12 September 2022

Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities

Our stay was terrible First the location of the hotel is very far and the road was horrible The food was very limited and there were a lot of bees inside the food in breakfast for dinner it was a la cart menu without any options if you don’t like something you don’t have another option for it The pool inside the room was dirty the room smells dirty There’s no tv in the room and wifi is very slow water went out many time The electricity went out more than 5 times in our last day There’s no light enough in the hotel we were scared while walking to the restaurant

Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2022

2/10 Terrible

Zaynab

19 February 2024

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Kono Kono overpriced and underserviced

The hotel was not ready to accommodate guests. The room was not ready for check-in, there were two people in our room still cleaning. The doors didn't close properly so massive bugs were climbing into the room. The power went off repeatedly in the night, there were no back up generators, and then the water shut off for the entire resort. The lighting for the stairs leading to the beach was dark so you couldn't see where you were going, they were literally still installing lights in the dining area while we were eating. The staff are friendly but lost, a beautiful buffet was set for the guests without spoons for service. The waiters promise to serve the food to you and never arrive. Kono Kono has a team of well intended staff but very far from being ready to call itself a resort and accommodate any guests.

Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2024

2/10 Terrible

Seddik kosseila

23 September 2022

Disliked: Staff & service

he staff were very unaccommodating to our situation, my husband and I picked konokono for our honeymoon, and on the day of travel, we had an incident at the airport actually and couldn't travel. We notified the hotel to cancel and asked for a refund, they told us to talk to Expedia and Expedia kept telling us that the hotel is non responsiveness and are not answering their calls, and after days of hassle between Expedia and Konokono, they simply got back to us to tell us that the hotel did not agree to make any refund for our money, not even a partial refund or deferring our stay to another time which we have proposed. This was a horrendous experience and I would definitely say that I have lost all confidence in Expedia and in Konokono beach resort and I would not recommend it to anyone. Moreover, they never respond to calls, messages, complaints, not from us (directly) nor from Expedia.

Stayed 6 nights in Sep 2022

2/10 Terrible

Sean

8 March 2024

Liked: Staff & service

Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities

This was the worst experience I have ever had. I am quite use to staying in some rough places and don’t mind that if that is the expectation. I paid premium money for a supposed premium Villa “over the ocean”. It started with the taxi service from the port, the driver was great but, it was not conveyed that it was a private service not from the resort so, when we were dropped off at the resort he expected to be paid on the spot, so make sure you bring cash to pay the driver, it won’t be charged through the hotel. After sorting out the taxi service we were led to our “over the ocean villa” The “ocean view” was at least 200 meters away and nothing like the pictures when booked. I tried logging in on the WiFi that was supposedly available and there was no connection to internet at all, the entire night. I went to take a shower after the long journey to the resort and had abysmal water pressure and zero hot water. When my Wife went to take a shower the water completely shut off in the middle of her shower, the water didn’t come back the entire evening. We tried to make the most of it and have a nice dinner well, the entire time of the dinner we had to listen to cats incessantly whining and going around our feet, my allergies were not liking that whole situation. The wait staff was very kind and courteous but, the food.. it is a set menu with very limited options and the food at best is 2.5/5. The next morning we tried to take a shower and there wasn’t water again. No refund!!

Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Rejoice

27 October 2025

Liked: Property conditions & facilities

This hotel is stunning beautiful and everything was amazing . The staff are great and location is perfect

Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

AKARI

17 October 2025

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

海の上に浮かんでいる部屋に泊まりました。海に続く階段が部屋から出ていて、いつでも泳げるプールのようになっていてとても楽しかったです。異世界のような雰囲気を楽しめるホテルでぜひまた宿泊したいです。

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Anita

1 October 2025

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

This resort is the closest I've been to a natural paradise. My stay was incredible in every possible way. The Isaraya overwater bungalows are beautifully decorated and you feel like you're living in your own personal paradise looking out onto the ocean, your private pool, and the fishermen who pass by. The food was amazing with lots of different choices of local dishes including fresh fish and fruits daily. The best part of all was the staff. They were so helpful, especially when you try to speak a few words in swahili, and will do all they can to serve you, even dinner on the beach, on request. Beatrice, the hospitality manager, was absolutely incredible and the kindness of the whole team will make your trip exceptional. It is very quiet there, day and night, which is what I was seeking, but no night life except a couple of evenings where there was music, so if you're wanting fun, I'd go elsewhere or you'll need to book a taxi every day. It is about 90 minutes from Stone Town or the spice farm, so most visits will be a full day trip due to the roads. Some people complain about the Maasai, but they guard the property. They made me feel safe, and they are lovely to chat to. Of course they'll try to sell you something, but just be polite, laugh with them, and negotiate, you'll be so glad you did because it'll add to your memories. I personally had an unforgettable stay and I can't wait to go back.

Stayed 6 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Valerie

21 September 2025

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

We absolutely loved our stay at Isayara luxury over water villa and konokono beach resort garden villa. The staff is very kind and available whenever you need them. We felt very welcomed and care for. The place is juste amazing and calm. We stayed in a garden villa for 3 nights and in an overwater villa for another 3 nights due to availability of the overwater villa when we booked. We loved both villas. The garden villa was so spacious and clean. The pool in the garden was very nice. We really enjoyed the daily visit of the monkey’s there. But of course the highlight of our stay was the overwater villa. WOW. The view everywhere in the villa. We spent most our day in our own little pool or the ocean on high tides. It was just a perfect relaxing moment. Room service was so efficient, we just had to call in to get some drink delivered. We really loved our stay at this property. It’s a fair drive from main attractions, but we didn't mind it as we booked our tours with hotel pickups. The hotel is worth the drive.

Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2025

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