Swahili Beach Resort
Our own footage from this stay. The walkthrough plays without sound.
The short versionGuests rate it 4.3 out of 5 across 4,999 Google and Tripadvisor reviews; the lowest-rated category is value, at 4.1. The least you'll pay in the next six months is $304, on 1 Nov 2026. No points program, so it is cash only.
What guests like
- Friendly, helpful staff, with housekeeping and restaurant staff named often
- Spacious, well-furnished rooms (rain shower, sunken bath, double sinks)
- A la carte restaurants (Indian Spice Route, teppanyaki, Swahili) and varied food
- Cascading chain of 10 to 12 pools with ocean views and lush gardens
What guests flag
- Inconsistent or rude service, understaffed dining rooms, guests made to feel unwelcome
- Beach in front unusable at times: heavy seasonal seaweed or seagrass and exposed rocks and reef
- Very slow check-in (40 minutes to 2.5 hours, rooms not ready until 4 pm)
- Rooms dated or poorly kept in places: musty or mould smell, dusty soft furnishings, sheets not changed
- Buffet repetitive or undercooked; kids club advertised but effectively just one staffer by the pool
What comes up most in recent Google and Tripadvisor reviews (Tripadvisor reviews dated Jun to Sep 2026 (20) plus 5 Google reviews dated 4 weeks to 3 months ago).
The stay
- Nights
- 4
- Traveled as
- Couple
- Paid
- Cash
Bed and breakfast, Superior Room: non-refundable, full prepayment, public rate. $303.60 after an 8% discount applied automatically to the $330 list price, every night in November. No flexible rate is offered
- Room
- 4.6
- Bed and sleep
- 4.5
- Value
- 4.1
- Service
- 4.1
- Cleanliness
- 4.5
- Location
- 4.5
- Star rating
- 5-star the resort's own claim
- Michelin Keys
- In the guide, no Keys
- Forbes Travel Guide
- Not rated
- Last renovated
- 2011: Opened 2011 (some sources say 2012); no renovation on record since
Rates move. The figure above is the cheapest night we found on swahilibeach.com, reading every night in the window on 26 Sep 2026. The conditions and taxes are under the rate.
