Mafia Island, Pwani hotel rooms at the Independent

"The location is stunning, in front of the resort there is the best beach of the bay. Super welcoming staff. Very good breakfast and dinner. Very recomanded."

"Excellent stay. We were very comfortable the entire time. The pool is fabulous and it lights up at night. The rooms are comfortable and have AC and fans. The restaurant has a great menu and excellent quality food. The service is great. You can walk here from the airport (maybe 7 minutes). They arranged all our tours for us, and at good prices. We would definitely stay here again!"

"Wonderful, calm location with amazing sea views. Nice pool too. Ali was an exceptional host with nothing too much trouble! I loved our stay here, we used it as a base to do the whale shark snorkelling and also a day visit to the Marine N.P. visiting Chole Island. We also walked along the beach from the property to Kilendoni town and got a tuk tuk back. There are 3 villas on site and they are wonderfully authentic. "

"Amazing place"

"It does have potential, but poorly maintained. The owner was away when we visited, and he didn’t tell the manager that we would be there, so when we got there, the rooms were not ready, the manager wasn’t there, either. Several big trees in the garden are sick, turned blackish brown, and they need to be taken care of. Garden and lounging areas need more cleaning and maintenance. When we tried to pay for our food, we realized that they charged us 6$ for three bottles of mineral water they had put...

"Good food. Very basic accommodations. Great friendly staff. Nothing to do in area except dive. No good beaches or snorkeling. No shopping and very few restaurants."