Travelers find oceanfront tranquility and family-friendly fun at this coastal retreat, where massages await and bicycles stand ready for local exploration
Moonshine Uroa Boutique Hotel sits on the ocean, offering a peaceful escape. Guests can book spa massages, lounge by the main or children's pool, and enjoy terrace views. The property provides free in-room WiFi, and bike rentals make it easy for families to explore the area.
Located in Uroa, Moonshine Uroa Boutique Hotel is on the beach. Peace Memorial Museum and Beit el-Sahel (Palace Museum) are cultural highlights, and some of the area's landmarks include Mtoni Palace Ruins and Livingstone's House. Travelling with kids? Consider Kariakoo Amusement Park, or check out an event or a game at Amaan Stadium. Discover the area's water adventures with scuba diving, snorkelling and windsurfing nearby, or enjoy the great outdoors with hiking/biking trails. Visit our Uroa travel guide
Off Road Uroa, Uroa, Zanzibar, 3398
What's nearby
Kiwengwa Beach
18 min drive - 10.9 miles
Muyuni Beach
36 min drive - 19.6 miles
Uroa Beach
2 min walk - 0.1 miles
Marumbi Beach
4 min drive - 2.6 miles
Nakupenda Beach
51 min drive - 23.2 miles
Getting around
Zanzibar (ZNZ-Zanzibar Intl.)
63 min drive
Restaurants
kae funk sunset beach bar
Zanzi Bar
4 min drive
Kae Beach Restoraunt
69 min drive
Sea Bar @ Uroa Bay Beach Resort
8 min walk
migomba restaurant
69 min drive
About this property
Moonshine Uroa Boutique Hotel
Family-friendly hotel by the ocean
At Moonshine Uroa Boutique Hotel, you can look forward to a free breakfast buffet, a poolside bar and a terrace. Adventurous travellers may like the cycling at this hotel. Treat yourself to a massage at the on-site spa. In addition to a garden and a playground, guests can connect to free in-room WiFi.
Additional perks include:
An outdoor pool and a children's pool
Free self-parking
Bike hire, a round-trip airport shuttle (surcharge) and concierge services
A front desk safe, a banquet hall and luggage storage
Room features
All guest rooms at Moonshine Uroa Boutique Hotel offer comforts, such as air conditioning, in addition to amenities, such as free WiFi and safes.
More conveniences in all rooms include:
Electric kettles, ceiling fans and daily housekeeping
24-hour return airport shuttle on request for a surcharge
Area shuttle (surcharge)
Free self parking on site
Limited on-site self parking
Food and drink
Free buffet breakfast available daily 8 AM to 10 AM
A bar/lounge
A poolside bar
A restaurant
Snack bar/deli
Things to do
Arcade/game room
Bicycle rentals
Billiards/pool table
Children's pool
Full-service spa
Library
Outdoor pool
Playground
Family friendly
Arcade/game room
Children's pool
Laundry facilities
Outdoor pool
Playground
Snack bar/deli
Soundproofed rooms
Conveniences
24-hour front desk
Laundry facilities
Luggage storage
Safe at front desk
Guest services
Concierge services
Dry cleaning/laundry service
Housekeeping (daily)
Tour and ticket assistance
Outdoors
Garden
On the beach
On the boardwalk/promenade
On the waterfront
Terrace
Full-service spa
Massage
Spa open daily
Accessibility
No lift
More
2 floors
5 buildings
Banquet hall
Built in 2012
Colonial architecture
Designated smoking areas
Mosquito nets
Room amenities
Bedroom
Bedsheets provided
Bathroom
Free toiletries
Towels provided
Food and drink
Electric kettle
Limited room service
More
Air conditioning
Ceiling fan
Desk
Safe
Soundproofed rooms
Policies
Check-in
Check-in start time: noon; check-in end time: 8 PM
Minimum check-in age - 18
Check-out
Check-out before 10 AM
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
Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools
Access methods
Staffed front desk
Pets
Pets stay for free
Welcoming dogs only
1 total pets
Restrictions apply; for more information contact the property on the number on the booking confirmation
Food and water bowls are available
Children and extra beds
Children are welcome
1 child, up to the age of 1, can stay for free if using existing beds when occupying the parent or guardian's room
Rollaway/extra beds are not available.
Cots (infant beds) are not available
Payment types at the property
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
Resort fee: USD 6 per person, per night
The resort fee includes:
Beach loungers
Beach towels
Concierge service
Housekeeping
Pool access
We have included all charges provided to us by the property.
Optional extras
Airport shuttle fee: USD 20 per room (one-way)
Airport shuttle fee per child: USD 20 (up to 12 years old)
Credit card charges are subject to a surcharge
The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.
You need to know
This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business or profession.
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
The name on the credit card used at check-in to pay for incidentals must be the primary name on the guestroom reservation
This property accepts credit cards, debit cards and cash
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher
This property has outdoor spaces, such as balconies, patios and terraces, which may not be suitable for children; if you have any concerns, we recommend contacting the property prior to your arrival to confirm that they can accommodate you in a suitable room
If you cancel your booking, you'll be subject to the host's cancellation policy. In accordance with UK consumer law, property booking services are not subject to the right of withdrawal.
We should mention
This property does not have any lifts
Property is also known as
MOONSHINE BOUTIQUE HOTEL
MOONSHINE UROA BOUTIQUE
MOONSHINE BOUTIQUE
Moonshine Uroa Boutique Hotel Zanzibar Island Tanzania
Moonshine Uroa Hotel Uroa
Moonshine Uroa Boutique Hotel Uroa
Moonshine Uroa Boutique Hotel Hotel
Moonshine Uroa Boutique Hotel Hotel Uroa
Frequently asked questions
Does Moonshine Uroa Boutique Hotel have a pool?
Yes, this property has an outdoor pool and a children's pool.
Is Moonshine Uroa Boutique Hotel pet-friendly?
Yes, Moonshine Uroa Boutique Hotel allows dogs (limit 1 total). Some restrictions may apply, so please contact the property for more details.
How much is parking at Moonshine Uroa Boutique Hotel?
Self-parking is free at this property.
What time is check-in at Moonshine Uroa Boutique Hotel?
Check-in start time: noon; check-in end time: 8 PM.
What time is check-out at Moonshine Uroa Boutique Hotel?
Checkout is at 10 AM.
Does Moonshine Uroa Boutique Hotel provide a shuttle to the airport?
Yes, there's an airport shuttle that runs on request. A fee of USD 20 per room applies.
Where is Moonshine Uroa Boutique Hotel located?
Located in Uroa, this beachfront hotel is on the boardwalk, 0.2 mi (0.2 km) from Uroa Beach, and 2.1 mi (3.3 km) from Marumbi Beach. Kiwengwa Beach and Pongwe Beach are also within 9 miles (15 km).
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Reviews
Moonshine Uroa Boutique Hotel Reviews
7.4
Good
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Property was well maintained.We came in June during slow season it was very quiet and relaxing.We had the 3b 2b villa.Management is awesome and helped with any issues we had for example hot water.There was a switch that we had to flip in order to turn the hot water on.Besides that we definitely would recommend staying at Mooshine. Torti the security guard is phenomenal.Regardless the time of day he will assist you.
Rolig, avslappende og idyllisk hotel. Alle ansatte var veldig hyggelig, smilende og imøtekommende. Det er en helt egen atmosfære på dette hotellet. Lite og rolig sted, godt utgangspunkt for opplevelser i resten av Zanzibar.
Très décevant nous l’avons choisi pour sa piscine proche de l’océan qui était sale interdite à la beignade toute la semaine coupure d’eau on c’est coucher avec les enfants sans prendre de douche très peu de choses pour le petit déjeuner pour pas dire rien hotel vêtus isolée rien au tour il faut faire des kilomètres en taxi pour trouver une une pharmacie je vous déconseille cette hôtel
expérience décevante avec de nombreuses coupures d eau et d'électricité ainsi qu un gérant inexistant et malpolie
point positif endroit calme
piscine nul
momosann
Stayed 6 nights in Mar 2020
8/10 Good
Verified traveller
2 Feb 2020
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Relaxing Time
Beautiful little spot on a quiet stretch of beach. Room had a few general maintenance issues but otherwise clean & comfortable. We wanted to be right on the beach & that's what we got so our priorities were met. Staff all very friendly & genuinely wanted you to enjoy your stay. Excellent food at the restaurant. A nice little get-away for 4 nights.
Декабрь 2019. Отель запущен, все старое. То бочек в туалете сломается, то кондиционер гудит.Воду дают один раз, при заезде.Заезд возможен только с 10.00 утра,если раньше самолет,то будете сидеть часами.Завтраки слабые,однообразные,невкусные .Кофе растворимый самый дешёвый.Взымают сбор 4$с человека сутки,хотя при бронировании на всех сайтах написано что все налоги и сборы в цене. За эти деньги можно выбрать отель получше 400 метров вправо или лево .Персонал пытается всегда помочь.
Жили там 10 дней в декабре 2019,номер стандарт на 3.Взымается дополнительный туристический налог 4$ с человека за ночь!о котором ни где не написано при брони.В других отелях 1$.Завтраки однообразные.Отель запущен,все ломается в использовании,вызывали мастера очень часто.Не рекомендую! Из плюсов: красивый берег, услужливость персонала.
Habitaciones limpias bjen trato del personal. Restaurante bastante lento. Primera linea de una playa tranquila
Verified traveller
Stayed 5 nights in Nov 2019
6/10 Okay
Verified traveller
4 Jul 2019
Liked: Cleanliness
La struttura è tenuta benissimo, la nostra camera fronte mare veramente intima e con una vista stupenda sulla spiaggia di uroa. Il personale è stato gentile e premuroso, e qui finisce il positivo.
Il primo giorno, arrivati al ristorante ci hanno consegnato il menù abbiamo scelto diversi piatti ma non avevano niente di quello elencato, allora ci siamo affidati a quello che avevano.... un piatto di patatine fritte. Abbiamo riprovato la sera, premetto il proprietario si era scusato del pranzo, e per la sera ci aveva promesso del buon pesce e così è stato. Il giorno seguente x colazione una tristezza: barattolo Nutella aperto e vasetto sporco idem la marmellata tre biscotti qualche dolcetto e fette di cocomero tagliate a fettine questo x i 3/4 gg successivi poi qualcosa è migliorato con una scelta di prodotti più ampia.
X rinfrescarsi nel primo pomeriggio abbiamo provato a chiedere della frutta ( ananas o altro )ma avevano solo banane, e ci è stata portata una di quelle piccole locali divisa in 3 pz. Leggendo le recensioni precedenti abbiamo letto che la maggior parte delle persone ha avuto il solito problema, quindi non abbiamo fatto più nessuna richiesta e ci siamo rivolti altrove x mangiare. E con grande dispiacere abbiamo notato che i prezzi delle altre strutture erano molto più bassi e con una qualità maggiore. Consiglio: fatte pagare qualcosa in più ma presentate una colazione migliore ( utilizzate marmellate e cioccolate monodose).
The rooms were lovely, the resort was very relaxing and I always felt that me and my belongings were safe. The beach is perfect and it's nice that you can wander to a couple other bars and restaurants.
Verified traveller
Stayed 8 nights in Jun 2019
8/10 Good
Rebecca
20 Feb 2019
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Lovely few days enjoying the beach in Urea
Our stay at Urea was what we expected from the reviews - the staff are very friendly and couldn’t have been better service. The price is reasonable for the services, our hut was close to the beach but breakfast is relatively limited and there is building work going on. However, for the price we paid, we had a great stay and could enjoy the other hotels along the same strip.
Generally the hotel services are good.
We were just dissatisfied with the staff who made us shift to a different room of lower standard in preference to the other guest without prior communication.
Udsigten fra hotellet var fantastisk og personalet i restaurenten var søde Men ellers var alt andet kritisabelt desværre. Morgenmaden var triviel og mangelfuld
Vi blev tilbudt en grumset brun saft og måtte betale hvis vi ønskede appelsin juice .vi spurgte efter yoghurt det var desværre ikke muligt.Vores madrasser var så brugte at der var 2 uddybning fra at de var meget brugt og vi var nødsaget til at få massage flere gange under vores ophold for at fjerne ryg bakke smerter. Der var ikke nogen oplysning på værelset om sikkerhed eller hotellets fasiliteter og restaurent åbningstider samt bemanding af resorption ( stod iøvrigt igen steder )2gange om ugen var der intet strøm / vand eller wifi i ca 3 timer , så poolen kunne heller ikke bruges i dette tidsrum .dem i respetionen er det mest dovne personale vi nogensinde har oplevet . Alle de gange vi havde spørgsmål eller klager blev der aldrig fulgt op på dem så eller ingen kompensation
Vi bookede e tur til nungwi for at se solnedgang og tage til et event via hotellet
Driver kom 30 min for sent og var blevet fejl informeret om hvor vi skulle hen så han stoppede forkert sted og vi missede solnedgang og event startede kl 10 så det missede vi også
Vi ventede 1 time på driver da vi skulle hjem han tankede op og gjorde private ting i Stonetown og krævede penge som vi havde fået oplyst af Tuma var betalt og blev presset til at betale via politi for at kunne nå vores fly
Det er meget mere end oplyst her men stedet er max 2 ⭐️
Ann
Stayed 14 nights in Jun 2018
6/10 Okay
Sylwester
12 Jun 2018
Disliked: Staff & service
Good location
Management and staff unfortunately is not attending Guests needs.Attention!In the morning during breakfast as Guest is allowed to have 2 eggs only!As per the Owner instruction.Wait Staff some needs to smile perhaps this why in the evening restaurant is empty besides the menu at the dinner is poor and prices very high.Many Folks used to go to another restaurant near the hotel.The good thing about this hotel is that location is great,peaceful and not filled with beach boys who bother you every 2 minutes in such places like for instance Nungwi.
Sehr freundliches Personal von der Rezeption, über die Tourorganisation bis hin zum sehr freundlichen Restaurantpersonal. Das Hotel ist direkt am Strand und die Aussicht hat ein Wow-Effekt. Im Umkreis ist nicht sonderlich viel, jedoch braucht man dies auch nicht. Ruhe, Essen und den herrlichen Strand hat man vor Ort
Sehr freundliches Personal von der Rezeption, über die Tourorganisation bis hin zum sehr freundlichen Restaurantpersonal. Das Hotel ist direkt am Strand und die Aussicht hat ein Wow-Effekt. Im Umkreis ist nicht sonderlich viel, jedoch braucht man dies auch nicht. Ruhe, Essen und den herrlichen Strand hat man vor Ort
La struttura non è male nel complesso, è la gestione che lascia a desiderare soprattutto sulle norme igienico-alimentari e questo da un italiano (il gestore Daniel)non te lo spetteresti. Anche riguardo alle escursioni, Ray il beach boy della struttura le propone a dei prezzi molto più elevati dei suoi colleghi che sono sulla spiaggia e con i quali contrattando si fanno le stesse cose risparmiando notevolmente. Prezzi esosi anche per il cibo.Peccato perché con poco si potrebbe migliorare di molto.
Dette hotel er superlækker og ligger med en rigtig god placering på stranden. Lidt væk fra de mange strandsælgere og på en strækning på stranden hvor der ikke er skrald eller tang. Hotellets restaurant kunne dog godt bruge et lidt mere delikat menukort, muligheden for nogle drinks og en anden hvidvin end den noget dårlige hvidvin de serverer. Men hotelpersonalet er venlige og hjælpsomme og værelserne er superfine og rummelige.
Jeg er dog ked af at hotellerne i området ikke sammen gør en indsats for skrald på stranden og i byen, som de gør andre steder på Zanzibar. Det giver et lidt dårligt indtryk af området.
Mht. måneskinnet lever hotellet særdeles godt op til sit navn. Der er den smukkeste måneopgang under fuldmåne. Meget meget fascinerende.
Das Hotel liegt an einem schönen Strand und bietet Ruhe und Entspannung. Die kleine Anlage ist sehr gepflegt und die Zimmer sauber. Das Personal ist sehr bemüht und freundlich. Das Essen ausgezeichnet und preislich angemessen. Die Beachboys am Strand können zwar nerven, vermitteln aber preiswerte Transfers zum Jozani Forest, Stone Town, Restaurant "The Rock", Flughafen........
Wir können sie nur empfehlen. Sie sind absolut zuverlässig und die Fahrer waren alles tolle Leute
Verified traveller
Stayed 8 nights in Nov 2017
6/10 Okay
Anna, Stockholm
22 Nov 2017
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Avkopplande, personligt hotell på stranden
Hotellet ligger precis på stranden. Personal var vänliga och personliga och verkade måna om att vi hade det bra. Rummet var välstädat, luftkonditioneringen fungerade bra. Det var en härlig atmosfär på hotellet, fin och avkopplande miljö med fina byggnader, trädgård och sandmark på hela området vilket vi tyckte väldigt mycket om. Frukostbuffén var bra men ojämn, vissa dagar fanns det inte så mycket att välja på, andra dagar fanns det flera olika sorters frukt, pannkakor, bakverk och chapati. Menyn var samma både för lunch och middag, kvalitén var också ganska ojämn, varje dag vi var där saknades något/vissa rätter, kanske för att det är lågsäsong. Det finns inga lampor där man äter middag ute på stranden så vi fick använde egna ficklampor för att se menyn. Det fanns ingen bar eller drinkmeny. Vi rekommenderar att gå till närliggande lokala restauranger för lunch eller middag då kvalitén är bättre, dock får man räkna med att vänta minst 30 minuter på maten där. Hotellet erbjöd hjälp att boka utflykter som vi tyckte var bra och prisvärda.