Matemwe Attitude

For a relatively new hotel they’ve got a lot of things right. The food, service and overall feel of the place is excellent. Our only niggle….The cocktail menu in the All Inclusive could be much better. The approach to the hotel was something else, a very narrow, bumpy dirt road which had us concerned for our safety until we got to the gates.

. What an incredible hotel! We stayed for 7 nights following our stay in Stone Town. We had a deluxe villa with our own private pool. The room- without fault, brilliantly designed with so much space for our clothes and us. The bedroom was beautiful with a very comfortable bed and so private, looking out to our garden and pool. The hotel itself is gorgeous and the team that work there among the best we’ve ever met. Special thank yous to Dai, Saggio, Lillian, Martha, Mary, Shadrack… but honestly every one was so helpful, so welcoming and couldn’t do enough to make our stay. The food, delicious and plentiful, entertainment varied and kept us amused through the week. Would go back in a heartbeat. Thank you to the whole team for making this one of our most wonderful memorable holidays

We recently spent a week of our honeymoon at Matemwe and couldn’t recommend highly enough! The staff were so friendly and welcoming and nothing was too much, it really was like one big family.

We stayed here following a week long safari. The location of Matemwe wasn’t entirely as we wanted expected as it’s the windier side of the island the weather wasn’t as good as expected and it’s difficult to go on the beach as you are constantly accosted by people selling trips or goods. That said Matemwe Attitude is a beautiful hotel with great rooms and facilities. More importantly the staff at the hotel are what made our stay so special. Nothing is too much trouble, they are hard working, friendly, happy and incredible. Anthony, Abasi, Myriam, Victoria, Mau, Rahma and chef Muslih. Really special thanks to Najma who served us every day in Upepo…Najma is so friendly and beautiful inside and out. The staff (especially these) are an absolute credit to the hotel!!!

We took a chance by booking this hotel before it was built and we are so glad that we did. We were a party of 6 celebrating a honeymoon and special birthday. We had a deluxe villa with pool and 2 swim ups for our adult children and partners. The accommodation is beautiful and thoughtfully designed with plenty of space for clothes and luggage. The bathrooms feature double sinks and a large shower and are very spacious. There are toiletries comprising hand wash, lotion, body wash and shampoo as well as a hair dryer. There is a safe, air conditioning, a small fridge (which you re-stock yourself at the shop) and mosquito nets over the extremely comfortable large bed. The villas and pool area were always kept impeccably clean – the cleaners do a wonderful job. The main pool area features a stunning infinity pool overlooking the lagoon – we always found there to be plenty of beds available – there is also a lower pool area too with beds and bean bag style loungers. Was pleased to see staff remove some guests towels who had not been around the pool for several hours. With regard to food - there is the main buffet restaurant – we always found there to be plenty on offer and they seemed to mix it up during the 2 weeks we were there. Lunch can also be eaten at Fukwe (on the beach) where you can get fresh pizzas or lamb koftas or at the main bar area Upepo – you can select burgers and salads there. We can agree with some other reviews where they say service is slow but you are receiving fresh food to order and its no problem having a few cocktails whilst you wait. On an evening the Fukwe restaurant is the a la carte offering some more traditional options – this has to be pre-booked at reception. Whilst we were there we also had a romantic meal “for 6” on the beach. The quality of the food was exceptional and the service outstanding. It was a little windy so they offered us blankets – it was really special sitting underneath the stars. We joined in with some of the activities on offer – did aquafit with the Dai, painting and snorkelling arranged at the reef centre (at a supplement). Dai also spent time teaching and playing some traditional games with us, Bao and Carrom, which was great. There were several other activities on offer but unfortunately we were enjoying relaxing by the pool too much. We also had days out doing a one day safari at Mikumi National Park as well as a visit to Stone Town and The Rock Restaurant. It is worth noting that the hotel is approximately 1.5 hours from most destinations. We also had a traditional relaxing full body massage too at the hotel spa - Spa Poz which was very good and reasonably priced. We have stayed at an Attitude hotel in Mauritius (Sunrise) and really enjoyed that and the hotels ethos for sustainability and just being present and enjoying your time there. We like the fact that you restock your mini bar and obtain snacks from the local shop and are given refillable water bottles during your stay. We personally also love the fact that there are no tvs in the rooms (much to some other people’s opinions) but why go on holiday to watch tv??? We wish they could put a ban on mobile phones though as it is very sad seeing so many people on their phones each night rather than playing games or even communicating with the person they are away with! Now to the best bit – the staff – they are the friendliest people we have come across - nothing is too much trouble for them. They work so hard and always have the biggest smiles – especially Anthony as we don’t think his smile can be beaten. They really did help make our holiday special. We can’t name them all but a special thanks has to go to Anthony (biggest smile in the world), Dai (for his patience in teaching us games and his energy for aquafit) and Lilian (for always greeting us like her family). All the staff are an absolute credit to the hotel. It is also nice that the management team always appear to be present around the hotel. We can’t wait to return again.