Villa Kidosho — a walk through the suites and the pool.
About this video
This walkthrough shows Villa Kidosho's carved coral-stone architecture in the Arabic-Omani style, its shared infinity pool, and the interiors of its two suites, Jua and Mwezi. The villa sits on the beach at Michamvi Pingwe, the same setting described on this page.
Filmed at Boutique Hotel Matlai
This video was filmed at Boutique Hotel Matlai, a family-run boutique hotel on two private villas at Michamvi Pingwe, on Zanzibar's quiet east coast, in January 2025. Villa Kidosho is part of the hotel grounds described throughout this site — six rooms across two private villas, direct beach access, and a half-board, butler-served stay.
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This walkthrough follows Asili House's makuti-thatched roofline, the garden that opens onto the oceanfront pool, and the balconies of its four element-named rooms — Moto, Hewa, Maji and Dunia. It was filmed at the villa in Michamvi Pingwe, the same layout described on this page.
Filmed after the room's 2020 renovation, this walkthrough shows Room Maji at Asili House — its softest palette, its garden-level steps and the redesigned bathroom. Maji is one of the villa's four element-named rooms sharing the oceanfront pool with Moto, Hewa and Dunia.
This walkthrough shows Room Dunia at Asili House and its sea view over the garden and pool. Dunia is the ground-floor room with the twin-bed option, one of the villa's four element-named rooms around the oceanfront pool.
Filmed in the morning light, this video shows the Mwezi suite at Villa Kidosho — its private terrace, Swahili-inspired interiors and view over the Indian Ocean. Mwezi is one of the villa's two ocean-facing suites, sharing the infinity pool with Jua.
This video shows the Bibi Harusi scrub, a traditional Swahili bridal ritual performed at Bustani Spa by Maryam on Boutique Hotel Matlai's grounds in Michamvi. Priced at 265,000 TZS, it's the spa's longest treatment, using a scrub of coconut, clove and turmeric.
Filmed during the restaurant's Vietnamese New Year celebration, this video follows a service at Zatiny from the kitchen to the table, with dishes from both the Indian Ocean fusion menu and Duyên's Vietnamese kitchen served at the same tables. Live music accompanied the evening — the same two-kitchen setup described on this page.
Questions about this video
How long is this video?
0:41 minutes.
When was this video filmed?
In January 2025, at Boutique Hotel Matlai on Zanzibar's east coast.
Where was it filmed?
At Villa Kidosho, part of Boutique Hotel Matlai in Michamvi Pingwe, on Zanzibar's east coast.
What does the video show?
This walkthrough shows Villa Kidosho's carved coral-stone architecture in the Arabic-Omani style, its shared infinity pool, and the interiors of its two suites, Jua and Mwezi. The villa sits on the beach at Michamvi Pingwe, the same setting described on this page.
Where can I watch the hotel’s other videos?
All seven videos are on the hotel’s video page, filmed at the same two villas, the spa and the restaurant.
Seen enough to want to be there?
Every video here was filmed in the rooms, suites and gardens you’d actually stay in.
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