Sand Island Beach Cottages

Villa Tiwi, Tiwi Beach
Very Good from 13 reviews
8/10
80% of guests recommend

Description

This little place was found, and founded, by Zoe Foster, a formidable settler in the 1940's. She noticed the gentle wrap of the bay as she swam up and down the coastline, she saw the lush forest that erupted behind it, the generous shade cast by coral overhangs, the deep caves begging to be explored and the slow slip and slide of the Sand Island as the tide rose and fell. And she made it home. She caught the reef life in the colours of her paintbox; her catch hangs in a collection of almost thirty paintings in the original family home which sports a ship's bridge, salvaged from a wreck almost sixty years ago, as a guest bedroom. Her sons and daughters grew up here. Her grandsons and grand-daughters too. If Zoe Foster were alive today she would watch her great grandchildren enjoy the same stretch of beach her own children grew up on: they snorkel in the same pools, gaze up at the sky through the same blow holes in the cliffs. She would laugh at them racing ghost crabs, hear them referencing landmarks the same way she did: Crocodile Rock, Swallow Pool, the Starfish Gardens. A family home has evolved as a family holiday retreat, retaining the best of old fashioned hospitality enhanced with enough of the new - free WiFi, for example - to make it a perfect escape

Availability

  • Badu Cottage (2 Bedroom)
    Badu Cottage (2 Bedroom)
    • 65
    • × 2
    • × 4
    • × 2
    + more info
    Room description

    4x6

    Room amenities
  • Futa Cottage (2 Bedroom)
    Futa Cottage (2 Bedroom)
    • 65
    • × 2
    • × 4
    • × 2
    + more info
    Room description

    4x6

    Room amenities
  • Kasa Cottage (4 Bedroom)
    Kasa Cottage (4 Bedroom)
    • 140
    • × 4
    • × 8
    • × 4
    + more info
    Room description

    4x6

    Room amenities
  • Papa Cottage (2 Bedroom)
    Papa Cottage (2 Bedroom)
    • 65
    • × 2
    • × 4
    • × 2
    + more info
    Room description

    4x6

    Room amenities
  • Pono Cottage (1 Bedroom)
    Pono Cottage (1 Bedroom)
    • 35
    • × 1
    • × 2
    • × 1
    + more info
    Room description

    4x6

    Room amenities
  • Pweza Cottage (3 Bedroom)
    Pweza Cottage (3 Bedroom)
    • 96
    • × 3
    • × 6
    • × 3
    + more info
    Room description

    4x6

    Room amenities
  • Simu Cottage (1 Bedroom)
    Simu Cottage (1 Bedroom)
    • 35
    • × 1
    • × 2
    • × 1
    + more info
    Room description

    4x6

    Room amenities
  • Songoro Cottage (2 Bedroom)
    Songoro Cottage (2 Bedroom)
    • 65
    • × 2
    • × 4
    • × 2
    + more info
    Room description

    4x6

    Room amenities
  • Tafi Cottage (2 Bedroom)
    Tafi Cottage (2 Bedroom)
    • 65
    • × 2
    • × 4
    • × 2
    + more info
    Room description

    4x6

    Room amenities
  • Tewa Cottage (3 Bedroom)
    Tewa Cottage (3 Bedroom)
    • 96
    • × 3
    • × 6
    • × 3
    + more info
    Room description

    4x6

    Room amenities

Facilities

  • Balcony
  • Bar
  • Beachfront
  • Daily housekeeping
  • Dining area
  • Electric kettle
  • Equipped kitchen
  • Family rooms
  • Fan
  • Fridge
  • Garden
  • Garden view
  • Internet – WiFi
  • Kitchenette
  • Laundry
  • Massage
  • Mosquito net
  • Ocean view
  • Outdoor dining area
  • Restaurant
  • Seating area
  • Secured parking
  • Shower
  • Sofa
  • Swimming pool
  • Towels
  • Wedding venue
  • WiFi
Internet
  • Wifi is available in public areas
Parking
  • Secured parking can be found within the compound

Villa policies

Cancellation / Prepayment
  • Once booked and paid for no refunds will be issued
Pets
  • No pets are allowed
Accepted credit cards
  • Master Card
  • Visa
  • American Express
Check-in time

After 12:00 pm

Check-out time

Until 11:00 am

Accommodation review scores and score breakdown

8 / 10

Based on 13 reviews

Guest reviews are written by our customers after their stay at Sand Island Beach Cottages.

Cleanliness
7   
Comfort
7   
Location
10   
Staff
9   
Services
8   
Value for money
9   
Sleep quality
9   
Food quality
7   
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Guest reviews

  • Chris
    2022-01-17

    We've been here twice and shall go back again next year. It's a brilliant place for (even) a young family. Excellent food cooked just for us, with a really warm family feel about the whole place. It's one of my favourite places in the world.

  • Marc
    United Kingdom (UK)
    2022-01-17

    My absolute favorite place along the entire coastline. Private beach, beautiful coral shelf, the snorkeling one can do here is absolutely amazing. The rooms are comfortable. It's a home away from home.

  • Faisel
    Kenya
    2022-01-17

    Our 9 year old said this was a calming place with sound of sea rocking you in a cradle when you got to bed Simply the most wonderful and relaxing place we’ve been. Lovely beach, no hassles, wonderful people, fantastic hospitality and a great place to stay... Looking forward to going back 😀