(This review is reposted, because it seems our original review has been removed?!?!?) We stayed at Lua cheia in early August 2010. (Twenty-TEN) The owners have access to an incredibly beautiful venue, and have built a comfortable-enough lodge, but the facilities were poor quality (and continually failing) and the service was honestly terrible. The rates charged for the lodge are... More

I spent just one night in Lua Cheia Beach but I would like to spend more time there. The place, beach and in general the nature is wonderful. If you like nature you have to go there!!

We got there after having spent 5 days in the south of the Island where it was so windy and cold that we were not able to have a nice swim anywhere. When we arrived we were quite happy not to have any wind on that side of the island but after a couple of hours we discovered some inconvenient... More

I cannot say enough about the lovely Lua Cheia Resort. My fifteen year old daughter and I traveled to Mafia Island after completing a Kilimanjaro climb and felt as though we were in heaven. We are typically a five star travelers and I was a bit apprehensive about staying in a tented community on a rather quiet island. It was... More

We were the first guests to split our week between Lua Cheia and Kinasi Lodge, and one of the first to stay at Lua Cheia. We are working in Tanzania as volunteers in education and we needed a complete rest and what we found at Lua Cheia suited us perfectly. It is not a place to expect the luxury and... More