A beach home that earns its keep
Seasons Residences upcycles the established Seasons Lodge on Zanzibar’s east coast into a beach asset in Pongwe curated around resort living and private ownership.
Every unit is delivered turnkey and furnished, with lodge-grade amenities at your door and a professional management operation woven into the fabric of the building.
You arrive, you leave, the property performs.
The lodge has operated on this site for over twenty years: the team, the guests, and the coastline are already here.
Studios. Apartments. Penthouses. All beachfront.
Pongwe — low density, high intent
Pongwe sits on Zanzibar’s east coast, defined by tidal beaches, uninterrupted ocean views, and a legacy of discreet, owner-operated properties. The area has maintained its low-density character — a dynamic that is shifting with the arrival of international operators, including Four Seasons, currently under construction up the beach.
Seasons Lodge has operated on this site since 2010 and closes in February 2026 for comprehensive redevelopment. The project benefits from established site approvals, existing infrastructure, and a decade of operational understanding of this particular stretch of coastline.
Your asset works when you don’t
Every residence enters a professionally managed rental pool operated to lodge standards by the on-site team. Income is reported quarterly with disclosed assumptions — occupancy rates, average daily rates, operating costs — so you see exactly how the numbers land.
Projections are scenario-based: conservative, mid-case, and optimistic, each with the underwriting behind it.
We don’t publish a single headline yield and hope you don’t ask questions.
Owners receive four weeks of guaranteed annual use, booked outside blackout periods. Your apartment earns for you, and it’s there when you want it.
Key Stats
4 weeks — Guaranteed Annual Owner Use
12–18% — Projected Annual ROI (Mid-Case)
Resort Standard — Professional Management Year-Round
Designed for Zanzibar.
Sustainable by default.
We design around shade and light. Layouts respond to prevailing airflow and equatorial sun, with cross-ventilation built into every unit. The architecture works with the coast rather than against it.
Materials — coral stone, polished concrete, local timber — are selected for climate performance and coastal durability. Interior fit-out and furniture packs are specified to the same standard, designed for Zanzibar’s climateand cultural context rather than imported from a generic supplier catalogue.
Backup power, independent water systems, and enterprise-grade connectivity are standard across all residences — embedded as baseline product to protect rental performance and long-term asset value in Zanzibar’s infrastructure environment.
Built to last, built to earn, built for Zanzibar.
Locally rooted.
Regionally proven.
Seasons Residences is developed by Ubunifu, a Zanzibar-based development practice with three decades of experience across hospitality, residential, and mixed-use projects across beach and bush. We take principal positions in our projects — co-investing, managing construction, and remaining accountable through operations.
We have navigated Zanzibar’s approvals, construction, and operations long enough to know what survives contact with reality. We model with disclosed assumptions, build with local materials and local contractors, and stay long after handover. The projects we deliver are the projects we own.
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Direct contact:
Email: hello@seasonsresidences.africa
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Office: Stone Town, Zanzibar
