Kholle House

Built in 1860 for Princess Kholle, this central Stone Town hotel is a minutes’ walk from Zanzibar Ferry Terminal. It offers luxurious rooms, an outdoor pool and rooftop terrace with a Swahili-style tea house and Indian Ocean views.

Air-conditioning, a ceiling fan and mosquito net are provided in all rooms at Kholle House. Each is individually decorated with exposed wooden beams, bright colours and antique furnishings.

Guests can enjoy a daily breakfast, as well as meals and beverages throughout the day at Kholle House. It also has a reading room and a garden with a conservatory. Wi-Fi is free available throughout the property.

The hotel organises an important range of indoor services such as massages in our spa room, live band swahili dinners happening in the tea house on the roof top and outdoor activities including visits to Stone town and Spice plantations.

Karamba Zanzibar

Situated on a private palm fringed beach, Karamba lies on the South West coast of Zanzibar in the Kizimkazi Dimbani Village. The resort offers an outdoor swimming pool, bar and restaurant.

Individually decorated bungalows are equipped with a seating area, mosquito net and a fan. Each unit offers a terrace or a patio with sea views and the en-suite bathroom has an outdoor shower.

Karamba restaurant overlooks the Indian Ocean and offers local and international cuisines comprising of Mediterranean, seafood and vegetarian dishes. Guests can enjoy a selection of cocktails and beverages at the bar.

Karamba also features a solarium and sun terrace. A variety of activities including fishing, snorkelling and diving can be arranged upon request.

Free WiFi is available in public areas. Jozani Forest is within 28 km and Zanzibar Airport is a 60-minute drive from the resort.

Jambiani Villas

Jambiani Villas is located in Jambiani on three properties 400 m away from each other: Kaskazi, Katikati and Kusini. All properties are situated right on the beach and offer outdoor pools and free WiFi.

The villas and apartments will provide you with a terrace and a seating area and/or balcony. There is a full kitchen with a refrigerator.

At Jambiani Villas you will find a garden, barbecue facilities and a terrace. Katikati property is also featuring the La Shira restaurant and a roof top bar. Other facilities like a shared lounge are offered. The property offers free parking.

Abeid Amani Karume International Airport is 37 km from Jambiani Villas.

Hodi Hodi Zanzibar

With direct beach access, Hodi Hodi Zanzibar offers accommodation in Matemwe. Free WiFi access is available throughout. There is a restaurant, bar BBQ facilities on the property, and guest can hire bicycles to explore the surroundings.

Featuring a patio or balcony, each guest room at Hodi Hodi has a fan and mosquito nets over the bed. It also comes with a seating area and outdoor dining area. Complete with free toiletries and bathrobes, the private bathrooms are fitted with a bath or shower. You can enjoy a pool or sea view from the rooms.

Hodi Hodi Zanzibar is set on a private stretch of Matemwe beach, and there is also a tour desk, packed lunches and laundry facilities at the property.

There are restaurants and bars along the beach, and Kisauni Airport is 54 km from Hodi Hodi.

Hakuna Majiwe Beach Resort

Situated in Paje, 38.9 km from Zanzibar city , Hakuna Majiwe boasts a white sandy beach spanning 6 km with close proximity to water sports activity centers which includes kite surfing for both beginners and advanced surfers.

This beachfront retreat has an outdoor expansive palm-lined pool and guests can enjoy a meal of Swahili-Zanzibari cuisine using locally sourced ingredients at the restaurant and bar.

The individually designed bungalows and sea facing rooms mix thatched roofs and wooden floors with intricate ornamental vidaka plasterwork of the Swahili coast, to create a space that is both shamba chic and authentic in style.

The rooms feature verandas with swings, walk in dressing areas, artisan four poster beds with mosquito nets, generous bathrooms and showers, air -conditioning and ceiling fans. Free WiFi is available .

This resort has a gift shop and bike hire is available. You can engage in various activities such as snorkeling, diving, and local excursions to the spice farm and the Jozani Forest.

Kiwengwa is 64 km from Hakuna Majiwe Beach lodge while Stone Town is 52 km from the property. The nearest airport is Kisauni Airport 52 km from Hakuna Beach Lodge .

Fun Beach Resort

Set in Jambiani, a few steps from Paje Beach, Fun Beach Hotel offers accommodation with a restaurant, free private parking, an outdoor swimming pool and a bar. Among the various facilities of this property are a shared lounge, a garden and a private beach area. The accommodation features a 24-hour front desk, room service and currency exchange for guests.

At the resort, rooms are fitted with a patio with pool view. At Fun Beach Hotel, all rooms come with air conditioning and a private bathroom.

The accommodation offers a continental or buffet breakfast.

Fun Beach Hotel offers a sun terrace. You can play billiards and table tennis at the resort, and the area is popular for cycling.

Jambiani Beach is 1.8 km from Fun Beach Hotel.

Fumba Beach Lodge

Fumba Beach Lodge is set on the secluded Fumba beach peninsula within the Menai beach conservation area. It features a spa, a hot tub, swimming pool and a private beach area.

Each room has a terrace offering views of the lush tropical garden. It comes equipped with a fan, safety deposit box and a desk. The private bathroom includes free toiletries.

Fumba’s open-air restaurant serves fresh seafood and international and local cuisine. Guests can dine in a range of different environments at the lodge. All herbs and vegetables used come from the vegetable garden.

The spa offers a range of massage and beauty treatments made from the exotic spices and flowers of the island. The on site dive centre offers diving, dive courses and snorkelling.

Free Wi-Fi and private parking is available. Zanzibar’s historic capital Stone Town is a 30-minute drive away from the property.

Flame Tree Cottages

Set in a tropical garden on the North West coast of Zanzibar, Flame Tree Cottages offers accommodation on Nungwi Beach. It features a tropical garden with swimming pool.

All rooms have private bathrooms and shower, mosquito netted beds, air conditioning units, refrigerator, electric kettle, fan, hot and cold water and spacious veranda where breakfast is served.

Local specialities and International cuisine are served in the garden restaurant.

Yoga classes as well as massages can be arranged for a surcharge. Morning Yoga is held in the Yoga Pavilion facing the sea and sunset yoga is on the rooftop terrace facing the Indian Ocean.

Mnemba Atoll Marine Park can be reached within 1 hour by boat. Kisauni Airport is 1 hour away.

Essque Zalu Zanzibar

Overlooking the Indian Ocean and located next to a lush forest, Essque Zalu Zanzibar in Nungwi features a large outdoor pool and a spa. It offers direct access to the beach.

Combining contemporary and Swahili design, the spacious suites are housed under a traditional Makuti roof. They either have views of the ocean or the garden from a balcony or a terrace.All suites are equipped with air conditioning, a minibar and feature a spacious bedroom, a living area and a bathroom with bidet and shower.

Essque Zalu Zanzibar has 3 restaurants and 3 bars. Surrounded by the ocean, The Jetty offers modern Arabic cuisine. Fine dining can be enjoyed at A La Carte and The Market Kitchen serves culinary cuisine. Snacks, cocktails and refreshments are available at the stylish 1506 Bar and Terrace, The Jetty and The Baobab Bar.

Guests can choose from a variety of massages and beauty treatments at Zalu, which also offers a sauna and a hydro shower room.

Other facilities at Essque Zalu Zanzibar include a fitness centre, an art gallery, a kids club, meeting facilities and a ticket service. An array of activities can be enjoyed on site or in the surroundings, including windsurfing, diving and snorkelling.

The resort is 63 km from Zanzibar International Airport and 58 km from Stone Town. Airport transfers can be arranged for a surcharge.

Emerson Spice Hotel

One of the best hotels in Stone Town Zanzibar.  An inspired and lovingly restored Merchant’s House, this Boutique Hotel has eleven stylishly furnished rooms structured around an airy central courtyard.

The hotel hosts two restaurants: The Secret Garden Restaurant, located in the distinctive Ruins of the adjacent garden and the rooftop Spice Hotel ‘Tea House’ one of Stone town’s most renowned restaurants offering a stylish ambiance amidst the sound of the calls to prayer from the town’s many mosques.

Every room in this famously glamorous hotel is different from the other. This mixture of mystery and history make them the best hotel rooms for your stay in Stone Town to experience the real Zanzibar.