zanzibar beach hotels
Breezes beach club
Location: East Coast.
Rooms: 70
Total Beds: 210
This beautiful five-star resort is situated along a pristine, untouched beach stretching as far as the eye can see. With great attention to detail, unique charm, personalized service and warm hospitality, Breezes is a traveler’s home away home
Dine in candlelight overlooking the ocean, relax in the shade of the palm trees and enjoy the great variety of facilities.
Karafuu Hotel
Location: East Coast
Rooms: 92
Built in harmony with the environment with local materials according to ancient Zanzibari traditions. Comfortable harmony between ancient and modern style. The large main buildings consist of reception hall, lobby, sea view bar and restaurants, boutiques with drugstore, conference room, theatre for evening entertainment shows, disco, TV room with digital satellite, games room and salon for massages and tattoos. Karafuu Hotel offers you a choice of among 4 different restaurants.
Dongwe Club
Location: East Coast, Zanzibar
Bungalows: 70
The club is situated in lush grounds on the beach front. The bungalows are built in Afro-Colonial style, and each room has a large double four poster bed as well as air conditioning.
Mbweni Ruins
Location: West Coast, Zanzibar
Rooms: 13
The hotel is set in the gardens around the Mbweni Ruins, which was built in 1871 by the Anglican Members of the Universities’ Mission to Central Africa, as a school for freed slave girls.
The crystal clear fresh water pool on the edge of the beach connects the fully air-conditioned rooms to the restaurant and bar, where spicy traditional foods as well as a panpoly of seafood are served. The view from the restaurant sweeps across the Indian Ocean to the island of Chole (Prison), Bawe and Chumbe, a world heritage marine park.
Ras Nungwi
Location: North Coast, Zanzibar
Located on an expanse of beach wilderness, the hotel is built from hand-cut fossilised coral limestone and other natural materials. All rooms are tastefully furnished with hand-crafted artifacts, all have en suite facilities and balconies, with the higher category rooms being closest to the beach. Superior Chalet rooms have air conditioning rather than the standard ceiling.
Sultan Palace
Location: South East Coast, Zanzibar
Rooms: 5 Imperial Suites, 4 Ocean Suites, 6 Garden Suites
Sultan Palace is the first exclusive Relais & Chateaux hotel on the south east coast of Zanzibar.
The 15 flower named and “Nautilus” shell shaped cottages are elegantly furnished with local antique furniture including the carved Omanite doors and Zanzibari beds with hand painted tiles decorating their wooden headpiece.
All cottages are air conditioned and have private verandas.