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Canary Nungwi Hotel & Free SPA 4 stars

Nungwi Beach, Nungwi

Set in Nungwi, 400 metres from Nungwi Beach, Canary Nungwi Hotel & Free SPA offers accommodation with a fitness centre, free private parking, a garden and a shared lounge. Featuring room service, this property also welcomes guests with a restaurant, a bowling alley and a terrace. The hotel provides an indoor pool, evening entertainment and a 24-hour front desk. Very nice hotel, great atmosphere, extremely friendly, welcoming staff who helped us with everything we needed! The hotel has a great location, close to the beach, restaurants, shops. The pool is nice with comfortable sunbeds around it, the small gym was also a big plus for me. The room is clean and spacious, cleaning service, towel change every day. Breakfast was super nice also, every day different options so it doesn’t get boring. Special thanks to Maher and Muhamed for all the help and also for keeping us entertained every evening with table tennis and billiards matches. ;)

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9.6
Exceptional
1,755 reviews
Price from
£3
per night

Z-Lodge Zanzibar 4 stars

Kiwengwa

Located in Kiwengwa, a few steps from Kiwengwa Beach, Z-Lodge Zanzibar provides accommodation with an outdoor swimming pool, free private parking, a garden and a terrace. With a bar, the 4-star hotel has air-conditioned rooms with free WiFi, each with a private bathroom. The accommodation features room service, a 24-hour front desk and currency exchange for guests. Really friendly and helpful staff, we got warm welcome. Clean facilities and beautiful design, we stayed during few weeks in different rooms and each was great with handmade furniture. Food was delicious and various, every one can find something for themselves. Truly recommend staying here!

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9
Superb
1,319 reviews
Price from
£65
per night

Zanzibella Hotel & SPA 5 stars

Kiwengwa

Located in Kiwengwa, 41 km from Peace Memorial Museum, Zanzibella Hotel & SPA provides accommodation with an outdoor swimming pool, free private parking, a garden and a terrace. Each accommodation at the 5-star hotel has garden views, and guests can enjoy access to a hot tub. The accommodation offers a 24-hour front desk, airport transfers, room service and free WiFi throughout the property. The Managers and core service staff were absolutely lovely - they took the time to get to know our family and converse on a daily basis even though they clearly had many tasks on their schedule. The Hotel is very new and has obviously been put together with care and thought. Food was excellent, with the menu, preparation, and presentation clearly considered in detail. The management organized evening entertainment 3times in our 1week stay- all were great but stopped by 930 (good for kids sleep). Overall every thing seems to have been considered and developed with genuine passion.

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9.1
Superb
1,168 reviews
Price from
£92
per night

Babalao Bungalows

Nungwi Beach, Nungwi

Babalao Bungalows has free bikes, outdoor swimming pool, a garden and shared lounge in Nungwi. Featuring a restaurant, the property also has a terrace and a bar. The accommodation features a 24-hour front desk, airport transfers, room service and free WiFi throughout the property. The atmosphere is so Cousy , very close to the best beach I n the north of zanzibar , the owner will provide you with perfect advises on how to spend your time in the area.

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9.7
Exceptional
1,715 reviews
Price from
£41
per night

Makofi Guest House

Nungwi Beach, Nungwi

Makofi Guest House is located in Nungwi, 200 metres from Spanish Dancer Divers. The property offers free WIFI in the common areas and is 100 meters from Nungwi beach.

A terrace or patio are featured in certain rooms. The place is amazing so friendly and beautiful, everyone was so helpful and nice. Eizack,nasma, jushwa and the rest were so professional they add a special beautiful vibe to the place. Totally recommended if you want to live a special african moment. Will definitely go back, great location, quite and clean with nice music.

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9
Superb
1,138 reviews
Price from
£18
per night

Be Zanzibar Boutique Hotel 5 stars

Mfumbwi

Facing the beachfront, Be Zanzibar Boutique Hotel offers 5-star accommodation in Mfumbwi and features an outdoor swimming pool, garden and terrace. Among the facilities at this property are room service and a concierge service, along with free WiFi throughout the property. The accommodation offers airport transfers, while a bicycle rental service is also available. We loved our stay at Be Zanzibar, it was perfect! From the hospitality to the location to the food, everything was perfect! The staff were so welcoming and made sure we were comfortable! Next time we will make sure to stay longer as a few days is not enough of this place! Can’t wait to come back ❤️ Can’t recommend it enough!!!

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9.8
Exceptional
114 reviews
Price from
£226
per night

Sensations Eco-Chic Hotel 5 stars

Pwani Mchangani Mdogo

Facing the beachfront, Sensations Eco-Chic Hotel offers 5-star accommodation in Pwani Mchangani Mdogo and features an outdoor swimming pool, garden and restaurant. A few steps from Pwani Mchangani Beach and 1.3 km from Matemwe Beach, the property provides a private beach area, as well as a bar. The accommodation offers a 24-hour front desk, airport transfers, room service and free WiFi throughout the property. Beautiful and very relaxing place. Food and service were exceptional.

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9.3
Superb
101 reviews
Price from
£337
per night

Baobab Africa Lodge Zanzibar

Mtende

Set in Mtende, 35 km from Zanzibar Butterfly Centre, Baobab Africa Lodge Zanzibar offers accommodation with an outdoor swimming pool, free private parking, a garden and a terrace. Offering a bar, the property is located within 36 km of Jozani Forest. The accommodation provides a 24-hour front desk, airport transfers, a concierge service and free WiFi throughout the property. We stayed on October, there was not many guests we could relax and enjoyed everything. Room was clean , amazing food, friendly staff.

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9.4
Superb
132 reviews
Price from
£91
per night

TIANDE Boutique Hotel 4 stars

Pwani Mchangani

Located in Pwani Mchangani, 300 metres from Pwani Mchangani Beach, TIANDE Boutique Hotel provides accommodation with an outdoor swimming pool, free private parking, a garden and a terrace. With a restaurant, the 4-star hotel has air-conditioned rooms with free WiFi, each with a private bathroom. The accommodation offers room service, a tour desk and currency exchange for guests. The property is so pretty- the gardens are beautiful and it’s a quick walk to the beach. Although TianDe isn’t directly on the beach, Mariola (the owner) has a friendly relationship with a neighboring hotel that is first row, so guests can spend time there during the day. The bar and restaurant area are lovely and the food is yummy and fresh- we tried breakfast, lunch and dinner. The pool is sparkling, and the staff is warm and hard-working. Our room was clean and comfortable, with A/C, tea/coffee, good shower, nice decor. Mariola and her boyfriend live on site- they are doing a fantastic job running TianDe with a lot of hard work and love. We wish them success and will recommend to TianDe to anyone traveling to Zanzibar.

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9.4
Superb
128 reviews
Price from
£60
per night

Safaya Luxury Villas - Adults only

Nungwi

Offering pool views, Safaya Luxury Villas - Adults only in Nungwi offers accommodation, free bikes, an outdoor swimming pool, a garden, a terrace and water sports facilities. Both WiFi and private parking are available at the lodge free of charge. The whole environment (green garden, clean beach, facilities in the villa).

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9
Superb
213 reviews
Price from
£434
per night

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