Small and Exclusive Hotels
Anna Of Zanzibar
South East Coast – Price Guide: From £196.00 per person All Inclusive
With just 4 spacious villas this exclusive hotel fronts on to one of the most attractive beaches on Zanzibar. Being small, the Hotel provides a very personal service and is flexible to individual guests needs. The Hotel is named after the Indian coin which used in Zanzibar in by-gone days.
Location
The Hotel is approximately 60 kilometres from the Airport and Stone Town towards the northern part of the south-east peninsular. It takes a little under an hour to get there from Town.
Accommodation
The four individual villas are built in African-colonial style and are well separated from each other. Each villa has an airconditioned master bedroom, en-suite bathroom with separate shower, dressing room, separate spacious lounge and private terrace overlooking the tropical gardens and out to the beach/ocean. Their construction of local stone and traditional “makuti” (palm thatch) roofs mean they blend perfectly with the local environment. The villas are furnished in a Colonial/Zanzibari style. There is W-lan and Blackberry connection.
Facilities
Within the spacious and lush tropical gardens which has 120 meter beach frontage there is a fresh water swimming pool of 150 square meters and private beach huts with sufficient loungers for all guests. The main guest building is also built in a traditional way and has a spacious bar, dining room and library. Meal times are not confined to the dining room as guests can choose to have meals near the pool, on the beach, at one of the beach huts or on the verandah of their villa.
There is a “Shisha” lounge where afternoon tea and/or sundowners can be taken. There is a beach-front spa offering a wide range of treatments. The Hotel has its own small boat for snorkelling trips and scuba diving can be arranged with a nearby dive centre. Meals are a fusion of African, Arabian, Indian and “western” style with an emphasis on fresh fish and seafood. Accommodation is on an All Inclusive basis.
Chumbe Island Lodge
Off Stone Town – Price Guide: From £159.00 per person Full Board
Winner of many awards for conservation, is acclaimed as one of the most spectacular coral gardens in the world. Stay a couple of days at this nature reserve for a marine-life experience, wander the lush forest and mangrove trails and climb the historic lighthouse for breathtaking views over the turquoise seas.
Location
12 Kms off Stone Town with a half hour boat transfer from Mbweni Ruins Hotel.
Accommodation
Accommodation is in one of the eight comfortable self contained “eco-bungalows”. Each bungalow, built of local materials, has 2 floors, with a lounge area downstairs and bedroom upstairs. Solar power is used and there are compost toilets.
Facilities
The Island’s guides are available to take you on tours of the forest; snorkelling “safaris” are provided to see the coral reefs surrounding the Island.
The Palms
South East Coast – Price Guide: From £306.00 per person All Inclusive
An exclusive development of just 6 private and elegant villas providing understated elegance. This is a stunning recluse for those in search of tranquillity, yet able to use the facilities of Breezes Beach Club, should they wish.
Location
Adjacent to Breezes Beach Club some 1 hour drive from Stone Town.
Accommodation
6 private airconditioned villas, each of over 140 square metres with a bedroom, living room and another en-suite room plus satellite TV & DVD player, minibar, safe deposit box and telephone. Each villa has a large furnished terrace with ocean views and a plunge pool on its veranda.
Facilities
There is a dining room, evening bar, swimming pool; massage facilities are available. In addition residents at The Palms have access to the wide range of facilities of Breezes Beach Club, including the Water Club offering a variety of marine activities including kite surfing.
Sultan Palace
South East Coast – Price Guide: From £149.00 per person Full Board
Paola Sibilia, the owner/manager, has restored this small, exclusive hotel which provides the ultimate “bare-foot luxury”. The main building has a terrace overlooking the Ocean and on the first floor the restaurant serves international and Swahili cuisine. The meals are memorable, mainly Zanzibari and Mediterranean with lobster served several times each week.
Location
North of the village of Bwejuu and approximately 1 hours drive from Stone Town.
Accommodation
15 individual cottages, each with their own little garden overlooking the beach and the Indian Ocean beyond. The cottages are extremely spacious (up to 150 square metres in the Imperial Suites) furnished to the very highest standard and each with a verandah where you enjoy your morning breakfast. Garden Suites look over the gardens. The Imperial Suites provide the largest and some of the most luxurious accommodation on Zanzibar.
Facilities
There is an infinity swimming pool beside which is a small bar where complimentary afternoon tea is served. The central building houses the bar and restaurant as well as a terrace where breakfast is served. Lunches are served in the beach-side restaurant. The Hotel arranges snorkelling (from its own “ngawala”, a local fishing boat, in the lagoon in front of the hotel); scuba diving is organised through the dive centre at Breezes Beach Club and the Hotel can arrange big game fishing. The central building houses the bar and restaurant as well as a terrace where afternoon tea is served. Lunches are served in the beach-side restaurant. Accommodation is on a full board basis.
Unguja Lodge
South Coast – Price Guide: From £110.00 per person Half Board
Ralph & Elies Kruidering have developed the Lodge to meet the needs of people looking for a real Zanzibar experience, comfort, relaxation, personal service and rewarding snorkelling & diving.
Location
Adjacent to the village of Kizimkazi on the southern tip of Zanzibar just over an hours drive from Stone Town and the Airport. It is located close to the dolphin viewing area which can sometimes be seen from the Lodge.
Accommodation
There are just 10 villas built in a circular shape well separated from each other in extensive tropical gardens. All have a spacious bedroom with fan, mosquito net, safe and two wash basins. There is a spacious bathroom (shower, toilet and wash basin), in the Sea View Villas and the Villas the bathrooms overlook the ocean. Also on the ground floor there is a “baraza” style lounge/sitting area. Each villa has an upstairs “lounge” area which can also sleep 2 additional people. Whilst the rooms have similar dimensions, some specifications differ according to their location within the gardens. The Baobab Suites which do not have sea views from downstairs (they do from the upper area) have a plunge pool on the verandah and are airconditioned. Sea View Villas & Villas are closer to the sea have direct ocean views.
Facilities
There is a swimming pool and a separate restaurant with bar area which extends on to a timber decking area. There is an on-site dive centre and Ralph & Elies are both PADI qualified dive masters. A purpose built dhow was built to their specification to serve as a dive boat and also takes people wanting snorkel in deeper waters. At reception there is internet access and a telephone service. A range of excursions can be arranged and spa treatments are offered on some days of the week.