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Featuring a garden and views of inner courtyard, Garden pearls is a recently renovated guest house located in Nungwi, 1.3 km from Kendwa Beach. This property offers access to a patio and free private parking. The guest house provides garden views, a sun terrace, a 24-hour front desk, and free WiFi is available throughout the property. The room and the facilities are very comfortable. The breakfast is rich and delicious. The owner and his assistant, Viktor are exceptionally friendly and helpful in really everything. The biggest help was that Viktor arranged motorcycle taxi (boda-boda) every day to the beach. The price is 3.000. TSH. for one way. Thank you again Jusuf and Viktor for the cosy accomodation :)

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9
Superb
115 reviews
Price from
US$35.20
per night

All units come with a terrace with pool views, a fully equipped kitchen with a toaster and a fridge, and a private bathroom with walk-in shower. A patio with an outdoor dining area and garden views is offered in all units. At the guest house, each unit is fitted with bed linen and towels. Veeery nice boutique hotel in Ibiza style! Comfortable rooms, nice territory, good pool and amazing Chef’s food. Owners Ralu and Lee lives on villa, and we feel support and over service. Hi, guys! Thanks for everything, Dina and Polina 🥰

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9.1
Superb
231 reviews
Price from
US$99
per night

Situated in Paje in the Zanzibar region, with Paje Beach nearby, Tamu House Paje Beach offers accommodation with access to a fitness room. Boasting a 24-hour front desk, this property also provides guests with a picnic area. The guest house features rooms with air conditioning, free private parking and free WiFi. The place is clean and everything was good I will definitely go back again.

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9
Superb
299 reviews
Price from
US$18.70
per night

The units at the inn are fitted with a seating area. With a private bathroom fitted with a shower and free toiletries, some units at Chokoro House also feature a terrace. All rooms will provide guests with a fridge. Brilliant hotel! We had a wonderful stay in this great hotel. The rooms and beds are very comfortable and the pool is an oasis of cool in the hot weather. The breakfast is wonderful. Jourdan, Lorin and their team (particularly Mwana) gave us great advice on local restaurants and tours and went above and beyond to make our stay unforgettable. Hope to return one day!

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9.1
Superb
296 reviews
Price from
US$68.60
per night

The air-conditioned guest house consists of 1 separate bedroom, 1 bathroom with a hair dryer, and a seating area. Guests can take in the ambience of the surroundings from an outdoor dining area. The guest house offers bed linen, towels and housekeeping service. Amazing staff and services. Although it is not right at the ocean, the hotel offset it by proving extraordinary level of service and hospitality. We loved beeing there, kind of feeling home. They pay a lot of attention even for small details. Like: if you stay at the pool, they serve a free refreshment fruit and cold towel, brings you ginger tee if you say you feel unwell. The restaurant itself is exceptional, we tried almost all dishes during our oneweek stay. Thank you guys for this amazing week!

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9.4
Superb
461 reviews
Price from
US$93.50
per night

At the guest house, units have a outdoor furniture. Each unit is equipped with a private bathroom with a walk-in shower, while some rooms are equipped with a terrace and others also offer sea views. At the guest house, all units are soundproof. Really beautiful place, stunning design and style the whole place was crafted in. Every detail had been thought out. The service was first class and the food was good. One of the best hotel experiences in a long time.

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9.7
Exceptional
299 reviews
Price from
US$80.30
per night

Set in Jambiani, in the middle of a local village , Zanzistar Lodge boasts a sun terrace with outdoor pool and is located just a short stroll away from the beach.

Surrounded by banana trees, guests can enjoy a meal at the garden restaurant and a fresh fruit juice or cocktail at the bar. Free WiFi is available. I can’t describe how impressed I have been with this place. Each and every staff member have gone out of their way to make me feel comfortable and happy. Food is delicious, staff are attentive and friendly, accommodation is clean and comfortable. I was even upgraded to the beautiful beach house as it was available during my stay. They didn’t have to do this and it was truly very kind. I will be back! Special thanks to Simon and Peter

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9.2
Superb
443 reviews
Price from
US$68
per night

Offering a restaurant and a private beach area, Helwas Zanzibar Beach Hotel is located in Bwejuu. Free WiFi access is available.

Each room here will provide you with air conditioning and a terrace. Private bathroom also comes with a shower. The premium room on top of the beach with the perfect view over a quiet place

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9.5
Exceptional
192 reviews
Price from
US$78.20
per night

The Amka Guesthouse consists of two building complexes and is privately managed.

Guesthouse No. 1 has five different rooms and one apartment in various categories, ideal for singles, couples, and backpackers. This place was beautiful! We loved that it was set back from the beach so it was quiet, yet we had easy access to the ocean and we had a wonderful view of the turquoise waters from our large covered balcony. The balcony was an extension of our huge and pleasant room. A delicious and plentiful breakfast was delivered to our balcony each morning. The owner was very kind! He allowed us to stay extra time, since our taxi wasn't arriving until after check-out time.

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9
Superb
206 reviews
Price from
US$35
per night

Located in Nungwi, on the quieter north east coast of Zanzibar, Game Fish Lodge is situated along the beachfront and features an in-house restaurant, bar and a sun terrace. Free private parking is offered on site. The friendliness of our hosts , made it feel like home away from home

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9.3
Superb
107 reviews
Price from
US$142
per night

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