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Ras Nungwi Beach Hotel (****)
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Highlights:
- Best beach, game fishing
- North end of Zanzibar
Amenities:
- 32 rooms (garden or sea view)
- Each room has A/C, en suite bathrooms, balconies
- SCUBA ($90 for two tanks), snorkeling, water-skiing, windsurfing, sailing dhow cruises, kayaking, pool, table tennis, darts, board games, TV room, mountain bikes, massage, tours available
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Breezes Beach Club (*****)
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Highlights:
- International beach hotel, awesome pool, popular for honeymooners
- Southeast side of Zanzibar
Amenities:
- 70 rooms, 4 restaurants
- Each room has A/C, en suite bathrooms, refrigerator, safe box, balcony or terrace
- Fitness center, shopping, disco, Internet access, TV room
- Windsurfing, paddle boats, canoes, snorkeling, SCUBA ($40 one tank), tennis cournt, massage, tours available
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Matemwe Bungalows (***)
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Highlights:
- Remote white sand beach, diving at Mnemba Atoll
- Cheap but nice!
- Northeast side of Zanzibar
Amenities:
- 17 rooms, one honeymoon suite
- Each room has unsuited bathrooms (hot water in), fans
- SCUBA, snorkel, kayaks, sailing, fishing
- Note: June and July are windy, closed April 1 - June 10
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Ras Michamvi Beach Hotel (***)
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Highlights:
- Huge quiet plot with three independent beaches and a small forest; a nature-lovers paradise! Even the indigenous red colobus monkeys can be spotted on the plot.
- On Michamvi Peninsula, East coast
Amenities:
- 15 rooms (garden or sea view)
- Each room has A/C, ceiling fan, mini fridge, en-suite bathrooms with shower and bathtub, terrace, telephone
- Attractive seafront swimming pool, restaurant, PADI 5 star IDC Centre and kite surfing nearby, Internet facility, laundry service, henna painting, massages, gym, bicycle rental, sailing and snorkelling trips, fishing trips, beach barbecue, excursions
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Stone Town
Zanzibar Serena Inn (*****)
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Highlights:
- Only 5-star hotel in Stone Town
Amenities:
- 51 rooms
- Rooms have private balcony overlooking ocean, TV, A/C, telephone
- Swimming pool, business center, room service, water sports
- First-class restaurant and bar with ocean views
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Hurumzi 236 (***)
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Highlights:
- Good location, awesome rooftop restaurant
Amenities:
- 10 rooms
- Some rooms have A/C, all have fans (no phone or TV)
- Very stylish and elegant, but funky and sometimes noisy with inconsistent customer service
- Modest rooftop restaurant
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Dhow Palace (***)
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Highlights:
- Good location, upmarket B&B
Amenities:
- 16 rooms
- All rooms have en suite bathroom, telephone, refrigerator, A/C, TV, and balcony
- It can be noisy at night
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