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Best Hotels in Zanzibar from Stone Town Heritage to Private Beach Villas

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Best Hotels in Zanzibar from Stone Town Heritage to Private Beach Villas

Guide: Zanzibar Hotels for Heritage, Villas, and Beach Seclusion

A hotel-only selection spanning restored Stone Town merchant houses, design-led Kendwa and Paje stays, intimate southeast-coast villas, full-scale resorts, and clear location tradeoffs.

  • Park Hyatt ZanzibarPark Hyatt joins the restored Mambo Msiige mansion to a contemporary seafront wing, placing 67 rooms, an infinity pool, and spa inside Stone Town.Book on Booking.com
  • Zuri ZanzibarZuri spreads 56 design-led bungalows, suites, and villas through a dense spice garden above Kendwa's west-facing, comparatively swim-friendly beach.Book on Booking.com
  • The Residence ZanzibarThe Residence is a villa-only retreat across 32 hectares of Menai Bay coast, with private pools, bicycles, a mile-long beach, and broad resort facilities.Book on Booking.com
  • Baraza Resort & SpaBaraza's 30 all-inclusive villas use white arches, brass lanterns, carved furniture, and plunge pools to reinterpret a Swahili sultan's palace on Bwejuu Beach.Book on Booking.com
  • Zawadi HotelAdults-only Zawadi keeps its scale to 12 large oceanfront villas, each with a plunge pool, above a coral cove that remains swimmable across tides.Book on Booking.com
  • Xanadu Luxury Villas & RetreatNine individually composed villas sit around Xanadu's palm-framed pool and Dongwe beach, supported by private dining, a spa, and a traditional sailing dhow.Book on Booking.com
  • Tulia Zanzibar Unique Beach ResortTulia is a compact Pongwe resort with tropical gardens, a private beach section, villas, a water slide, and an all-inclusive approach to dining and activities.Book on Booking.com
  • The Z HotelThe Z places contemporary rooms, a narrow pool, and a popular sunset restaurant directly on Nungwi's busy western beach, close to village nightlife.Book on Booking.com
  • Emerson SpiceEleven theatrical rooms occupy a restored Stone Town merchant house, with a roof tea house, ruin garden, gallery programming, and unusually close ties to local musicians.Book on Booking.com
  • Zanzibar White Sand Luxury Villas & SpaWhite Sand's freestanding Paje villas emphasize private pools, broad plots, renewable-energy systems, a spa, and direct access to one of Unguja's principal kite lagoons.Book on Booking.com
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