The Zuri Zanzibar Hotel and Resort marks a new departure for Zanzibar hotels: it is large enough to be classified as a large hotel, yet with only 55 suites, rooms, and villas dotted through its beautiful gardens and beach, it exudes a confident air of luxurious glamour.

All areas are large, bold, and well-designed for stylish comfort, and come in a variety of options and price ranges to suit various requirements and budgets.

Things to know about Zuri Zanzibar Hotel and Resort

The beach location is superb, on one of the least tidal and most soft-sand stretches of this northern coast.

The beach is a little busy, with quirky Zanzibari footballers or meandering Maasai, but the hotel extends the sandy stretch back to create a vast, peaceful, hammock-slung beach experience.

Further back and up the hill, the gardens are a delight, with giant baobabs, well-established palms, and flowering shrubs, all laced with pathways linking the villas and suites.

The central swimming pool is impressively long and luxurious, with upbeat music pulsing from the shades at the back.

Zuri is larger than the 12-room hotels and much smaller than the 200 hotels. It is bright and glamorous, with 55 suites in various configurations, including private pools, plunge pools, simple bungalows, deluxe suites, and double- or triple-room villas.

There are currently two restaurants, the main restaurant and the pool bar and grill, and a cocktail bar, with a new beach bar/ restaurant due to open soon.

The spa, yoga, and exercise salon are charming, with a glorious, polished, sprung floor open on all sides for optimal breeze and sunset viewing.

The reception area has been stocked with one of the most impressive hotel libraries we have ever encountered: well-sourced literary fiction and nonfiction, picture books, and quirky print materials, all superbly selected for the hotel.

This curls around a popular, airy pool table, within reach of the sofas, the cocktail/sunset area, and, should you need one, the resident doctor.

All in all, Zuri provides a blissful playground for honeymooners or families, and enough space and attitude to house both side by side.

The location on Kendwa Beach is superb for local swimming and water sports, and for exploring the coast a little on foot.

Zanzibar’s accessibility makes it a great destination after a safari in either Tanzania’s North or South.

If you have time constraints, a Southern Tanzania Itinerary is better suited due to shorter, easier internal flights.

Getting from Dar es Salaam to the lush and vibrant Selous or the dry Ruaha is very straightforward, as is flying from them to Zanzibar.

Nothing quite compares to sipping a cool drink on the beach after an enthralling and exciting safari full of late nights and early mornings.

The two parks make for an excellent combination when topped with a beach break.

The Selous is full of waterways that allow close-up sightings of wallowing hippos and basking crocodiles, whilst Ruaha prides itself on its large elephant and buffalo populations.

Whilst on Zanzibar, make sure you take the time to visit the cultural city of Stone Town.

Staying in the city itself is undoubtedly an option and makes for a great stopover after your safari, with the Park Hyatt as the top choice.

From the bustling markets to the rooftop bars, exploring Stone Town is quite an experience!

Whether you are traveling as a family, on honeymoon, or looking for an extended break, there are a plethora of options for hotels and deals in Zanzibar, so make sure you contact one of our Tanzania experts who would be more than happy to talk to you about what hotel and deal would best suit you.

Price starts at $ 293 per person