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Essque Zalu Zanzibar vs Unguja Lodge

Unguja Lodge and Essque Zalu Zanzibar are both recommended by professional reviewers. Overall, Essque Zalu Zanzibar scores slightly higher than Unguja Lodge. Essque Zalu Zanzibar comes in at #4 in Zanzibar with accolades from 4 reviews like Oyster, Jetsetter and Lonely Planet.

Essque Zalu Zanzibar
Essque Zalu Zanzibar
8 / 10
Nungwi, Nungwi 3151, Tanzania
From $368 /night
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Free Internet
  • Room Service
  • Free Breakfast
  • Laundry Service
  • Concierge
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Jetsetter Jetsetter
"Family-friendly resort with thatch-roofed suites and a vast infinity pool overlooking Zanzibar’s coral-fringed coast." Full review
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Those with a penchant for doing little can settle into a lounge chair beside the enormous infinity pool, relax in the spa, choose between the three on-site restaurants or quaff vodka-cranberries in the art gallery.
Oyster Oyster
Luxury
"The Essque Zalu Zanzibar is a large luxury hotel set on the northern tip of the island overlooking the Indian Ocean." Full review
The Telegraph The Telegraph
8.0
"This big, bold, modern resort with 40 suites, eight three- and four-bedroom private villas, two restaurants, a spa and a lake-like pool aims to bring an urban level of luxury comfort to the Zanzibari coast." Full review
Lonely Planet Lonely Planet
Top Choice
"This large place has a mix of upmarket suites and spacious villas set around expansive grounds on a small cliff overlooking the water (although there’s not much beach)." Full review
Unguja Lodge
Unguja Lodge
8 / 10
P.O. Box 675, Kizimkazi, Tanzania
From $227 /night
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Free Internet
  • Room Service
  • Free Breakfast
  • Laundry Service
  • Concierge
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The Telegraph The Telegraph
8.0
"A boutique lodge with 12 organically designed villas offering barefoot luxury, built on a coral cliff beside the twinkling waters of Menai Bay, which teem with bottlenose and humpback dolphins." Full review
Lonely Planet Lonely Planet
Top Choice
"This secluded, low-key lodge has 12 organically designed two-storey villas shaded by thick indigenous forest." Full review
Lonely Planet Lonely Planet
Top choice
"Set in a patch of forest, this secluded luxury lodge has 10 villas with high thatched roofs and curved walls reminiscent of seashells" Full review
Lonely Planet Lonely Planet
Top choice
"Set in a patch of forest, this secluded luxury lodge has 10 villas with high thatched roofs and curved walls reminiscent of seashells" Full review