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Unguja LodgevsMelia Zanzibar
Both Unguja Lodge and Melia Zanzibar are rated highly by professional reviewers. Overall, Unguja Lodge scores slightly better than Melia Zanzibar. Unguja Lodge has a TripExpert Score of 81 with recommendations from 2 reviewers including Lonely Planet, The Telegraph.
Unguja Lodge
The Telegraph
Lonely Planet
Lonely Planet
Lonely Planet
P.O. Box 675, Kizimkazi, Tanzania
From $227/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Free Breakfast
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
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
Top Choice
"This secluded, low-key lodge has 12 organically designed two-storey villas shaded by thick indigenous forest." Full review
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
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
Melia Zanzibar
Oyster
Afar Magazine
The Telegraph
P.O. Box 3140, Kiwengwa, Tanzania
From $451/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Shuttle Bus
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
Luxury
"Rooms are large and airy, while private villas have huge gardens and plunge pools. There are several board packages available, plus plenty of on-site activities and facilities." Full review
"Airy, two-story blocks have rooms with huge baths and beach or garden views, and villas come with their own pools." Full review
8.0
"Straddling warm turquoise waters and pristine sands, Meliá Zanzibar offers an alternative Indian Ocean retreat, on an island still less discovered than the likes of the Maldives." Full review