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A sandy village lane at Matemwe lined with coral-rag and tin-roofed houses, coconut palms and a coral-rock wall, everyday life on Zanzibar's northeast coast.
Matemwe Beach · area scene · Photo: Mangapwani / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Matemwe Beach

Clove Island Essence & Spa

Clove Island is a small luxury hotel built around a pool, with sea-view rooms, a spa and room service, rated a high 9.5/10 over 400-plus stays. It's set just back from the beach rather than on it, so you get the view and the quiet without paying the full beachfront premium. About US$239 a night.

4.75 · Booking.com · 438 reviews

Where it is

Clove Island Essence & Spa: -5.8757, 39.3527 Open in Google Maps View larger map