Mchanga Beach Lodge; Zanzibar

$160 per person per night

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Mchanga Beach Lodge

Situated on the north eastern Coastline of Zanzibar island, just a couple of kilometres outside of Mchanga Village, Mchanga Beach Lodge is an idyllic, small lodge that offers great value for money and a relaxed, intimate atmosphere.

Mchanga Beach Lodge – The Facts

Mchanga Beach Lodge – The Detail

The concept for the lodge came from the owners’, Thomas and Gloria, many visits to Zanzibar over the years and the apparent lack of a small and quiet resort that has great rooms and a laid back feel.

Each en-suite Sea View Lodge Room is spacious and airy with a combination of multi-functional shuttered, hand crafted, wooden louver doors, electric ceiling fans, air conditioning and traditionally high beamed ceilings. A beautiful, finely, hand-crafted Zanzibari four poster bed is the focal point in the room, together with high quality fine cotton bed linen; ensuring maximum comfort. A classic baraza seating area with kanga covered cushions enhances the spaciousness of the room.

All furniture and accessories, including art work, are locally crafted. Relief arch detail, accents of coloured glass, and soft neru finishes add a high standard of finishing. Each room has its own sea facing, makuti covered sand terrace; including two chairs and a table where early morning coffee and tea are delivered.

The main dining area and relaxed/informal beach bar have been designed very much with comfort in mind. Keeping with the beach feel of the lodge, the bar is spacious and yet intimate with groupings of comfortable arm chairs providing the perfect place for a mid afternoon refresher. With consistently good reports for the food, an eclectic fusion of African and European styles, fresh seafood is a speciality.

Mchanga Beach Lodge – Our view

Mchanga Beach Lodge is a real find and is still very much an undiscovered lodge on a great little beach. Set away from the large hotel resorts both up and down the coast, the feeling of the lodge is of being in an unspoilt enclave. With so few rooms (and no further plans for expansion) the lodge will remain small and intimate…in our view essential for a beach stay! Each of the rooms is very well appointed and, with the added bonus of having air conditioning throughout, they offer very good value for money.

All of the facilities in the lodge are very good and, the fact that you can take off your shoes and walk in sand for your entire stay is probably one of the best reasons to come and stay here…