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Essque Zalu Zanzibar

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Essque Zalu Zanzibar

[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_single_image image=”64350″ img_size=”full” css_animation=”right-to-left” css=”.vc_custom_1470954768530{margin-bottom: 5px !important;}”][vc_single_image image=”64351″ img_size=”full” css_animation=”right-to-left” css=”.vc_custom_1470954778544{padding-bottom: 5px !important;}”][vc_single_image image=”64352″ img_size=”full” css_animation=”right-to-left”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]Essque Zalu Zanzibar is an intimate boutique destination nestled in a natural cove on the North East Coast of Zanzibar. It combines contemporary luxury with a real sense of place. This boutique hotel has the turquoise waters of the Indian Ocean on one side and lush green forests on the other. At Essque Zalu Zanzibar, guests can create their own personal paradise, their own kind of luxury.

Once you’re comfortably settled in either one of our suites or one of our villas, make the most of our in-room amenities — pick your favorite beverages and stock up your personalized minibar; connect back home on our high-speed wireless Internet and telephone; freshen up under a solar-heated, high-pressure rainfall shower; cool down with our integrated air-conditioning system; stash away your passport and valuables in the safe; curl up to watch a movie on our sleek, flat-screen, satellite TV/DVD player; and then lie back on the king-sized bed swathed in 100 percent luxurious linens.

The Retreat at Zalu boasts Africology® treatments using only 100 percent, truly organic, natural ingredients. The Spa embraces the ancient, therapeutic heritage of Africa and provides treatments using a blend of indigenous African plants and oils. Escape to an authentic tropical paradise.

GT Checklist

  • Complimentary in-room WiFi
  • Stocked minibar
  • On-site restaurant
  • 24-hour room service
  • 24-hour state-of-the-art fitness center

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