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MBWENI RUINS HOTEL Description & Location
Availability I Special Offers I Accommodation I Excursions I Bustani Spa I Mbweni Jetty
Mbweni Birds I Nature Trail I Gardens Guide I Weddings I Electronic Brochure
The hotel is on a sheltered west coast beach just south of Zanzibar Stone Town.
It is 6km (10 minutes' drive) from the town and 4km (5 minutes' drive) from the Airport.
Mbweni and Zanzibar Slideshow click here
Diary of trip to Selous, Ruaha and Zanzibar
Link to: www.mbweni.com
Tel. +255 (0) 775016541 +255 (0) 767629364 +255 (0)24 2231832/2235478 Fax +255 (0)24 223 0536
Enquiries & Reservations: hotel@mbweni.com or mbweni@zanlink.com
Web: www.mbweni.com
Description and Location
Set in botanic gardens by the ocean, the hotel is 10 minutes from Stone Town or from the Airport but is an oasis of peace to return to after your busy day.
Prices are reasonable and the emphasis is on giving you good value while maintaining high standards of service.
The thirteen suites, each facing over the gardens, pool and ocean.
Mbweni offers accommodation for no more than 30 guests. All the rooms are air-conditioned, with ceiling fans and louvred windows to the balcony.
They are furnished in exotic Zanzibar style and every room has views of the Indian Ocean and of the gardens.
The crystal clear fresh water pool, enfolded by the lush gardens lies on the edge of the beach, and is pleasant for swimming when the ocean is at low tide.
The restaurant and bar offer traditional spicy foods and a panoply
of seafood delicacies await the discerning diner.
There is a pleasant relaxing area.
The view from the restaurant sweeps across the Indian Ocean
to the islands of Chole, Bawe and Chumbe.
Recently our Head Chef Judith had the honour to serve a crab dish specially created for the occasion to the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall
The jetty passes through the mangroves (you can borrow the hotel kayak to explore them!) to the sea
- making embarkation to Chumbe Island and other boats much easier! We can offer trips to the sandbanks,
to stone town or to the islands nearby, on request.
The hotel has two kayaks which the guests are welcome to use - its great fun to kayak through the mangrove glades just south of the hotel.
The Mangrove Bar perches over the ocean, perfect for that evening drink while you watch the sunset!
Or the older Sundowner Bar (rhs) next to the Raintree Restaurant, offers a comfortable and shady venue for meeting friends.
Tthe Mangrove Bar lower deck, just above the beach.
The Bustani Spa (Bustani means "Garden") offers many exciting pampering treatments such as Aromatherapy, Facials, Beauty Treatments and much more in two beautiful rooms set in the old Ruins.
Try the Yoga classes, held three times a week at Mbweni
Romantic ruins from the era of Livingstone can be explored in their lush botanic garden environment,
and over the years we have striven to provide a personal and discreet service in one of the most beautiful natural and historic situations in Zanzibar.
The luscious gardens, gradually leading down from the ruins to the beach are home and paradise to many species of butterflies and birds.
Mangroves dot the sea, providing a habitat for jewelled fish and birds including the gorgeous Mangrove Kingfisher.
The garden was conceived in 1991 and is now established as a flourishing Botanic Garden
which includes over 650 plant species including 120 species of palms. Most of the plants are labelled.
A nature trail winds through the garden and the ruins.
The superb palm collection, totalling over 150 species, includes the Majesty palm,
Bottle palm, several kinds of Caryota, Sabals, Borassus, Bismarckia, Licualas, Florida Silver and Thatch palms, Royal palms and many kinds of Dypsis.
Perhaps most interesting of all the Dypsis pembana palm, which is endemic to Pemba Island.
Here the gardeners are pruning the trees around this Pemba palm (on the rhs) to give it air and light.
The gardens form a haven of peace and tranquillity with quiet corners in which to relax and fully enjoy this unique environment.
There are no phones or TVs in the room, to allow you peace. But we do have an Internet Cafe in the main reception area.
Special Packages for 2011-12:
Special four nights for the price of three offer valid until 20th December 2012:
The offer is valid between the following dates:
1st Nov - 20th Dec 2011 inclusive
10th Jan - 5th July 2012
inclusive
1st Nov - 20th Dec 2012 inclusive
Normal low season rates apply, not long-stay rates
The stay includes: Accommodation with Breakfast
Normal rates to be used - not long stay rates.
This is not a package, it is a general offer. Please mention at time of booking.
NEW SAFARI PACKAGES TO OR FROM ARUSHA AND ZANZIBAR:
MRH_Arusha-Ruaha_Znz_Packages_2011-12 - wonderful safari combos with Mbweni Ruins Hotel, flying to or from Arusha - valid till 20th Dec 2012
OTHER PACKAGES:
MRHArushaFF_2012 - 3 nights HB at Mbweni Ruins Hotel get flight Arusha-Znz, or Znz-Arusha (one way) free - valid from 1st Jan - 20th Dec 2012
MRHDarFF_2012 - 3 nights HB at Mbweni Ruins Hotel, get flights Dar-Znz-Dar free - valid till 20th Dec 2012
MRH2NS_Spring2012 Low Season Special - 2 days BB for USD 175 per person - valid 10th Jan - 5th July 2012
Last Minute out of Dar to Mbweni (includes flight but can only be booked less than 48 hrs pre)
Mbweni Sand and Spice Special valid from now until 5th July 2012
Mbweni Day visit for lunch and a swim - from Stone Town using our free shuttle service, USD 15 per person
NB All Specials subject to avaialbility of rooms - and of flights, for free flights offers.
Package code must be quoted
