The Hotel Riu Palace Zanzibar is located on Nungwi Beach, a beautiful white-sand beach with crystalline waters that will make you feel like you're truly in paradise. This Adults-Only hotel in Zanzibar, Tanzania, offers free WiFi and the exclusive amenities of RIU Hotels & Resorts to make your holiday an unforgettable experience.The rooms at this hotel in Zanzibar are notable for their design and spaciousness. In all of them, you'll have free WiFi, air conditioning, satellite TV, a minibar, and a balcony or terrace. Plus, the hotel has villas with private pools for those who want a stay in total luxury.At the Hotel Riu Palace Zanzibar you can enjoy a refreshing dip in the pool with sea views, relax under the sun in a lounge chair, or go to the beach thanks to the direct access from the hotel. When it comes to gastronomy, you have the main restaurant for enjoying buffet breakfasts with show-cooking stations, and two theme restaurants that serve exquisite dishes. And if you want to sample the best snacks and appetisers, in the bars of this resort in Zanzibar the staff will be happy to serve you.
Room
THideaway of Nungwi Resort & Spa features 100 luxuriously appointed ocean front accommodations, each with a private balcony from where to relish the stunning views of the Indian Ocean and tropical gardens. All suites and villas are purposely built and structured to guarantee a private and peaceful environment and are decorated with contemporary, stylish furniture that evoke the island’s Arabic-African and Colonial heritage.
Luxury Junior Suite
Your grand and spacious accommodations have a private ocean view balcony to delight in the expansive surrounds of the property. The ultimate place to hide away.
Specifications
45 sqm, with private balcony of 12 sqm and spacious bathroom, featuring a practical and innovative dressing room.
Prestige Junior Suite
Our special Prestige Junior Suites are purposely located in the most panoramic corners of the resort, offering the guests extra living space, larger terraces and magnificent views over the Indian Ocean.
Specifications
51 sqm with private balcony, private terrace, of 12 sqm and spacious bathroom, opportunely located in the area adjacent to the Hideaway Spa and in the most panoramic and strategic corners of the Resort.
Superior Junior Suite
The Superior Junior Suites are discerning and expansive accommodations set in the exclusive privileged area, adjacent to the spa with direct access to the reserved beaches. In every Superior Junior Suite you can enjoy the spectacular Indian Ocean views from sunrise to sunset, directly from your private terrace and balcony.
Specifications
54 sqm with private balcony, private terrace, of 12 sqm and spacious bathroom, opportunely located in the area adjacent to the Hideaway Spa and in the most panoramic and strategic corners of the Resort.
Jacuzzi Suite
Double the pleasure and twice the fun. Feel emboldened by luxury in the surrounds of secluded gardens from your capacious Luxury Jacuzzi Suite. Sweeping views of the Indian Ocean abound from your private terrace and sumptuous living room. While away the afternoon from the intimacy of your private Jacuzzi, sipping on champagne before dinner.
Specifications
90 sqm, 1 or 2 bathrooms with Jacuzzi and a balcony of 34 sqm. Accommodating up to 3 or 4 guests with a large sofa bed located in the separate, spacious living room.
Prestige Beach Villa
Wake up from a sweet slumber in your own private beach villa, where breath-taking, panoramic views of the African waters stretch out before you. Cool down from the heat of the Zanzibari sun with a leisurely dip in your outdoor private pool, or sunbathe on the sundeck in a state of idyllic rapture.
Specifications
90 sqm, 2 bathrooms, private infinity pool (5 x 2m x 1.25m deep), covered balcony and terrace of 160 sqm. Accommodating up to 3 or 4 guests with a large sofa bed located in the separate, spacious living room.
Presidential Ocean Front Villa
For truly discerning guests, only the absolute best is to be expected. Delight in this sprawling three-suite villa just moments before the white sand beach, enveloped by lush, tropical gardens. The Presidential Villa features expansive living and dining areas and two spectacular outdoor shower rooms, decorated in fine mosaic. Unique room arrangements include three individual suites, each of them suitable for couples, families and groups of friends. The Presidential Villa unifies spacious surrounds with ultimate privacy to accommodate an extensive array of needs.
Specifications
320 sqm with a large private pool (10 x 5m x 1.25m deep), Jacuzzi (2.5 x 2.5m), kitchenette and private terrace of 160 sqm. The three suites can be booked as separate units or all together.
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Location
The Hotel Riu Palace Zanzibar is located on Nungwi Beach, a beautiful white-sand beach with crystalline waters that will make you feel like you're truly in paradise. This resort in Zanzibar, Tanzania, offers free WiFi and the exclusive amenities of RIU Hotels & Resorts to make your holiday an unforgettable experience.
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gurhan33
No words can describe
This is our 5th trip to .RIU Zanzibar and see nothing changed in warm welcoming after a year we have visited. Rooms, food, animation, beach Ginger bar for evening drinks all fantastic bombastic no...
Azanne V
Riu Palace Zanzibar as good 2nd time round
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