Zi Villa

The Villa's huge lounge is furnished with large sofas, rich wooden flooring and soft draped curtains. From here, you can quickly escape through large glass doors onto a sweeping pool deck, surrounded by twisting palms and overlooking the beach. Decor is interesting (read: slightly eccentric) and a TV/music system and library are provided. Meals, provided by the Villa's two resident chefs, can be relished outdoors on the deck, or indoors in the spacious lounge area.

Up to 14 guests can be accommodated across four en-suite rooms (this includes some suites with two queen beds, sofa couches, or bunk beds). Spacious, and masterfully bedecked with traditional artifacts, Persian carpets and wooden four-poster beds, each room has air conditioning, a mosquito net and a ceiling fan. The upstairs master suite has expansive views over the ocean, while most of the downstairs rooms open up onto the wooden deck at the pool. Two of the suites have private bathrooms, while the others share common or adjoining bathrooms.

With a dive centre close by, there's plenty of opportunity to explore Mnemba Island reef and surrounds, whether its scuba diving or snorkelling you'd prefer. Onsite there are paddle skis, canoes and snorkelling equipment to explore the waters around the Villa, but be sure to wait for the right tides. If you've had enough warm-water wallowing and beach-bronzing, a mini-bus driver is available to take you to restaurants in the north, spice tours in the south or shopping in town.