Makunduchi · South Coast · Zanzibar
The Villa
Zuri Cliff is one villa on one plot, let only in its entirety. Two ensuite bedrooms, three bathrooms, an open living and dining room that runs straight out to the pool, and a timber deck on the cliff edge above the Indian Ocean. No reception, no neighbours, no shared grounds.
Living space
The living and dining area is a single open room facing the ocean. It is built for cross ventilation, so it stays cool through the middle of the day without shutting the villa up. Doors open the full width onto the pool terrace, which is where most of the day tends to happen: breakfast, reading, a long lunch, and then the light going gold across the water.
No second-best room
Both bedrooms open straight onto the pool terrace. The same teak four-poster, the same rattan lights, the same ocean the moment you wake. Each has its own bathroom, and every bathroom in the villa has a shower — three of them for four guests, so nobody waits. Beds are king size, 180 × 200 cm.
The master keeps one thing for itself: a freestanding bath in the room itself, turned towards the water.
Two couples travelling together, and neither pair gets the lesser half of the villa. That is rarer than it sounds.
Everything you need. Nothing you don't.
- Air conditioning, quiet, in every bedroom, the living room and the office
- Ensuite bathroom with hot water
- Ocean views from both bedrooms, the living room and the kitchen
- Mosquito screening and nets
Included with every stay
- Breakfast included, every morning
- Daily housekeeping included — no cleaning fee
- Laundry on request, at no charge
- Sonos sound throughout the villa
Breakfast is part of your stay, and it should be yours: tell us beforehand what you like and what you do not eat, and your very first morning is already tailored to you.
Pool and deck
The infinity pool sits on the cliff edge, so the water line reads against the horizon rather than against a wall. Below and beyond it, the timber deck extends over the rock. It is the part of the villa guests use at both ends of the day — early, before the heat, and again after sunset, when the deck lighting comes up and the sea goes quiet.
Bathrooms
Three bathrooms for two bedrooms. Each bedroom has its own, with a shower; a separate guest bathroom serves the day rooms. The master bathroom has a double vanity.
Films
Three short films of the villa, shot on site. They show what photographs flatten — the light moving across the deck, the pool against the horizon, the water below the cliff.
How the villa is let
Zuri Cliff is let as a whole property only. There is no second party on the plot, no shared pool and no shared access. It is adults only, 18 and over. That is a deliberate choice rather than a house rule — the villa was built for quiet, and quiet is the thing guests come for.
Discreet. Personal. There.
Your host runs the villa and is there when you need her — and in the background when you don't. She knows the villa and the island, and the difference between attentive and intrusive. A word is enough, in English, German, French or Italian.
Plan around the season
Whole villa · rates on request · price depends on dates · check availability
Two bedrooms, three baths, the whole property.
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- Makunduchi and the south coast — where the villa is and what is around it
- Seasons
- Getting here — flights, visa, insurance and the way from the airport