This reliable, good-value place – the former government hotel – is set on a long lawn sloping down to the beach. There’s a mix of pleasant ‘standard’ and nicer ‘superior’ rooms plus two spacious family suites. The restaurant, under a soaring thatched roof overlooking Chole Bay, serves delicious meals. There’s also a beach bar and an attached dive centre.
Mafia Island Lodge
Southeastern Tanzania
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