While traveling on my first trip to Zanzibar, my girlfriend and I arrived at The Neela Hotel Stone Town (Turns out it was their opening weekend!!). As we walked through the old historic narrow paver and stone pathways, I came upon a gorgeous white-concrete boutique hotel with wooden accents and tall elephant ear plants (not even joking…CHECK OUT THE PICS!). The hotel guard opened the massive wooden doors to a stunning blue tiled courtyard with tall open arches built in every direction. I was greeted with my room key at the front reception and given a tour of the facilities… The Chef even came out at one point and greeted us as we walked through their restaurant (big deal for me because I’m a foodie…). When we walked into our room the first things that caught my eye were the wooden rafters that combed the ceiling, the extra-large standalone bathtub and the Artwork… As I am a tall man myself, I was also pleased to find the rain style shower heads were well over my head. Throughout our 4 day stay the staff was so accommodating… You notice the 5 star service while you stay at Neela. The food and drinks were incredible… I had a few meals outside of the hotel, but all the food was so good coming from the Neela kitchen that I always found myself in one of their restaurants… It is a true high end craft kitchen. Their chefs work with local bakers and farmers to get all of their ingredients and let me tell you, they put out some incredible plates. They have a band at the rooftop bar "Views" on the weekends.. What a vibe, they set the mood perfectly. The staff even set up a private boat tour (dhow) that took us out snorkeling, made us lobster lunch on an island, and swimming in a private lagoon. We even saw humpback whales! A mother and her Calf were swimming through the channel. Experience of a lifetime. I can’t recommend this place enough… I will be back.
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