If you want exotic, exclusive, beachy, private island bliss, then get yourself to the coast of Tanzania, where you can catch a ride over to Mnemba Island Lodge.

A twenty-minute speedboat ride from the town of Matemwe, off the Northeast coast of Zanzibar, will get you to this little coral atoll. And what will you see when you get there?

A whole lot of beach, and a whole lot of nobody. This island's best feature is its intimacy and privacy - roughly translated, it's you and the sand. And that's all.

More on Mnemba]]> annie0007 2007-04-27T14:50:56-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/3/25/22212/5091 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.jaunted.com/files/3/amazing_race_ep7_front.png"><p>Finally! The Amazing Racers, who our sibling <a href="http://www.jaunted.com/maps/Amazing-Race">Jaunted</a> has been dutifully covering throughout this crappy All-Star season, stopped at a hotel for a challenge.<p>The lucky hotel was the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Stone+Town+Inn/local/415"><b>Stone Town Inn</b></a> in Zanzibar, Tanzania which also goes by the name of Beyt al Chai. Apparently, the Zanzibar nobility would meet here in the olden days for some quality tea time, hence the chai name. <p>There's only six rooms in the place, thankfully with private bathrooms and air-conditioning. The hotel's location near the Kelele Square makes it the perfect stop for those chilling in Zanzibar for whatever reason. Or for those like the All Stars who were making a puzzle. Those crazy reality TV challenges!<p><b>Related Stories:</b><br>&#183; <a href="http://www.tripadvisor.com/Hotel_Review-g488129-d629320-Reviews-Beyt_al_Chai-Stone_Town_Zanzibar_Zanzibar_Archipelago-m10559.html">Beyt juliana 2007-03-26T13:19:19-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/2/12/41257/5695 <![CDATA[<p> <i>Cubicle Dreamin' is a feature in which we ask the hotel mavens to take some time out of their busy work day, surf the Internet, and tell us what hotel they wish they could beam themselves to right that very second--all on the slave driving companies dime, of course. Oh, like these people aren't surfing aimlessly anyway--at least now their purposeless clicking will be cobbled together into useful hotel stories--we hope. Have a destination hotel you are just dying to leave your cube for? <a href="tips@hotelchatter.com">Send the story our way</a>.</i><p> <img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/3/serena_lodge_africa.jpg" class="imgborder"> <p>When you realise you've got nearly halfway through February and you still haven't started what you really want to do this year, it's time to shake amandak 2007-02-13T09:34:07-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/1/5/3631/99220 <![CDATA[<p> <i>Cubicle Dreamin' is a feature in which we ask the hotel mavens to take some time out of their busy work day, surf the Internet, and tell us what hotel they wish they could beam themselves to right that very second--all on the slave driving companies dime, of course. Oh, like these people aren't surfing aimlessly anyway--at least now their purposeless clicking will be cobbled together into useful hotel stories--we hope. Have a destination hotel you are just dying to leave your cube for? <a href="tips@hotelchatter.com">Send the story our way</a>.<p>Today's special edition is brought to us by hotelier Richard Chanter of the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2006/11/1/153728/044/hotels/Hotel_Blog_Watch_Chanters_Lodge_Blog">Chanters Lodge</a> hotel and blog in Livingstone, Zambia who is desperate for a vacation. Enjoy.</i><p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/kunduchi_beach.jpg"><p>I'd juliana 2007-01-05T09:20:01-05:00 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/