Royal Mónica
28°51′N 13°49′W
The Nest
6°15′S 39°32′E
Le Belhamy
15°53′N 108°21′E
MONEA
EST. 2026

Hotels with soul.

A natural-luxury hotel chain in Zanzibar, Vietnam and Lanzarote.

Each hotel, a different way to live in it.

From an eco-luxury boutique on Paje Beach to a holiday resort in Lanzarote — each hotel keeps its name and its character. MONEA is what they share.

01

The houses

Where everything else begins.

Playa Blanca · Spain

MONEA Royal Mónica

Holidays that simply work.

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Paje · Tanzania

MONEA The Nest

The maker's oasis.

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Ha My, Hoi An · Vietnam

MONEA Le Belhamy

Hội An is to be lived. Here you rest.

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02

Experiences

What you do from each house, a step away from it.

A snorkeller over a coral reef, in turquoise water
Mnemba, Zanzibar

The Mnemba reef

Snorkelling over the coral, setting out from Paje.

Stone Town's Old Fort, with its coral-stone battlements and a street lamp
Stone Town, Zanzibar

The stone city

Alleyways, carved doors and the Old Fort.

A lit lantern shop on an old-town street of Hoi An at dusk
Hoi An, Vietnam

The lanterns of Hoi An

The old town lights up as evening falls.

Rice paddies by a pond at dusk, behind the branches of a casuarina tree
Hoi An, Vietnam

The rice paddies at sundown

The Hoi An countryside, on foot or by bicycle.

03

The table

The cooking of each place, served in that place.

Dinner for two in the Nest's nest, a woven-branch platform among coconut palms
The Nest · Paje

Dinner in the nest

A private table up in the branches, among coconut palms.

Avocado toast with a fried egg and salad, from Le Belhamy's breakfast
Le Belhamy · Ha My, Hoi An

Breakfast, freshly made

Eggs, avocado and the morning's fruit.

04

Weddings & honeymoons

The days that never repeat.

A couple with two horses on the Paje shoreline, backlit by the setting sun
Paje, Zanzibar

On horseback along the shore

Low tide leaves the whole beach to two.

The outdoor stone bath of a Nest villa, filling from a wooden spout
The Nest · Paje

The open-air bath

The stone bath, under the makuti roof.

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  1. Royal Mónica
    Time zone
    Atlantic/Canary
    Position
    28°51′N 13°49′W
  2. The Nest
    Time zone
    Africa/Dar_es_Salaam
    Position
    6°15′S 39°32′E
  3. Le Belhamy
    Time zone
    Asia/Ho_Chi_Minh
    Position
    15°53′N 108°21′E

Three continents. One soul.

East Africa, Southeast Asia and the Atlantic. Three geographies the MONEA team knew before founding the chain — and where it now brings its hotels together.

A wave bursting against the basalt coast of Los Hervideros in low evening light
Spain

Lanzarote

Volcano, vineyard and winter sun.

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The free-form pool at The Nest at ground level, palms mirrored in the water
Tanzania

Zanzibar

Reef, spices and monsoon.

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Hội An from the air at sunset: the old town roofs and the river full of boats
Vietnam

Vietnam

River, lanterns and rice paddies.

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THE THREE HOUSES · WEST TO EAST

Three houses on three oceans. The living map needs JavaScript; the houses are below, in full.

PLAYA BLANCA 28°51′N 13°49′W
PAJE 6°15′S 39°32′E
HA MY, HOI AN 15°53′N 108°21′E
6,910 KM EAST FROM THE ATLANTIC TO THE INDIAN OCEAN — THE HOUR CHANGES
7,961 KM EAST FROM THE INDIAN OCEAN TO THE SOUTH CHINA SEA
  1. The promenade before the Royal Mónica: white facade, palms and the Atlantic to the left
    THE APPROACH The promenade before the house, the Atlantic a step away.
    The Royal Mónica's main pool, parasols and the Atlantic beyond
    THE WATER The main pool, and the ocean beyond.
    Terrace under a wooden pergola with wicker tables, palms and the sea beyond
    THE SHADE The terrace under the pergola, mid-afternoon.
    The beach before the Royal Mónica at last light: a backlit palm, heather parasols and the Pechiguera lighthouse
    THE HORIZON Last light: the Pechiguera lighthouse beyond.
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    PLAYA BLANCA · 28°51′N 13°49′W · ATLANTIC · Atlantic/Canary

  2. The Nest from the air: winding pools among makuti roofs and coconut palms
    THE APPROACH The grounds from the air: makuti and coconut palms.
    The Nest's pool from above, embraced by the makuti roofs
    THE WATER The pool from above, embraced by the roofs.
    The Nest's round pool, hidden among makuti roofs and thick greenery
    THE SHADE The round pool, hidden in the greenery.
    The turquoise Indian Ocean off Paje: an islet and an anchored catamaran
    THE HORIZON The turquoise Indian Ocean: an islet and a catamaran.
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    PAJE · 6°15′S 39°32′E · INDIAN OCEAN · Africa/Dar_es_Salaam

  3. The Ha My coastline from the air, the Belhamy in the foreground and Hoi An beyond
    THE APPROACH The Ha My coastline, with Hoi An beyond.
    The Belhamy's pool from directly above, among coconut palms and red-tiled roofs
    THE WATER The pool among coconut palms and red tile.
    The Belhamy pavilion: an open lounge of dark timber, silk lanterns and ceiling fans
    THE SHADE The lantern pavilion, open to the garden.
    Backlit palms over the sea at dusk, with the lights of the Ha My coast
    THE HORIZON Dusk: palm trees and the lights along the coast.
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    HA MY, HOI AN · 15°53′N 108°21′E · SOUTH CHINA SEA · Asia/Ho_Chi_Minh

12,059 KM · 122° OF LONGITUDE · A THIRD OF THE WAY AROUND THE WORLD

And the three local times never coincide.

— Notes from the Manager

A hotel is not a building with rooms.

It is a place with memory, with rituals, with people who make it special.

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