Overhead view of The Nest's pool among thatched roofs and coconut palms
Position
6°15′S 39°32′E
Time zone
Africa/Dar_es_Salaam
Water
Indian Ocean
Airport, as the crow flies
ZNZ · 34 km
BOUTIQUE · PAJE BEACH · ZANZIBAR

The Nest

Paje Beach · The east coast of Zanzibar

Check availability Getting here
12Units BBBase rate · breakfast included 1hZNZ airport ∞Kitesurf · Horseback

A haven for the maker

MONEA The Nest is the most bohemian, most artistic property in the MONEA portfolio. Among the palms and tropical forest of Paje Beach, on a frequency all its own: art on the walls, music on the terraces, a creative community gathered at the long tables.

An outdoor stone bath with falling water, among tropical plants and cane
— Rooms

Two categories, the same forest

Villas by the pool and a house up high: two different ways to sleep in the same forest.

  • A Poolside Villa bedroom at the Nest: the king bed facing the doors open to the pool
    Ground floor · by the pool

    Poolside Villa

    45 m² · 2 guests · King

    The ground-floor villa: a king bed, an open-air bathroom among the greenery and a terrace a step from the pool.

    King bedOutdoor bathroomPrivate terracePoolsideGenerous sofa
    Dates and rates live on the hotel's website See in detail
  • The Tree House bedroom at the Nest: the king bed among branch-framed windows and white curtains
    Two levels · rooftop · lounge beneath the house

    Tree House

    70 m² · 2 guests · King

    The house up high: two levels under a makuti roof, a rooftop terrace and a lounge with a pool beneath the house itself.

    King bedOutdoor bathroomRooftop terraceUnder-house loungeTwo-storey A-frame
    Dates and rates live on the hotel's website See in detail
— Restaurant · The Nest

Fusion cooking with a vegetarian option

The Nest's kitchen brings together the Mediterranean, the Middle East and East Africa. A broad menu with a vegetarian option. Coconut curry, wood-fired pizza, fresh pasta, tropical-fruit cocktails. A long shared table on the beach.

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VIP Nests

The signature experience: a romantic seven-course dinner beneath the stars, in a private nest among the palms. Candlelight, dedicated service, a tasting menu with wine pairing. The way to celebrate something that matters in Zanzibar.

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Open kitchen

Mediterranean · Arabic · Swahili.

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Menu

With a vegetarian option.

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Access

Guests and the Paje public.

What you do from The Nest
— Activities

Sport · Romance · Adventure

The three pillars of the Nest. Body, soul and mind.

Two kitesurfing kites over the Paje lagoon, seen from a makuti terrace at The Nest

Kitesurfing, its own school

Two saddled horses and a couple in silhouette on the sand at Paje, in low morning sun

Horseback riding on the sand

A shoal of butterflyfish over coral, in turquoise water

Diving and boat trips to the reef

Designed for creators, digital nomads and couples who treat travel as part of their work. A menu with a vegetarian option, kitesurfing and horseback riding on the sand. A kitchen open late, conversation that lingers.

Channel your body, soul & mind.

Overhead drone view of the woven nest structure at The Nest, set on white sand
Check availability on the MONEA The Nest site

Opens the hotel's own site, where the rooms and the dates live.