Xanadu Villas & Retreat is an experience, a lifestyle, an awakening of what life can be, what it should be. It exceeds tranquility, luxury and expectation. Seven uncompromising villas surrounding a pool area so magical it excites images of African and Arabian folklore and a private beach with the warm Indian Ocean a few short steps from each villa. Unmatched in Zanzibar, Xanadu Villas & Retreat was conceived and crafted by her owners Eileen and Marcus out of a desire to breathe.

The presidential Mbingu Villa is beach front and features two bedrooms with ocean view balconies, private bathrooms and sitting areas, a majestic lounge and two private plunge pools of which one is on the roof top. Our cozy one bedroom Umande Villa is beach front, has sitting areas inside and outside, a private bathroom and a private plunge pool. Next to Umande villa is our one bedroom Alfajiri Villa which is in fact our honeymoon suite. The Villa is beach front, features one bedroom, a spacious lounge, a private plunge pool and a romantic balcony with ocean view.