Overview
Fairmont Beach Hotel and Resort, situated on the island’s northeast coast, has a number of attractive draw cards. It is not only close to one of Zanzibar’s top dive sites, the Mnemba Atoll, but it has one of the best scuba diving schools, called Urchins, on the island. The main lodge is thatched and accessed via neat, sandy paths in the greenery. The general ambience of this lodge is excellent and the service remarkable.The resort’s other big draw card is its proactive approach to catering for families. Children will be entertained for hours in the resort’s special kiddies playground area which has a clubhouse, shallow splash pool, jungle gyms, 9-hole mini-golf course, swings and race track. There are also a variety of rooms geared for different size families.
 
Accommodation
•The hotel offers 109 newly renovated and comfortably appointed rooms and suitesthat are spread throughout the vast and lush tropical gardens of the resort.

• The standard rooms can comfortably sleep 2 adults in either three-quarter beds or double beds. Some are built using traditional coral rag and have terrazzo floors while others have polished stone floors and hand carved wood features.

• Each is en-suite and has a built-in vanity or writing desk and an open balcony.

• The luxury rooms, situated closer to the beach and family rooms, decorated in an enticing colonial African theme, are also featured at the resort..

Facilities
• There is a Fitness Centre featuring a well-equipped and maintained gym with modern equipment and ai Spa offering a wide range of treatments and massages using the finest selection of Zanzibar infused products.

• Located at the resort is a PADI (SUBEX) dive centre, which facilitates all the water sports imaginable including exceptional Zanzibar scuba diving excursions and dive training.

• There is a restaurant with a marvellous atmosphere that overlooks the ocean. It’s the ideal spot for a romantic candle-lit dinner where you can feel the soothing caress of the gentle ocean breezes.

• The resort also features two beachside pools. One includes a children's pool, while the other  offers an aqua bar.

Activities
• Water sports take place on-site, in the Indian Ocean. Activities include canoeing, sea kayaking, paddle skiing, windsurfing, fishing, Hobby Cat sailing, snorkeling and more.

• Explore the many top Zanzibar dive sites around the island including, the walls of the Mnemba Island Atoll, Leven Bank, Bawe Island, Prison Island, Menai Bay, The Great Northerner Wreck and Pange Sand Bank.

• Deep sea and game fishing expeditions are available. All fishing trips can be arranged through the resort as well as a fishing excursion with the Zanzibar locals aboard a traditional Dhow.

• Guests can also simply relax on the beach or participate in activities like jogging, beach volleyball, bike riding, pétanque, and beach games or take any of the available Zanzibar tours. Horseback riding as well as motorbike hire can also be arranged for trips along the beach.