Room Dunia at Asili House.
About this video
This walkthrough shows Room Dunia at Asili House and its sea view over the garden and pool. Dunia is the ground-floor room with the twin-bed option, one of the villa's four element-named rooms that share the elevated oceanfront pool.
Dunia means earth. It is the ground-floor room on the right of Asili House, and the only room built for twin beds: a dhow-wood frame holds two mattresses of 1.2 × 2 m, and a removable insert separates them. The bathroom was renewed in 2020 and has river-stone sinks, brass taps and a claw-foot bathtub.
Filmed at Boutique Hotel Matlai
Filmed in October 2020 at Asili House, part of Boutique Hotel Matlai at Michamvi Pingwe on Zanzibar's east coast.
Size, bed and the view from the bed in Dunia: Dunia on the Asili House page. Prices by season: rooms and rates.
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Questions about this video
How long is this video, and when was it filmed?
2:10 minutes, filmed in October 2020.
Can the beds in Dunia be set up as twins?
Yes. Dunia was built for it. Taking out the insert turns the double bed, 2.4 m wide in total, into two single beds.
Does Dunia have a sea view?
Yes, all six rooms face the ocean. From Dunia the view runs over the garden and the pool. On the ground floor, Maji has the stronger view.
Are there steps to Dunia?
Two small steps lead up to the ground-floor rooms. Asili House is not step-free, so wheelchair users should ask about Villa Kidosho instead.
Why is the room called Dunia?
Dunia means earth in Swahili. The room is in earth-brown tones, and its bed is made from an old Zanzibar dhow.
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