THE BUNGALOW RESORT
The Pole Pole Resort at Mafia
Island's Marine Park is a new kind of resort. Consisting
of only seven bungalows, our island home promises personal attention
and service. "Pole Pole" means "take it easy"
in Swahili.
Situated in the Utende area of Mafia
Island (map), the resort is Archipelago's main base. It
is set in a shady, breezy spot facing a sea of the deepest blue
and looking over at the islands of Chole, Juani and Jibondo.
Owned and operated by a young Italian couple,
Pole Pole Resort is a new kind of luxury travel experience
that combines the principles of ecotourism, a small resort
setting and one of the most pristine and exotic environments
in the world.
Massimo and Katia have spent the last several years designing
and building the resort. The roomy bungalows with wide
verandas looking onto the sea are built entirely out of wood
and raised on stilts to ensure the maximum comfort for the
guests.
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Each bungalow covers 60 sq m with
personalized fixtures and finishings. The floors are made out
of hard woods (afrormosia, one of the rarest and valued tropical
woods), the furniture from mahogany and the door and window
frames from doussi.
The beds have wooden slats and high
quality spring mattresses. All linen is imported from Italy.
Bathrooms have double
washbasins, king-size showers, bidets and toilets. Visit
the photo gallery for more
shots of the bungalows!
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