This nine-room luxury boutique hotel – the most upmarket accommodation on Ibo – is housed in three restored 19th-century mansions in a prime setting overlooking the water near the dhow port. Furnishings throughout reflect the nuances of Ibo's past (Swahili, Indian, Portuguese and African), with mahogany chests, four-poster beds, and indoor and open-to-the-stars showers.
The top-floor water-facing bar-restaurant is the best place on the island for a sundowner, especially when there's a full moon. The lodge also has a dreamy walled garden with a pool and a highly lauded activity centre.