Stone Town Hotels with Gym

Watch out when booking at this hotel! We arranged an airport transfer upon arrival and transfer to our next Zanzibar hotel for a few days later in advance with Tembo House. While the transfer from the airport went fine, the next transfer to our next hotel was outright scam by the reception guys. To the hotel: we know you have cameras in every angle. Check out when we checked out at 10:15 on Sept, the 14th. We paid our drinks and food by card for check-out. When I asked if we could pay the transfer to our next stay in Zanzibar with the hotel the reception said yes. Surprisingly this payment had to be made in cash rather than by credit card like the final bill at check-out. So we paid 103.500 Tanzanian Shilling to the reception guy (check your cameras at the second reception desk at the main reception). We received a handwritten receipt for the transfer payment. At 13:30 (check your cameras), the time we arranged the transfer, my wife asked at the reception if our driver had already arrived. The same reception guy took our receipt from her and promised to give „a new one“. Meanwhile we were shown to a driver. In the taxi we were sceptical whether the driver knew that the drive had been already paid. He didn’t know anything so I went back to the hotel reception (check your cameras) to request the promised receipt. The reception guy went to the driver and gave him 100.000 Tanzanian Shilling (and kept 3.500 for himself), instead of the receipt (!!!). He obviously (!) planned to keep all the amount and let us drive with the driver so we would have had to pay the amount again! This is outright scam and we hope that this will have consequences for those reception guys before other people fall for this scam. As it seems two reception guys and the luggage guy were involved in this scam. Also, besides, we gave 20.000 Tanzanian Shilling as tip for the whole team to one of the two reception guys. Most likely this money went into the pockets of the reception guy alone (check your cameras) instead of into a team tip box. This hotel would have deserved 4 stars (if there was not this strange smell in the room) but it is not acceptable to be scammed on such a way. So stay away from this hotel!!!

Great location From Zanzibar to Dar es Salem in front of Ferry Terminal Baru, It's convenient. I was happy that the lip reception manager welcomed me. I went to my family. I booked 2 rooms and thank the friendly staff for arranging the room next to my room. There is a fresh fish market nearby. You can walk to it. If you go to Zanzibar the next opportunity It is hotel which wants furniture again I ordered breakfast. I have boiled eggs with fruit and cheese. I ordered The fruit is fresh and the omelet is definitely recommended

Good location, right at the beach, convenient by boat. With a sense of history, the rooms are beautiful and clean. Breakfast is average. Recommended balcony with sea view. The scenery is first class and beautiful.

The hotel itself is a nice ancient building. The food was also very good. Slight disappointments: we were two adults with one child but no bed for the kid (despite the request) so we had to sleep all in one bed. Moreover, though the beach looks very fine, it is unfortunately very dirty with petrol rejections from boats (I just felt happy that my son did not remove his shoes on the beach). Average experience with the team: long waiting time at the restaurant (careful with kids), although, again, it is very good. Upon departure the receptionist was « forcing » to come for check out (3 calls in 10 minutes) which I found really disagreeable (considering that we were in the check out timing and no delay). Conclusion : convenient for 2/3 nights max to visit stone town but would not spend more.