Baghani St, Stone Town, Zanzibar West Region, TanzaniaView hotel details
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8.5/10
Very good
81 reviews
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Location9.0
Amenities8.1
Service8.4
Cleanliness8.4
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Guest User
Standard Double Room
Stayed in Jun 2026
Travelling with friends
6 reviews
10/10
Outstanding
Posted on Jul 29, 2026
A famous Chinese restruant is adjacent to it. It's very delicious. Nice trip.
Dieter H.
Apartment-Annex
Stayed in Jun 2026
Family
14 reviews
7.5/10
Posted on Jul 24, 2026
Good location close to everything you need and want to visit in Stone Town. We also organised a boat trip to Prison island which was well organised. Breakfast is ok and the pool is clean and not too small, if you don´t mind swimming in the middle of everything and just beside the restaurant. However, I cannot recommend the restaurant for dinner as we waited a long time and there are much better restaurants close by. Our room was in another building very close to the hotel, clean enough but needs some updates. There is supposed to some some kind of kitchen, but that is not the case - no cutlery and the water heater did not work. Daily cleaning is provided and the also do anti-mosquito spraying every evening.
Guest User
Presidential Double Room
Stayed in Aug 2025
Travelling with friends
1 reviews
10/10
Outstanding
Posted on Sep 6, 2025
our experience was 10/10, staff are so lovely and accommodating and very polite. thank you dhow palace hotel!
Hendo83
Standard Single Room
Stayed in Jan 2026
Business traveller
17 reviews
9.0/10
Great
Posted on Mar 9, 2026
Great location in Stone Town with easy access to restaurants and sights. Good breakfast and nice pool.
LMCG
Presidential Double Room
Stayed in May 2025
Travelling with friends
31 reviews
10/10
Outstanding
Posted on Jul 1, 2025
Excellent location and very easy to walk to from any area of Stone Town, would recommend
Guest User
Standard Double Room
Stayed in Jul 2025
Couple
1 reviews
10/10
Outstanding
Posted on Aug 12, 2025
I definitely recommend it, everything was very good
RimmaCher
Standard Twin Room
Stayed in Jun 2024
Family
35 reviews
10/10
Outstanding
Posted on Aug 11, 2024
Such a lovely hotel for a very affordable price. Located in the city center next to those winding shopping streets, very stylish with the vintage furniture on the inside and incredibly helpful staff!
Guest User
Deluxe Room with Pool View
Stayed in May 2024
Travelling with friends
2 reviews
5.0/10
Posted on Jul 7, 2024
Pros:
- Centrally located
- Good architecture and interiors
- Decent breakfast spread
Cons:
- Extremely poor service
- Room was shabby and unclean
- Electricity went off twice in the night when we were asleep. Had to go down to the reception at 4 AM and ask the staff to fix it, as the phone in the room did not work. Again, it went off around 7 AM
DaniMSA
Deluxe Room with Pool View
Stayed in Jul 2024
Solo traveller
27 reviews
10/10
Outstanding
Posted on Aug 12, 2024
Fabulous location. I enjoyed seeing all the curated old artifacts and reading up on the 500 year history of the place. The people were wonderful. The room was comfortable and quiet. The bathroom was modern and clean. I’d stay there again.
Guest User
Apartment-Annex
Stayed in Nov 2025
Travelling with friends
20 reviews
7.0/10
Posted on Jan 24, 2026
The hotel's location is good, in Stone Town, convenient for getting around. The room was a special offer, in a side building, quite small, and without an elevator. Service was average. These are all acceptable.
The most outrageous thing was that the hotel fan snapped the mosquito net off at night! Then the metal chain connecting the net was also torn off! It was very dangerous when it was thrown out.
We immediately called the front desk to explain the situation, but they just sent someone to remove the net.
The next day at checkout, we told the front desk again. They just gave a perfunctory "sorry." No compensation was offered, and no explanation was given!
I will never stay here again, and I wouldn't recommend it to anyone else.
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Guest User
Deluxe Triple Room
Stayed in Oct 2025
Family
10 reviews
10/10
Outstanding
Posted on Nov 12, 2025
Nice hotel. Convenient location. Close to the old town. We felt cozy and comfortable. Thank you.
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Guest User
Presidential Double Room
Stayed in Jan 2026
Couple
4 reviews
7.0/10
Posted on Mar 5, 2026
The location is good. The presidential suite is very beautiful. BUT:
1. Upon check-in, they tried to upgrade us to a regular suite (it's right next to the presidential suite) instead of the one we reserved. They probably hoped we wouldn't notice.
2. We paid the city tax upon check-in. Then, upon check-out, they started asking us to pay it again. They need to get their payment records in order.
3. The breakfast was average, nothing special.
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Guest User
Deluxe Room with Pool View
Stayed in Mar 2025
Solo traveller
42 reviews
10/10
Outstanding
Posted on Apr 26, 2025
Very nice house, or classical architecture like a museum, very quiet and comfortable, I highly recommend
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Guest User
Standard Twin Room
Stayed in Jan 2025
Family
9 reviews
10/10
Outstanding
Posted on Feb 18, 2025
We stayed at the hotel. We stayed in room 224. There was a strong smell of damp in the room. Everything else was fine.
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Janegeng
Standard Double Room
Stayed in Jul 2025
Business traveller
12 reviews
10/10
Outstanding
Posted on Aug 4, 2025
The room is generally good, clean, breakfast variety