Reviews of Beyt al Salaam
Wildlife sightings and reviews
44 independent comments and wildlife information from our travellers who have visited Beyt al Salaam and kindly agreed to share their thoughts. They do not necessarily represent the views of Expert Africa
"Beyt al Chai review"
"Beyt al Chai review"
"Beyt al Chai review"
"Beyt al Chai review"
Russell the manager could not have been more helpful and the rest of the staff were very nice.
The retaurant is wonderful, the air con welcome and the food absolutely lovely.
The big downside is the shower in the room. It is completely out of keeping with a high quality hotel. The bathroom looked lovely but the shower was awful. It was the sort of shower I would expect in a bad B&B in Wales! I dont know when the hotel is due for refurbishment but the showers really cannot wait." See all these reviews: 6n in Tanzania; 1n in Zanzibar
"Beyt al Chai review"
Given that we had to go to the airport at 5 a.m., we were not able to partake in the breakfast part of this B&B. They said they would leave some fruit for us, but they must have forgotten as it was not in the fridge.
Maybe it was that we were in "go home mode", but we were not impressed." See all these reviews: 9n in Tanzania; 8n in Zanzibar
"Beyt al Chai review"
Russell walked through Stonetown with us pointing out places of interest, which was very helpful.
Our room was on the top floor and was nice and airy with the windows open, at night the air con and fan kept the room very cool. The tea and coffee in the room was good.
We enjoyed dinner at Beyt al Chai after a day's sigtseeing unaccompanied, it seemed much better to wander and get lost in the maze of narrow streets than be shepherded along by a guide, a useful map was provided when we checked in. We would recommend a sundowner at the Africa House which is nearby, followed by dinner at Beyt al Chai which was exceptionally good." See all these reviews: 11n in Zanzibar; 5n in Tanzania
"One night at Beyt al Chai"
"Beyt al Chai review"
However the rooms were not "comfortable" especially the bed and the bathroom was oddly part of the same room - just in a corner." See all these reviews: 11n in Tanzania; 1n in Zanzibar
"A nice place to stay is Beyt al Chai"
The hotel is really a B & B grown into a small hotel and thus has a nice warm feeling to it.
Again the staff could not do enough for us." See all these reviews: 10n in Zanzibar; 4n in Tanzania
"Beyt al Chai was a trip into history"
Superb restaurant on ground floor, specialising in seafood." See all these reviews: 7n in Tanzania; 7n in Zanzibar
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