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"
Pretty friendly management but not as warm as the other places we visited." See all these reviews: 8n in Zanzibar; 7n in Tanzania
"Beyt al Chai review"
We only had breakfast on one day as the second day we had to leave for our return flight home at 5.45 am (but we did get some fruit to take with us) - so it is not relly possible to comment on the food. The restaurant looked nice but we did not eat there in the evening as we would have been lone diners!! (We went across the road to the Serena Inn roof top restaurant for dinner - and that was gorgeous).
We were concerned about the lax security regarding the room key. We were asked to leave our room key at the front desk if we were going out - which usually meant leaving it on the desk with nobody there and a possibility of anyone being able to pick it up (the name of the room was on the key!). When we came back to the hotel after sightseeing on the first day we could not get into our room as the key had been taken by a member of staff to turn the beds down - and he had disappeared. When we returned on the second night the room key had completely disappeared and we had to use the master key!! The waiting for a key was rather annoying." See all these reviews: 7n in Tanzania; 7n in Zanzibar
"Beyt al Chai review"
"Traditional Zanzibar ambience with luxury"
The rooms are simply but well decorated with traditional furniture and fabrics. However, they are showing signs of wear - loose ceiling fans and loo seats, lights and electric sockets not working. Hand towels weren't provided in the bathroom.
Breakfast was good." See all these reviews: 7n in Tanzania; 7n in Zanzibar
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