Reviews of Zanzibar Palace Hotel
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51 independent comments and wildlife information from our travellers who have visited Zanzibar Palace Hotel and kindly agreed to share their thoughts. They do not necessarily represent the views of Expert Africa
"Zanzibar Palace Hotel review"
We enjoyed our stay there & found the personnel very obliging & friendly." See all these reviews: 10n in Tanzania; 10n in Kenya; 3n in Zanzibar
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The room we had, the Sultana, was charming and the air conditioner made it comfortable with the outside temperature very warm and humid. We also complement the service staff at the front desk for their very warm welcome and helpful assistance with various questions that came up during our stay.
Our only disappointment was the first room we were assigned, a "luxury" room (called "Nadia", I believe). This room, on a lower floor, is a very dark and tiny room with a small double bed. For $250 U.S. per night, it was completely unsatisfactory for the two of us, who were anticipating a relaxing haven for several days. After complaining, we were able to 'upgrade' to the Sultana room, which is a larger room on an upper floor. In hindsight, we may have been able to arrange nicer accommodations for a better price if we had done more research ourselves, comparing hotels in the area." See all these reviews: 6n in Zanzibar
"Good location, clean hotel, friendly staff"
The rooms are very clean and charmingly decorated as well. We spent most of our time roaming the streets of Stone Town to which the hotel is very informative and helpful in showing you how to get around.
Unfortunately, our stay was vey short-lived but the staff went out of their way to even pack us a to-go breakfast box each to have on our journey home :-)" See all these reviews: 6n in Tanzania; 5n in Zanzibar
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I would have scored higher and recommended but I was charged to use my card. Not good for a hotel. Not happy. Shame. If the management could change this" See all these reviews: 8n in Zanzibar; 4n in Tanzania
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Certainly not close to the standard of anywhere else we stayed" See all these reviews: 7n in Tanzania; 4n in Zanzibar
"Nice friendly hotel, bit old fashioned for us"
Having said that the main thing we wanted from Stone Town was a good tour and the tour guide we had was excellent.
There were good bits of the hotel - a nice freestanding bath in the suite we were in, nice beds and good roof top views, but we did see some more modern hotels in Stone Town - Mashariki Palace I think was one - which seemed a bit more special." See all these reviews: 5n in Tanzania; 5n in Zanzibar
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Very attentive and pleasant service, especially front desk and at breakfast. The only drawback would be the stairs, as Arabica is at the top of the building. We are relatively fit and only middle aged. An older or less fit couple might find the steep stairs more of a problem." See all these reviews: 5n in Rwanda; 2n in Zanzibar
"Zanzibar Palace Hotel review"
Owners and staff were very pleasant and efficient. The hotel if full of character and takes you back in the days of the Sultans, with wifi, flat-screen TVs and DVD players as a bonus! ;-)
We really enjoyed our short stay in Stonetown (after the initial culture shock!) and were very pleased with our choice of hotel." See all these reviews: 8n in Tanzania; 6n in Zanzibar
"Zanzibar Palace Hotel review"
The Zanzibar Palace lived up to its reputation - a beautiful room with enormous bath, excellent service and the best meal of the holiday." See all these reviews: 11n in Tanzania; 1n in Zanzibar
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Park Hyatt
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