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Africa House Hotel

Beach hotel with 2 restaurants and free breakfast

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Reviews

7.6 out of 10
Good

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • Breakfast included
  • Parking included
  • Room service
  • 24/7 front desk
  • Air conditioning

Explore the area

Map
Shangani, Zanzibar Town
  • Shangani Beach
    ‪6 min walk‬
  • Forodhani Gardens
    ‪7 min walk‬
  • Slave Market
    ‪9 min walk‬
  • Zanzibar (ZNZ-Zanzibar Intl.)
    ‪15 min drive‬

Rooms & beds

Bedroom

2 Twin Beds

Spaces

Number of living rooms

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Deluxe Twin Room, Sea View

  • Sea view
  • 323 sq ft
  • Sleeps 3
  • 2 Twin Beds

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Royal Room

  • City view
  • 377 sq ft
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

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Deluxe Twin Room

  • City view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

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Royal Single Room

  • City view
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Large Twin Bed

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Deluxe Double Room

  • City view
  • 377 sq ft
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

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Deluxe Double Room, Sea View

  • Sea view
  • 323 sq ft
  • Sleeps 3
  • 2 Twin Beds

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About the neighborhood

Zanzibar Town

Located by the ocean, Africa House Hotel is in Stone Town, a neighborhood in Zanzibar Town. People's Palace Museum and Freddie Mercury Museum are cultural highlights, and some of the area's attractions include Kariakoo Amusement Park and Siso Spice Farm.

What's nearby

  • Shangani Beach - 6 min walk - 0.6 km
  • House of Wonders - 7 min walk - 0.6 km
  • Old Fort - 7 min walk - 0.6 km
  • Forodhani Gardens - 7 min walk - 0.7 km
  • Slave Market - 9 min walk - 0.8 km

Getting around

  • Zanzibar Intl. Airport (ZNZ) - 15 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Passing Show Hotel - ‬13 min walk
  • ‪Meeting Point Cafe - ‬9 min walk
  • ‪Lukmaan - ‬8 min walk
  • ‪Livingstone Beach Restaurant - ‬5 min walk
  • ‪Zenji Garden Café - ‬8 min walk

About this property

Africa House Hotel

Beach hotel with 2 restaurants and free breakfast
Guests at this beach hotel will appreciate convenient onsite amenities such as a ferry terminal shuttle and complimentary wireless internet access.
Africa House Hotel offers 15 air-conditioned accommodations with minibars and complimentary bottled water. Accommodations offer separate sitting areas. Premium satellite television is provided. Bathrooms include showers.

This Zanzibar Town hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks and phones. Housekeeping is offered daily and hair dryers can be requested.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.

Languages

English, Swahili

Amenities

Breakfast included
Parking included
Free WiFi
Restaurant
Air conditioning
Business services

House Rules

Check in after 11:30 AM
Minimum age to rent: 18
Check out before 11 AM
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Pets

No pets allowed, no service animals permitted
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Smoking

Smoking allowed: in designated areas

Important information

Fees

You'll be asked to pay the following charges at the property. Fees may include applicable taxes:

  • A tax is imposed by the city: USD 5.00 per person, per night

We have included all charges provided to us by the property.

Optional extras

  • Airport shuttle fee: USD 15 (one-way)
  • Crib (infant bed) fee: USD 20.0 per night
  • Credit card charges are subject to a surcharge

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted

We should mention

This property does not have elevators
Only registered guests are allowed in the guestrooms
No pets and no service animals are allowed at this property

Frequently asked questions

Is Africa House Hotel pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

How much is parking at Africa House Hotel?

Self parking is free at this property.

What time is check-in at Africa House Hotel?

Check-in start time: 11:30 AM; Check-in end time: midnight. After-hours check-in is not available.

What time is check-out at Africa House Hotel?

Check-out is at 11 AM.

Does Africa House Hotel provide a shuttle to the airport?

Yes, there's an airport shuttle that runs on request. A fee of USD 15 one-way applies.

Where is Africa House Hotel located?

Located in Stone Town, this beach hotel is steps from Nakupenda Beach, People's Palace Museum, and Marahubi Palace. Mbweni Ruins and Freddie Mercury Museum are also within 5 minutes.

Africa House Hotel Reviews

Reviews

7.6

Good

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Rating 10 - Excellent. 36 out of 164 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 76 out of 164 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 35 out of 164 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 12 out of 164 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 5 out of 164 reviews

8.2/10

Cleanliness

8.4/10

Staff & service

7.0/10

Amenities

7.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

5.6/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Nice hotel with view of the sunset

Nice hotel near the waterline in Stonetown. Charming rooms with old fashioned furniture. The staff was very nice and helpful and the sunset bar is definitely worth a visit. However, the rooms are really noisy, especially on Friday when they hired a DJ to play till 2AM.

6/10 Okay

Maria

Ok, very expensive for the experience. Sea view rooms are extremely noisy.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2022

4/10 Poor

Sameer

Disliked: Amenities
They double charged me for the dinner and charged me ($15) at the time of check-out without providing explanation of charges. The dinner was for $21 but my credit card shows it was charged twice. It was careless of the Africa House Hotel to charge me twice. I tried reaching them but they didn't respond. Please be careful when booking this hotel.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2022

8/10 Good

Alisan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Guter Standort und schönes Zimmer. Gutes Personal, nur Frühstücksangebot sehr dürftig.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2022

8/10 Good

Vi

Liked: Staff & service
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2022

4/10 Poor

Verified traveler

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2022

10/10 Excellent

Christian

Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2022

2/10 Terrible

Apophia

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Cauchemar

Je suis restée une nuit et j'ai réussi à dormir 3 heures. L'hôtel est infesté d'insectes. Il est impossible de fermer l'œil sans se demander si on ne va pas être piqué en pleine nuit. Les chambres sont situées sous le café restaurant qui joue la musique jusqu'à 1 heure du matin. Les chambres équipées de fenêtres qui ne se ferment pas complètement, donnent également côté rue qui est très fréquentée avec un trafic dense de véhicules. J'ai rapporté mes mécontentents au Manager qui m'a dit que l'hôtel appartient à l'état qui ne souhaite pas faire d'importants travaux. Africa House n'est pas hôtel. Par ailleurs, ils pratiquent des prix qui ne sont pas à la hauteur de l'établissement. Aucune personne ne devrait y séjourner.
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2021

8/10 Good

kellyson

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2021

8/10 Good

P.M.

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Fijn verblijf en servicegericht.

Netjes verzorgd en servicegericht voor de gasten. Bij aankomst op de luchthaven stond de medewerker klaar om ons gratis naar het hotel te brengen. Het ontbijt was goed verzorgd met verse producten.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2021

4/10 Poor

Robert

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Det dårligste 4 stjernede hotel

Hotellet er i en elendig stand, de billeder som ligger af hotellet på hotel.com er overhovedet ikke tilsvarende som hotellet ser ud nu. Hele hotellet er meget slidt. Vi kunne ikke få Rene håndklæder med det samme de beskidte var afhentet, da hotellet sagde at de kun havde 1 sæt til hver værelse og vi måtte derfor vente til de var vasket på et vaskeri i nabolaget og hentet. Vi måtte rykke for håndklæderne, da vi var vendt hjem fra stranden sidst på eftermiddagen og skulle have et bad. Vi fik dog kun 2 badehåndklæder og måtte igen bede om 1 til hænderne og 1 til at stå på når vi kom ud fra brusebadet- brusebadet foregik i et badekar som ikke var tæt ved gulvet, så det var vand ud på hele gulvet efter bad. Til morgenmaden var kaffen lunken og det kogende vand var også lunken, dette måtte vi sige flere gange. Møblerne vi sad i på terrassen i restauranten var møg beskidte, hynderne var udover de var beskidte fugtige. Det fælles toilet som ligger på etagen ved restauranten var også beskidt og med vand på gulvet flere steder. Vi boede på et 4 stjernet hotel ved Zanzibar østkyst og i skriver at dette hotel er et 4 stjernet hotel, sammenligner vi disse to hoteller, vil vi give dette hotel en lille 2 stjerner, for havudsigten , men desværre følger der også en masse affald med i den udsigt.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2021

8/10 Good

Adam

Liked: Staff & service, room comfort

historic colonial building excellent seafront loca

the staff and management are very accomodating, even under challenging circumstances. this is not the ritz carlton or the four seasons, this is a historic colonial building right on the sea front and short walk to everything without being in the overpriced tourist traps like Hyatt. for authentic experience stay in colonial houses like this.
Stayed 6 nights in Jan 2021

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Mangler heis. Kronglete korridorer.Gammelt.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2020

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2020

6/10 Okay

Paer

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities

Bad communiction

Dålig kommunikation med med hotellet... Jag mailade om att få en gratis upphämtning på flygplatsen (det ingår). Det tog 1 vecka innan de svarade efter en reminder från min sida. Väl på flygplatsen var det ingen och mötte mig...blev tvungen att ta en vanlig taxi...hotellet gav mig ingen kompensation för det. Dåligt.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2019

10/10 Excellent

Angus

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Great old hotel

Great old hotel, not over restored. Air con rooms. Very nice atmosphere.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2020

10/10 Excellent

Mette

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Excellent view

nice hotel next to Stone Town. Really nice view from the restaurant where the food was very good. The staff were also very nice and welcoming. The room was a bit dark with not much sun light, but I didn’t stay in there much anyway.
Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2020

2/10 Terrible

Debbie

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Unpleasant

I paid more to get an ocean room view - big mistake. The bar was located above my room which meant loud music until the early house of the morning, followed by staff dragging furniture across the floor to set up for breakfast. Lots of dancing, drunk people, whoo hoo’s - all of which made for an unpleasant experience. 2 nights of very little sleep; I was glad to get out of there.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2020

8/10 Good

René

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2020

8/10 Good

Ylva

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Mycket vänlig personal. Gammalt charmigt hotell.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2020

8/10 Good

Carita

Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2020

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
The sea view rooms are not worth it cause they are located below the restaurant which means you will hear any chair that get moved and the music
Stayed 5 nights in Dec 2019

10/10 Excellent

SHINO

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2020

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2019

2/10 Terrible

Madelein

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2019