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Tembo House Hotel

Zanzibar , Shangani/forodhani Street (Show on Map)

8.2

Very Good

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Summary of reviewsThe Tembo House Hotel is a top-notch option for anyone looking for an excellent location and an authentic Stone Town experience. Guests rave about the hotel's central location, which is ideal for exploring Stone Town's many attractions, including the Freddie Mercury Museum just around the corner. The hotel also boasts a fantastic beachfront with amazing sunsets and easy access to Forodhani park. The Arabian/colonial design, rooftop pool and separate pool for Tembo Palace also add to the hotel's overall ambience. The breakfast is fantastic and comes with a nice view. The hotel is situated in a beautiful old building with a lot of history and character, making it a great place to relax and unwind. The staff is friendly and polite, contributing to the hotel's overall charm. The hotel provides an interesting and authentic experience with beautiful rooms, but some rooms may need modernizing and better sound insulation. The hotel is known for being warm, welcoming and attentive to guests' needs. The numerous fresh water pools provide a blessing in this warm climate and are a major highlight of a stay at Tembo House Hotel. The hotel's location and beachfront property are loved by guests, but some found it challenging to enjoy the beach due to crowded boats and vendor harassment. Despite some negative feedback about the beds, the majority of guests enjoyed their sleeping experience at Tembo House Hotel. Overall, the hotel's swimming pools, location and staff are highly praised by guests.
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Room Types

Junior Suite with Balcony & Ocean View This air-conditioned suite features a sea view or beach front balcony, a seating area, hammam bath and shower. It offers complimentary drinking water and tea-and-coffee making facilities.

Freddie Mercury Apartments with Balcony & City View Located across the road from the hotel at the Freddie Mercury house, these spacious 2-bedroom units feature a balcony with city views, an Arabic-style seating area with cable TV, a kitchen, tea-and-coffee making facilities and complimentary drinking water.

Double Room with Balcony and Sea View This Double room features a balcony with pool/sea view or balcony garden/sea view, air-conditioning, satellite TV, a seating area and ham-mam bath with shower. It offers complimentary WiFi , drinking water and tea-and-coffee making facilities

Triple Room With Balcony & Sea View This triple room features a balcony with pool/sea view or balcony garden/sea view, air-conditioning, satellite TV, a seating area and ham-mam bath with shower. It offers complimentary WiFi , drinking water and tea-and-coffee making facilities

Twin Room with Balcony and Sea View This twin room features a balcony with pool/sea view or balcony garden/sea view, air-conditioning, satellite TV, a seating area and ham-mam bath with shower. It offers complimentary WiFi, drinking water and tea-and-coffee making facilities

Twin Room at Annex Building This Twin room is located across the road from the hotel at Annex of tembo hotel. The room features a minibar, air conditioning and satellite TV/cable TV. Tea-and-coffee making facilities and complimentary drinking water are also provided.

Double Room at Annex Building This double room is located across the road from the hotel at Annex of tembo hotel. The room features a minibar, air conditioning and satellite TV/cable TV. Tea-and-coffee making facilities and complimentary drinking water are also provided.

Triple Room at Annex Building This Triple room is Located across the road from the hotel at Annex of tembo hotel. The room features a minibar, air conditioning and satellite TV/cable TV. Tea-and-coffee making facilities and complimentary drinking water are also provided.

Family room at Annex Building This Family suite is Located across the road from the hotel at Annex of tembo hotel. The room features a minibar, air conditioning and satellite TV/cable TV. Tea-and-coffee making facilities and complimentary drinking water are also provided.

Standard Double Room This air-conditioned double room is comprised of a flat-screen TV with cable channels, a private bathroom as well as outdoor furniture. The unit has 1 bed.

Standard Twin Room This air-conditioned twin room includes a flat-screen TV with cable channels, a private bathroom as well as outdoor furniture. The unit offers 2 beds.

Standard Triple Room The spacious triple room provides air conditioning, a minibar, as well as a private bathroom featuring a walk-in shower and a hairdryer. This wheelchair accessible triple room features a tea and coffee maker, a seating area with a flat-screen TV and a higher level toilet. The unit offers 2 beds.

Family Room with Balcony & Sea View This air-conditioned family room includes a flat-screen TV with cable channels, a private bathroom as well as a terrace with sea views. The unit offers 3 beds.

Presidential Suite with Balcony & Ocean View This suite consists of 1 living room, 1 separate bedroom and 1 bathroom with a walk-in shower and free toiletries. The air-conditioned suite provides a flat-screen TV with cable channels, a minibar, a tea and coffee maker, executive lounge access as well as sea views. The unit offers 2 beds.

Deluxe Suite with Balcony & Beach View The air-conditioned suite features 1 bedroom and 1 bathroom with a walk-in shower and a hairdryer. Featuring a terrace with sea views, this suite also provides a minibar and a flat-screen TV with cable channels. The unit offers 1 bed.

Double Room with Balcony City View The spacious double room provides air conditioning, a minibar, a balcony with city views as well as a private bathroom featuring a walk-in shower. The unit offers 1 bed.

Twin Room with Balcony City View This air-conditioned twin room includes a flat-screen TV with cable channels, a private bathroom as well as a balcony with city views. The unit offers 2 beds.

Double Room with City View Providing free toiletries, this double room includes a private bathroom with a walk-in shower and a hairdryer. The spacious air-conditioned double room provides a flat-screen TV with cable channels, a minibar, a tea and coffee maker, executive lounge access as well as city views. The unit offers 1 bed.

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Guest Reviews

8.2

Very Good

Location

The Tembo House Hotel is a perfectly located oasis in the heart of Stone Town with several separate buildings all close to the beach. Guests rave about the hotel's central location, which is ideal for exploring Stone Town's many attractions, including the Freddie Mercury Museum just around the corner. The hotel also boasts a fantastic beachfront with amazing sunsets and easy access to Forodhani park. Moreover, guests appreciate the hotel's proximity to many shops, restaurants and the airport. The Arabian/colonial design, rooftop pool and separate pool for Tembo Palace also add to the hotel's overall ambience. The breakfast is also fantastic and comes with a nice view. The hotel is situated in a beautiful old building with a lot of history and character, making it a great place to relax and unwind. The staff is friendly and polite, contributing to the hotel's overall charm. Overall, the Tembo House Hotel is a top-notch option for anyone looking for an excellent location and an authentic Stone Town experience.

Breakfast

If you're looking for a hotel with excellent breakfast, Tembo House Hotel is a must-try. The buffet breakfast is great with a wide selection of fresh fruits, bread, small snacks and omelets made to order. The breakfast buffet is well assorted, including fresh fruits, toast, various salty dishes, tea, coffee, juices and you can have waffles, crepes, pancakes and eggs made to order. There's a great choice of food and meals were so tasty. The breakfast buffet was absolutely fantastic with both international and local touches. Furthermore, there's a fantastic location and you can enjoy your breakfast on a terrace overlooking the sea. Though some guests found breakfast to be rather dull or limited in terms of options, it was still considered nice, good or exceptional. Also, some guests found there were too few meat options available for breakfast. Nevertheless, the majority of guests seem to have enjoyed the breakfast and praised it as amazing, fantastic, excellent and delightful.

Rooms

The Tembo House Hotel is a charming, historic hotel located in a great location with beautiful architecture and furniture. The rooms are well kept, spacious and comfortable, some with breathtaking views of the ocean. Guests praised the beautiful decor in the rooms, which were also described as clean and well-appointed. However, some guests mentioned issues such as a lack of outlets for charging devices, noisy air conditioning and creaky furniture. The hotel also offers a nice pool area and a bungalow suite. Overall, the Tembo House Hotel provides an interesting and authentic experience with beautiful rooms, but some rooms may need modernizing and better sound insulation.

Beds

Guests who stayed at Tembo House Hotel had varying opinions about the beds. Some found them uncomfortable with mattresses being too hard and pillows too flat. Some also complained about the beds being too high and the beddings being itchy. However, amidst these negative reviews, some guests raved about the beds being amazing and comfortable, allowing them to have a good night's sleep. While some found the beds a bit too short, others appreciated the nice beds provided in their rooms. Overall, despite some negative feedback, the majority of guests enjoyed their sleeping experience at Tembo House Hotel.

Cleanliness

If you're looking for a clean and well-maintained hotel in Zanzibar, Tembo House Hotel might be the one for you. With super clean rooms that come equipped with air conditioning and fans, this hotel provides everything you need. The hotel is nicely decorated and offers spacious, neat rooms that are reliably cleaned with clean bed linen. Although some guests mentioned that the hotel can be a bit dirty outside of the rooms and that there was a damp smell, overall the consensus is that Tembo House Hotel is a very clean and beautiful place to stay. While the bathrooms could use some renovation and there were some issues with wet floors, guests consistently praise the reliability of hot water and the basic but clean accommodations.

Staff

When it comes to the staff at Tembo House Hotel, guests couldn't be more impressed. Phrases like "amazing staff," "friendly staff," and "accommodating staff" were used repeatedly. Many guests noted that the staff went out of their way to make their stay comfortable and were always willing to help with anything they needed. Some even mentioned the F&B manager, Abdulaziz Hassan, by name for his excellent service. A few guests did have negative experiences with certain staff members, but these were few and far between. Overall, the staff at Tembo House Hotel is known for being warm, welcoming and attentive to guests' needs.

Pool

Located in the heart of Zanzibar, Tembo House Hotel boasts a breathtaking pool area perfect for taking a dip and cooling off after a long day under the African sun. Guests have access to not one, but three pools, including a great huge pool with sea views and two modern swimming pools. Ruin your afternoon by lounging with a book on the sunbeds by the pool, while taking in the view. The hotel also provides towels for the guests. Despite some feedback about small pools, the majority of guests have praised the swimming pools, calling them gorgeous, amazing and magnificent. The pool courtyard is adjacent to the beach and there are also couches to sit by the pool and near the restaurant. The hotel has multiple fresh water pools distributed between several buildings in the area and the annex even has its own pool, a billiard table and table football. The nice pool area is well-maintained and clean and the rooms are also spotless. Don't miss the opportunity to take a swim in the lovely pool at the first floor of the hotel. Overall, the hotel's numerous fresh water pools provide a blessing in this warm climate and are a major highlight of a stay at Tembo House Hotel.

Beach

Tembo House Hotel is a fantastic urban beach hotel in the middle of Stone Town with a beautiful property and a great location right on the ocean. The hotel has its bit of private beach and it is also adjacent to the public beach, which has nice sunsets. Although some guests found that the beach needed improvement and was crowded with boats, others found that the beach was nicer than anticipated, adding that the hotel has access to the beach with sunbeds. The hotel's restaurant on the beach served very nice food and the breakfast was delicious with a nice view of the beach. However, some guests noticed sewage pipes that went straight into the ocean and warned not to swim in the water. They also mentioned that the beach is for boats and sellers will harass you every single minute, making it challenging to enjoy swimming or lounging. Overall, guests loved the hotel's location and beachfront property, but some found it challenging to enjoy the beach due to crowded boats and vendor harassment.

Outdoor Pool

The Tembo House Hotel boasts a fantastic array of swimming pools with three to choose from across the property. Two of these pools are impressively modern, while the third is a great courtyard pool that offers fantastic views of the beach. Each of these pools is perfect for taking a dip and then relaxing in the provided loungers with fancy touches like rooftop pools and separate pools for the Tembo Palace adding extra class. Guests rave about the clean and refreshing waters, dubbing them a "blessing in this climate". Whether you want to swim, sunbathe, or simply enjoy a view of the ocean, these pools have got you covered. The pools at the Tembo House Hotel are awesome!

Yes, Tembo House Hotel has pool(s) that belong to one or more of the following categories: Outdoor Pool.

Yes, a spa is available at Tembo House Hotel.

No, Tembo House Hotel doesn't allow dogs.

Yes, parking facilities are available at Tembo House Hotel.

No, Tembo House Hotel doesn't have a gym.

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