Shangani Street, Zanzibar City, Tanzania
#2 of 5 Holiday rentals in Zanzibar City
Guests' ChoiceBased on 15 apartment reviews
8.7Cleanliness
8.6
Comfort
9.0
Location
9.8
Facilities
8.1
Staff
8.5
Value for money
8.9
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Reviewed: 18 March 2023
Melissa
United StatesThe property has a few things that could use improvement. It needs shampoo/conditioner in the bathroom. This is standard fare at AirBnB, hotels, and other properties like this. it was a shock to get there and find things missing. Also, the stairwell that exits to the store needs a good deep-cleaning as there are spider present all over. The stairwell is also open to the world almost all of the time. l It was missing a hair dryer but the host got one for the room and for me. I was very appreciative of that
Beautiful views and a lovely space! Comfortable accessories and tastefully done.
Stayed in March 2023
Reviewed: 8 January 2023
Lindis
CanadaThe unkempt stairs and corridor leading to the room and having to walk down a scary stair that was broken to get out of the building before it opened at 11am. It also did not feel too safe being in the locked building at night time until opening time at 11am. As a single woman travelling it was a little scary and this was not explained at the time of booking. I did receive communications about the live music but not the night time locking up process.Something should be done about that and also cleaning up the areas the guest is expected to walk through. The outside stairs were also unsafe, with 2 treads very loose and I almost fell down the stairs as a result.
The room size was very generous, .the modern renovations
Stayed in January 2023
Reviewed: 7 January 2023
Darren
United Kingdomlarge airey rooms lovely bathroom supersize terrace with lots of comfy seating to relax in
Stayed in January 2023
Reviewed: 26 December 2022
Sami
United Arab Emiratesnothing
the best location in town, absolutely wonderful, loved the place, though there was a delay of 90 min to check us in, but we were compensated with late checkout
Stayed in November 2022
Reviewed: 3 December 2022
Palvi
Canadaconvenient location
Stayed in November 2022
Reviewed: 29 November 2022
Mwai
KenyaThe staff was very helpful and friendly… Forgot my AirPods at the place & they ensured they were delivered to me.
Stayed in November 2022
Reviewed: 15 October 2022
Iyad
United Arab EmiratesThere should be curtains for all the windows Shower gel, shampoo and hairdryer should be provided in the bathroom There is no safe box
Highly recommend! best view you can get in Stone Town, very spacious and clean room, amazing spacious balcony where you can enjoy watching the sunset, Excellent location.
Stayed in October 2022
Reviewed: 20 June 2022
George
Zambiakitchenette needs an extra working/preparation top, fridge should be bigger (this is more than a one night stay) and bigger kitchen dustbin would be good too, fans on the verandah would ceiling would make all the difference
great location. oversight of the buzz of the beach/water activity, but far enough removed to relax , soak in the action and enjoy. stunning views/sunsets, spacious. 10 mins walk to the main stone town market.
Stayed in May 2022
Reviewed: 13 April 2023
Bailey
United KingdomLack of Wifi, very dark, no power at all for the 2nd night. Disorganised on our arrival, didnt appear to be expecting us.
Location was great, right at the waters edge, very close to town and sights Huge apartment
Stayed in March 2023
Reviewed: 19 February 2023
Ann-marii
EstoniaAs much as I appreciated the helpful staff, we didn’t really enjoyed our stay due to several things. My honest opinion is that the property is just not ready to accept visitors. On the day of the arrival we waited over 2h to check in since last guests left late. And when we asked if we could check out 1h later, they didn’t approve this request. Curtains - there were none and since even the bathroom/toilet doors are glass-doors, it’s not very fun to have 0 privacy in there. WiFi - stopped working for a full day, luckily staff fixed it and we are thankful. Poor lighting - when it got dark outside, the lightning inside the apartment was very poor and dark. Instead of feeling cosy, it felt rather dark and bleak. We ran out of toilet paper and there were none in spare in the apartment. We notified the reception but had to ask again in 3 hours and then they went to shop and got it.. Overall the place has a great potential but needs significant improvement in my opinion.
The balcony was huge and had an amazing view of the ocean, very beautiful!
Stayed in February 2023
Reviewed: 23 December 2022
Jean
South AfricaInternet was not working. The shower drain was blocked, Toilet was leaking. The building itself is very delapidated and needs maintenance.
Nice balcony , spaciouse and great location. This has such great potential, but needs some finishing touches.
Stayed in December 2022
Reviewed: 6 June 2023
Magdalena
United StatesThere are no comments available for this review
Stayed in June 2023
Reviewed: 2 May 2022
Letty
KenyaThere are no comments available for this review
Stayed in May 2022
Reviewed: 4 February 2023
Pratik
IndiaThere are no comments available for this review
Stayed in January 2023
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