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Reviews of Tembo House Hotel

4 out of 5
Tembo House Hotel
Forodhani Street, Zanzibar Town

Reviews

8.6

Excellent

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8.6/10

Cleanliness

8.6/10

Staff & service

8.4/10

Amenities

8.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Amara

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It is arguably the best place I’ve stayed. The staff were amazing. The location is quite lovely and the menu offers different options. I love it!
Stayed 4 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Ian, Lindfield

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Loved it!
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Zainab, Sanford

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Wonderful breakfast facing the sea. Amazing staff!
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024

6/10 Okay

Ernest

Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Hotel needs a facelift. Too old. Television never worked for 3 days . Bathroom stunk, most metals in hotel room rusted , breakfast very basic
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Dawit

Travelled with family
Liked: Amenities
the property always well coming people and make sure we are happy on our stay
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2024

8/10 Good

Jennifer

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lovely property right on the beach. Centrally located in Stone Town which made it very walkable. One thing to note, it is a dry resort. There is no alcohol available. I would recommend staying here.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Michaelina

Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I would definitely recommend the resort. The staff is amazing as well.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Michael T

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 9 nights in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jerry

Stayed 6 nights in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Harold

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Enjoyed our stay in Stone town at the Tembo for a few days after our safari trip. Close to the airport and walking distance to all the sites. On the waterfront. Very friendly and helpful staff.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Percy

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

8/10 Good

Susan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
A historical property on the beach and easy walking around Stonetown. Close to the fancier places if you want some different dinner choices. Stone town itself needs some love and investment in restoration and preservation of its history. Staff were helpful and nice. AC in the room was a lifesaver for someone unused to the heat. Room was spacious.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2024

8/10 Good

Emma

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lovely heritage hotel in centre of Stone Town. Walkable for all the sights but being in the middle of things does mean that it starts to get noisier from around 6-7am as people start to go about their business. Staff were lovely and pools were also good. Strictly no alcohol in this hotel, in case that makes a difference to people.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Raylene

Travelled with partner
Great location
Stayed 13 nights in Jan 2024

8/10 Good

Gord

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Good place but alcohol
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Heidi

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Skønt
Lækkert hotel på stranden Tæt på de hyggelige små gader Skøn mad
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Paul

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great Stay!
Wonderful staff. Perfect trip! Nice hotel on sea! Perfect stay! Thank you!
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Fritz

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Andrine

Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Chinazo

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I loved the architecture of Tembo House, the staff and convenient location. Stone Town is busy but at night it is quiet and not a problem for sleeping. The breakfast is great and being right by the beach and having a designated place to lay out is a huge plus. I stayed in the Apartments across the street on the top floor and honestly loved it! These are old buildings so there is no lift/elevator, so someone can help you carry your luggage if necessary. The room was HUGE and I had a little balcony to see the city which was very cute. I did have to kill a couple mosquitos but I think that’s just part of the weather I was experiencing. Putting on the A/C/fan prevented bites though. Definitely a great choice if you want a central spot in Stone Town that is easy to find, as well.
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2024

8/10 Good

Rosalie

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We stayed three nights in Stone Town at Tembo before moving onto the beaches. It's a great location to explore the city and to take tours from, right near the old town and beach, safe and clean, friendly staff and good breakfast with plenty of options.

10/10 Excellent

Jane

Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Cheryl, Stittsville

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The food here was amazing!! Buffet breakfast was the best I’ve ever had. Not your typical boring inclusive breakfast. This had local favorites full of flavor. The staff are all lovely and and welcoming. Pool areas were clean and the building is full of character. Loved it!
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2024

6/10 Okay

CARLOS

Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Paul

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 5 nights in Jan 2024

8/10 Good

Paul

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good hotel but the spice farm visit problem
The restaurant was good enough, we enjoyed the food both in breakfast and dinner. Initially they gave a room near to the pool but we wanted to get another room as it did not give us a good feeling, later we were given a room in 2nd floor. We would go to Nungwi from this hotel and I wanted them to arrange us first Spice farm visit and then transfer to Nungwi. We were informed that we would go to Kidichi Spice Farm first and we would be expected to give tip to our guide. We noticed that the taxi of the hotel took us to the Big Body with Tatata Spice Farm although the driver claimed that this is the same farm. First a guide greeted us, later co-guide joined us, finally the third guy who climbs the coconut tree was our third guide. So, we were expected to pay tip to these three guys. Also, we were shown some farm-made parfumme and we bought 2 small bottles. Later, we were taken to tropic fruit taste location where we were expected to tip to this person at the end. I did not like this farm because of these tip expectactions, also we were not taken to Kidichi. I have the taxi coupon showing this farm visit and transfer. I don't know whether the taxi driver took us to a different farm for personal benefits or not. However, you do not expect such things if you arrange it from the hotel. This was the problem I had in this stay. Be careful about the spice farm visits, bring changes, I did not have small changes, I only had the largest banknote given by the exchange office.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Ewa-Lena

Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jeffrey

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The Hotel is gorgeous and the staff are very courteous and friendly. Overall a very pleasant stay and would come back. Make sure to get to breakfast a bit earlier in the day as it is a very popular place during high season.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

2/10 Terrible

Pamela

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The staff were the best part, always friendly and eager to please, however this old, outdated hotel needs a facelift and investment. The pool is great, however there is no privacy. The 'sea view' room showed little view of the sea. The beach water is not clean for swimming. The location and proximity to shops and restaurants was good. Our television never worked, Internet is sketchy, power often goes out and air conditioning is unreliable. The restaurant is not preferred. There are nearby hotels with good food. The furniture and original Tembo House themes need renovations and updating.
Stayed 11 nights in Dec 2023

8/10 Good

Lloyd

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Swahili Zanzibar themed Hotel experience
Nice hotel experience with beachfront, great food with authentic Swahili Zanzibar theme throughout. Close to all the major attractions in Stone town.
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2023

6/10 Okay

mark

Travelled with family
I liked the location of the Tembo, but I felt the hotel was below average considering the rate that we paid. We had issues with a leaky shower, construction outside of our shower window, and despite booking months prior, we were given a room on the ground floor with no view. I would rate this hotel 5/10.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Nicholas

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Simply put, a gorgeous place to stay and soak in Stone Town and its environs.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2023

6/10 Okay

Kahina

Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Ashley S, Sacramento

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Staff very helpful. Always smiling and friendly greeting. Would definitely come back.
Stayed 8 nights in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

YONGJOON

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

thomas

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
great hotel, great staff
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

john

Liked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
On beach and easy reach all bars and retautants in Stone Town.
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Lise

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 5 nights in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

linda

Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2023

8/10 Good

Bengt

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Volkmar

Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023

8/10 Good

Janice

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Convenient location. Staff were friendly and welcoming. The chairs on the beach need the cushions cleaned. TV works but very poor quality picture. In spite of several attempts to get service, no one assisted. Our room was small, but clean and comfortable. Breakfasts were ok, staff cooking eggs and head waiter were great. We would recommend Tembo Hotel.
Stayed 6 nights in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

rahim

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Thea

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 7 nights in Sep 2023

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Room comfort
Beautiful building but poor soundproofing
The building aesthetic is beautiful, with intricate and ornate decor throughout. We had the basic room which was small, so had to step around luggage and furniture quite a bit. But the view of the water and pool was lovely. Downside of overlooking the pool was the noise - a large group came in at 4am and hung out at the pool while waiting to check in. They were so rowdy that we had to go down to reception to ask them to deal with the noise. Would not recommend to those who are sensitive to noise, as soundproofing is substandard.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Magne

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Loves it!
Lovely people working there, great location, great beach
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Annie

Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Jawahir

Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023