Reviews of Zanzibar Coffee House
(83%) From 52 travellersThey do not necessarily represent the views of Expert Africa.
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A welcoming refuge in Stone Town
The Coffee House is a beautiful old building in the midst of busy and bustling Stone Town.
We were made extremely welcome by the manager, Salome, and her staff made us very comfortable. Our room was comfortable, large - and quiet. We only had one night there, before moving on to our next destination but we returned there a few days later for lunch. Food was excellent and the coffee is good too.
We enjoyed our breakfast with excellent views from the tower top terrace.
Great little gem in Stonetown
Such a cute little place. It reminded me of a hostel for grownups probably because the first floor is literally a coffee shop. The manager here was extremely helpful and super sweet. She was very proactive in asking us what our dinner plans were ( which at that point we had none) she made a few recommendations which led to her making a reservation for us.
We were leaving the next day to head home and she was had no problem offering a late check out which was amazing and very helpful to us.
One word of advise if you stay here, don't bring a lot of luggage as there is no car access to this hotel. You will need to walk a short distance with your luggage.
Lovely room with personality
While the hallways aren't air conditioned, our room was and it was absolutely necessary in February! The room was very large and there was a rainshower in the bathroom. The lounge/breakfast area on the roof top has a nice breeze and is a nice area to relax in. Also - best coffee in Tanzania!!
There is no elevator in the Coffee House, so if you're totally out of shape, this may not be the place to stay. A member of the staff will carry your bags to and from the room, however.
There is a small honour fridge on one of the floors which is convenient for when you don't want to go out for a drink.
The narrow streets outside the hotel and where all the small shops are were kept quite clean.
Hotel with character and cool roof terrace
Lovely quirky place in the heart of Stowntown just round the corner from Emerson & Green Hotel.
Staff are super friendly and there is an excellent, relaxed coffee shop on the ground floor. Quite a haven.
Rooms are good with interesting decor; the place feels like a proper heritage Omani influenced house.
Best part is the rooftop terrace: you can have a sundowner beer (honesty fridge) looking out over the rooftops.
Breakfast is served there too - a perfect boiled egg and toasted muffin was just the job. Oh and a good coffee of course.
Zanzibar Coffee House review
A 1 star hotel in the middle of a slum (garbage in the streets, run down buildings). Wifi mostly wasn't working.
Read more about the whole tripA beautifully historic place!
We loved our stay at the Zanzibar Coffee House! It oozed style and atmosphere - great rooms (our connecting rooms were perfect for our family) - great cafe at the bottom - and an amazing roof top veranda to enjoy breakfast and take a rest from the hustle and bustle of Stone Town.
The coffee served was top notch - "The best!" according to Anne, who is a coffee aficionado.
Interesting place
Most people i suspect choose a hotel on the waterfront whereas Zanzibar Coffee House is about 200m inland amongst the maze of laneways in Old Stone Town.
We had a suite which was nice as that meant we had aircon which was nice given how muggy Stone Town got the minute you walked away from the seafront
Full of character and charm!
We had a great stay at Zanzibar Coffee House, the building itself is quirky and charming. We had the most amazing room - Cappuccino suite which was full of character.
The location is excellent and we really enjoyed being at the very heart of StoneTown. The roof Top terrace is a lovely sanctuary and we enjoyed escaping up there once we needed a break from the hustle and bustle. Service was very good and the room was spotless.
We would highly recommend The Coffee House when staying in Stone Town.
Zanzibar Coffee House review
Really cool building and our room was great. Beautiful roof with views of Stonetown.
Read more about the whole tripZanzibar Coffee House review
Really loved having this experience at the end of our trip. I had read 'The Last Slave Market' by Alastair Hazell and would really recommend it to give an understanding of Stonetown. The Coffee House was perfectly located, although we were a bit anxious about finding our way back after dark!
The rooftop terrace is very special for drinks (help yourself from a fridge and record in a book) and especially a delicious breakfast looking out on the rooftops.
The room was huge and very atmospheric but beware the stone steps to the bathroom - I have a very painful stubbed big toe!
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