Horizon Palace

Really poor hygiene and lousy rooms with lots of missing items, such as toilet seats, mosquito nets, etcetera

La ubicación excelente, tranquilo a pesar de los cantos de los gallos por la mañana y los rezos al alba.
El servicio bastante malo. No teníamos toallas y tardamos horas en que nos las dieran. Pedimos una almohada más cómoda y nos ignoraron.
La habitación muy grande y bonita, pero el colchón muy incómodo, tan viejo que se deshacía la tela y la cama se hundía por la mitad. Recomiendo comprobar la cama antes de aceptar la invitación.

Good location

Very nice Hotel

Flott beliggenhet og hyggelig personal, men gammelt og slitt uten heis.

The lication is good to access to stonetowm easily.

5 mins walk to forodhani,

In general a nice stay. The staff was very friendly and helpful. The room had a nice aircondition (although the room was quite dark). The rooftop was nice with some nice views and the location is really good. The breakfast was a bit limited, but so was it everywhere else we stayed in Tanzania. Overall a really nice option for a few days in Stonetown.

Nothing at all... The location is great but everything else is a messe.. . Bad breakfast... Rooms not comfortable.. Didn't clean my room for 3 day's...

1) The view at the last floor (panorama restaurant) with its view over Stone Town and the sea. It is called Horizon Hotel for a reason.
2) The kindness of the staff. All very kind.
3) The colonial-time furniture in the room and the public area like the staircase. Lots of wood from back in the days. I hope the hotel will never change it, it truly is a charm. Go there if you like history, skip if you seek modern comfort.

1.Very close to airport
2.Very close to Stone Town
3.Excellent staff and management

Good value for the price and centrally located for an urban experience of Zanzibar. I spent a night there and my room had lots of character with beautiful sculpted wood furnishings. The bathroom was not renovated, unlike the room itself. It was functional but not inviting. No bottled water was provided which would be nice at least to brush your teeth (can’t drink the water in Zanzibar). The mosquito net had some holes in it. The staff’s English is very limited, which can make communication around basic things challenging. Nice rooftop.

Good value for the price and centrally located for an urban experience of Zanzibar. I spent a night there before heading north to the beach and my room had lots of character with beautiful sculpted wood furnishings. The bathroom was not renovated, unlike the room itself. It was functional but not inviting. No bottled water was provided which would be nice at least to brush your teeth (can’t drink the water in Zanzibar). The mosquito net had some holes in it. The staff’s English is very limited, which can make communication around basic things challenging. Nice rooftop.

Beautiful old wood architecture and friendly staff. Nice rooftop dining area. Spacious room. Strong AC and great hot water. Easy access to Forodhani and Stone Town sights. Must walk down a short alley from the street to get to hotel from taxi. I would stay here again!

Could be upgraded. Our tub needs serious repair or replacement. No instructions for hot water. It’s old. Safe does not work in the room. No elevator. Staff carried bags for us. They were excellent answering questions

Staff are very friendly and always willing to help. Breakfast was good although service is slow (but this is everywhere in Tanzania, Pole Pole as they say). Roof top view where breakfast is served is very nice. After all the room change arounds we had a pleasant stay. Good location for Stone Town, just need some updating and maintenance then this could be a GREAT Hotel. Seems like there is new management, so hopefully they will solve these issues for future guests.

The property is in a very old building so I expected the mismatched tiles in the bathroom where repairs were made, uneven floors, mismatched furniture and such. But one of our rooms had a broken A/C both nights and the other room the A/C didn't work the second night, one bed was missing a top sheet, and it just seemed like there were lots of small changes that could be made to transform this into a top-notch hotel. It was an interesting location and the views from the rooftop dining for breakfast was lovely and we appreciated the staff. I'm glad we stayed here because of the location but the stay would have been much better with air conditioning that worked so we could sleep more at night. Note that the hotel is on a street that doesn't allow cars so you will park and walk some distance with your luggage. We arrived at night and I'm thankful our taxi driver helped us find the hotel on foot as we were tired and carrying all the luggage for ourselves and our four children and google maps wasn't helping navigate.