Featuring hire of cars as well as WiFi in public areas, the 3-star Al Johari Hotel is set in Zanzibar, about an 11-minute stroll from The Peace Memorial Museum. Located in the heart of the city, this Zanzibar hotel offers elegant rooms and views of the city.
The historical property is placed about 0.5 km from Kisauni airport and relatively near such cultural venues as House of Wonders National Museum. You can find the 17th-century Old Fort of Zanzibar, which is a great place to explore the area, 700 metres from the Al Johari. This accommodation is placed at a medium distance from amani, while Darajani Daladala Terminus bus station is approximately 10 minutes' walk away.
The air-conditioned rooms at Al Johari Hotel are fitted with a flat-screen TV with satellite channels, some of them feature a stone fireplace. Guests can also use a shower, along with such amenities as a dryer and towels.
A free breakfast is served in the restaurant. This hotel is right at the bar Travellers Cafe.
The historical property is placed about 0.5 km from Kisauni airport and relatively near such cultural venues as House of Wonders National Museum. You can find the 17th-century Old Fort of Zanzibar, which is a great place to explore the area, 700 metres from the Al Johari. This accommodation is placed at a medium distance from amani, while Darajani Daladala Terminus bus station is approximately 10 minutes' walk away.
The air-conditioned rooms at Al Johari Hotel are fitted with a flat-screen TV with satellite channels, some of them feature a stone fireplace. Guests can also use a shower, along with such amenities as a dryer and towels.
A free breakfast is served in the restaurant. This hotel is right at the bar Travellers Cafe.
Standard Single Room
Guests will have a special experience as this single room features a fireplace. Offering free toiletries and bathrobes, this single room includes a private bathroom with a bath, a shower and a hairdryer. The air-conditioned single room offers a flat-screen TV with cable channels, executive lounge access, a wardrobe, tumble dryer as well as a quiet street view. The unit offers 1 bed.
1 SingleStandard Double Room
Guests will have a special experience as this double room provides a fireplace. Offering free toiletries and bathrobes, this double room includes a private bathroom with a bath, a shower and a hairdryer. The spacious air-conditioned double room offers a flat-screen TV with cable channels, a tea and coffee maker, a seating area, a wardrobe as well as a quiet street view. The unit offers 1 bed.
1 Large DoubleSuperior Double Room
The spacious double room features air conditioning, a tea and coffee maker, heating, as well as a TV. The unit has 1 bed.
Budget Single Room
Air conditioning
Alarm Clock
Bathroom
Bathroom amenities (free toiletries)
City View
Closets in room
Clothes drying rack
Coffee/Tea maker
Electric Kettle
Fan
Fire alarms or smoke detectors
Fire extinguishers
Free Toiletries
Hair Dryer
Internet access
Internet facilities
Ironing facilities
Mini-refrigerator
Mosquito Net
Private bathroom
Private Entrance
Shampoo
Shower
Slippers
Tiled / Marble floor
Toilet
Towels
Wake Up Service
Wardrobe/Closet
Wooden / Parquet floor
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116 Shangani Street, Stone Town, Zanzibar City, Tanzania
City: Zanzibar City
Region: Zanzibar
Check-in from 14:00
Check-out until to 11:00
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414 reviews
#10 of 49 hotels in Stone Town
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Review dated 30 Ago 2024
Nice Place To Stay
We spent our last night here.Very reasonable price.This is the centre of all attraction in stone town.The room were very clean.The staffs were very friendly and welcoming.I must recommend this to all my friends who would love to spend some nights in stone town.
Review dated 09 Ago 2024
Great safe stay in Stone town
.The staff and manager were so helpful and organised a trip at short notice to prison islands. The beds were very comfortable, the house staff were great and the towels were always in a lovely design and great service . The breakfast on the terrace was lovely. Would recommend a stay if you are in stone town .
Review dated 04 Lug 2024
Worst Hotel customer service experience I had
I had an incredibly frustrating and unacceptable experience at Al-Minar Hotel in Stone Town, Zanzibar. Upon arrival, the receptionist insisted I book via the Booking.com app, despite being right in front of him. After booking in front of him, I showed him the confirmation number and automatic payment reservation sent by the platform. He claimed he couldn’t find the reservation number. I showed him the references again, and he finally said it was okay.
The next morning, as I was checking out, a new receptionist presented me with a fresh invoice and demanded I pay again. Despite showing all my reservation and payment confirmations, they claimed they couldn’t find anything under my name. I asked them to contact Booking.com, but they refused. I had to use my phone to call Booking.com, which resulted in a higher phone bill. The Booking.com agent wasn’t very helpful either; he put me on hold several times and said it would take about an hour to email the hotel, refusing to talk to the hotel staff. Being held at the hotel until I paid again was outrageous, and it caused me to miss my ferry and disrupt my entire journey.
To make matters worse, the new receptionist became aggressive, yelling at me and cutting me off while I was trying to explain the situation, both in person and while I was on the phone with the Booking.com agent. It got to a point where her colleague had to ask her to give us space and continue the discussion with us.
Since then, I have been bounced around by Booking.com trying to get reimbursed. As they are saying that the invoice given to me by the property is invalid and they need another one. Given the poor treatment I received, I have no desire to ever contact this hotel again. This is nothing less than a scam.
I am now forced to try to reclaim the payment through my bank. This has been the worst customer service experience of my life I had at a hotel.
Avoid this one at all costs.
The next morning, as I was checking out, a new receptionist presented me with a fresh invoice and demanded I pay again. Despite showing all my reservation and payment confirmations, they claimed they couldn’t find anything under my name. I asked them to contact Booking.com, but they refused. I had to use my phone to call Booking.com, which resulted in a higher phone bill. The Booking.com agent wasn’t very helpful either; he put me on hold several times and said it would take about an hour to email the hotel, refusing to talk to the hotel staff. Being held at the hotel until I paid again was outrageous, and it caused me to miss my ferry and disrupt my entire journey.
To make matters worse, the new receptionist became aggressive, yelling at me and cutting me off while I was trying to explain the situation, both in person and while I was on the phone with the Booking.com agent. It got to a point where her colleague had to ask her to give us space and continue the discussion with us.
Since then, I have been bounced around by Booking.com trying to get reimbursed. As they are saying that the invoice given to me by the property is invalid and they need another one. Given the poor treatment I received, I have no desire to ever contact this hotel again. This is nothing less than a scam.
I am now forced to try to reclaim the payment through my bank. This has been the worst customer service experience of my life I had at a hotel.
Avoid this one at all costs.
Review dated 18 Gen 2024
Ok hotel
Ok hotel for a one night stop, max 2 nights. Great location for StownTown tour, also close to the airport by taxi 10$/20minutes.
Did not catch the names - as a welcome the Receptionist was super friendly, but later during our stay, his colleagues - not so much, just the opposite.
We hade an early flight, so we missed the breakfast on the last day, we asked if we could use the missed breakfast as a dinner on the last day with the surcharge- but they did not approve our request. So we paid the full amount for the dinner.
Especially thanks to Restaurant staff and the chef, they were so nice, helpful and the food was super teasty.
Did not catch the names - as a welcome the Receptionist was super friendly, but later during our stay, his colleagues - not so much, just the opposite.
We hade an early flight, so we missed the breakfast on the last day, we asked if we could use the missed breakfast as a dinner on the last day with the surcharge- but they did not approve our request. So we paid the full amount for the dinner.
Especially thanks to Restaurant staff and the chef, they were so nice, helpful and the food was super teasty.
Review dated 04 Gen 2024
Quaint, quiet, and quintessentially cosy.
The biggest compliment I can pay this hotel is that my wife did not complain about anything at all! All the things that she checks first - shower pressure, bed comfiness, aircon, breakfast, room towels, friendly and helpful staff - all received the thumbs-up.
Additional Bonuses: For a mid-budget hotel, it is located in a fairly swanky hotel hood:it is virtually a stone throw away from the following - the beach, a fantastic retaurant called "6 degrees" and other great coffee shops and restaurants. Plus, any alleyway you choose to take (eastwards , that is) as you head out to explore Stone Town will lead you to any of the following - the Freddie Mercury museum, the Old Fort, the Night Market and many, many other places which you will discover as you go on your exploratory walk.
This place is a gem and I personally, highly recommend it!
Additional Bonuses: For a mid-budget hotel, it is located in a fairly swanky hotel hood:it is virtually a stone throw away from the following - the beach, a fantastic retaurant called "6 degrees" and other great coffee shops and restaurants. Plus, any alleyway you choose to take (eastwards , that is) as you head out to explore Stone Town will lead you to any of the following - the Freddie Mercury museum, the Old Fort, the Night Market and many, many other places which you will discover as you go on your exploratory walk.
This place is a gem and I personally, highly recommend it!
Choose how to pay. Always in a safe way.
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