Tembo House HotelvsEmerson Spice Hotel
Tembo House Hotel & Apartments and Emerson Spice are both highly recommended by expert writers. Overall, Emerson Spice is preferred by most reviewers compared to Tembo House Hotel & Apartments. Emerson Spice scores 88 with recommendations from 4 sources such as The Telegraph, Fodor's and Lonely Planet.
Tembo House Hotel
Forodhani Street, P.O.Box 3974, Stone Town 25524, Tanzania
From $91/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Hot Tub
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Free Breakfast
- Shuttle Bus
Lonely Planet
"This attractively restored building has a prime waterfront location, including a small patch of beach (but no swimming) and 44 comfortable, excellent-value rooms." Full review
Emerson Spice Hotel
Tharia Street, Kiponda, Stone Town, Tanzania
From $0/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Free Breakfast
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
Fodor's
"Two gorgeous historic buildings right in the center of the maze of alleyways that make up Stone Town have been converted into a hotel with whimsically wonderful rooms, each with a different theme." Full review
Condé Nast Traveler
"A restored nineteenth-century Swahili sultan’s palace... this multi-storied small hotel has an inner courtyard, six unique antiques-filled rooms, and one of Zanzibar’s best restaurants." Full review
The Telegraph
8.0
"Offers boutique accommodation in 11 romantic rooms with frilly balconies overlooking the action below." Full review
Lonely Planet
Top choice
"The most atmospheric hotel in Stone Town... it's hosted celebrities and made the 2012 Conde Nast hotlist." Full review