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Spice Palace Hotel

3.5 star property

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Breakfast, lunch, dinner served; local and international cuisine
Superior Studio Suite, Kitchenette | View from room
Minibar, in-room safe, desk, free WiFi
Lobby sitting area
Exterior

Reviews

8.6 out of 10

Excellent

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • Pool
  • Breakfast included
  • Room service
  • 24/7 front desk
  • Housekeeping

Explore the area

Map
Soko Muhogo Street, Zanzibar Town, Mjini Magharibi Region
  • House of Wonders
    2 min walk
  • Hamamni Persian Baths
    3 min walk
  • Harbour Kitchen
    1 min walk
  • Zanzibar (ZNZ-Zanzibar Intl.)
    19 min drive

Room options

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Standard Double Room | Minibar, in-room safe, desk, free WiFi

Standard Double Room

  • 172 sq ft
  • City view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Minibar, in-room safe, desk, free WiFi

Standard Single Room

  • 129 sq ft
  • City view
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Large Twin Bed

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Superior Studio Suite, Kitchenette | Minibar, in-room safe, desk, free WiFi

Superior Studio Suite, Kitchenette

  • 236 sq ft
  • City view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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About this property

Spice Palace Hotel

3.5-star hotel in Stone Town
An outdoor pool, a restaurant, and a bar/lounge are available at this hotel. Free breakfast (local cuisine) and free WiFi in public areas are also provided. Other amenities include a coffee shop/cafe, 24-hour room service, and concierge services.
Spice Palace Hotel offers 28 air-conditioned accommodations with minibars and laptop-compatible safes. 65-cm flat-screen televisions come with cable channels. Refrigerators and coffee/tea makers are provided. Bathrooms include showers, bathrobes, slippers, and complimentary toiletries.

This Zanzibar Town hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks and phones. Housekeeping is provided daily.

Recreational amenities at the hotel include an outdoor pool.
The hotel offers a restaurant and a coffee shop/cafe. A bar/lounge is on site where guests can unwind with a drink. Guests can enjoy a complimentary breakfast each morning. Wireless Internet access is complimentary.

This business-friendly hotel also offers an outdoor pool, a terrace, and multilingual staff. For a surcharge, the property provides an airport shuttle (available 24 hours) and a ferry terminal shuttle.

Spice Palace Hotel has designated areas for smoking.

A complimentary local cuisine breakfast is served on weekdays between 7 AM and 10:30 AM and on weekends between 7 AM and 10:30 AM.
Blue Ocean - This restaurant specializes in local and international cuisine and serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
Jaws Bar - Onsite bar. Open daily.
Blue Ocean - This coffee shop specializes in local and international cuisine and serves light fare only. Open daily.
Late night fare is available from 24-hour room service.

Languages

English, French, Portuguese, Russian, Swahili, Ukrainian

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • No onsite parking available
  • 24-hour roundtrip airport shuttle on request for a surcharge
  • Ferry terminal shuttle (surcharge)

Food and drink

  • Free local cuisine breakfast available 7:00 AM to 10:30 AM on weekdays and 7:00 AM to 10:30 AM on weekends
  • A bar/lounge
  • A coffee shop/cafe
  • A restaurant

Restaurants on site

  • Blue Ocean
  • Blue Ocean
  • Jaws Bar

Things to do

  • Outdoor pool

Family friendly

  • In-room refrigerator
  • Laundry facilities
  • Outdoor pool

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk

Guest services

  • Concierge services
  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Multilingual staff
  • Tour and ticket assistance

Outdoors

  • Pool loungers
  • Terrace

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Elevator
  • Wheelchair accessibility
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
  • Wheelchair-accessible registration desk

More

  • 2 buildings
  • 4 floors
  • Built in 2017
  • Designated smoking areas
  • Mosquito nets
  • Traditional architecture

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Bathrobes
  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower
  • Slippers
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • 65-cm flat-screen TV with cable channels

Food and drink

  • 24-hour room service
  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Electric kettle
  • Minibar
  • Refrigerator

More

  • Air conditioning
  • Desk
  • Laptop-compatible safe
  • Phone

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; Check-in end time: 8:00 PM
Early check-in subject to availability
Early check-in fee: 50 percent of room rate
Late check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 10:00 AM
Contactless check-out available
Late check-out subject to availability
A late check-out fee will be charged

Special check-in instructions

This property offers transfers from the ferry terminal and airport (surcharges may apply); to arrange pick-up, guests must contact the property 24 hours prior to arrival, using the contact information on the booking confirmation
The property charges 5 percent for credit card payments
Guests must contact the property in advance for check-in instructions; front desk staff will greet guests on arrival
To make arrangements for check-in please contact the property at least 24 hours before arrival using the information on the booking confirmation

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Property payment types

Important information

Fees

You'll be asked to pay the following charges at the property. Fees may include applicable taxes:

  • A tax is imposed by the city: USD 4.00 per person, per night

We have included all charges provided to us by the property.

Optional extras

  • Airport shuttle fee: USD 50 per room (one-way)
  • Early check-in fee: 50 percent of room rate (subject to availability)
  • Late check-out is available for a fee (subject to availability)
  • Credit card charges are subject to a surcharge of 5 percent

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted

Property is also known as

Spice Palace Hotel Zanzibar Town
Spice Palace Zanzibar Town
Spice Palace Hotel Hotel
Spice Palace Hotel Zanzibar Town
Spice Palace Hotel Hotel Zanzibar Town

Spice Palace Hotel Reviews

Reviews

8.6

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 56 out of 113 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 38 out of 113 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 12 out of 113 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 3 out of 113 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 4 out of 113 reviews" "

9.0/10

Cleanliness

8.8/10

Staff & service

8.0/10

Amenities

8.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.2/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Steven

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
In a real area. Many local people right outside the door. If you are looking for a sanitized western lux hotel, maybe go elsewhere. If you want to really feel like Stone Town a good option. Room was basic but clean and comfortable.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024

8/10 Good

Lenora

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Close to everything of interest. Modern, well kept.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

6/10 Okay

Angelique

Traveled with partner
Liked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
We booked this hotel via Expedia and stayed 2 nights. The best thing about this hotel is location. It is in the middle of Stone Town, walking distance to all the attractions (Freddie Mercury museum, slave market, churches, spice market, old port). There are a lot of shops and many restaurants around the corner. We walked a lot on our own and it is very safe during the day. People are friendly. The roof top restaurant has view of Stone Town. I arranged pick up from airport and they were great. They also took us to our resort in Nungwi and I think there price is better than taxi or service from Nungwi. The room is very nice and clean. Breakfast is good too. The downside, there are constructions in other buildings surrounding this hotel. And our room is next to the street. So it is very noisy all day and night. People on the streets are talking into 2-3 in the morning and the loud speaker from a mosque near by starts at 5am. People staying in the hotel coming into the hotel until 2-3 am. So I didn’t get much sleep here. There was a mixed up for our breakfast. Hotel has record that we did book with breakfast. But the rooftop restaurant did not receive our booking. So they refused letting us in even when I showed my booking information from Expedia. The front desk had to work through the 2 management systems to solve this problem. It took so long by the time they solved this miscommunication, breakfast time was almost over so we had to rush to get some food.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

rajabu

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

8/10 Good

rajabu

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Ji Hyun

Stayed 5 nights in Jun 2024

8/10 Good

Patrick

Traveled with family and small children
Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great value for money
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

4/10 Poor

Raju

Liked: Cleanliness
Repairs going at the adjustable property and no information about that.also no hot water due to some problems what give property 2 stars
Stayed 2 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Aisling

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
All of the staff here were so kind and helpful! My room was so clean and comfortable, and the breakfast was amazing 🤩 I really hope I can stay here again one day ❤️ Asante Sana!!
Stayed 2 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Ildiko

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice and clean hotel. Loved the terrace restaurant. The food was good and breakfast had lots of choices. It was easy to find our way to the melacon. There is a ATM close by which is convenient. You could make arrangements for trips right in the hotel. We didn't use it, bit there is a very nice pool at the hotel. They were eager to please us in every way. Nice stay.
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Shu hua

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Location location….everything is within walking distance!
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Angi

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great location and staff
My 2nd stay i really felt comfortable the first time so i came back.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Angi

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great place amazing price and location
This was a very nice hotel. The staff was very friendly it has a great roof top restaurant/bar the food was great would definitely stay again.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

STEPHEN

Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2024

2/10 Terrible

Barbara, Virginia Beach

Disliked: Amenities
Property location is nice. Very old and smells of mildew. The pool is the size a jacuzzi, no seats around the baby splash pool. I had no hot water and the tv did not a connect. The free internet is null and void. Connectivity to the internet was poor for both new gets that I stay at Spice Palace. Heed this warning and stay elsewhere. The breakfast served each morning was horribly!
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2024

8/10 Good

Arne

Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

John

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Excellent location in Stone Town. Very nice room. The dining was reasonably good, although at times just a bit slow. The staffing and service at the lobby coffee bar was very poor, with apparent staff disinterest -- this is the only aspect of this hotel which could use some more attention, Otherwise, highly recommended.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2023

8/10 Good

Annlee

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
A hidden gem among the hustle and bustle of Stone Town. Great location and friendly staff, though quite noisy.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2023

8/10 Good

Roald

Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Javon

Liked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great Hotel!
I had a truly amazing stay at this hotel. The staff were so nice. The room was very big and had a comfortable bed. And the breakfast was very delicious. I would definitely stay here again.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2023

10/10 Excellent

Wilmer

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
I had a great stay at Spice Palace Hotel, perfect location, near to the most popular tourist attractions!
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2023

2/10 Terrible

Kenton

Traveled with group
Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Tired and misleading
The hotel is very tired. The rooms were very tired, the mosquito nets were grey with neglect and had holes in them, defeating their purpose. The shower in the bathroom had cracked tiles and wholes in the door. You also needed to be a contortionist to sit on the toilet, and all this was in what is described as a superior suite. They claim to have happy hour on beer and cocktails between 4 and 7 every day (advertised in the bar) but when you try to take advantage of this they use all sorts of excuses to give you any form of happy hour discount. When I tried to raise this with the management they didn’t even have the decency to respond to my email. Either they need to remove the happy hour sign and references to happy hour or honour it. The food was average at best. Do not use their airport shuttle as the charge double the going rate and do not get you as close to the hotel as they possibly could do. This is all a great shame as the hotel does have great potential due to location. All it requires is some freshening up.
Stayed 5 nights in Jan 2023

8/10 Good

saleh

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Room comfort
Majority of things are ok but something very important which I didn't like is the fact that you cannot easily sleep in the morning or during the afternoon and the reason is that too much light in the room. The sun goes directly through the small window of the door overlooking 5he balcony, from the toilet door. The curtains are not dark and leave the sun light to come in. I was in Room 302
Stayed 5 nights in Dec 2022

10/10 Excellent

Sven

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice stay
Was a nice hideaway in the Middle of town, the staff and rooftop restaurant were a saving grace, especially during our trip, the staff were very accommodating
Stayed 5 nights in Apr 2021

10/10 Excellent

John

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2021