Al Johari Hotel & Spa

The property was in a walking distance of all sites in Stone Town. The service and hospitality was excellent. I enjoyed my stay at Al-Johari and plan to stay there if I return to Zanzibar. I highly recommend this hotel!

Amazing hotel with extremely friendly staff wonderful owner and management, excellent breakfast and restaurant area is breathtaking. I even extended my stay with them and they were very adaptable and accommodating to any of our needs. Must give it a try specially the breakfast in the restaurants early morning. Also enjoyed exploring different areas in the hotel like a campus area with beautiful statues of animals or decorative framed items.

This place is a rip off. Be aware that they will charge you extra if you pay online under the excuse of “taxes”. It’s only hotel in Zanzibar that does that. I never had to pay any extras for taxes in any other hotel during my 10 days stay in Zanzibar . The hotel is also too expensive. True it’s clean, but still overpriced.

Beautiful and comfortable place to stay. Close to many attractions. Loved the ambiance, staff were very friendly. Would definitely come back for future stays. Rooftop restaurant is great for having meals while looking at the sea.

We only spent one night at this hotel as a station for our next destination in Zanzibar. We arrived late at night and the check in was very fast and the guy assisted us with luggage. We were also allowed late check out till 12, as the normal check out was 10 in the morning, so very early especially for us that could only have a few hours of sleep. Although the hotel is decorated nicely, everything in it is so old. Very far from the photos. The room is so small you can barely pass at the edge of the bed to go to the other part of the room. There were lots of mosquitos in the room. The bed is big but looked like the sheets weren't so clean. There is an aroma dispenser in the room (probably to cover the smell of an old building) which makes a terrible sound frequently. As a result I could not sleep for even a minute. Just happy to see kids sleeping. Breakfast served was tasty but very tiny portions, even for my low appetite kids. But the girls serving were so polite and nice. Considering this is a third county and the hotel condition, the price of 95$ a night is so very overpriced. It didn't even deserve 35$. Looks like in Zanzibar they work with the philosophy "let us rip you off this time because probably you will not come ever again". Even the visa fee upon arrival tells the same, and for a family of 4 it's quite expensive to pay 200$ only for visa, especially in a country where government does no investment ( leaving bad roads, bad electricity, bad tap water supply ).

Room was so tiny it shouldn’t class as bedroom

Great experience. Great staff and clean rooms. Nice location

Building obviously has interesting history. AC was very nice. No hot water, but we didn't ask them to check so maybe we missed something

The restaurant at the top floor is the winner. Excellent hospitality, very friendly staff and great food. The rooms have a typical zanzibari ambience. Had a chat with the owner who happens to be very friendly. He said he is planning for further renovations to make a few rooms more comfortable The washrooms have both a morden and a vintage safari kind of look Over all a pleasant experience