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Horizon Palace

2.5 star property
Zanzibar Town hotel in Stone Town area

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Breakfast, lunch and dinner served
Breakfast, lunch and dinner served
Superior Double or Twin Room
Superior Double or Twin Room
Reception

Reviews

7.4 out of 10
Good

Popular amenities

  • Spa
  • Free WiFi
  • Restaurant
  • Air conditioning
  • Breakfast available
  • Business services

Explore the area

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Baghani St, Zanzibar Town, Mjini Magharibi Region
  • Place, House of Wonders
    ‪3 min walk‬
  • Place, Old Fort
    ‪5 min walk‬
  • Place, Forodhani Gardens
    ‪5 min walk‬
  • Airport, Zanzibar (ZNZ-Zanzibar Intl.)
    ‪11 min drive‬

Room options

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Deluxe Double or Twin Room

Deluxe Double or Twin Room

  • 30 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Superior Double or Twin Room

Superior Double or Twin Room

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(1 review)
  • 30 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Family Suite

Family Suite

  • 50 sq m
  • 2 bedrooms
  • Sleeps 5
  • 1 King Bed, 1 Twin Bed and 1 Queen Bed

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About the area

Zanzibar Town

Stone Town stay.With a stay at this Stone Town hotel, you'll be steps from St. Joseph's Cathedral and Marahubi Palace. People's Palace Museum and Mbweni Ruins are also within half a mile (1 km).

What's nearby

  • Nakupenda Beach - 3 min walk - 0.3 km
  • House of Wonders - 3 min walk - 0.3 km
  • Old Fort - 5 min walk - 0.5 km
  • Forodhani Gardens - 5 min walk - 0.5 km
  • Slave Market - 7 min walk - 0.6 km

Getting around

  • Zanzibar Intl. Airport (ZNZ) - 18 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪House of Karafuu - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪Lukmaan Restaurant - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪Livingstone Beach Restaurant - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪Sharazad The Door Restaurant And Cafe - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪Mama Mia Gelato - Stone Town - ‬4 min walk

About this property

Horizon Palace

Zanzibar Town hotel in Stone Town area
Along with a restaurant, there's a coffee shop/cafe on site. You can unwind with a drink at one of the 2 bars/lounges. A free manager's reception is offered daily.

Event space at this hotel measures 2153 square feet (200 square meters) and includes conference space. The business-friendly Horizon Palace also features spa services, coffee/tea in a common area, and concierge services.

Smoking is allowed in designated areas at this Zanzibar Town hotel.

  • 37 guestrooms or units
  • 2 bars or lounges
  • 2153 sq ft of conference space
  • 200 sq m of conference space
  • Manager's reception (free)
  • Conference space
  • Breakfast available (surcharge)
  • Coffee in lobby
  • Front desk (24 hours)
  • Storage area for luggage
  • Front-desk safe
  • Concierge
  • Television in lobby
  • Smoking in designated areas
  • Dining venue
Horizon Palace offers 37 air-conditioned accommodations with minibars and safes. 24-inch flat-screen televisions come with satellite channels. Bathrooms include bathtubs or showers and bathrobes.

Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access (speed: 50+ Mbps). Business-friendly amenities include desks and phones. Additionally, rooms include complimentary bottled water and fans. Housekeeping is offered daily and irons/ironing boards can be requested.

Guests can pamper themselves by indulging in the onsite spa services. There are massage/treatment rooms available. Services include deep-tissue massages, sports massages, Swedish massages, and Thai massages.

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Property amenities

Family friendly

  • High chair

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • In-room WiFi speed: 50+ Mbps

Parking and transportation

  • No onsite parking available

Food and drink

  • Daily cooked-to-order breakfast available 7:30 AM to 10:00 AM for a fee: USD 15 for adults and USD 15 for children
  • 2 bars/lounges
  • A coffee shop/cafe
  • A restaurant
  • Coffee and tea in common areas
  • Free daily manager's reception
  • Hosted evening meal available for a fee of USD 30

Things to do

  • TV in common areas

Accessibility

  • No elevator

Room amenities

Entertainment

  • 24-inch flat-screen TV with satellite channels

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Bathrobes
  • Bathtub or shower
  • Towels provided

Food and drink

  • Free bottled water
  • Minibar

More

  • Air conditioning
  • Connecting rooms available
  • Desk
  • Fan
  • Iron/ironing board on request
  • Phone
  • Safe
  • Window screens

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; Check-in end time: anytime
Minimum check-in age: 15

Check-out

Check-out before 10:30 AM

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

  • No pets 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

Guests will be asked to pay the following charges at the property:

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

We've listed all charges provided to us by the property.

Optional extras

The fees and deposits listed below will be charged at the time of service, check-in, or check-out.

  • Fee for cooked-to-order breakfast: approximately USD 15 for adults and USD 15 for children
  • Hosted evening meal: USD 30

This may not be a comprehensive list. Fees and deposits are subject to change and might not include tax.

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, debit cards, and cash
Noise-free guestrooms cannot be guaranteed
Charges for extra guests may apply and vary according to property policy.
A cash deposit, credit card, or debit card for incidental charges and government-issued photo identification may be required upon check-in.
Special requests are subject to availability at the time of check-in. Special requests can't be guaranteed and may incur additional charges.
    This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business, or profession. No onsite parking is available. This property accepts Visa, Mastercard, debit cards, and cash. Noise-free guestrooms cannot be guaranteed.

We should mention

  • Reservations are needed for massage services and spa treatments. For reservations, contact the hotel before arrival using the contact information on the booking confirmation.
  • Connecting/adjoining rooms are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property at the number on your booking confirmation.

Property is also known as

HORIZON PALACE Hotel
HORIZON PALACE Zanzibar Town
HORIZON PALACE Hotel Zanzibar Town

Horizon Palace Reviews

Reviews

7.4

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 6 out of 26 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 11 out of 26 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 5 out of 26 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 1 out of 26 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 3 out of 26 reviews

8.2/10

Cleanliness

8.4/10

Staff & service

5.6/10

Amenities

6.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

4/10 Poor

Darren

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Staff was friendly, but the hotel had no other guests, didn’t take long to find out why. No water in the rooms. Or cold water to be found in the hotel. Asked for water to the room, but none arrived. Stayed one night before switching to another hotel. Do not book here
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2025

8/10 Good

Isaiah

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2025

8/10 Good

david

Business traveller
Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

8/10 Good

Eva

Very nice Hotel
Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2025

6/10 Okay

Robin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Sohail

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
5 mins walk to forodhani,
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Karen

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

James

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

Caroline

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
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.
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

8/10 Good

Caroline

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
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.
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Stephanie

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
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!
Stayed 6 nights in Jan 2024

8/10 Good

Pamela

Travelled with group
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
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
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2023

6/10 Okay

Lea

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
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.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023

8/10 Good

Christelle, Kinshasa

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Beautiful place, very nice staff, walkable within Stone town. Dated bathrooms but great experience
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

8/10 Good

Kurt

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

8/10 Good

KANTHARUBAN

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

2/10 Terrible

Theodorus

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

2/10 Terrible

Marcella

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Really poor hygiene and lousy rooms with lots of missing items, such as toilet seats, mosquito nets, etcetera
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2025

6/10 Okay

Javier

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort

Bien ubicado, mal servido y cama muy incómoda.

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.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

2/10 Terrible

christine

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jens Kåre

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

6/10 Okay

Tone

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Flott beliggenhet og hyggelig personal, men gammelt og slitt uten heis.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

8/10 Good

Thorir

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

A nice option for a few days in Stonetown

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.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Christian

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

6/10 Okay

Martin

Stayed 5 nights in Feb 2024