Name: Asmini Palace Hotel
Address: Kiponda Street Stone Town, Zanzibar, 3292, TZ

10/10

Exceptional

06 Oct 2023

Damii Richard

Fantastic breakfast

I would say they have the best breakfast I have tried in Stone Town, and trust me, I have tried several.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

02 Mar 2023

Ian

Well located near to the centre of Stonetown, friendly helpful staff. Could do with a bar up on the rooftop terrace.

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

22 Jul 2022

allison

Great location. Nice rooftop breakfast. Very friendly and helpful staff.

Leisure Family

4/10

Poor

28 Dec 2021

Verified traveler

It was pathetic.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

26 Aug 2019

Verified traveler

This is a really lovely hotel, perfectly situated for walking tours of Stone Town. The rooftop breakfasts were delicious and the staff was attentive and helpful. We had a wonderful stay.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

23 Jul 2019

David

The staff was friendly and accommodating. Rooms were spacious, clean and culturally intriguing. Rooftop breakfasts were very nice. Located in the heart of Stone Town, the hotel was well situated for walking tours of historic sites, shopping, and access to the scenic harbor. Airport shuttles and island tours were set up nicely through the front desk.

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

14 Feb 2019

Richard

A very good mid-range hotel

We were only there for 2 nights, but were well looked after by the staff. It is very central, but NOT where it is shown on hotel.com's website. please use Google to see where it really is. This was clearly pointed out by me to hotels.com, but their call centre agent was incapable of resolving this. Our room was totally acceptable for a mid-range hotel. Breakfast is simple and is served in a roof-top restaurant. it's nothing spectacular, but we'd definitely stay again.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

21 Jul 2018

Clare

Nice basic hotel close to the ferry port

We were given cold fresh juice when we arrived and staff were really helpful when we were checking in, and with any questions we had during our stay. Rooms were comfortable with ac, fridge, bottled water, tea and coffee, tv, mosquito nets. We had lunch in the rooftop restaurant, which was all good (cheeseburger, puzza, calamari). Breakfast was also good, and they allowed us to check out late and helped carry our bags to the ferry. Would definitely recommend staying here.

8/10

Excellent

17 Feb 2018

Verified traveler

Would recommend this hotel

God location close to everything in stone town. Pretty good wifi as well.

8/10

Excellent

10 Nov 2017

Verified traveler

Nice hotel, well located near the sea front and close to ferry yet only 10 mins walk from main tourist strip. Can be confusing to find as it's marked in the wrong place in Google maps. Staff are really nice and accommodating. Clean, spacious room with good air con and nice breakfast on the roof terrace. Overall very good hotel!

Family

10/10

Exceptional

24 May 2017

Luke

Very nice breakfast and friendly hotel staff. We went in low season, so we were the only hotel guests.

8/10

Excellent

20 Feb 2017

Bonnie

Good location. No frills, satisfactory stay.

No frills but very acceptable. We used it for one night before departing for the coast and would probably have wanted a few more comforts if staying longer. Had a family room and there were two double beds and didn't feel cramped. Really good location for exploring StoneTown. $15 taxi from airport.

Family

4/10

Poor

15 Nov 2016

Maria

Central location, room was musty, mattresses very old. Nice staff.

Family

8/10

Excellent

31 Oct 2016

Andria

Friendly staff and management

A nice cosy resort with all you need.

Family

4/10

Poor

14 Aug 2016

Verified traveler

Dirt and dust turn me off.

I liked the location right in Stone Town, the hotel's character and authenticity and friendly staff. I didn't like bugs and dirt in the elevator, filthy menus, garbage in the planters, hideously stained pillows and inches of dust on bed frame.

10/10

Exceptional

18 Jul 2016

Jeff

Loved it.

Frederica was an amazing host. I will be back if I'm in Zanzibar again.

2/10

Poor

01 Jan 2016

Chrishella

BED BUGS IN ROOM 104

I stayed at the Asmini for four nights in a double king bed room. The first night I woke with a few bites on my arm and wrist which I assumed were a mosquito bite. The next night I had a ton of small red marks on my feet, again I thought it was from maybe walking in the sand. The third and fourth night my legs were on FIRE. I had multiple bites from my feet to my thigh. Ironically my roommate didn't have any bites. She pointed out that it didn't look like mosquito bites. So I googled 'Mosquito bite vs bed bug bite' the pattern in which I was bite were exactly the pattern of bed bugs. The main thing was that they bite in a line vs mosquitos bites which are randomly placed. That's exactly what I had, bites in a line formation.

Our room on arrival was very dusty and had many spider webs so I'm assuming no one had stayed in it in a while. The laundry/towels were very stiff. I definitely don't understand why it was rated/listed as a 4 star hotel.

Had this not been the case I would have rated the hotel differently as they were accommodating to my early arrival and the men who worked the reception desk and kitchen were very nice. The Zanzibarian people are very nice people. However I would not recommend this place to friends traveling unless the whole place is exterminated.

Family

8/10

Excellent

01 Jan 2016

HEA

Central location, very friendly and helpful staff

Nice place, very good value for money, nice breakfast on roof terrace, staff was top!

6/10

Pleasant

11 Sep 2015

Verified traveler

Clean, quiet hotel within walking distance to ferry terminal and all attractions in Stone town. Beautiful roof for breakfast and when we had to leave early the staff went out of their way to pack a breakfast for us to take with us!

2/10

Poor

20 Aug 2015

Verified traveler

Hotel pretends credit card system is down

Upon arriving, we found multiple signs that their credit card reader was down and that all visitors had to pay in cash. When pressed, they revealed it had been down for 4 months. Upon further pressing, they revealed they did have ways to process credit card payments.

One should not have to haggle for credit card processing. This soured my stay.

Also, no shampoo. They have resident rates which they don't advertise.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

16 Aug 2015

Verified traveler

modest little gem in Stonetown

We enjoyed a very pleasant stay at this charming, affordable small hotel close to the ferry terminal, with easy meanders through Stonetown right at hand.

8/10

Excellent

21 Jul 2015

Verified traveler

The hotel is well located in Stone town and the staff was immensely helpful in arranging tours, providing me with toiletries I had forgotten, and making sure I was protected from mosquitoes.

8/10

Excellent

28 Jun 2015

Elizabeth

Great Location. Very Helpful Manager, Juma.

My Luggage was lost by the airline for 2 days and Juma the Hotel Manager did everything and made numerous phone calls to the airport Authorities to help me locate my Luggage. Excellent customer service. Great Hotel Location. Within walking distance to the Ferry, Town and Markets.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

03 Apr 2015

FireGod40

Great small hotel

This hotel is in a great central location. Very close to Mercury's which is a great bar though the food took a very long time to arrive - but highly recommend for a drink - which come surprisingly fast.

The rooms were very large, clean, comfortable and tastfully decorated. The wifi only works in the lobby or rooftop area which is a bummer but not a deal breaker for me. Our room came with breakfast which was Al a Carte and delicious. The staff were extremely pleasant and welcoming. The night guard even took time after his shift to help us navigate the markets and shops.

The hotel is smaller and not well know among the taxi drivers though our driver was able to ask around and find it. The fact that it is close to Mercury's helps as that is well know.

We would definately stay again.

8/10

Excellent

20 Mar 2015

satohiro

Great location, helpful staff

We stayed 1 night before leaving for the other side of the island. The hotel was located just a few minute walk from the ferry terminal, very close to everywhere- town center, palace, old fort, night market, etc. The staff at the hotel they were all so nice and helpful. I would definitely recommend this hotel to everyone.

10/10

Exceptional

03 Jan 2024

Bitte

The staff made the hotel worth staying

The staff was beyond .

Partner

8/10

Excellent

07 Aug 2023

Lars

Enkelt men bra med utmärkt läge.

Enkelt men trevligt och bra hotell med utmärkt läge. Superbra service.

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

28 Dec 2022

Malin

Nice Hotel

Very nice staff, good location in Stone Town. One of the nicest hotels in the area. Hard beds. Nice breakfast on the Rooftop.
European measures =3 rate
Tanzanian measures = 4 rate

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

11 Jul 2019

Ratiba

Très bien et bien placé.

L'hôtel est bien placé même si l'environnement extérieur n'est pas génial, l'intérieur est cosy, bien décoré et typique. Le personnel était aux petits soins. Nous avons passé un super moment.

Family

8/10

Excellent

24 Aug 2018

Verified traveler

Gradevole soggiorno

In centro a stone town, colazione ottima, bagno piccolo e buio.
Consigliato per brevi soggiorni

8/10

Excellent

05 Jul 2018

GIANLUCA

Consigliato!

Albergo molto centrale, a 10 minuti a piedi si raggiunge qualsiasi zona di stone town, personale cortese, stanze ampie e pulite. La colazione al tavolo (no buffet) è ricca e completa, mentre il ristorante non lo abbiamo potuto provare perchè era chiuso per ben tre sere di fila (servizio discutibile). Wifi accettabile. Consigliato!

8/10

Excellent

25 Oct 2017

Bo

Mycket bra läge i Sten staden. Nära till allt.

Kombinerad resa med besök i Sten staden och med senare vistelse med bad på östkusten

Family

10/10

Exceptional

28 Aug 2017

Peggy

Nice hotel in the middle of Stone Town

We stayed for 3 nights with our two kids (4 and 7) in Asmini Palace and we liked it very much. The room was very clean and we had two big beds with mosquito nets. The breakfast was very good and all the staff were extremely friendly and warmhearted. It´s very close to the House of Wonders and in just a few minutes you are in the hustle and bustle of Stone Town. The roof top terrace is nice as well.

2/10

Poor

30 Jun 2017

Nacho

Muy viejo y sucio

Muy viejo y sucio. Todo esta de hace 20 años el la zona hay otros hoteles mucho mejor.

6/10

Pleasant

30 May 2017

Verified traveler

Sentralt hotell

Veldig sentralt, kort til alle mulige spennende kultur områder i Stonetown. hyggelig personale.

Family

8/10

Excellent

22 Apr 2017

Natalie

Fint och charmigt hotell som ligger nära till allt

Fint och charmigt hotell som ligger nära till allt. Trevlig och bra personal, underbar passionjuice som välkomstdryck.

Family

8/10

Excellent

24 Dec 2016

Christian

Koselig, rimelig og sentralt

Bra hotell og hyggelig betjening til en god og overkommelig pris. Sentral beliggenhet og fine rom.

Family

8/10

Excellent

20 Mar 2016

Hermann

Geruhsamer Zwischenstopp

Zwei Übernachtungen in zentraler Lage, fußläufig zu den meisten Sehenswürdigkeiten. Gutes Frühstück auf der Dachterrasse

Partner

8/10

Excellent

13 Jan 2016

Agneta

Nice hotel, close to almost everything

Traveling from the mainland via Stone Ttown to Paje. Stayed for three nights and everything worked perfectly. Clean room, substantial delicious breakfast and an elevator! Would definitely recommend the Asmini.

Family

10/10

Exceptional

01 Nov 2015

Verified traveler

Zentral gelegenes aber ruhiges Hotel

Das Hotel hat einen antiken Flair, schön ist das servierte Frühstück auf der Dachterrasse. Man kommt überall schnell hin und obwohl wir meist die einzigen Gäste waren, wurde sich um alles gekümmert und die Rezeption war 24h besetzt.

8/10

Excellent

20 Sep 2015

Verified traveler

Godt hotel

Det var hyggeligt og afslappende. Og de var søde til og hjælpe.

Family