Nice hotel with good location. Staff is very helpful. Good breakfast, local food!

If you want to pay with card in hotel you have to pay 3% card ayment tax. Ad it is not mentioned anywhere.

The hotel is an oasis of tranquility in the bustling heart of Stone Town. It’s the perfect place to stay to give you easy access to everything the area has to offer. It’s small, but very well presented, with traditional decor, heavy wooden furniture and doors, but with air-con and ceiling fans in all the right places. Breakfast is excellent with a wide range of local and traditional fare, fruits, juices, teas and coffee. Bianca and her team will do anything to make your stay more enjoyable. I cannot rate Shaba Boutique Hotel highly enough and would recommend anyone planning to visit Zanzibar to stay there.

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As I was working in Stone Town, the location was very ideal for me. This place is very well maintained, feels safe and the staff are very friendly and helpful.

First time in Stone Town doesn't prepare you for the maze you encounter trying to find this place. But after a day or two you get your bearings. Everything is a maze, the property itself has several layers. But this all adds to the experience which isn't necessarily a bad thing. The only small complaint I had was the hot shower outlet tap needs maintenance and the mattresses could've been better, but everything else was ideal.

A great warm welcome from everyone, proximity to the ferry port and beach, very comfortable bed, hot shower, fast and stable Wifi, tasty breakfast buffet and the friendliness of everyone. The room and bathroom is big and spacious. The hotel is in a traditional building with original features. The stairway is steep but the staff will help you with your luggage. They can arrange transportation between Zanzibar at a reasonable price. Very good value for money. A special thank you to Ally and the breakfast team who answered any questions I had without hesitation and always with a smile. A home away from home! 10/10 service and stay. Thank you!

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Amazing little hotel, an oasis right in the center of Stone Town. The staff is the most welcoming we've had in our month of stay in Tanzania (thanks Hamid and Bianca!). The AC in the rooms works well (very important, Stone Town is very hot and humid). The rooms are well styled and laid out, yet still authentic to the character of the place. We travelled around Zanzibar so we returned here, ended up staying in three different rooms, all were of the same quality. The breakfast is great and they have several potato "croquettes" which were very good. All the amenities of Stone Town are a short walk away, including very good restaurants. The place is guarded at night and there is a backup generator which also powers the AC. The staff is still the highlight though, very friendly and helpful, they did our laundry at no extra charge, arranged transport for us, etc.!

The breakfast place has fans and no AC so it's a bit hot, however we understand that they are addressing that in the low season, so you will not encounter this issue when you stay. Very highly recommended!

1- Manager Hamed was amazing! Best customer service. He made sure all our requests were met. He was very accommodating and professional. 2- Breakfast was excellent. Lots of options 3- Hotel is right in the centre of town (behind Darajani bazaar) so it was very convenient for us when it came to shopping 4- Price per night is fair and reasonable considering what I mentioned above, plus cool AC in the room. Hot water in the washroom with shower gel, shampoo, etc Definetly coming back to this boutique hotel!

It's not a bad thing per say but the location can get confusing at first if you're new to Zanzibar. But the people there are so kind and helpful in directing you. After the first night it was easy to find the place. I love the people of Zanzibar!

Nothing was too much trouble for the staff here. Extra fruit at breakfast, organising drivers for trips, walking you through the warren of Stone Town to the money exchange etc. The hotel itself is a labour of love with exceptional furnishings and artwork. The breakfast is marvellous. They also have free water constantly available: a plus im the heat and humidity of Zanzibar and bigger chains should take note. WiFi very strong too. Everything in Stone Town is in easy walking distance. Just get lost in the maze and enjoy.

We didn't mind but you can't get a car within about 150 metres given the narrowness of the streets. We thought it added to the atmosphere.

Really nice place located in Stone town. Beautiful style, and staff was very helpful. Brakefast was also very good.

There was electricity shortage in our bathroom and the electrician was detecting electricity in the water in our shower. Was scary and dangerous to take shower afterwards. Was also expencig for what it offers like everything else in Tanzania.

We loved the breakfast! We had stayed in different places during our stay in Zanzibar and Shaba had the best breakfast hands down! Loved the variety of food and local options. We also loved the boutique nature and decor of the hotel.

Wished they would offer dinner services because their food was really good! We also had an incident where they asked us to switch rooms to a smaller one due to overbooking by Booking.com. Eventually, they resolved it without us needing to move, but it was a bit unprofessional for them to go about it that way, especially since they were silent on compensation as the room type would have changed had we accepted to switch rooms.

The staff at Shaba hotel were exceptionally kind and helpful, and always with a smile (one kind staff member was even named Happiness, and she was definitely happy every time I saw her!) :) I love the centrality of Shaba hotel and where it was located within the windy streets of Stonetown. The breakfast was elaborate and yummy. I also appreciated being able to leave my bag downstairs when I checked in early/checked out late, and the staff even let me borrow an umbrella when unexpected rain came, as well as helped me print my ferry ticket. They were just simply amazing. I also really loved the room (I upgraded to the larger room), the style was beautiful and the room was very clean. Everything was great at this hotel and I will definitely be back.