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Upendo House

3.5 star property
3.5-star guest house in Stone Town

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Outdoor pool, sun loungers
Outdoor pool, sun loungers
Exterior detail
Interior entrance
Deluxe Double Room

Reviews

9.2 out of 10

Wonderful

Popular amenities

  • Pool
    Pool
  • Bar
    Bar
  • Spa
    Spa
  • Breakfast included
    Breakfast included
  • Air conditioning
    Air conditioning
  • Housekeeping
    Housekeeping

Explore the area

Map
213/214 Hurumzi street, Stone Town, Zanzibar Town
  • House of Wonders
    1 min walk
  • Beit el-Sahel (Palace Museum)
    2 min walk
  • Hamamni Persian Baths
    3 min walk
  • Zanzibar (ZNZ-Zanzibar Intl.)
    22 min drive

Room options

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Deluxe Double Room

Deluxe Double Room

  • 6 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Superior Double Room, Balcony

Superior Double Room, Balcony

  • 6 sq m
  • City view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Superior Double Room

Superior Double Room

  • 6 sq m
  • City view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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CA $232 total
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13 Oct - 14 Oct
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About the area

Zanzibar Town

Stone Town stay.With a stay at this Stone Town guesthouse, you'll be steps from Shakti Temple and Beit el-Sahel (Palace Museum). House of Wonders and Hamamni Persian Baths are also within half a mile (1 km).
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What's nearby

  • Old Fort - 4 min walk
  • Forodhani Gardens - 5 min walk
  • Shangani Beach - 5 min walk
  • Slave Market - 6 min walk
  • Zanzibar Ferry Terminal - 8 min walk

Getting around

  • Zanzibar Intl. Airport (ZNZ) - 22 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Passing Show Hotel - ‬5 min walk
  • ‪Cape Town Fish Market - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪Lukmaan - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪Meeting Point Cafe - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪6 Degrees South - ‬9 min walk

About this property

Upendo House

3.5-star guest house in Stone Town
There's a restaurant on site. You can enjoy a drink at the bar/lounge. Free breakfast is available daily. WiFi is free in public spaces.

An outdoor pool, spa services, and tour/ticket assistance are also featured at Upendo House.

Smoking is allowed in designated areas at this 3.5-star Zanzibar Town guesthouse.

  • 8 guestrooms or units
  • Continental breakfast (free)
  • Towels for the beach
  • Poolside lounge chairs
  • Dry cleaning
  • Self-service laundry
  • Front-desk safe
  • Tour and ticket information
  • Concierge
  • Bellhop
  • Smoking in designated areas
  • Water dispenser
  • Bar or lounge
  • Dining venue
Upendo House offers 8 air-conditioned accommodations with safes and bathrobes. Each accommodation is individually decorated. Coffee/tea makers and minibars are provided. Bathrooms include showers, complimentary toiletries, and hair dryers. A nightly turndown service is provided and housekeeping is offered daily.
Guests can pamper themselves by indulging in the onsite spa services. Services include deep-tissue massages, facials, body scrubs, and manicures and pedicures. A variety of treatment therapies are provided, including aromatherapy.

Languages

English, Hindi, Swahili

Property amenities

Family friendly

  • Laundry facilities
  • Outdoor pool

Internet

  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • No onsite parking available

Food and drink

  • Free continental breakfast available daily 8:00 AM–10:00 AM
  • 1 restaurant
  • 1 bar

Things to do

  • Bicycle rentals
  • Designer stores
  • Outdoor pool
  • Spa services

Accessibility

  • This property does not have elevators

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Air conditioning
  • Bed sheets
  • Blackout drapes/curtains

Bathroom

  • Bathrobes
  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Shampoo
  • Shower
  • Soap
  • Toilet paper
  • Towels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Electric kettle
  • Free tea bags/instant coffee
  • Minibar

More

  • Eco-friendly cleaning products used
  • Individually decorated
  • Recycling
  • Safe
  • Turndown service

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; Check-in end time: midnight
Contactless check-in available
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 10:00 AM
Contactless check-out available
Late check-out subject to availability
Late check-out fee: 50 percent of room rate

Special check-in instructions

There is no front desk at this property
The host will greet guests on arrival
This property doesn't offer after-hours check-in

Access methods

Host will greet you

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:

  • Deposit: USD 200 per accommodation, per stay

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.

  • Late check-out fee: 50 percent of room rate (subject to availability)

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 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
This property uses eco-friendly cleaning products
Charges for extra guests may apply and vary according to property policy.
A credit 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, American Express, Diners Club, debit cards, and cash. This property uses eco-friendly cleaning products.

We should mention

  • Reservations are needed for massage services. For reservations, contact the guesthouse before arrival using the contact information on the booking confirmation.

Property is also known as

Upendo in Town
Upendo House Guesthouse
Upendo House Zanzibar Town
Upendo House Guesthouse Zanzibar Town

Upendo House Reviews

Reviews

9.2

Wonderful

Rating 10 - Excellent. 39 out of 56 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 12 out of 56 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 3 out of 56 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 1 out of 56 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 1 out of 56 reviews" "

9.8/10

Cleanliness

9.6/10

Staff & service

9.4/10

Amenities

9.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.2/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Was on the first floor, streets were extremely noisy till very early on in the morning. Music & noise. No lift but staff did help with bags. Staff were extremely friendly and helpful. Bathroom is a wet room so whole floor is soaked. Food & cocktails were nice.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jennifer Cristin

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Love this place
This hotel is located in a great location and is super cute! The rooftop bar/pool/restaurant is really nice and the breakfast is fabulous!! We loved everything we had. The view from the pool is very nice and hip! The boutique in the hotel had very nice high end clothing and other neat stuff. The rooms are small but very nicely done and great bathroom amenities. I would stay here again for sure and I’m kind of a hotel snob but Upendo is super cute and decorated nicely
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2024

2/10 Terrible

Stacey

Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Kamau

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent Stay!
Excellent stay! I love the staff and the rooms were comfortable and clean. Enjoyed the rooftop pool and restaurant. Centrally located in stone town. The only improvement would be to eliminate the occasional unwanted crawling critter. Otherwise a perfect stay.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Waleed

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2024

4/10 Poor

Thomas

Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2024

8/10 Good

Martha

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
My room was very comfortable, if a bit overpriced. Unfortuately my view out the window was an alley of rusted roofs and infrastructure - this was #203 - more like a very comfortable cell. The electricity went out in the middle of the night making it very hot. However, the rest of the hotel was pleasant, the upper floors are surely preferable, but you must be able to walk up.. lll in all a good, safe location and nice staff. I wish they would have either put me in a better room or charged me less.

10/10 Excellent

Naurin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Absolute best
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2024

8/10 Good

Jack

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Good hotel if staying in Stone Town. Reception staff, especially Benjamin, was very helpful upon arrival, booking taxis and restaurant reservations. Pool is nice and breakfast was good as well. Would say prices in the shop were more like London and Paris prices, so stayed away from that, which is unfortunate as they have some nice bits.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Christian

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Claudina fernandes

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Love upendo house. Would book again

10/10 Excellent

CLEO

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I stayed at Upendo House for a week while in town for a conference. The room was very chic, comfortable for my week in Stone Town, and all the staff were very helpful and accommodating. While Stone Town is small and nothing is very far, Upendo House was very close to everything and easy to navigate to. The rooftop was beautiful with some of the best views I saw while in Stone Town. On my last day I had a deep tissue massage which was excellent and relaxing, much needed after my week of work!
Stayed 7 nights in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Opubo

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Recommended stonetown stay
Comfortable stay, great shower, perfect location which is a stone throw from forodhani market, great views, great food and accomodating staff (special shout out to Benjamin who sorted out my travel needs and to the security man). The only feedback would be, please install a wardrobe to hang clothes and install a small shelf right next to the shower so that guests can easily reach their shower gel and sponge when having a shower.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Lindsay

Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great hotel in stone town
Great location close to the water, shops, and restaurants. Cute boutique hotel with AC, hot water, great service, and an excellent restaurant with a gorgeous view!
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Karl

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great location to explore Stone Town and an awesome rooftop pool and bar area. Very friendly and helpful staff. Good food from the on-site restaurant.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2023

10/10 Excellent

Jeanette

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The property was in a great location. Beautiful boutique hotel. The staff were also very friendly.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2023

10/10 Excellent

Dorte

Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2023

10/10 Excellent

jonas

Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2023

8/10 Good

Mary

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We were greeted with a smile each day and the staff went out of their way to make us feel at home and comfortable. We arrived very early and they were kind enough to get us into teh room prior to check in. Only complaint was the water cut out briefly while showering on occasion as we were on the 3rd floor and teh plumbing is a bit dated. Wonderful rooftop restaurant with great food and drinks. We also enjoyed the rooftop pool although it was a little chilly. Hotel is close to everything and we felt very safe.

8/10 Good

Shabana

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2022

10/10 Excellent

David

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
My friends stayed at Park Hyatt for $525 a night. They wished they had my experience.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2022

10/10 Excellent

Charlotte

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Parfait
Superbe hôtel, très central. Nous avions une chambre supérieure avec balcon : très spacieuse, propre, lit confortable, équipée d’une climatisation. Piscine et bar sur le rooftop, parfait pour admirer le coucher de soleil en fin de journée. Petit déjeuner très bon (choix à la carte selon 4/5 compositions). Nous avons également dîner au restaurant, c’est excellent ! Seul bémol peut être, le service est long. Personnel très agréable, aux petits soins. Au global c’est un sans faute, hôtel que je recommande les yeux fermés !
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2022

8/10 Good

Claude

Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2022

10/10 Excellent

Camilla

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Mycket trevligt hotell!
Ett väldigt trevligt litet hotell med toppenpersonal! Vi trivdes mycket bra och åt och drack väldigt gott också. Takpoolen bjöd på väldigt fin utsikt! Det enda extra som jag skulle önska är lite mer skugga vid poolen, några parasoll hade suttit fint. I övrigt är vi supernöjda!
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2022