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Dreams Hotel Zanzibar

Property class: 3.5

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A luxurious living room with a large, reflective coffee table, a decorative brass pitcher, and a television mounted on the wall displaying a show.
A multi-story hotel with a restaurant on the ground floor, featuring balconies and potted plants.
A balcony with a view of the sunset, featuring two chairs and a table.
A dining table set for four with a view of the city through large windows.
A modern bedroom with a large bed, a ceiling fan, and a decorative wall panel.

Reviews

7.0 out of 10
Good

Popular amenities

  • Breakfast included
  • Parking included
  • Free WiFi
  • Restaurant
  • Air conditioning
  • Laundry
The current price is $93
$74 nightly
$93 total
Total with taxes and fees
Sep 17 - Sep 18

Explore the area

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Mlandege Road, Zanzibar Town
  • Place, Slave Market
    ‪13 min walk‬
  • Place, Forodhani Gardens
    ‪18 min walk‬
  • Place, Shangani Beach
    ‪18 min walk‬
  • Airport, Zanzibar (ZNZ-Zanzibar Intl.)
    ‪10 min drive‬

Room options

View all photos for Executive King Room

A modern hotel room with a bed, a TV, a ceiling fan, and a dark wooden dresser.

Executive King Room

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed
  • Free WiFi

View all photos for Family Room, City View

A neatly made bed with white bedding and pillows, a dark headboard, and two framed artworks on the wall.

Family Room, City View

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(1 review)
  • City view
  • 323 sq ft
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Double Bed and 2 Twin Beds
  • Free WiFi

View all photos for Twin Room, 2 Twin Beds, Balcony, City View

A hotel room with two beds, white bedding, red accents, and a large window with curtains.

Twin Room, 2 Twin Beds, Balcony, City View

  • City view
  • 323 sq ft
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds
  • Free WiFi

View all photos for Deluxe Suite, City View

A hotel room with a red carpet, white bedding, and decorative pillows.

Deluxe Suite, City View

  • City view
  • 323 sq ft
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed
  • Free WiFi

View all photos for Honeymoon Room, 1 King Bed

A hotel room with a tufted headboard, white bedding, and a decorative towel arrangement.

Honeymoon Room, 1 King Bed

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed
  • Free WiFi

View all photos for Honeymoon Room, 1 King Bed

A bed with a white swan towel and red flowers.

Honeymoon Room, 1 King Bed

7.0 out of 10
Good
(2 reviews)
  • City view
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed
  • Free WiFi

View all photos for Executive Room, 1 King Bed

A modern bedroom with a large bed, grey curtains, a black decorative panel, and a grey headboard.

Executive Room, 1 King Bed

  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed
  • Free WiFi

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About the neighborhood

Zanzibar Town

When you stay at Dreams Hotel Zanzibar in Zanzibar Town, you'll be near the beach, within a 10-minute walk of Michenzani Mall and Livingstone's House. .This hotel is 0.8 mi (1.3 km) from Darajani Market and 0.8 mi (1.3 km) from Zanzibar Ferry Terminal.

What's nearby

  • Slave Market - 13 min walk - 0.7 miles
  • Malindi Mosque - 13 min walk - 0.7 miles
  • Forodhani Gardens - 18 min walk - 1.0 mile
  • Shangani Beach - 18 min walk - 1.0 mile
  • Old Fort - 18 min walk - 1.0 mile

Getting around

  • Zanzibar Intl. Airport (ZNZ) - 15 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Lukmaan Restaurant - ‬15 min walk
  • ‪Livingstone Beach Restaurant - ‬18 min walk
  • ‪Maru Maru Terrace Restaurant - ‬16 min walk
  • ‪Zanzibar Coffeehouse - ‬12 min walk
  • ‪Mama Mia Gelato - Stone Town - ‬17 min walk

About this property

Dreams Hotel Zanzibar

Dreams Hotel Zanzibar offers 28 air-conditioned accommodations with fireplaces and safes. Rooms open to balconies or patios. Flat-screen televisions come with cable channels. Bathrooms include showers, slippers, complimentary toiletries, and hair dryers.

This Zanzibar Town hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks and complimentary newspapers. Additionally, rooms include complimentary bottled water and irons/ironing boards. Housekeeping is provided daily.

Make yourself at home in one of the 28 air-conditioned rooms featuring fireplaces and flat-screen televisions. Rooms have private balconies or patios. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and cable programming is available for your entertainment. Conveniences include safes and desks, and housekeeping is provided daily.
Take in the views from a rooftop terrace and make use of amenities such as complimentary wireless internet access and concierge services. Additional features at this hotel include babysitting (surcharge), an arcade/game room, and a hair salon.
Enjoy a meal at the restaurant, or stay in and take advantage of the hotel's room service (during limited hours). A complimentary buffet breakfast is included.
Featured amenities include complimentary newspapers in the lobby, a 24-hour front desk, and luggage storage. A roundtrip airport shuttle is provided for a surcharge (available 24 hours), and free self parking is available onsite.
Guests are offered a complimentary buffet breakfast.
Dreams Hotel Zanzibar has a restaurant on site.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • Street parking available
  • 24-hour roundtrip airport shuttle on request for a surcharge
  • Free self parking on site

Food and drink

  • Free buffet breakfast
  • A restaurant
  • Snack bar/deli

Things to do

  • Arcade/game room

Family friendly

  • Arcade/game room
  • Babysitting (surcharge)
  • In-room refrigerator
  • Laundry facilities
  • Separate bedroom
  • Snack bar/deli
  • Soundproofed rooms

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • ATM
  • Free newspapers in lobby
  • Hair salon
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk

Guest services

  • Concierge services
  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Tour and ticket assistance

Outdoors

  • Rooftop terrace

Accessibility

  • No elevator

More

  • Mosquito nets
  • Smoking not allowed

Room amenities

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower
  • Slippers
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • Flat-screen TV with cable channels

Food and drink

  • Cleaning supplies
  • Electric kettle
  • Free bottled water
  • Limited room service
  • Refrigerator

More

  • Air conditioning
  • Ceiling fan
  • Desk
  • Fireplace
  • Free daily newspapers
  • Iron/ironing board
  • Safe
  • Soundproofed rooms

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 8:00 AM; Check-in end time: 8:00 PM
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before noon

Special check-in instructions

This property offers transfers from the airport (surcharges may apply); guests must contact the property with arrival details before travel, using the contact information on the booking confirmation
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 or service animals 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

You'll be asked to pay the following charges at the property. Fees may include applicable taxes:

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

We have included all charges provided to us by the property.

Optional extras

  • Airport shuttle fee: USD 20 per vehicle (roundtrip)

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

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
Property is located within an airport and access is restricted to airport travelers only
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher, a security system, and a first aid kit
This property has outdoor spaces, such as balconies, patios, terraces which may not be suitable for children; if you have concerns, we recommend contacting the property prior to your arrival to confirm they can accommodate you in a suitable room

We should mention

This property does not have elevators
Only registered guests are allowed in the guestrooms
No pets and no service animals are allowed at this property

Property is also known as

Dreams Zanzibar
Dreams Hotel Zanzibar Hotel
Dreams Hotel Zanzibar Zanzibar Town
Dreams Hotel Zanzibar Hotel Zanzibar Town

Dreams Hotel Zanzibar Reviews

Reviews

7.0

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 3 out of 14 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 5 out of 14 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 3 out of 14 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 2 out of 14 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 1 out of 14 reviews

8.2/10

Cleanliness

8.0/10

Staff & service

6.6/10

Amenities

7.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

Verified review

8/10 Good

Temituoyo

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Cozy, neat and well run hotel with friendly amazing staff providing services with a smile. Spacious rooms with firm mattresses. Avoid the rooms with the city view as it is noisy.
Stayed 1 night in May 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Bright

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great place, amazing people 😄
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2025
Verified review

6/10 Okay

FOLUKE SUSAN

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Amenities
There were 2 issues with this place. The first was their amenities were old. Their TV did not work the entire time we were there. On our last day, a technician showed up trying to fix the TV to no avail. The other issue is that they had no shuttle to the airport as advertised. That was a total lie. Other than those 2 issue, it was an OKAY place.
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2026
Verified review

6/10 Okay

Richard

Liked: Staff & service

Nice staff

I arrived after dinner, and they thought I was a no-show so they gave up my premium room. The next day they moved me to a nice room. The place itself is definitely not fancy. But the staff were all super nice and helpful. The people in Zanzibar are pretty nice and fantastic though, so there’s that.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Candy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
It was fantastic ❤️‍🔥😌
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2022
Verified review

8/10 Good

Expedia

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

Okay

It was okay. I did not expect the Hilton. The wifi the AC worked, there was hot water. Clean. No lift, that was okay for me. The breakfast at the rooftop is fair, nothing special. Opposite to the hotel there is a bank, ATMs. There is also a mall not far away, and a business center, where you can buy SIM. The Darajani Street is a few steps away which leads you to old town.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2022
Verified review

8/10 Good

Konstantinos

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort

Average hotel

Good location, 15 minutes from centre. Very friendly staff. Old building.
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2019
Verified review

4/10 Poor

Verified traveler

Disliked: Amenities
The area is terribke, and the hotel looks uncozy. Breakfast is poor, Staff are friendky but the hotel is for locals, a bit rundown. I couldn't wait to get out. Certainly, it looked better in the pics. No elevator. Breakfast on floor 5. At breakfast, tv on with the burial of some person. Not the idesl program to wnjoy breakfast. The linen and towels had seen better days. Not a 3,5 hotel at all. Exoedia shoukd rate better.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2019
Verified review

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort

not the best of stays

Was charged for the return airport transfer when meant to be included, the phone was broken and no hot water but the staff were mostly nice. I did get an email apologising but no refund as yet so who knows...plus lots of stairs in the heat (hence the phone not working wasn't great). The restaurant only takes shillings so make sure you exchange enough for food or you'll go without like me.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2019
Verified review

8/10 Good

Paer

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

Enkelt hotell utan hiss med bra service och A/C

Hotellet är beläget centralt med närhet till supermarket och banker.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2018
Verified review

2/10 Terrible

Ayayi kluse

Stayed 7 nights in Dec 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

NAOMI

Stayed 6 nights in Nov 2024
Verified review

4/10 Poor

Marian

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Das geht nur ein paar Nächte

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2019
Verified review

8/10 Good

Hannu

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Staff & service
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2018