Princess Salme Inn

3.0 star property

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Beach nearby
Exterior
Standard Double or Twin Room, 4 Bedrooms | Desk, iron/ironing board, free WiFi, bed sheets
Desk, iron/ironing board, free WiFi, bed sheets
Exterior

Reviews

7.0 out of 10
Good

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • Breakfast available
  • Pet-friendly
  • 24/7 front desk
  • Air conditioning
  • Laundry

Explore the area

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Malindi Dega, P.O Box 2310, Zanzibar Town, Zanzibar - Tanzania
  • Place, Slave Market
    ‪5 min walk‬
  • Place, Forodhani Gardens
    ‪7 min walk‬
  • Place, Shangani Beach
    ‪8 min walk‬
  • Airport, Zanzibar (ZNZ-Zanzibar Intl.)
    ‪11 min drive‬

Room options

Standard Double Room, 2 Bedrooms

  • 13 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Queen Bed

Standard Double or Twin Room, 4 Bedrooms

  • 19 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Single Beds and 1 Queen Bed

Family Room, 2 Bedrooms

  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Queen Bed and 2 Single Beds

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Princess Salme Inn Reviews

Reviews

7.0

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 8 out of 20 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 3 out of 20 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 3 out of 20 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 3 out of 20 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 3 out of 20 reviews

7.0/10

Cleanliness

8.2/10

Staff & service

7.0/10

Amenities

6.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

SYDNEY

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
I stayed here one night after landing in stone town. Perfect spot to nap on and off to get through the jet lag and be right in the heart of stone town. Extremely walkable to sites. The rooms are spacious, excellent shower and super comfy bed. Very clean and was just what I was looking for. Please note that it was a bit difficult to find. The taxi just dropped me off on the main road because cars can’t access the small streets. Once you know where it is, it’s super simple to return to
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Frank

Business traveller, Travelled with family, Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The place is amazing and you get the value for your money. The location is central, top notch and very excellent customer service. Would recommend over and over.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Thomas

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Feels home. Kind and very friendly people right among the locals. Great breakfast.
Stayed 15 nights in Sep 2021

6/10 Okay

Margarita

Travelled with group
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

You get what you pay

Very basic hotel. The bathroom didn’t work well. For the price it’s fine, but couldn’t stay longer than 1 night in this place.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2021

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Close to food market. Close to ferry. Safe. No loud musuc blasting. Privacy. Fantastic breakfast. Helpful eiyh taxi. Decebt price. Big room. No loud traffic at all.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2019

10/10 Excellent

Mathilda

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
This place was nice and cosy, just as stowntown should be.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2019

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
BE AWARE OF THE FACT THE YOU HAVE TO PAY 9 DOLLARS EACH PERSON PER NIGHT! NOT AS CHEAP AS IT LOOKS ON EXPEDIA!
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2019

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2019

10/10 Excellent

Michelle

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Helpful staff greet you and are very willing to take you anywhere you need to go.Just a short walk to the water and street food. Lovely open air balcony where my family and I were served a plentiful breakfast each morning for a very reasonable 4$US
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2019

10/10 Excellent

Åsne Hovden

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

Amazing experience

It was amazing. I absolutely loved the staff, probably one of my best experiences at a hotel. Would definitely come back again.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2019

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Stayed 5 nights in Feb 2019

8/10 Good

Adam

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Topp beliggenhet for et stopp i Stonetown. AC funket si som så og resepsjon semi-ubemannet. Rommen var ikke de beste men funker for en overnatting eller to
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

2/10 Terrible

Nickolaj Thers

Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2025

4/10 Poor

Florian

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

zhiho

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

편안한 숙박

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

8/10 Good

Ekaterina

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service

Очень порядочные люди

Очень хорошие владельцы и персонал, не жадные до денег, готовые помочь. Отель для бюджетного проживания, но безопасный и радушный
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2020

6/10 Okay

Majbritt

Liked: Staff & service

Snusket hotel i et snusket kvarter.

Pga, den høje skat på værelser i Zanzibar, var det ret dyrt, selve værelset kostede 130kr for en nat men oveni det kom en skat af 9USD pr Person pr nat, hvilket fordoblede prisen. Kvarteret det ligger i virker noget snusket og er ikke umiddelbart et sted man har lyst til at gå rundt i efter mørkets frembrud. Vi tog værelset fordi vi skulle nå færgen til fastlandet om morgenen, og til det formål var værelset okay, men ellers var der ikke meget at råbe hurra for. Personalet var dog super flinke.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2019

2/10 Terrible

fatma

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

Tek kelimeyle Rezalet "

Bu otele 10 metre mesafede bile oradaki esnafa sordum otelin yerini bilemediler,ortak vc ve banyo olduğunu farketmemiştim ama oda tuvalet gibi kokuyordu...2 gece için 207 lira ödediğim otele giriş yaparken 36 dolar vergi istediler,balık pazarının karşısında olan otel balık pazarından daha pis kokuyordu,kalmak istemediğimi belirttim.. ayrıldım.. recepsiyondaki görevli bayağı memnun görünüyordu, bu otel gerçek bir değerlendirmede 3 yıldız değil motel dahi olamaz.. bu eksiyi hotels com.a yazarım hiçmi denetlemediniz,,, hiçmi denetlemediniz 5000 km yol gidip böyle bir hayalkırıklığını hiçkimse haketmiyor.... hiç kusura bakmayın bu hotele benim değerlendirmem 0.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2019

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Il faut dormir dans la toilette

La toilette est dans la chambre, sans mur sans porte, et ce n'est pas montré dans le site, je n'ai pas pu imaginer mais quand je suis arrivée c'est trop tard, je ne reviendrai plus jamais.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2019