Ratings based on 33 Verified Reviews
3.9 Room cleanliness
4.2 Service & staff
3.5 Room comfort
3.6 Hotel condition
Expedia Verified Reviews
by A verified traveler
Posted 23 Oct 2022
by A verified traveler
Posted 2 Sep 2021
Excellent customer service very friendly
The only issue is room space and the breakfast we ate eggs every day 😁😁
by A verified traveler
Posted 16 Dec 2020
Locating the front door can be a little tricky but one you find it everything will be great! Nice location near the dock and a nice little coffee cafe nextdoor. Clean rooms and very helpful ladies at the front desk
by A verified traveler
Posted 1 Mar 2020
Excellent service, extremely clean, nice breakfast, very friendly hotel with great staff. I am now friend with most of them.
by A verified traveler
Nice staff and clean hotel.
Posted 28 Feb 2020 on HotelsWe had a lovely stay in the Hotel with nice staff and clean rooms and other areas!
The only thing that made us upset was the apparent extra fee that was $9/night/person extra charge that wasn't written or included in Hotels.com..
This was greatly disappointing because the room was $18/night and this extra tax made it dubble the price which is an extreme increase and surprise when not mentioned in the booking (apparently this tax is addes in bookings.com but not Hotels.com)
Hopefully this will be mentioned in the future with additional tax to pay in hotel.
Other than that we loved the place and gice it a 5 star because of the nice and helpful staff and clean ac room.
by A verified traveler
Posted 21 Jan 2020 on Hotels
by A verified traveler from Tanzania
Posted 11 Jan 2020
Location is 5 min walk to the port. Close to all the main stone town attractions.
by A verified traveler
A mediocre place
Posted 28 Dec 2019 on HotelsThe hotel entrance and reception not inviting. The rooms are small to normal size, clean but worn out. There is no mattress but foam. Internet service exists but very slow. Breakfast is ok. No fresh coffee or tea though, they come in tea bags here. The nearby mosque can be a nuisance at sunrise specially on your first day after an 8 hour flight.
On arrival we were offered a triple room for about three hours until we were appointed to our reserved rooms. The best excuse was that the people staying in those rooms had not arrived to pick up their staff.
In my opinion, the hotel is overpriced for what you get. There are nicer places nearby in similar prices.
by A verified traveler
Posted 11 Dec 2019 on Hotels
We experienced a welcoming atmosphere from all the staff and more from Wilson and Fatima.
The location is perfect if you travel with the ferry from Dar Es Salam.
by A verified traveler
You Want economy, You Get a 2 star Hotel
Posted 15 Sep 2019 on HotelsI have stayed here several times, and continue to occasionally becasue of friendships I have formed with staff members. The staff are always helpful and polite. The hotel is a 2 star, in a noisy part of the city, but an excellent locartion near to the ferry port. THe rooms are very basic, and it is likelt that something does not working a room on a given day. The price is hard to beat, though.
Comment from Hotel Management
17 Sep 2019 by Philip Jumbe , Hotel Management
Dear Douglas,
Greetings from Stonetown View Inn, your home away from home. Thank you for always choosing us whenever you are in stone town, you are part of the loyal family. We continue to make improvements as of now replacing old mosquito nets and beddings to new ones, adding tea and coffee facilities to some rooms and regular maintenance of in room facilities.
Thank you for finding our staffs helpful,location of the property and sorry for the noisy part, some of things unfortunately we can't control but always trying our best to anticipate and meet our guests needs.
We welcome you back everytime you are in Unguja.
Kindest Regards,
