236 Hurumzi

Stone Town, Zanzibar

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  • Room/Unit Type
    • 2012

      Jan 1 - Dec 31

  • Single/Small Double Room
    • 160USD

    • 1 double bed | 2 guests
    • Description: Kipembe: small double room with ensuite bathroom with shower
    • Number of Room Type: 1
    • Max occupancy: 2 adults
    • Room Features: phone, safe box, air conditioning, fan, mosquito net.
  • Double room in 240 Hurumzi
    • 165USD

    • 1 double bed | 2 guests plus
    • Description: Rooms in 240 Hurumzi. Double rooms all with ensuite bathroom - Livingstone has shower only, others have tubs as well. All have access to a shared kitchen. The bed in Livingstone is a narrow (4ft) double - the room will be priced as single/small double from 2010.
    • Number of Room Type: 6
    • Extra beds (available on request): 1 rollaway bed
    • Max occupancy: 3 adults + 1 child
    • Room Features: phone, safe box, air conditioning, fan.
  • Double room in 236 Hurumzi (except Kipembe & Ballroom)
    • 185USD

    • 1 double bed | 2 guests plus
    • Description: North, South, East, West, Gallery, Lavender, Crystal, Zenana, Amber, Green: double rooms, all with ensuite bathrooms with stone tubs and showers; some have balconies or verandah access (see 'Rooms'). AC in all apart from East, West and North. Most can accommodate an extra person on either a daybed or an additional mattress.
    • Number of Room Type: 10
    • Extra beds (available on request): 1 daybed or 1 rollaway bed
    • Max occupancy: 3 adults + 1 child
    • Room Features: phone, safe box, air conditioning, fan.
  • Ballroom / Suite La Rose
    • 225USD

    • 1 double bed and 1 single bed or daybed | 2 guests plus
    • Description: Largest rooms, with ensuite bathroom, spacious sitting area. The ballroom has a large antique balcony.
    • Number of Room Type: 2
    • Extra beds (available on request): 1 rollaway bed
    • Max occupancy: 4 adults
    • Room Features: phone, safe box, air conditioning, fan.
  • Suite
    • 225USD

    • 1 double bed | 2 guests plus
    • Description: Suite Blue: features an antique wooden bed and ensuite bathroom with large stone bath, marble floors, separate lounge area with sofa, writing desk, chairs.
      Suite Seyyed: has an antichamber, large bedroom with brass bed, high semi-vaulted ceilings and stone tub.
      Suite Pavilion: Harem-like bed on a platform, a semi-outdoor (but secluded) bathroom and spiral stairs to a small deck.
      Suite Tour: has a blue bedroom with brass double bed, stone bath and private tower-top.

    • Number of Room Type: 4
    • Extra beds (available on request): 1 single daybed or 1 rollaway bed
    • Max occupancy: 3 adults + 1 child
    • Room Features: phone, safe box, air conditioning, fan.
  • Keep Suite
    • 250USD

    • 1 double bed | 2 guests plus
    • Description: Large double room with open and covered verandah areas with stone tub, boudoir, bedroom and stairs leading to the tea room with stunning views over Stone Town and the Indian Ocean.
    • Number of Room Type: 1
    • Max occupancy: 2 adults + 1 child
    • Room Features: phone, safe box, air conditioning, fan, terrace/balcony.

Closed: never.

Rate Information

  • Rates shown are per Room per night based on 2 people sharing unless otherwise specified
  • Includes (unless otherwise specified) Bed and Breakfast.
  • Tax: Government Tax included
  • Optional Extras:  Meals at Tower Top (Mon - Thur from $25 pp, Fri - Sun from $30 pp with live local entertainment, children under 12 1/2 price. Meal prices vary over Christmas and New Year and include entertainment).
  • Children and extra beds: Children of all ages are welcome
    Baby 2 years and under in Baby Cot: free
    Child 2 to 6 years in Extra Bed: free
    Child 6 to 12 years in Extra Bed: free
    Adult or child 12+ years in Extra Bed: 35 USD
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  • Rates valid until: 31 December 2012

Booking Policies

  • Payment:
    Non-refundable guarantee deposit is charged in United Kingdom Pounds (GBP) by i-escape upon reservation.
    Outstanding balance is to be paid directly to 236 Hurumzi in local currency.
    Credit cards accepted by 236 Hurumzi: Mastercard, Visa

    Credit card payments made to 236 Hurumzi incur a supplement.
  • Cancellation Fees:
    More than 7 days before arrival:20% of total
    From 7 days to 3 days before arrival:70% of total
    Less than 2 days before arrival:100%
    No show or early departure:100%

Checking in & out

  • check-in: 12:00 check-out: 10:00
Save to favouritesPrintMail236 HurumziFor some people, a hotel is a business. For others, it’s a pleasure. For Emerson Skeens and Thomas Green, American founders of Stone Town's most famous hotel, it was a true labour of love. Taking on the tropical rain and sun, African pace and a poor socialist infrastructure, they managed over 10 years to turn a pair of crumbling merchants’ houses into a stylish and luxurious little hotel. Their ways have now parted but their legacy remains, in some of the most opulent [r:ZN001:rooms] in Zanzibar. Stained-glass windows and wooden lattice-work throw mysterious patterns over marbled bathtubs and oriental rugs, while vast mosquito nets drape langorously from chandeliers and down over carved four-poster beds. The view from the towertop restaurant over the motley rooves of Stone Town forms a magical backdrop for a Swahili dinner served at knee-high tables by robed waiters. Over the years it has gained a third building with 6 spacious [i!http://www.i-escape.com/hotel.php?section=rooms&hotel_key=ZN001#suites!suites], new management and a new name - but it's still a magical glimpse into the exotic Zanzibar of old.

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