Hotels in Zanzibar Stone Town

hotel description :

If you’re an incurable romantic and fancy being swept up in the drama and mysticism of an Arabian Nights fantasy, Emerson and Green is the place. This beautifully restored guesthouse in the heart of Stone Town was once the home of the richest men in the Swahili Empire. It’s now a place to dream of a long-gone era and bask in the opulence it inspired. Imagine waking to the fragrance of jasmine in a bedroom featuring Zanzibari antiques, hand-painted glass lamps and windows, oriental rugs, chandeliers and billowing mosquito nets draped over four-poster beds. Waft over to your balcony to see the early morning sun light up the rooftops of Stone Town as the muezzin calls from the mosque’s minaret. Picture yourself bathing outdoors in an enormous, sunken stone bath shielded from the world by a lattice-enclosed veranda. Then step out into the hustle and bustle of Stone Town and spend the day exploring the maze of alleyways in this ancient town with its open-air markets, old palaces and intricately carved doorways. Make sure you return to Emerson and Green’s before sunset to climb the stairs to the roof (it’s the second-highest building in Stone Town) where you’ll find the Tower Top Restaurant. Toss off your shoes at the door and sit Arabian-style on giant pillows laid upon the Persian-carpeted floor. Watch the sun dribble gold into the Indian Ocean as robed waiters bring a five-course meal to your knee-high table. With the rooftops, mosque minarets, temple towers and church spires below, you really do feel on top of the world!

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room description :

	Suite Pavillion This suite’s decor is inspired by the boat houses of India with intricate painted wood detailing. Facing West over the Peace of Love Square this semi-open suite is decorated with painted filigree wood arches opening onto an intimate verandah bordered by a crenolated parapet. Cool colors of blue and white predominate around the harem-like bed placed on a large platform adorned by a multitude of hand embroiderd and batik pillows.
Suite Rose The beautiful carved door of this spacious two room suite lies just beneath a majestic arch off the second floor verandah in the western Peace of Love wing. The master bedroom boasts an elegant lounge area with a crystal chandelier and grandfather clock while the windows offer a western view of our bustling swahili community of Peace of Love Square. At the far end of the room is a magnificent antique brass bed with detailing in mother of pearl and with dramatic netting trimmed in dinstinctive batic fabric. A second room lies off to the left of the master bed.
	Suite Sultan Seyyed Situated on the top floor of the western Peace of Love wing Suite Sultan Seyyed is accessible either from the picturesque wooden bridge above the second floor verandah or the internal stairs near the Rose Suite under the ample archway. Guests enter a richly appointed sitting room with a magnificent teakwood credenza and bordeaux red drapes which flow from one end to the other of this large suite lending a feeling of richness, extravagance and power worthy of the Sultan who brought the bordeaux red colored flag to Zanzibar as it’s national flag.
Lavander Room The Lavender room is decorated in various shades of lavender and violet. It features an elegant antique brass bed and its own large stone bathe en suite. Lavender is located off the second floor court veranda. Air conditioning and a unique intimate atmosphere make for a pleasant retreat from the tropical heat after an invigorating walk around Stone Town.

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hotel facilities :

The Tower Top Restaurant lies high among the minarets, temple towers, and church spires. It is undoubtedly one of the most extraordinary eating venues in the world. Located on the roof of the building, it makes guests feel as if they're on top of the world as they sip exotic drinks and watch the sun disappear into the Indian Ocean. The Muslim call to prayer accents the eastern setting of Arab-style pillows and small tables and the Hindu Temple chimes remind visitors that they are far away from the stress they left at home.

A typical menu for the Prix Fixe meal consists of appetizers of local vegetables, seafood and small canapés, a soup or salad, a main course of fish or chicken with vegetables and spice scented rice and, finally, dessert with tea or coffee and after dinner drinks. Vegetarians can easily be accommodated, with prior notice to the chef.

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