Alminar Hotel is a 3 star mid -range accommodation found in zanzibar’s historic stonetown and 17 minutes’ drive away from Abeid Amani Karume International Airport. . The hotel is in an ideal place to all travellers, tourists and holiday makers for relaxation and safari adventure overlooking the beautiful views of the city and surrounding landscape.
Alminar hotel zanzibar consists of over 10 comfortable and spacious air conditioned rooms overlooking the panoramic views of the city and reflecting modern building style with high level of comfort. All rooms are well elevated , decorated and furnished with private en-suite facilities of clean Flushing toilets , bathroom with hot and cold showers, wrapped mosquito nets , flat screen TVs, hair driers , living rooms, dressing mirrors , Air conditioning ,extinguisher, chairs , Free bottled water, satellites , extra rooms , free toiletries to mention but a few. Rooms have large verandas and Private Balconies you relax while overlooking with the stunning views over the city and surrounding areas. Each room is well equipped with excellent and comfortable queen and king sized beds with soft linen clean and washed beddings. Rooms are in that vary in sizes with single beds for individuals ,double beds / twin sharing and triple/family rooming option with different cost ranging from 200$ per night and above sometimes rate goes slightly high during peak/ high season than in Low season.
Alminar hotel zanzibar offers more services and facilities which include;
Restaurants that serves different meals both international and African zanzibari inspired cuisine that meets guests’ choice. You can have meals in any place of your choice either at the pool or beach Meals offered include. A breakfast at the beach while overlooking to a beautiful of Tranquil environment, lunch and dinner both in and outdoor dinners served by well trained, friendly and organized staff.
A well –stocked bar with a shared lounge with confortable seats offering variety of refreshments like; local , cocktail, wines, spirits and international beers, you relax and sip the cocktail or monk tail while on a sunset overlooking the panoramic view of the city and surrounding areas.
Services include; Free parking space available, offers airport pick -ups and drop-offs, Laundry and housekeeping services available , massage and spa service to relax and calm your body .
Internet WIFI hotspot available at the hotel that enables visitors to keep in touch with their families and friends.
Business center with conference halls that accommodates over 30 people for seminars, meeting & wedding places for corporate functions and honey moon package and many more.
Activities to do while at the hotel include; Full day island tour, dolphin spotting, diving in beautiful waters, visiting Jozani forest , cooking tours, night walking tours especially in stone town etc.
Zanzibar is not an independent country; it is the self –governing state in Tanzania found off the coast of East Africa. It is considered to be an old trade center in Tanzania, it is the Archipelago (group) of Islands and stone town is the historical city center located 6 km south from Zanzibar International airport . The airport is connected on daily basis with all the major East African Cities like; Kilimanjaro , Arusha, Dar-el-salaam , Nairobi and Mombasa and most of the airlines land directly on the Island making Europe, Asia, and North America relatively easy to reach . Zanzibar is the home of over 705,000 people speaking different languages with around 4 ethnic groups . The country is lively mixture of culture , religion and cuisines. The best time to visit Zanzibar is during dry season in Jan to March or july to October and December. There are different accommodation in zanzibar ; Budget mid- range and luxury accommodation that are convenient ,affordable to visitors visiting the area. There are different and more attraction/ activities to do in Zanzibar. They include ; visiting the beaches (nakupenda, nungwi, paje beaches etc)where most of the people travel Zanzibar for vacations ,and relaxations, Visiting the historical landmark of stone town (the heart and soul of Islands) , prison Island, Palace museum, Head to Jozan Forests , visiting caves , spice/cultural tours to different parts of Zanzibar especially local village , quad biking ,Parasailing boat trips and many other activities. One can visit Zanzibar and still travel to other different parts of Tanzania.