Tahir Guest Palace
An outdoor pool and an in-room hot tub near the Old City
About this hotel
The garden and terrace around the outdoor pool are what make Tahir Guest Palace usable through Kano's hottest months, giving guests shade to retreat to without leaving the pool area. A continental breakfast starts the day before the sun gets strong, and the on-site restaurant covers local and American dishes for the rest of the day. Every private bathroom includes a hot tub, so the pool-focused stay continues indoors once the outdoor pool closes for the evening. Reviews single out the location for couples specifically. At six kilometers from the Gidan Makama Museum and roughly ten from Aminu Kano International Airport, the hotel favors easy access to the Old City over airport proximity, though its own shuttle service narrows that gap for arriving and departing guests.
- Outdoor pool
- In-room hot tub
- Garden and terrace
- Fitness centre
Our take
This suits couples and travelers prioritizing the Old City over airport convenience, since the six-kilometer run to Gidan Makama Museum is short enough for an easy half-day while the ten-kilometer airport distance is not. The in-room hot tub adds a private way to recover from the heat that the shared pool alone does not offer. Business travelers on a tight one-night schedule may find the airport shuttle transfer a bigger factor than the sightseeing convenience.
- ✓Use the outdoor pool from mid-afternoon once the terrace shade sets in, rather than at midday.
- ✓Book the airport shuttle ahead of time given the roughly ten-kilometer distance to the terminal.
- ✓Save the in-room hot tub for the evening, after the outdoor pool closes for the night.
Why we love it
- An outdoor pool set inside a shaded garden
- A hot tub in every private bathroom
- Reviews praising the location for couples
- Six kilometers from the Old City museum
Why guests love itCouples on a slower trip tend to build the day around the pool here: a swim once the garden shade settles over the terrace, then a private soak in the room's hot tub before dinner rather than heading out again. The six-kilometer run to Gidan Makama Museum works well as a single morning excursion, leaving the rest of the day free for the pool and terrace. The longer airport transfer registers less once a stay stretches past two nights, when the shuttle only has to run once at each end.