Harbour View Suites
Pool with Indian Ocean and Zanzibar views
About this hotel
The building itself does most of the work here, combining a spacious, warmly decorated hotel with a shopping mall and casino under one roof, and views stretching across the Indian Ocean toward Zanzibar from the wide windows in every room. The outdoor pool sits within this mixed-use setup, a genuinely central pool experience rather than a resort-style garden retreat. Flavours Restaurant and Bar covers a full English breakfast through dinner, with a large variety of seafood specialties, while more restaurants and supermarkets sit within the same building for anyone wanting options beyond the hotel. The ferry terminal to Zanzibar and the train station are both a five-minute walk away, with the airport a twenty-minute drive and free on-site parking available.
- Outdoor pool with ocean views
- Shopping mall and casino
- Near ferry terminal and train station
Our take
This suits travellers who want the pool paired with genuine convenience, shopping, dining and the ferry terminal all within the same building or a five-minute walk. The mixed-use setup is unusual on this list, though travellers wanting a quieter, garden-set pool away from a shopping mall's foot traffic should look elsewhere.
- ✓Walk to the ferry terminal the morning of a Zanzibar crossing, since it is only five minutes from the hotel.
- ✓Try Flavours Restaurant's seafood specialties for dinner at least once, given the variety on offer.
- ✓Use the on-site shopping mall for anything forgotten while packing, since it sits within the same building.
Why we love it
- Indian Ocean and Zanzibar views
- Shopping mall and casino on-site
- Five-minute walk to the ferry
- Flavours Restaurant's seafood menu
Why guests love itThe view does a lot of the selling here, with the Indian Ocean and Zanzibar visible from the room before the pool even comes into it, and the ferry terminal close enough that a Zanzibar day trip barely needs planning. Flavours Restaurant's seafood specialties make staying in for dinner an easy choice most nights, and the on-site shopping mall covers errands without a taxi. It suits travellers who want the pool as part of a fuller, more urban stay rather than a quiet retreat.