Jafferji House

The location is quite convenient when you want to do many activities and the room was very beautiful and comfortable. There was no noise. My stay there was definitely one to remember.

We stayed one night in the Mercury Room, themed after Freddy Mercury. An interesting theme by itself, but this room was outside the old main building of the hotel, you have to cross a little open space to get there. It had windows , behind a closet and behind the bed, not intended to be opened. The door to the bathroom didn’t close and made a intense squeaking noise. There weren’t any towel racks, or hooks, you couldn’t hang your clothes anywhere. It just didn’t seem to have the same quality of the other rooms in the main building of this beautiful old mansion. It seem to lack care. The bathroom seemed to be not entirely cleaned , some sand was left in the shower. Breakfast was OK but not inspiring. Saying all is this after after a safari trip on the mainland, sometimes in basic tented camps, but in these places they did take care of us.||We did not complain about it , and it is not that they didn’t care for us at all, it’s quite subtle, may be personal, but I would say: if this room is offered and it does not appeal to you, one could consider having a look at other rooms available. And we do love Freddy Mercury and his music, and we do respect the work of Javed Jafferji, the Zanzibar photographer who founded this hotel (his work is on display in other parts of the building).

A charming boutique hotel with a fantastic location right in the heart of Stone Town. Everything was as expected – comfortable stay, helpful staff, and a perfect base for exploring the historic city. Would recommend for anyone looking to experience Stone Town's unique atmosphere.

It is so underrated and has a really good location. Would recommend. The guy at the front desk was so helpful and quick to help with any concerns that we had (not that there was much to be concerned about) had an amazing stay

Very cool old hotel, it feels like you’ve stepped back in time there. My room was comfortable and large, but very dark. There is no comfortable seating other room or elsewhere- just hard wooden furniture.||The uniqueness of the property, its very central location and the bargain price make it a good choice for Stonetown.

We had booked 2 rooms through our travel agent for our family with 3 teenage children. On arrival, it turned out that they had overbooked our reservation and the rooms were occupied by other people in the meantime. The gruff lady at reception made no effort to address or rectify this problem. |We received, after a phone call, confirmation from our travel agent that both rooms had been reserved and paid for a month before and that the hotel had mailed a confirmation of this reservation.|When we calmly mentioned this to the receptionist, she still refused to talk to us and was so arrogant that she would not even look at us. |Being experienced travellers, we did not let it affect us too much and, through the intervention of our travel agent, were able to travel on to the beach hotel where we would stay for the last 5 days of our holiday. So it turned out to be 7 days.|Jafferji house looked quite a nice hotel, but loses all its value for us because of an unprofessional staff member at the front desk. Pity.||

Jafferji hotel was very nice. My stay was very pleasant. The staff was very friendly and always smiling. The operation manager Mr. Anish P. Regi was very helpful and polite.

Excelent location. The personal was very attentive. My daughters got a nice suite. Open bathroom and shower. It was ok with us. Our room on the other hand had a closed bathroom but it was a little bit smelly. For one night it is ok. The breakfast buffet includes omelettes, sausages, baked beans ...if you ask for!