STONE TOWN · ZANZIBAR

Park Hyatt Zanzibar

The Park Hyatt occupies two adjoining heritage buildings on the Stone Town seafront, including the nineteenth-century Mambo Msiige, one of the most storied structures in this UNESCO-listed quarter. Sixty-seven rooms and suites sit behind hand-carved doors and shuttered windows, blending Omani and Swahili history with clean, contemporary comfort, many looking straight out over the Indian Ocean and the dhow harbour. The spice markets, the Old Fort, the House of Wonders, and the Forodhani Gardens are all a short walk in any direction, so the city is genuinely on the doorstep.

Why it's on the list

For a stay in the heart of Stone Town, nothing matches the Park Hyatt's combination of location, history, and modern luxury. It puts you inside one of the great living historic towns of the Indian Ocean, within walking distance of the markets, museums, and seafront, while delivering a level of comfort, a pool, and a spa that the atmospheric guesthouses of the old town cannot. It is the ideal cultural counterpoint to a beach or safari leg, and the perfect place to watch the dhows come in at sunset.

How to get there

Park Hyatt is in central Stone Town, about a 20-minute drive from Zanzibar's Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ); the hotel arranges transfers. Once there, the best of Stone Town is on foot, and the hotel is an easy first or last stop on either side of a beach stay elsewhere on the island or a mainland safari.

Nearest airport

Abeid Amani Karume International (ZNZ)

Drive time

~20 minutes

Dining

On the property

The hotel's Dining Room has the warm, residential feel of a traditional Omani colonial home, opening onto an al-fresco oceanfront terrace with views over the dhow harbour, and is among Stone Town's favourite sunset-facing tables. Light meals, afternoon refreshments, and cocktails by the sea round out the day.

Nearby

Stone Town's character is in its food, all within a short walk. The Forodhani Gardens night market, a few minutes away on the seafront, grills the day's catch and serves the famous Zanzibar pizza after dark. For a more formal evening, the rooftop Tea House at Emerson Spice serves a celebrated Swahili tasting menu with live taarab music, and the old town is full of atmospheric spice-led restaurants.

What guests say

Guests are drawn to the blend of historic charm and modern comfort, the spacious rooms, the seafront setting, and the pool, spa, and breakfast, with the oceanfront terrace and sunsets a recurring highlight. The walkable location is widely praised. Worth knowing: this is a historic city hotel rather than a beach resort, so the swimming is at the pool rather than off a powder beach, and Stone Town's lively, labyrinthine streets are part of the experience, best embraced rather than escaped.

Summarised from guest reviews across TripAdvisor, Booking.com and published hotel reviews.

Good to know

Sixty-seven rooms in two heritage buildings on the Stone Town seafront, walking distance to the markets and museums. Zanzibar's drier months, roughly June to October and December to February, are the most comfortable; avoid the long rains of March to May.

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