Seriously,that is all you need to do. This place is a historic mansion converted into a botique hotel, where every step you take on the premises takes you further back in tome and each room has its own unique charm. Our particular room was on the top floor, up 3 steep stairways and across a picturesque patio and a landing furnished with local antiques (actually the place is furnished with local antiques). Our room consisted of a bed chamber with a king size canopy bed built right into the wall, an outdoor bathroom (with cleverly placed screens and curtains for total privacy) including a luxurious and huge heart shaped bathtub, and patio sitting area including a desk, bench and porch swing, and best of all, a staircase to our own private tower top lounge with low tables and cusioned benches for total seculsion and luxury and one of the best views in the city. Needless to say, we didn't mind much when is rained zebras and wildebeest the first morning we were there because we could spend the time enjoying our fantastic room as the outdoor areas were protected from the rain.
As an asside, if you are ever in Zanzibar ignore what most guide books say about only spending one day if that in Stonetown. We spent 2.5 days and it was barely enough. In adition to being able to book any ocean related activity such a SCUBA diving and sunset sailing from Stonetown, I could spend days wandering their narrow, labrinthine streets shopping and people watching. So their beaches arent so great for swimming? Who cares? They are great for sunset coctails and you can stay in a hotel with a pool or do what we are doing and follow your time in stonetown with time at a beach resort.
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