Park Hyatt Zanzibar
Shangani Street, Stone Town, Zanzibar
Location
The Stone Town seafront
The hotel stands on the Shangani seafront in the UNESCO heart of Stone Town, on the dhow harbours, around 10 to 15 minutes from the airport — set partly in the historic Mambo Msiige mansion, built in 1847.
Transfer
A Zanzibar transfer
Around 10 to 15 minutes by road from Zanzibar International Airport — in the heart of Stone Town, all road transfers.
Villas
78 rooms & suites
78 rooms and suites across two buildings — the historic Mambo Msiige, built in 1847 with Omani arches and carved doors, and the modern Zamani Residence — around 45 square metres and up, many with ocean or dhow-harbour views.
Best For
Who it suits
Couples, honeymooners and culture travellers who want the only Stone Town option — a UNESCO heritage city hotel in the 1847 Mambo Msiige, with an oceanfront infinity pool — best paired with a beach resort.
Board Basis
Bed & breakfast
Bed and breakfast — The Dining Room, the seafront Library and Veranda and the Pool Lounge by the sea.
About the Resort
A heritage hotel in the heart of Stone Town
Park Hyatt Zanzibar is the island's one Stone Town hotel — the cultural and arrival counterpoint to the beach resorts, in the UNESCO heart of the old town on the Shangani seafront. It is built partly into the Mambo Msiige, a historic mansion from 1847 with Omani arches and carved doors, joined by the modern Zamani Residence, with 78 rooms and suites across the two, many looking over the ocean and the dhow harbours. The setting is the experience: winding alleys, bazaars, mosques, the famed hand-carved Zanzibari doors and spice markets, all on the doorstep, with spice tours and dhow cruises to arrange and an oceanfront infinity pool above the harbours for dhow-harbour sunsets. Dining runs from the colonial-style Dining Room to the seafront Library and Veranda and the Pool Lounge. This is a city and culture hotel, not a beach resort — best paired with one of the island's beaches for a full Zanzibar stay. Around 10 to 15 minutes from the airport, it suits couples and culture travellers, and makes the perfect island bookend.
Accommodation
Rooms & suites
78 rooms and suites across two buildings — the historic Mambo Msiige, built in 1847 with Omani arches and carved doors, and the modern Zamani Residence — around 45 square metres and up, in contemporary design with regional accents, many with ocean or dhow-harbour views.
Entry
Park King
Sleeps two to three. A king with a garden or city view, over Stone Town.
KingStone Town outlook
View
Park View King
Sleeps two. A king with partial sea or town views.
Partial seaTown view
Ocean
Park Deluxe Ocean View
Sleeps two. A balcony over the seafront, facing the Indian Ocean.
BalconyOcean view
Suite
Suite
Sleeps two to three. A separate living room, with heritage or sea views.
Living areaOcean view
Food & Drink
Dining
Dining runs to the colonial-style Dining Room, serving Portuguese and Arabian menus, the seafront Library and Veranda for lunches and cocktails with a kids' menu, and the Pool Lounge by the sea.
Signature
The Dining Room
The Dining Room, colonial in style, Portuguese and Arabian.
Terrace
The Library & Veranda
The Library and Veranda, a seafront terrace for lunches and cocktails, with a kids' menu.
Pool
The Pool Lounge
The Pool Lounge, by the sea.
Wellbeing
Spa & pool
There is a spa within the hotel and an oceanfront infinity pool above the dhow harbours — with the alleys and spice markets of UNESCO Stone Town the real draw, right on the doorstep.
The spa
A spa within the hotel.
An infinity pool
An oceanfront infinity pool above the dhow harbours.
Stone Town
UNESCO Stone Town on the doorstep.
Activities & Experiences
Signature Experiences
The living history of Stone Town, from your doorstep. Wander the alleys and spice markets, explore the 1847 mansion, sail a dhow, and watch the harbour sunset from the pool.
UNESCO Stone Town
UNESCO Stone Town — winding alleys, bazaars, mosques and spice markets on the doorstep.
The Mambo Msiige
The Mambo Msiige, the historic 1847 mansion at the hotel's heart.
Carved Zanzibari doors
The famed hand-carved Zanzibari doors of the old town.
Spice tours
Spice tours and dhow cruises.
The infinity pool
The oceanfront infinity pool, with dhow-harbour sunsets.
Getting There
Location & transfers
By road
From the airport
Around 10 to 15 minutes from Zanzibar International Airport.
In Stone Town
Shangani
On the Shangani seafront in the heart of Stone Town.
Guest Reviews
What Our Clients Say
★★★★★
“The most extraordinary place I have ever stayed. Nothing prepares you for the depth of the silence, the beauty of the reef, or the sheer generosity of the experience.”
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★★★★★
“We’ve stayed here three times now. The house reef has no equal. The stargazing was, genuinely, one of the most moving experiences of my adult life.”
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★★★★★
“I had stayed at Four Seasons, One&Only and Velaa before visiting Park Hyatt Zanzibar. They are all magnificent. But this is different in a way that is hard to articulate.”
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Good to Know
Good to know
Board basis
- Bed and breakfast.
Made for couples
- An intimate, romantic heritage hotel for couples, with kids' menus for families.
Setting
- In the UNESCO heart of Stone Town on the Shangani seafront — a city and culture hotel, not a beach resort, best paired with a beach property for a full Zanzibar stay.
Getting there
- Around 10 to 15 minutes from Zanzibar International Airport.
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