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Tembo Palace Hotel vs Maru Maru Hotel

Side-by-side comparison of two hotels in Zanzibar — score, location, comfort and price.

Tembo Palace Hotel
Tembo Palace Hotel
★★★★
64.88
/100
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Maru Maru Hotel
Maru Maru Hotel
★★★★
68.81
/100
Overall Winner
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Comparing Tembo Palace Hotel to Maru Maru Hotel in Zanzibar. It's a real contest, and it comes down to two hotels with genuinely different strengths.

Low confidence

Data says Maru Maru Hotel. The nuance: different strengths, similar overall quality.

If you only remember one thing

Maru Maru Hotel wins on paper (68.81 vs 64.88), but Tembo Palace Hotel could still be the right call if its specific strengths align with what you need.

Choose Tembo Palace Hotel

  • You want the hotel more travelers have validated

Choose Maru Maru Hotel

  • You want to step outside and be in the center
  • Facilities and convenience matter to you

Score comparison

DimensionTembo Palace HotelMaru Maru Hotel
Reputation89.5087.40
Value45.7846.63
Location57.0659.96
Comfort81.0080.40
Services50.0075.00
Overall64.8868.81

Detailed analysis

Reputation: On Reputation, Tembo Palace Hotel leads slightly with a 2.1-point margin.
Value: Neither hotel has a real edge on Value.
Location: On Location, Maru Maru Hotel leads slightly with a 2.9-point margin.
Comfort: Neither hotel has a real edge on Comfort.
Services: On Services, Maru Maru Hotel leads clearly with a 25-point margin.

Price

Tembo Palace Hotel
EUR 73
Superior Double Room
Maru Maru Hotel
EUR 75
Twin Room

Facilities

Both hotels

Airport shuttleFamily roomsFree parkingFree WifiRestaurantRoom serviceWifi in all areas

Only Tembo Palace Hotel

3 swimming pools

Only Maru Maru Hotel

1 swimming poolFacilities for disabled guestsFitness centerNon-smoking roomsPrivate ParkingSpa

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