Shaba Boutique Hotel

Shaba Boutique Hotel sits in The best-rated area in Zanzibar City, one of those discreet four-star additions that travellers tend to bookmark before the rest of the city catches on. The best-rated area in Zanzibar City is doing some of the heavy lifting here: it's a short ride from the main sights, and that proximity…

Shaba Boutique Hotel sits in The best-rated area in Zanzibar City, one of those discreet four-star additions that travellers tend to bookmark before the rest of the city catches on. The best-rated area in Zanzibar City is doing some of the heavy lifting here: it's a short ride from the main sights, and that proximity does change the trip. Inside, the rooms are well-appointed, and guests pick out reliable wi-fi as the small things that add up over a stay. Pull the review pages apart and you find well over 1,700 reviews, with a solid consensus that's hard to engineer. Reputation has held up across enough stays to mean something. Recent rates have been hovering around €64 a night, which lands as a middle-of-the-road option for the city. All told, Shaba Boutique Hotel reads as one of those Zanzibar addresses worth lining up against the obvious choices before booking.