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title: "Spice Palace Hotel, Zanzibar: reviews, location & comparison"
description: "Spice Palace Hotel in Zanzibar: rated 7.3 by guests, 4-star. Amenities, location and nearby alternatives compared side by side."
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retrieved: 2026-10-15
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Hotel · ★★★★
# Spice Palace Hotel

Shangani, Zanzibar, Tanzania

7.3 ·  Good 9 reviews ·  #127 #127 of 162 in Zanzibar ·  9.0 Location score
## About Spice Palace Hotel

Spice Palace Hotel is a hotel in Shangani, Zanzibar, Tanzania. It holds a 4-star rating. Guests rate it 7.3 out of 10 across 9 reviews. Facilities include restaurant, bar. It is 19 km from the centre of Zanzibar. The nearest beach is 320 m away. The nearest airport, Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ), is 7.6 km away.

- **Type:** Hotel

- **Star rating:** ★★★★

- **Check-in from:** 14:00

- **Check-out until:** 11:00

- **Rooms:** 1

- **Other stays within 500 m:** 65

Soko Muhogo Street Jaws Corner [spicepalacehotel.com](http://www.spicepalacehotel.com/)

## How Spice Palace Hotel scores

Better rated than 16% of hotels in Zanzibar

-   Guest rating **7.3**
-   Location **9.0**
-   Beach access **9.3**

Zanzibar average

## Amenities

### Food & drink

-   Restaurant
-   Bar

Based on the property listing at our booking partner.

## Location

- **Location score:** **9.0**/10

- **Walk grade:** **82**/100 Good for walkers

- **Restaurants & cafés within 500 m:** **66**

- **Sights within 1 km:** **16**

<table class="dist" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><tbody data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><tr data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><th scope="row" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">Nearest beach<span data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""></span></th><td class="num" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><b data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">320 m</b><span data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">5 min walk</span></td></tr><tr data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><th scope="row" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">Nearest airport<span data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ)</span></th><td class="num" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><b data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">7.6 km</b><span data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">17 min drive</span></td></tr><tr data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><th scope="row" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">Distance to the centre<span data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">Zanzibar</span></th><td class="num" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><b data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">19 km</b><span data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">42 min drive</span></td></tr></tbody></table>

### Sights nearby

-   Stasher Luggage Storage - Freddy Mercury Museum130 m
-   Freddy Mercury House, Stone Town Zanzibar130 m
-   Freddie Mercury Museum- Zanzibar220 m
-   Luxury Short Safari230 m
-   House of Wonders270 m
-   Princess Salme Museum290 m

### Compare

## Compare Spice Palace Hotel with nearby hotels

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## Questions about Spice Palace Hotel

### How do guests rate Spice Palace Hotel?

Spice Palace Hotel has a guest rating of 7.3 out of 10 from 9 reviews, which is better than 16% of rated hotels in Zanzibar.

### What are the check-in and check-out times at Spice Palace Hotel?

Check-in starts at 14:00 and check-out is until 11:00.

### How far is Spice Palace Hotel from the airport?

The nearest airport, Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ), is 7.6 km away in a straight line.

### Is Spice Palace Hotel close to the beach?

The nearest beach is 320 m from the hotel.

### How many rooms does Spice Palace Hotel have?

Spice Palace Hotel has 1 rooms.

Updated 6 Oct 2026. Data: Agoda, Overture Maps, OpenStreetMap, OurAirports and hotels' own websites. We may earn a commission from partner links; it never changes the comparison. [How we score](https://stayversus.com/en/about/)

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