The Swahili House

Nothing.

No wifi, terrible food, power went out at night, extremely slow service

Location

Old, air conditioned fan noise, elevator stop working, shower water weak, no coffee and tea in the room, breakfast average

Prachtige architectuur, ruime kamer, geweldig restaurant op het dakterras

Alles perfect, inclusief afkicken van internet verslaving :)

In the middle of the night (03:45) staff was talking on the rooftop and I had to go there twice to ask them to stop talking.

The location and history of the house. It’d be cool if they had pictures and written history of the house around the building.

The Muslim chanting was 5 times a day (over a loud speaker throughout the town) starting at 5:15AM! It sounded cool but was an early wake up time.

We came here for lunch as part of our walking tour with a guide. The roof top shows views of Stonetown but aside from that, there is nothing good to say about this restaurant. I asked for a bacon, lettuce and tomato cheese burger. The waitress informed me that they had no bacon which was not an issue. When the food arrived, I was surprised to find no beef but rather a very poor sandwich with a tiny amount of bacon. When we came to pay for the meal, we were told at reception that they would accept card as we didn’t have enough cash on us. When we asked to pay by card, the waitress laughed and said they only accept cash as the machine was broken. They asked for our card details in which they would use to transfer money later. We refused to provide our details as we didn’t trust what they would do with our details. We were told that we had to go to an ATM which was a 10 minute walk away. Eventually we paid and the waitress continued to laugh the whole time. The whole restaurant seems like a huge scam with terrible food. This is a huge tourist trap and if your guide says to go here, don’t.