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JAck S.
JAck S.
Visited in march 2024
Decent budget hotel in a decent area.
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Ильяс .
Ильяс �.
Visited in february 2024
Цена / качество.
И это Африка!)
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Andy -.
Andy -.
Visited in january 2024
Das beste ist die Lage. Die Zimmer sind klein und riechen leicht muffig. Die Ventilatoren eiern und machen somit Geräusche. Auch hängen die Ventilatoren voll mit Staub. Moskitonetze haben Löcher und riecht stark muffig. Das Personal ist nicht ganz so nett und freundlich hier und die Sauberkeit lässt auch zu wünschen übrig und da ist es egal, ob in den Zimmern, Terrassen, Bädern oder in der Gemeinschaftsküche. Alles etwas lieblos. Hat viel mehr Potenzial. Es gibt eine Klimaanlage aber die steht direkt neben dem Bett und lässt sich nicht einstellen. Ansonsten war es in der Nacht, ruhig hier und die Lage ist okay.
Positiv ist noch, das es eine Waschmaschine gibt und Handtücher.
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Claire O.
Claire O.
Visited in january 2024
Great value hostel in a fab location for exploring Stone Town. Our family room had fans, air con and comfortable beds. Although it wasn't en suite it was very close to the shared bathroom which was kept immaculately clean.
Lots of shared spaces within the hostel to relax, well equipped kitchen with unlimited free tea and coffee.
Quite a lot of traffic noise meant I didn't sleep very well but the rest of the family were fine.
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Peter S.
Peter S.
Visited in january 2024
Fantastisk sted!! Vi har været tilbage på Balcony House i julen 2023. Alt er godt!
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Jade P.
Jade P.
Visited in december 2023
If I could give it 0/5 stars I would. We did not enjoy balcony house at all. After a sense of humour failure at the false advertising, we decided to leave early after an argument about paying for the room upon cancelling. Paint peeling off the walls, shared bathrooms and no toilet paper, hot water or duvets. It was a complete disappointment to the start of our holiday, and I would suggest looking elsewhere if you are thinking about staying here. The staff were accusing and rude aswell. Definitely NOT a b&b, more a hostel of poor standards.
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Hasnaa J.
Hasnaa J.
Visited in november 2023
Found the hotel - no signs, had to ask around. Place seemed nice, but rooms didn't cut it. Mosquitoes attacked all night, and the corridor chatter kept me awake. No one at checkout, so I left my keys in the room.
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sofia o.
sofia o.
Visited in november 2023
One of the most hospitable places I have even stayed! I only stayed for two days but I wish I would have booked for more! The people there are extremely welcoming and helpful with whatever you need! I will definitely come back only to stay there again and enjoy the company of the people.
Side is the best tour guide and friend you could ask for!! Thank you Side.
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Sinead G.
Sinead G.
Visited in november 2023
Amazing, would absolutely recommend. I had so much fun, Side is an amazing person and tour guide. We did the tour of the town with him and it was geat! But not only, the best part was spending the time together, we had lovely conversation and overall a really good time! Thank you Side!!!
For the rest the room was nice and couzy and everyone there was super nice. If I knew I would have spent more time there
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Benedict M.
Benedict M.
Visited in november 2023
Staying at the balcony house was great. It's easily accessible from the port, and there's a bakery, a fast food place and a mini supermarket nearby. If you expect something luxurious, this isn't it. But it's comfortable and feels home-y, plus the staff are really nice and composed. The rooms are clean and well made. I think some of the photos online are exaggerated, so I had very high hopes, but generally you'll get a fairly good view of the ocean and the waves.
One thing I didn't like was the very many stairs. The house is only accessible by stairs (probably why it's called a balcony house) but this means it's not suitable if you have a physical disability. Not much can be done to change this, so you'd have to find lodging elsewhere.
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Ralia R.
Ralia R.
Visited in september 2023
We spent 2 nights in Balcony house in a spacious room with private bathroom. Overall, the hotel exceeded our expectations and the breakfast was really good. The staff was friendly, helpful and good advisors. But we really think they need to change their partnership for the safari blue activity as for several reasons we did not feel while doing it.

The hotel is Ideally located, beautiful with nice arab touch design in the heart of Stone Town. The architecture is atypical and lovely. The facilities are very well provided with good Wifi connexion, a washing machine, and several living rooms and balconies to chill and relax.

Our main interlocutor was Saed. He was very kind, available and provided us great with advices regarding places to visit and local restaurants to eat etc.

We booked 2 activities with Balcony house at very affordable prices:
- half day trip to Prison Island and Nakupenda that we really loved and higly recommend
- full day safari blue which had several down sides that need to be improved. First, there were some delays so we had to wait an hour at the beach without any indications before the activity started, then we were 37 (inluding staff) on a boat with a capacity of 15-20 max, some of the people had to sit on the floor and we counted only 3 safety jackets. Finally, the captains provided only 1 tent of approx. 3m² to shelter the 37 people from the midday sun on a sand bank we stayed 1.5 to 2hours on.
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Claire D.
Claire D.
Visited in september 2023
Chambres spacieuses, personnel sympathique et hôtel bien situé.
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Brandon a.
Brandon a.
Visited in august 2023
Loved staying at Balcony house. Great atmosphere. Saeed was great host. Super helpful and well priced close to the beach aircon was a lifesaver. Great terrace views. Wifi good. Decor and Communal spaces were great
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Amalie T.
Amalie T.
Visited in august 2023
Super child friendly staff. Perfect location for seeing stonetown. My room had even a view over The sea. Will definetly come back next time i Travel to Zanzibar. All in all great value for money
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Abdul N.
Abdul N.
Visited in july 2023
Family and friends always helpful
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YS L.
YS L.
Visited in july 2023
위치는 너무 좋아요! 그 외에는 진짜 뵬루 젌댈루 갇지마셏효
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Tamim S.
Tamim S.
Visited in july 2023
The place is nice with helpful staff, great value for the money we paid ????????
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Camille D.
Camille D.
Visited in june 2023
We stayed at balcony house for 4 weeks whilst volunteering at the hospital, and had a great time! The staff are so friendly, Saed is very helpful, we were able to store bags after our stay too. the rooms are clean and it was a lovely base for us for the month. The location is ideal in a Stone Town, we were able to walk everywhere! With a convenience store and bakery round the corner, and the beach only 5 mins away, it really was ideal. Thanks Saed!
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DIEGO R.
DIEGO R.
Visited in may 2023
No tuvimos una buena experiencia en Balcony House. Ambiente poco acogedor, picados por pulgas en la noche y el servicio deja mucho que desear. No lo recomendaría.
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Hichamski H.
Hichamski H.
Visited in may 2023
Nice place ????????........
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