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The Best Family-Friendly Hotels in Zanzibar

Where to Stay for a Family Vacation with Kids in Zanzibar

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Travelers to Zanzibar, Tanzania will have a wide range of family-friendly hotel and resort options at variety of great prices. So, if you're looking for a top kid-friendly hotel in Zanzibar, we've put together a great list for you to choose from based on amenities, prices, location, activities, and ratings. As a parent, you're probably looking for family oriented amenities, and many of these hotels have swimming pools, extra bedrooms, kitchens so you can cook meals, kid's activities, games, and more. We've analyzed many of the area's top family-friendly hotels which are ideal for traveling with kids, and you'll find the best below. So, here's our list of awesome hotels for a large family, a family of 4, or a family of 5 to help you plan your next kid-friendly trip to Zanzibar. So, wondering where to stay with children? Let's get to it.

(Prices are listed in U.S. Dollars.)

Tembo House Hotel

4-star Hotel with prices starting at $83 (before taxes) - See All Prices
A Perfect Hotel for a Trip with Kids to Zanzibar
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 4-star hotels.
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Outdoor pool
  • Family rooms
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Located at Forodhani Street, 3974, Tembo House Hotel has great rooms from $83 (before taxes). It offers an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, scuba diving, and snorkeling. It has a terrific 8.40 rating out of 10 from previous guests who have stayed here. Only 1.2 km from the city center, families will especially love rooms with kitchens, rooms with kitchenettes, child care, laundry services, and golf at this family-friendly hotel. Being able to prepare food in the room is also very convenient. The price of this hotel is less than average for family-friendly hotels, which makes it a great value.

Family-Friendly Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Kitchen
  • Kitchenette
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Laundry facilities
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Refrigerator
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Room service
  • Restaurant
  • Snorkeling
  • Child pool
  • Pool table
  • Microwave
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Mizingani Seafront Hotel

4-star Hotel with prices starting at $92 (before taxes) - See All Prices
A Great Hotel for Children
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 4-star hotels.
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Outdoor pool
  • Family rooms
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A great place to stay is Mizingani Seafront Hotel which has nice rooms starting at $92. Offering an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, scuba diving, and snorkeling, it also has a great guest rating of 8.60 out of 10 from many previous guests. It's located at Mizingani Road, Malindi District. This kid-friendly hotel is also nice because it offers a bar, rooms with kitchens, laundry services, city views, and a game room which families with kids will enjoy. Also, it's just 0.9 km from the city center. Having a kitchen means that you'll be able to cook, which is very convenient when you're on the road. It's also less than the average price for family-friendly hotels, so it's a great value.

Family-Friendly Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Kitchen
  • Laundry service
  • Indoor pool
  • Laundry facilities
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Refrigerator
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Room service
  • Restaurant
  • Snorkeling
  • Child pool
  • Pool table
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Zanzi Resort Private Paradise

5-star Resort with prices starting at $330 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Terrific for a Family Vacation to Zanzibar
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Outdoor pool
  • Family rooms
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We found Zanzi Resort Private Paradise to be a great place to stay, and the price starts at $330. We loved that is has an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, and scuba diving, and it also has a terrific guest rating of 9.50 out of 10 from previous guests. It's located at Kama PO Box 3663. You'll also find snorkeling, a bar, hiking, laundry services, and golf which visitors with kids will love. And this family hotel is just 12.7 km from the center of town. Having the delicious restaurant in the hotel is an added bonus.

Family-Friendly Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Laundry service
  • Laundry facilities
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Refrigerator
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Room service
  • Restaurant
  • Snorkeling
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Turaco Spice Tree, a Tribute Portfolio Hotel

4-star Hotel with prices starting at $133 (before taxes) - See All Prices
A Kid-Friendly Hotel in Zanzibar
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Family rooms
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With terrific rooms from $133, Turaco Spice Tree, a Tribute Portfolio Hotel, at 90 / 90A Shanghani provides a pool bar, room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, and scuba diving. Its terrific guest rating is 8.40 out of 10 from previous guests staying here. Travelers will really like this fun hotel which also offers snorkeling, a bar, child care, laundry services, and an indoor pool. It's located just 1.2 km from the city center, too. We always love having a pool, and the one here is really nice.

Family-Friendly Hotel Amenities
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Indoor pool
  • Laundry facilities
  • Family rooms
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Room service
  • Restaurant
  • Snorkeling
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The Swahili House

3-star Hotel with prices starting at $117 (before taxes) - See All Prices
A Top Family-Friendly Hotel
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for family-friendly hotels.
  • Outdoor pool
  • Family rooms
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The Swahili House has a great guest rating of 8.10 out of 10, and offers an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, snorkeling, and a bar. The great rooms here start at $117 before taxes and depending on the season. It can be found at Kiponda St Stone Town N A 3705 Stown Town Zanzibar. Furthermore, it also offers child care, laundry services, laundry facilities, family rooms, and a tour desk, which is nice for families. Just 0.7 km from the city center, this relaxing hotel is a terrific choice. The pool here was very nice, relaxing, and fun. We found the price of this hotel to be a great value because the price is less than average for family-friendly hotels.

Family-Friendly Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Laundry facilities
  • Family rooms
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Room service
  • Restaurant
  • Snorkeling
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Forodhani Park Hotel

3-star Hotel with prices starting at $90 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Terrific Place to Stay with Kids in Zanzibar
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 3-star hotels.
  • Outdoor pool
  • Family rooms
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The great guest rating of Forodhani Park Hotel is 7.90 out of 10. This place has an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, rooms with kitchenettes, and child care. Prices for the terrific rooms are from $90, and it's located at Forodhani Street. We also love the laundry services, city views, an indoor pool, free parking, and laundry facilities which are great for families with kids. And since it's just 1.1 km from the center of the town, the location is great, too. Having an indoor pool means that you can swim and have fun any time of the year. The price of this hotel is less than average for family-friendly hotels, which makes it a great value.

Family-Friendly Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Kitchenette
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Indoor pool
  • Laundry facilities
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Refrigerator
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Room service
  • Restaurant
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Dhow Palace Hotel

4-star Hotel with prices starting at $71 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Recommended for Families
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 4-star hotels.
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Outdoor pool
  • Family rooms
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A cool place is Dhow Palace Hotel because it has great rooms that start at $71. It has an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, and scuba diving, it also earned a great guest rating of 8.40 out of 10 from people who have stayed here before. It's found at 397400 Kenyatta Road / Baghani Street, Stone Town Zanzibar, Tanzania. Only 1.1 km from the city center, visitors with kids will especially love snorkeling, a bar, laundry services, city views, and a child pool at this family-friendly hotel. The room service is especially nice after a long day. It's also less than the average price for family-friendly hotels, so it's a great value.

Family-Friendly Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Laundry service
  • Indoor pool
  • Laundry facilities
  • Family rooms
  • Refrigerator
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Room service
  • Restaurant
  • Snorkeling
  • Child pool
  • Pool table
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Maru Maru Hotel

3-star Hotel with prices starting at $104 (before taxes) - See All Prices
A Great Hotel for Family Fun
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 3-star hotels.
  • Outdoor pool
  • Family rooms
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Maru Maru Hotel offers an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, and scuba diving which we really like. The terrific rooms here start at $104 (before taxes). It's located at Gizenga Street, Stone Town, 4 and has earned a guest rating of 8.20/10. This kid-friendly hotel is also nice because it offers a bar, laundry services, a hot tub, a spa, and free parking which travelers will enjoy. Also, it's just 0.9 km from the city center. You'll love relaxing in the hot tub at the end of the day, too. It's a great value, too, because it's less than the average price for family-friendly hotels.

Family-Friendly Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Laundry service
  • Laundry facilities
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Refrigerator
  • Saltwater pool
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Room service
  • Restaurant
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Indigo Beach Zanzibar

4-star Hotel with prices starting at $97 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Great Hotel for a Family Getaway to Zanzibar
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 4-star hotels.
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Outdoor pool
  • Family rooms
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Located at Bwejuu Beach, P.O Box 926, Indigo Beach Zanzibar has great rooms from $97 (before taxes). It offers an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, scuba diving, and snorkeling. It has a terrific 8.40 rating out of 10 from previous guests who have stayed here. You'll also find a bar, laundry services, free parking, laundry facilities, and bicycle rental which families will love. And this family hotel is just 37.9 km from the center of town. It's a great value, as the price is less than the average for family-friendly hotels.

Family-Friendly Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Laundry service
  • Laundry facilities
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Room service
  • Restaurant
  • Snorkeling
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Jafferji House

4-star Hotel with prices starting at $95 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Among the Best Hotels for a Family Trip
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 4-star hotels.
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Family rooms
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A great place to stay is Jafferji House which has nice rooms starting at $95. Offering room service, scuba diving, snorkeling, child care, and laundry facilities, it also has a great guest rating of 8.50 out of 10 from many previous guests. It's located at 170 Gizenga Street. Families with kids will really like this fun hotel which also offers family rooms, a tour desk, air-conditioning, a 24-hour desk, and an airport shuttle. It's located just 1 km from the city center, too. We found the price of this hotel to be a great value because the price is less than average for family-friendly hotels.

Family-Friendly Hotel Amenities
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry facilities
  • Family rooms
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Room service
  • Snorkeling
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For more terrific hotel ideas in Zanzibar, make sure you also see Best Luxury Hotels in Zanzibar, Best Pet-Friendly Hotels in Zanzibar, Best Hotels for First Time Visitors in Zanzibar, Best Hotels for a Weekend Getaway in Zanzibar, Best Hotels for One Week in Zanzibar, Best Hotels for One Night in Zanzibar, Best Romantic Hotels for Couples in Zanzibar, Best Party Hotels in Zanzibar, Best Hotels for Scuba Diving in Zanzibar, or Best Business Hotels in Zanzibar.


How much do family-friendly hotels cost in Zanzibar?

Zanzibar Average Family-Friendly Hotel Price
$120

After analyzing 13 family-friendly hotels in Zanzibar, Tanzania, we found the average family-friendly hotel price to be a remarkably economical $120. Naturally, this destination has many fantastic family-friendly accommodation options with a variety of prices. The price will vary by the hotel's amenities, available dates, and the general location. If you're interested in more information about hotels here, see our guide to hotel prices in Zanzibar.

The average prices of our suggested family-friendly hotels by star rating:

  • 5-star hotels: $330
  • 4-star hotels: $101
  • 3-star hotels: $107


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