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Freddie Mercury Apartments

2.5 star property
your current months are December, 2024 and January, 2025.
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On the beach, white sand, sun-loungers, beach towels
Family Apartment, Balcony, City View
Outdoor dining
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Reviews

9.4 out of 10

Exceptional

Popular amenities

  • Pool
  • Parking included
  • Room service
  • 24/7 front desk
  • Housekeeping
  • Kitchen

Explore the area

Map
Shaghani Street and Kenyatta Road, Zanzibar Town, Zanzibar, 0000
  • Mbweni Ruins
    1 min walk
  • Shangani Beach
    3 min walk
  • Old Fort
    3 min walk
  • Zanzibar (ZNZ-Zanzibar Intl.)
    19 min drive

Room options

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Family Apartment, Balcony, City View

Family Apartment, Balcony, City View

  • 60 sq m
  • City view
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Double Bed and 2 Twin Beds

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About the area

Zanzibar Town

A stay at Freddie Mercury Apartments places you in the heart of Zanzibar Town, steps from Freddie Mercury Museum and Mbweni Ruins. .This beach hotel is 0.1 mi (0.1 km) from People's Palace Museum and 0.1 mi (0.1 km) from Marahubi Palace.

What's nearby

  • Shangani Beach - 3 min walk - 0.3 km
  • Old Fort - 3 min walk - 0.3 km
  • Forodhani Gardens - 4 min walk - 0.4 km
  • Slave Market - 9 min walk - 0.8 km
  • Zanzibar Ferry Terminal - 14 min walk - 1.2 km

Getting around

  • Zanzibar Intl. Airport (ZNZ) - 19 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Cape Town Fish Market - ‬5 min walk
  • ‪Passing Show Hotel - ‬10 min walk
  • ‪Meeting Point Cafe - ‬6 min walk
  • ‪Lukmaan - ‬7 min walk
  • ‪Livingstone Beach Restaurant - ‬2 min walk

About this property

Freddie Mercury Apartments

Beachside hotel to enjoy 3 outdoor swimming pools and white sand beach
Freddie Mercury Apartments offers 10 air-conditioned accommodations with safes and complimentary bottled water. Rooms open to balconies. Beds feature Egyptian cotton sheets and premium bedding. LCD televisions come with cable channels. Kitchens offer full-sized refrigerators/freezers, microwaves, separate dining areas, and cookware/dishes/utensils. Bathrooms include bathtubs or showers, bathrobes, complimentary toiletries, and hair dryers.

This Zanzibar Town hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks and phones; free local calls are provided (restrictions may apply). Additionally, rooms include coffee/tea makers and irons/ironing boards. A nightly turndown service is provided and housekeeping is offered daily.

3 outdoor swimming pools are on site.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.

Make yourself at home in one of the 10 air-conditioned rooms featuring kitchens with full-sized refrigerators/freezers and microwaves. Rooms have private balconies. LCD televisions with cable programming provide entertainment, while complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected. Conveniences include safes and desks, as well as phones with free local calls.
Make use of convenient amenities, which include complimentary wireless internet access and concierge services.
Take advantage of the hotel's 24-hour room service.
Featured amenities include complimentary newspapers in the lobby, dry cleaning/laundry services, and a 24-hour front desk. A roundtrip airport shuttle is provided for a surcharge (available 24 hours), and free self parking is available onsite.
Late night fare is available from 24-hour room service.

Languages

Arabic, English, French, German, Hindi, Italian, Norwegian, Russian, Spanish, Swahili, Swedish

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and public transport

  • Free secured self-parking on site
  • Limited on-site parking
  • 24-hour return airport shuttle (surcharge)
  • Airport shuttle on request

Food and drink

  • 24-hour room service

Things to do

  • 3 outdoor pools
  • Access to nearby outdoor pool
  • Billiards/pool table

Family friendly

  • 3 outdoor pools
  • Access to nearby outdoor pool
  • Full-sized fridge
  • Kitchen
  • Laundry facilities
  • Microwave
  • Separate dining area

Conveniences

  • ATM/banking services
  • Free newspapers in reception
  • Lockers available

Guest services

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Concierge services
  • Daily housekeeping
  • Dry-cleaning service
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Tour/ticket assistance
  • Turndown service

Outdoors

  • Beach loungers
  • Beachfront location
  • Pool sunloungers

Accessibility

  • If you have any requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • This property does not have any lifts
  • Upper floors accessible by stairs only

More

  • Beach towels
  • Mosquito nets
  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Air conditioning
  • Bed sheets
  • Blackout drapes/curtains
  • Egyptian cotton sheets
  • Fan
  • Premium bedding

Bathroom

  • Dressing gowns
  • Bath or shower
  • Free toiletries
  • Hairdryer
  • Shampoo
  • Soap
  • Toilet paper
  • Towels

Entertainment

  • TV channels
  • Flat-screen TV

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Cookware/dishes/utensils
  • Dining room
  • Electric kettle
  • Free bottled water
  • Kitchen
  • Microwave
  • Fridge

More

  • Desk
  • Free local calls
  • Iron/ironing board
  • Phone
  • Safe
  • Turndown service
  • Window screens

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: noon; Check-in end time: anytime
Contactless check-in available
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 10:00 AM
Contactless check-out available

Special check-in instructions

This property offers transfers from the airport (surcharges may apply); guests must contact the property with arrival details before travel, using the contact information on the booking confirmation
Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival
For more details, please contact the property using the information on the booking confirmation
This property's breakfast is served at a nearby hotel, located 30 meters away.

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

No pets or service animals allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are available for USD 30 per night

Payment types

Important information

Fees

You'll be asked to pay the following charges at the property. Fees may include applicable taxes:

  • A tax is imposed by the city: USD 4.00 per person, per night

We have included all charges provided to us by the property.

Optional extras

  • Airport shuttle fee: USD 20 per vehicle (one-way)
  • Airport shuttle fee per child: USD 20 (one-way)
  • Rollaway bed fee: USD 30 per night

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards and cash
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher, a security system, a first aid kit, and window guards
This property is professionally cleaned
Please note that cultural norms and guest policies may differ by country and by property; the policies listed are provided by the property

We should mention

This property does not have elevators
Pool access available from 8:00 AM to 7:00 PM
Only registered guests are allowed in the guestrooms
No pets and no service animals are allowed at this property

Property is also known as

Freddie Mercury Apartments Hotel
Freddie Mercury Apartments Zanzibar Town
Freddie Mercury Apartments Hotel Zanzibar Town

Freddie Mercury Apartments Reviews

Reviews

9.4

Exceptional

Rating 10 - Excellent. 5 out of 8 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 3 out of 8 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 0 out of 8 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 8 reviews" "
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9.4/10

Cleanliness

9.6/10

Staff & service

10/10

Amenities

9.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

Cornelia

Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2024

8/10 Good

jody

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The check in is with a different hotel chain which made it confusing. It should mention Temu hotel!
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Vikas, Sunnyvale

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great area, this is literally the building where Freddie Mercury lived, apartment with unique old zanzibari character, great location - near to beach, stone town and night market, great breakfast. Loved it.

10/10 Excellent

Kelli

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2022

10/10 Excellent

Eivind

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Sara Kristina

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Det var toppen!
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

TEWFIK

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
idéal, central, à proximité immédiate de la mer et des bateaux faisant la navette vers l'île de la prison et des différents points d'intérêt de Stone Town aussi bien au point de vue historique que pour le shopping. Magnifique buffet de petit-déjeuner servi au Tembo
Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2022