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A Unique experience waits at the Tembo House amp; Apartments Tembo House Hotel amp; Apartments is situated at the heart of Zanzibar Stone . .
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A Unique experience waits at the Tembo House & Apartments Tembo House Hotel & Apartments is situated at the heart of Zanzibar Stone Town by the picturesque seafront. The magnificent main Building has had various functions over the past centuries. Between 1834 and 1884 it served as the American Consulate in Zanzibar then passed on to become the trading offices of Cowasjee Dinshaw & Partners. Their headquarters was in Aden(what now is known as the Port of Suez), and with trading posts notably in most of the British Protectorate areas, it became the largest trading Company in the India Ocean. To this day, the name of Cowasjee Dinwash & Partners is still visible at the main entrance of Tembo House Hotel.

Tembo House Hotel has seen a few celebrities pass through is doors during the consulate era, the Conwasjee Dinwash era and as a Hotel. Mahatma Gandhi stayed here a few weeks with the Dinwash family on his journey back to India from South Africa 1930. As a rising new star in the British, and the world music scene, Freddie Mercury and his family used to retreat to what is now Marashi apartment whenever they came back to Zanzibar on holidays. Next to Tembo House Hotel is also what used to be the British Consulate, where in 1874, Dr. Livingstones body was brought OLD embarking on its long journey back to England. A stone throw away is the Beit-al-Ajaib of House of wonders. This landmark building, is the largest and by far, the tallest building in Stone Town. Flanking the Beit-al-Ajaib is the Old Fort on one side and the Palace Museum on the other side. find the In other words, Tembo House Hotel is situated on a prime location, you need not go far to shops, the restaurants and the Historical sites that Zanzibar Stone Town has on offer. Zanzibar port is just 5 minutes drive away and the Zanzibar International Airport a further 15 minutes away.

Home away from home.




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