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AfricaAtNewYears
Island of Malta, Malta

Exemplary hospitality, quality & service

5.0 of 5 bubblesReviewed 9 Jan 2018via mobile
Although most guest seem to be in transit to or from other places in Zanzibar, we were gratefully surprised at the attentiveness, graciousness, generosity and kindness of the professionals and staff people at FPH. We (as is apparently not uncommonly the case) arrived at ZNZ with our luggage missing. After filling out the missing baggage reports at ZNZ, the driver of the airport transfer to FPH was patiently waiting at 02:00, then escorted us to a hard-to-find ATM, made an enroute stop at a shop for us to buy bottled water, and even advised us of a fair price to pay for the bottles.

Once at FPH, managers and staff completely took care of tracking, collecting, and delivering our luggage to us. FPH people also provided periodic updates on where the bags were and when we would get them.

Our stay at FPH continued to be marked by excellent service and courtesy by management who quickly and effectively attended to any difficulties. Housekeeping was outstandingly clean and thorough; breakfasts were healthy, fresh, and tasty with lots of local produce and products; reception people were consistently friendly and helpful; and the small (~ 4m X 7m X 1m ) plunge pool and rooftop seating/observation areas were well maintained and readily available. The seating within a long side of the pool was a nice feature too.

The FPH’s restaurant was another delight. We had the vegetarian pizza, vegetable cream soup, sakami pizza, chicken penne, and chicken tikki Marsala on different days and meals. Each was excellently prepared, tasty, and reasonably priced.

Wifi was consistently strong and complimentary throughout our stay.

Possible concerns:

Sun beds that fully flatten and some sunshades in the pool area could be a plus.

When we approached FPH staff about booking a Chumbe Island day trip we were repeatedly assured there was no problem in making reservations a day in advance. But, when we requested a booking several days ahead of our intended date, we had to settle for a high-season trip 2 days later than our requested date. The date we finally did the trip turned out to be a good one, though.

Overall, FPH repeatedly delivered quality hospitality and services well beyond our expectations.

Room suggestions - 401 & 402 are the only rooms on the top floor which is pool level: there’s no elevator.
Date of stay: January 2018
Trip type: Travelled as a couple
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Reviewed 15 December 2017

The Hotel is near the Forodhani Park and the Old Fort. You can reach almost all the restaurants, historic sides by walking. Our room was very convenient. The staff was very friendly and helpful. We enjoyed the breakfast. Try to make the reservation by yourself.

Date of stay: December 2017
  • Trip type: Travelled as a couple
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Reviewed 8 November 2017 via mobile

The room was nice and staff are friendly.
Full air conditioning and credit cards accepted.
The car park in front is subject to payment.
Awesome place and 2min walk from forodhani park hotel where the night market is held

Date of stay: October 2017
Trip type: Travelled with friends
1  Thank HannaK2189
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Reviewed 29 October 2017

Well priced and nicely located near great restaurants, shoppings, strolling, and Forodhani Park (see other reviews). Very good value for the money; recommend top floor rooms looking out over entrance square and the fort or the ocean side. The stylish beds, comfortable mattresses, nets, and hot showers are a great selling point. Nice lobby, and access to many small scale tour operators here work as well. But there are better deals for drives up the island or out to tourist resorts just by bargaining in the street next to the park. The breakfast here is stupendous and included in many packages. Room service very competent. But I have to say that the internet did not impress at all. On and off; broken; needed to help reset it; etc. this seems to be a fundamental problem if you need wi fi for Skype, work, or any other surfing. Other hotels have a better reputation in this area, but at a higher cost.

Date of stay: August 2017
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Reviewed 25 October 2017

My partner and I had a great room here, very simply decorated but all the furniture is fantastic carved wood so it looks wonderful. the small balcony looked out onto the Old Fort, which was treat. The most brilliant bit is the rooftop pool - what a great way to wind down after a hard day's touristing! The manager and the whole team are lovely and were very sympathetic and helpful over my one day's illness, breakfasts are fine as well. Good choice by my partner, John Phillips!

Room tip: ask for room with a view of the fort
Date of stay: October 2017
  • Trip type: Travelled as a couple
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Reviewed 18 October 2017

Stayed at ForodhaniPark Hotel. Great location, v friendly staff, cost effective and an extremely pleasant manager Mr Ebrahim. He took personal pain in planning our trip, advising on timings and that we are comfortable in our rooms. Highly recommended.

Date of stay: October 2017
Trip type: Travelled with friends
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