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Zanzibari beds. There's a rooftop terrace, restaurant and bar, and steep staircases. It's just
off Kiponda St, with a forex bureau opposite.
MALINDI
Warere Town House
HOTEL $
( 0782-234564, 0778-429336;
www.warere.com
;
s/tw/d/tr US$45/50/55/65, s/d/tr with
air-con US$50/55/70; ) Warere has good-value rooms (some with small balconies and all
with hot water) plus a rooftop breakfast terrace and a trim gravel-grass entry area planted
with bougainvillea. It's just a few minutes' walk from the port (staff will meet you), behind
Bandari Lodge.
Malindi Guest House
HOTEL $
( 024-223 0165;
www.malindiguesthouse.com
; Funguni Rd; s/d/tr with air-con US$40/
50/70, s/d without bathroom US$30/45; ) This long-standing guesthouse has white-
washed walls, well-maintained rooms with fan or air-con, and a small rooftop restaurant.
Re-confirm the price you are quoted, as a sign at reception advertises that room rates may
rise to US$75/80 per single/double, depending on demand.
Princess Salme Inn
HOTEL $
( 0777-435303; d without bathroom US$35, s/d US$35/50, d with air-con US$60;
) Formerly Annex of Malindi Lodge, this friendly place between Bandari Lodge and
Warere Town House has been spruced up a bit. The rooms are basic but clean, with Zanzib-
ari beds and fans, and most sharing cold-water bathrooms. There's a small rooftop sitting
area.
Zenji Hotel
HOTEL $$
( 0774-276468, 0776-705592;
www.zenjihotel.com
; Malawi Rd; s US$35, d without/
with bathroom from US$50/65; ) In a busy location diagonally opposite Ciné
Afrique, this small, spiffy hotel has a mix of clean, pleasant rooms, some with shared bath-
room, and all with fan, air-con and Zanzibari beds. Downstairs is a cafe, and upstairs is a
rooftop breakfast terrace.
Zanzibar Grand Palace
HOTEL $$
( 024-223 5368/9;
www.zanzibargrandpalace.com
;
Turkys Sq, just off Mizingani Rd;
s/d/tr US$80/130/170;
) This large, 32-room multistorey place one block off
