Emerson and Green hotel is a beautifully converted old Stone Town mansion with each guest room individually decorated in Zanzibari tradition. Zanzibari beds, antique wooden furnishings, rich fabrics, hand-painted glass lamps, carved doors and original stucco décor are some of the many decorative features of the rooms.

The Tower Top restaurant at Emerson and Green is the perfect place to snuggle in cushions, Arab-style, while your meal is served on low tables overlooking the panorama of the harbour with its minarets, temples and Church spires beneath you.

The Emerson and Green hotel has a faded colonial elegance and whilst the service may not be as slick as some of the other international hotels, it is full of character and one of the most charming places to stay in the heart of Stone Town.