"Eclectic" collection of odds and sods left behind by the last Sultan post the 1964 revolution (the good stuff long since gone) - worth a 20 minute diversion, but you might be the only person there!

It is an amazing fort partly built by Arabs and partly by Portugese, right near the sea. I would love to see a concert over there.

Everything, all the stories and furniture displayed well. To be so close, without crowds was quite unique

Worthwile place to visit, and if you have read Emily Ruete's autobiography you will be glad to spend some time in the room dedicated to Princess Salme. No escaping from the official guide, I'm afraid! His comments were of interest although the visit was a bit rushed...

What a disappointment. Dirty rooms, moldy paintings and broken exhibits. For such an important place in the Island's history, the authorities simply couldn't care. Even the family cemetery was weeded over - even if the funds are not available, a little effort in cleaning this potentially wonderful building would be very easy. Like so much in this country, no one... More

It had that wonderful Zanzibar quirky, run down ambience that over-kill restoration would destroy

. For 3500tsh it was a okay way to get out of the heat for an hour and a half. I found the Salme Said exhibit intereting. The rooms and floors and furniture are filthy I don't think it has every been cleaned. It is poorly maintained they have 80 year old chairs removed from one of the rooms and... More