Al Johari means the Jewel in certain translations of Kiswahili and Arabic. The hotel was the result of a careful refurbishment combining two ancient buildings in the UNESCO named World Heritage site of Stone Town. Al Johari offers 15 Rooms in four categories; Two Deluxe Suites, Six Junior Suites, Four Standard Suites and 3 Superior rooms. Each room is superbly appointed with marble flooring, Persian rugs, Flat Screen LCD Screens with Cable Television, well stocked mini-bars, and all the rooms are climate controlled. The bathrooms feature Kama Ayurvedic Spa Toiletries and products and have Massage Showers with the suites featuring Jacuzzis.

 
There is free Wireless internet access in all the rooms and throughout the Hotel. The hotel endeavored to produce an exceptional hotel property while keeping within the Architecture and dimensions of Stone Town history and have placed an emphasis on modern state of the art amenities as well as the opulent luxuries of the Omani, Persian, Indian and Swahili influences that have dwelled in the Islands of East Africa and particularly Zanzibar.