Emerson on Hurumzi
Zanzibar, Tanzania
Built 1870 · Last completed renovation 2014
Emerson on Hurumzi in Zanzibar was last renovated in 2014, and originally built in 1870. Its HotelChrono freshness score is 5.8/10 — every date linked to a cited source.
Renovation forecast · estimate
Likely due for renovation now
Past its typical ~8-year renovation cycle. A model estimate, not a sourced fact.
Location
Satellite view · Zanzibar, Tanzania
Timeline
2014
Renovation completed
How this score is computed
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What changed in the 2014 renovation
“It was re-opened in 2014, after the owners had spent several years lovingly restoring the building to recapture the grandeur and elegance of its 19th-century origins.”— source · retrieved 2026-06-24
Scope is quoted verbatim from the cited source — we never guess what a renovation covered.
Facts
Stars
3★
Built
Sourced1870
Last completed renovation
Sourced2014
Sources
Our iron rule: no quote, no data. Every date links back to the exact sentence it came from.
“It was re-opened in 2014, after the owners had spent several years lovingly restoring the building to recapture the grandeur and elegance of its 19th-century origins.”
“The building was erected in the 1870s for a powerful Zanzibari merchant Sir Tharia Topan.”
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Frequently asked
When was Emerson on Hurumzi built?+
Emerson on Hurumzi (Zanzibar, Tanzania) was built in 1870.
How old is Emerson on Hurumzi?+
Emerson on Hurumzi is 156 years old — it was built in 1870 and last renovated in 2014. Age measures the building; the Chrono Score measures how fresh it feels today.
When was Emerson on Hurumzi last renovated?+
Its most recent completed renovation was in 2014.
What is the Chrono Score of Emerson on Hurumzi?+
Its Chrono Score is 5.8/10 (Ageing) — a pure freshness metric, separate from its 3-star rating.