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Hotel Zanzibar's front entrance.

"Experience the tranquil serenity of Mombasa Beach."

— Ad^[1]

Hotel Zanzibar was a civilian hotel in Sector 0-5 of Old Mombasa on Earth.^[2]

History[edit]

On October 20, 2552, during the Battle for Earth, Hotel Zanzibar was abandoned, along with the rest of the city. When the UNSC In Amber Clad dispatched Pelicans full of relief troops for the massive battle going on inside the city, two of those Pelicans were shot down by a Scarab near the hotel. The Marines who survived the crash set up a command post inside the hotel lobby. They were surrounded and almost overwhelmed by Covenant ground forces when John-117 arrived and aided the surviving Marines, eventually leading them into New Mombasa.^[2]^[3]

Layout[edit]

The lobby is located on the Liberty Street side of the building. From the lobby is a little foyer, which contains four elevators. This foyer then leads down a hall, which contains 16 rooms. This hall leads to the beachside of the building. An outdoor pedestrian bridge crosses over a waterfront road way to a small viewing area that looks over the New Mombasa industrial zone.^[2] As well, somewhere within the hotel is the Zanzibar and Grille.^[1]

Trivia[edit]

The hotel bears a slight resemblance to the Guggenheim Museum in New York City, New York.

Gallery[edit]

Hotel Zanzibar, as it appeared in Halo 2.
Hotel Zanzibar in Halo 2: Anniversary.
A Hotel Zanzibar billboard in Halo 2: Anniversary.
A Zanzibar and Grille billboard in Halo 2: Anniversary. Note the Superintendent flag.

List of appearances[edit]

Halo 2 (First appearance)
Halo 2: Anniversary

Sources[edit]

^ ^a ^b Halo 2: Anniversary, campaign level Outskirts
^ ^a ^b ^c Halo 2, campaign level Outskirts
^ Halo 2, cutscene Another Day at the Beach

[anniversary-1] Halo 2: Anniversary, campaign level Outskirts

[original-2] Halo 2, campaign level Outskirts

[3] Halo 2, cutscene Another Day at the Beach

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-{{Era|H2|HGN}}
+{{Status|Canon}}
-{{ratings}}
+[[File:H2A-Hotel Zanzibar.jpg|thumb|350px|Hotel Zanzibar's front entrance.]]
-[[Image:Hotelz2rw.jpg|thumb|Hotel Zanzibar's front entrance]]
+{{Quote|Experience the tranquil serenity of Mombasa Beach.|Ad<ref name="anniversary">''[[Halo 2: Anniversary]]'', campaign level [[Outskirts]]</ref>}}
-'''Hotel Zanzibar''' was a hotel operated by civilians in [[Old Mombasa]] on [[Earth]]. Only the first floor of the facility is ever observed, but it appears to be a run down facility. This, however, could be due to the battle raging around it at the time.
-In [[2552]], during the [[Battle of Earth]], the Hotel Zanzibar was abandoned, along with the rest of the city. When the ''[[UNSC In Amber Clad]]'' dispatched [[Dropship 77-Troop Carrier|Pelican]]s full of relief troops for the massive battle going on inside the city, one of those Pelicans was shot down by a [[Type-47 Ultra Heavy Assault Platform|Scarab]] near the hotel. The [[UNSC Marine Corps|Marine]]s who survived the crash set up a command post inside the hotel lobby. They were surrounded and almost overwhelmed by [[Covenant]] ground forces when [[Master Chief|Spartan 117]] arrived and aided the surviving Marines, eventually leading them into [[New Mombasa]]<ref>[[Halo 2]], level [[Outskirts (Level)|Outskirts]]</ref>.The hotel was originally going to be in the Another day at the Beach video.
+'''Hotel Zanzibar''' was a [[civilian]] hotel in [[Sector 0-5]]  of [[Old Mombasa]] on [[Earth]].{{Ref/Reuse|original}}
-The attack on the hotel was led by an [[Ultra Elite|Ultra]] [[Elite]] ([[Heroic]] and [[Legendary]] difficulties only). He almost never appears on the [[Normal]] and [[Easy]] difficulties, he is replaced with a [[Major Elite]].
+==History==
+On [[2552#October|October 20, 2552]], during the [[Battle for Earth]], Hotel Zanzibar was abandoned, along with the rest of the city. When the {{UNSCShip|In Amber Clad}} dispatched [[D77-TC Pelican|Pelicans]] full of relief troops for the massive battle going on inside the city, two of those Pelicans were shot down by a [[Protos-pattern Scarab|Scarab]] near the hotel. The [[UNSC Marine Corps|Marines]] who survived the crash set up a command post inside the hotel lobby. They were surrounded and almost overwhelmed by [[Covenant]] ground forces when [[John-117]] arrived and aided the surviving Marines, eventually leading them into [[New Mombasa]].<ref name="original">''[[Halo 2]]'', campaign level [[Outskirts]]</ref><ref>''[[Halo 2]]'', cutscene [[Another Day at the Beach]]</ref>
+==Layout==
+The lobby is located on the [[Liberty Street]] side of the building. From the lobby is a little foyer, which contains four elevators. This foyer then leads down a hall, which contains 16 rooms. This hall leads to the beachside of the building. An outdoor pedestrian bridge crosses over a waterfront road way to a small viewing area that looks over the [[New Mombasa industrial zone]].{{Ref/Reuse|original}} As well, somewhere within the hotel is the Zanzibar and Grille.{{Ref/Reuse|anniversary}}
 ==Trivia==
-* The hotel bears a striking resemblance to the Guggenheim Museum in Portland.
+The hotel bears a slight resemblance to the [[Wikipedia:Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum|Guggenheim Museum]] in New York City, New York.
-* The hotel is taken off of my house in Seattle, a bording house owned by my dad over on capitol hill, had a sign reading "Hotel Zanzibar, No Vacancy". Microsoft evidently stole the name and used it in the game.
+==Gallery==
+<gallery>
+Image:Hotelz2rw.jpg|Hotel Zanzibar, as it appeared in ''Halo 2''.
+File:H2A Outskirts Loadscreen.png|Hotel Zanzibar in ''Halo 2: Anniversary''.
+File:Hotel_Zanzibar_Image.png|A Hotel Zanzibar billboard in ''Halo 2: Anniversary''.
+File:Zanzibar_and_Grille.png|A Zanzibar and Grille billboard in ''Halo 2: Anniversary''. Note the [[Superintendent]] flag.
+</gallery>
+==List of appearances==
+*''[[Halo 2]]'' {{1st}}
+*''[[Halo 2: Anniversary]]''
 == Sources ==
-<references/>
+{{Ref/Sources}}
 {{MombasaLocales}}
-[[Category:UNSC]]
+[[Category:Human businesses]]
-[[Category:UNSC Businesses]]
-[[Category:Places]]
-[[Category:Human Businesses]]