Madagascar Hotels & Hostels (65)

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The bizarre maroon tower at the heart of this luxury hillside hotel belies the distinguished history of Tana's most prestigious address, originally founded as a handful of rooms above a café in 1…

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A perennial favourite with those in the know, the Sakamanga attracts travellers at all points on the budget scale, setting store by a friendly atmosphere, varied rooms, characterful décor and bey…

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Surely a contender for the weirdest hotel in Madagascar - an enormous Chinese-style palace, fitted out like a kitsch 1970s theme park, plastic pagodas and all. There's an equally large swimming p…

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Tana's only genuine luxury boutique hotel, the Swiss-run Varangue is discreetly set down a steep lane next to the President's Palace. The seven spacious rooms come in two categories - the cheaper…

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Beautifully decorated enough to have a top-end air, the spacious rooms here boast wooden floors, TV, minibar and four-poster beds. There's a very friendly, family atmosphere, and it's in a nice q…

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This hotel is back in good graces after releasing its resident lemurs from the cages they were once cruelly confined to - lots of travellers complained. The animals now live free in nearby trees.…

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Seven storeys of smallish but comfortable Western business-style rooms, with good facilities including a travel agency, gym, sauna and massage centre, salon de thé and the 'exotic terrace' Indian…

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Morondava's most upmarket option has very smart and stylish rooms with fridge and TV. Twin rooms have two double beds, and there's a pool, snooker table and game room and a tour agency for excurs…

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This place has a range of rooms at various prices. The more expensive ones come with ensuites, air-con and hot water. Manager Francois Vahiko is the head of the Morondava Guide Association and pr…

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An old-school cheapie, Central is right on the main road. The good-value, clean and cool rooms on the 2nd floor come with fans and hot showers. There is no restaurant.

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The Central, a whiteish four-storey block, has smart rooms with balconies, elegant beds, four-poster mosquito nets and orange stripey bedspreads, plus phone and TV. Its excellent restaurant, La V…

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Not far from the Moonlight, Chez Francis is split over two buildings - it's worth stretching the pennies to go for the newer pastel-painted annexe, which has tiled floors, TVs and shared balconie…

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It's on the ocean, but the beach here has been almost entirely eroded. Still, travellers give it good marks for basic, but clean rooms, friendly hosts and good food at the onsite restaurant. Fish…

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A very chic and well-designed little hotel with pretty pink buildings built around a small pool and bar. There's also a casino on site. It is excellent value for Mahajanga and attracts travellers…

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Cheery pinks and yellows enliven the good range of rooms here, which also get the benefit of rugs and slightly period-effect furniture. The English-speaking staff are helpful and friendly, and th…

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This place has a beautiful garden and picnic ground. There are three excellent round rooms, very prettily decorated, all with bathrooms, hot water and balconies. Green Park is often full.

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There are big, breezy upstairs rooms with fans and mosquito nets around a wide wooden veranda at this two-storey building in the centre of town. Rooms share toilets. The small restaurant serves M…

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Conveniently located in the centre of town near the market and museum, Hotel Central has enormous, breezy rooms with balconies, but no restaurant.

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This hotel opposite the well-regarded restaurant of the same name has 18 rooms of varying size and comfort. Both the hotel and restaurant are run by two friendly French sisters who speak good Eng…

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Hôtel Cotsoyannis 'Le Cotso' has a garden courtyard and rustic, simple and attractive rooms that are great value for money. There's also a cosy restaurant with a log fire and good pizzas and crep…

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One of two three-star places along Ave de l'Indépendance run by the SICEH agency, it's kitted out in uniform sub-Ikea painted fittings and pastel shades, with a good French restaurant, ground-flo…

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A big Chinese-style edifice in the exhaust-fume-ridden northern part of town. The rooms, though, are peaceful, wood-floored and good value. Mattresses are firm, and each bedspread has a different…

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A basic place with rooms in wooden sheds. Meals can be arranged in the evenings.

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A new and very convenient hotel next to the Shoprite supermarket in the Haute-Ville, with traditional wooden floors and Malagasy art giving way to a more modern laminate style in the rooms. Rates…

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Modern, well run and in an excellent location, its rooms have a TV, phone, minibar and safe. This hotel offers free airport transfers, has a restaurant and can arrange activities.

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This fading block on a quiet corner, formerly the Capricorne (if they've actually managed to change the signs yet), has a mixture of tiled and parquet rooms with some fridges but no nets. Terrace…

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Right in the village centre, Hotel Hasina is the best value in town. Rooms get great sunlight streaming through big windows and dappling the lovely hardwood floors. Beds are good, with mattresses…

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Tucked away round a corner, this eccentrically laid-out old house is run by a former resident of Réunion, giving a slightly different Indian Ocean flavour to the carpeted white rooms with their b…

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Recently acquired and revamped by the owners of the Sakamanga, the Isoraka remains a popular, friendly budget choice and the best value in town. The pricier rooms are arguably even nicer than the…

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A good-value and peaceful option up a hill behind La Piscine Hôtel about 2km north of town. There's a view of the sea from the garden terrace, and the rooms (no nets) are simple but clean. The re…

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This dim and cosy bar-restaurant is favoured by French expats for its convincing taste of home, and it does a good impersonation of a country pension, decking out its rooms in wooden floors and f…

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Relishing its plum location opposite the seafront, the Neptune has a sundeck, casino, slot machines and a disco (open Monday to Saturday). The smart but not over-plush rooms have brand-new bathro…

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The first port of call for many expats, foreign residents and regional businessmen, Les Flamboyants has plenty of space over several floors, with personable staff, small TVs, nets and individual …

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Generally acceptable and basic rooms with fans but no nets set around a shady courtyard and garden.

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This renovated budget favourite has panoramic views of the bay and the shipwrecks dotting the coast.

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Far and away the cheapest decent option in town; the creaky wood floors and flock wallpaper simply add character to this budget stalwart. The 2nd-floor rooms are the priciest and biggest, with un…

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The five rooms at this family-run and friendly place are rather small and come with shared bath. The exterior, however, is lovely, with grapes growing in the well-maintained yard. Excursions can …

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