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Best places to stay in Africa

Lodges and hostels aimed squarely at backpackers line the popular routes from Nairobi to Cape Town, although elsewhere in Africa they’re less common. Africa has numerous hotels, B&Bs and guesthouses, ranging from no-frills establishments and spotless family homes, to sky’s-the-limit dens of luxury. Under the ‘hotel’ category you could also be bedding down at a guesthouse, rest house, pensao (in Mozambique) or campement (in West Africa). The latter is a simple rural hotel, often with a campsite attached. In West Africa (especially Burkina Faso), watch out for B&Bs that go by the names of ‘chambres d’hôtes’ or ‘maisons d’hôtes’. A cheap local hotel in East Africa is called a gesti or lodgings, while hoteli is Swahili for basic eating place.

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The Farmhouse Hotel

Langebaan’s only hotel sits on a hill overlooking the bay with lovely sunset views...

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Camdeboo Cottages

Behind the classically restored facades of these Karoo-style cottages are contemporary creature comforts...

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from $171 per night
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Mbweni Ruins Hotel Zanzibar

Mbweni is a quiet, genteel establishment set in lovely, expansive and lushly vegetated gardens about 5km...

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from $138 per night
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Hôtel Le Sokhamon

Dakar's most beautiful place, with stunning sea-view rooms in imaginative Arab-African design...

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from $295 per night
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Nairobi Serena Hotel

Consolidating its reputation as one of the best top-flight chains in East Africa, this entry in the Sere...

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Mbuzi Mawe Tented Camp

A 16-tent camp – each tent with two double beds and views – and an excellent location about 45km north o...

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