Île Sainte Marie
This high-quality miniresort comes complete with local art, convivial communal spaces and a lovely beach. A couple of bungalows share a bathroom, others…
Must-see hotels in Eastern Madagascar
Eastern Madagascar
This resort has everything – a lake with an island full of lemurs and a crocodile park (entry for both Ar25,000), an equestrian centre, a beautiful lodge,…
Eastern Madagascar
The Palmarium Hotel is adjacent to the private Palmarium Reserve on Lac Ampitabe and is accessible only by boat. The bungalows are expensive at this…
Île Sainte Marie
Botanophiles will love this guesthouse with grand views, high up on a hill overlooking the pirate cemetery. The expansive gardens are full of exquisite…
Eastern Madagascar
This hotel feels slightly out of place in Maroantsetra. The large concrete building and plain rooms feel out of touch with the thatched-roof bungalows and…
Eastern Madagascar
An unusual place, the Hôtel Les Orchidées is the distinctive, stone building in the heart of the village. Not only does it offer very basic rooms, but it…
Eastern Madagascar
This B&B is run by a French couple who were born and grew up in Madagascar; they've opened their family home to visitors, who can sleep in one of six…
Eastern Madagascar
This hotel on the south side of the village has a roadside restaurant (set menu Ar25,000) that gets high marks for design, and the gardens are nice (pluck…
Île Sainte Marie
This tip-top midrange hotel, run by the lovely Freddy, a Malagasy who worked for the French navy and decided to settle back home, does all the basics…
Eastern Madagascar
This family-run operation, on the edge of the village near the station, offers a varied selection of spick-and-span budget rooms with external showers and…
Tamatave (Toamasina)
This basic backpackers hotel is far from a Garden of Eden, but with a mix of shared and private bathrooms and helpful staff, it's a popular budget stay…
Eastern Madagascar
This sprawling complex is the best choice around here. The rooms are dated, but they're large and have balconies that peer down over a huge pool. The…
Eastern Madagascar
If you want a real village immersion then this simple, family-run place has six thatch huts in the middle of Andranokoditra village. Each hut has a couple…
Eastern Madagascar
This is the best place to stay if you want to visit Aye-Aye Island. The rooms (and bathrooms) have seen better days, but service is very friendly and the…
Eastern Madagascar
These beachside bungalows are a great budget option: right by the beach, with gorgeous views of Nosy Mangabe, but with cold bucket showers only and a fair…
Île Sainte Marie
A little compound up a path from the centre of town with simple, good-value bungalows with fans, hot water and well-equipped kitchens. Plus you'll get the…
North of Tamatave
The ‘Big Blue’ complex fronts directly onto the beach, and the rooms here come well equipped. If you’re any judge of character, however, you’ll forgo the…
North of Tamatave
This hotel on the southern outskirts of town is the only decent option in town. It has decent, reasonably light bedrooms and a restaurant. It's just set…
Eastern Madagascar
The atmospheric bungalows, set in a coconut grove by the river, are reasonably priced for Maroantsetra but the whole place feels a little unloved. There…
North of Tamatave
If you can’t be on the beach, then this wonderfully scented garden with its well-kept row of wooden cottages is a fine substitute. Staff organise various…
Île Sainte Marie
The beachfront bungalows are rather basic but the location is fantastic: a palm-fringed beach that is a prime spot for whale watching in winter. Service…
Eastern Madagascar
Camping is available behind the Madagascar National Parks (MNP) office. One site has better toilets. You can also hire a tent (Ar10,000) if you reserve in…
Île Sainte Marie
Nice large balconies face the ocean at this spacious and reasonably priced two-storey hotel run by a friendly Malagasy family. Rooms facing the road are…
Eastern Madagascar
Very simple accommodation is available at Tropicana, but what the place lacks in luxury it makes up for with a million-dollar beach setting.
North of Tamatave
This little restaurant in the centre of the village has the cheapest digs in town. It's very basic, but a good deal.
Hôtel Restaurant Espace Diamant
Eastern Madagascar
This spick-and-span hotel has a quiet garden setting and tiled rooms with big beds and a large restaurant.
Eastern Madagascar
These bungalows on a tropical-paradise beach in Sahasoa are right next to the Parc National Mananara Nord office. For meals, you'll need to hire a cook in…
Tamatave (Toamasina)
At this slightly cluttered and dated hotel all rooms have balcony and fridge. Furnishings are old-style and the water coming out of the shower is quite…
Eastern Madagascar
This place on the main road has fairly grotty rooms with en-suite bathrooms that will pass muster if you get stuck in Brickaville for a night. Staff are…
Eastern Madagascar
A basic budget option in the middle of the busy market, with its own cafeteria. Serviceable, but could be cleaner and the beds are as saggy as a hammock.
Eastern Madagascar
Basic bungalows on the beach, with running water. No meals served.
