Northern Madagascar
This hotel has a lot going for it: a stupendous location on a beautiful beach, a stylish colonial-type building set in a lush garden, and a good (if…
Must-see hotels in Madagascar
Western Madagascar
In an old, colourful colonial building, Hôtel du Menabe offers some simple, airy rooms with huge double beds. Most have bathrooms and all are kept clean…
Northern Madagascar
The pool and garden are attractive, the restaurant is good (menu Ar60,000) and the lodge is well located close to the park entrance. However, the staff…
Diego Suarez (Antsiranana)
The best bit about this hotel is the wonderful garden with indigenous plants and tumbling bougainvillea. Rooms have parquet floors, four-poster beds,…
Northern Madagascar
One of the best-value options in the Diego Suarez area, La Case en Falafy is about 200m up the hill from the beach. It has a great bar, pool and…
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,…
Madagascar
In a scenic spot 2km north of Ambalavao, Espace Zongo offers eight simple but impeccable rooms and a smattering of comfortable bungalows. It's all well…
Western Madagascar
This shaded tented camp, run by tour operator Mad Caméléon, has an atmospheric location with epic sunsets on the southern banks of the Manambolo River…
Diego Suarez (Antsiranana)
Gilles and Elisabeth built their Beautiful Adventure in a great neighbourhood of Diego: quiet, yet close to the centre and with good views of the bay…
Madagascar
This charming throwback to the colonial era, a nicely renovated French chateau with grand embracing stairways, is just oozing with atmosphere, from its…
Nosy Be
Housed in an old colonial mansion, this is a charming little place with a small pool. Ask to see a few rooms before you settle as the cheaper ones can be…
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…
Western Madagascar
Friendly Ecolodge de Kirindy has oh-so-basic, overpriced wooden bungalows with mosquito nets, uncomfortable mattresses and questionable plumbing. Camping…
Northern Madagascar
Run by the hospitable Hobaya family, the Relais is a pleasant enough halt on the Diego–Nosy Be route. The rooms are comfortable with fans and nets. The…
Western Madagascar
The only place to stay in Manja, Kanto Hotel is a friendly spot with an OK restaurant, but basic rooms with shower water that barely trickles from the…
Northern Madagascar
A brilliant option for independent budget travellers, Chez Aurélien is located right next to the park entrance on the RN6 – perfect for those travelling…
Southern Madagascar
This place has great potential but hasn't quite lived up to it yet. The closest place to the park, and with sweeping views of the Isalo escarpment, it has…
Nosy Be
With a handful of comfortable, cheerful rooms with doors opening right onto the beach, Sambatra is simple but good value for Nosy Be. The sunsets and…
Northern Madagascar
A few hundred metres up a hill from the beach, this popular and laid-back budget place has a stylish terrace, and a restaurant that gets good reviews for…
Nosy Be
Bungalows nestle in a luxuriant garden just outside Hell-Ville, off the road to Ambatoloaka. They are beautifully decorated using local materials but are…
Northern Madagascar
This charming, quiet, leafy hotel, tucked away on a pleasant side street across from the beach, has whitewashed buildings and a manicured courtyard. The…
Northern Madagascar
This large white house has four rooms in the main building all named after American cities, and modern bungalows in the grounds. Rooms are modern and…
Nosy Be
Belle Vue is an excellent midrange option in Hell-Ville's centre. Cheaper rooms have fans and share a toilet, but all are immaculate and cheerful. The…
Southern Madagascar
While a bit storm-ravaged in spots, Libertalia offers five solar-powered bungalows in stone buildings that are simple but not uncomfortable and a sense of…
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…
Northern Madagascar
Basic but clean hotel with 10 rooms set around a lovely, small garden with ylang-ylang trees. There's just one double with air-conditioning (Ar75,000) but…
Northern Madagascar
Les Baobabs has modern round bungalows on a gorgeous beach with superb views across to Nosy Komba, or ordinary bungalows in the pretty garden. They are…
Madagascar
Located north of the centre, in a residential neighbourhood, this family-run hotel is a friendly and welcoming option. The two-storey villa is modern and…
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…
Antananarivo
This budget stalwart is an excellent option in a lively part of town. Rooms have brightly coloured walls, parquet floors and new bathrooms (most rooms…
Nosy Be
There are just five rooms at this little hotel and restaurant owned by a French and Malagasy couple. It has two separate wings joined under one big…
Northern Madagascar
Las Palmas is not signposted, but is the most southerly of the beach hotels. It is a well-manicured property in a great location across from the beach,…
Monastère Saint Jean Baptiste des Benedictines de Joffreville
Northern Madagascar
The eight rooms in this block have showers but share toilets, all set in a glorious garden. It's spartan and rooms are small, but it's all very clean…
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…
Nosy Be
Situated in a beautiful garden and quiet location back from the main road, this is a pretty good deal for Nosy Be. The six bungalows are furnished simply,…
The Great Reef
This laid-back and genial guesthouse is your best budget option; most nights there are more Malagasy guests than foreigners. The simple rooms in the…
Southern Madagascar
Although simple, the rooms at this Indian-owned hotel are the best you'll find close to Parc National Zombitse-Vohibasia, 20km away to the northeast. They…
Madagascar
Spacious, but very faded rooms can be found upstairs of the atmospheric restaurant of the same name. The furniture hasn’t changed since the 1950s and the…
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…
