The Great Reef
It would be more accurate to describe this place as a work of art that you stay in rather than an arty guesthouse. The work of Bruno Decorte (a Frenchman…
Must-see hotels in Southern Madagascar
The Great Reef
This creative burst of liberal personality is one of the best hotels south of Tana, and it just keeps getting better. Dario and Valerio, the young Italian…
The Great Reef
Le Domaine d’Ambola is one of those special places that lingers in the mind for its serenity – you know you're somewhere special when a place lists its…
The Great Reef
This is the premier resort along the Southern Reef. It’s not that any of the elements are unique, but each one is carried off to perfection. The bungalows…
The Great Reef
Now here's something special. Designed in part by Bruno Decorte of Bakuka in Tuléar, and opened in earnest in 2019, Olo Be has stunning rooms, all lovely…
The Great Reef
Perched high on sand dunes looking out over a turquoise sea along an otherwise-deserted stretch of coast around 10km north of Ankasy, Five Senses is a…
Southern Madagascar
This stylish hotel has a beautiful terrace overlooking sandstone formations as well as a spa and fitness room and a lovely pool. The restaurant (set menu…
Ifaty & Mangily
This place caters mostly to divers, but offers comfortable bungalows climbing up through the trees from the beach, a small swimming pool and an excellent…
The Great Reef
This excellent place is filled with light and the bungalows are all dressed in white, and are spacious with subtle but discernible charm. The views are…
The Great Reef
Down the coast, 16km from town and 11km from the airport, lies this interesting ecolodge. Located in the mangroves, it has everything from budget…
Fort Dauphin (Taolagnaro)
This is the only stylish hotel in Fort Dauphin (Taolagnaro), with an attractive contemporary design and a classy infinity pool. Located high on a hill…
Ifaty & Mangily
Easily the pick of Mangily's midrange options, Sur la Plage has tidy, colourful, if simple bungalows that are kept sparkling clean – they're actually just…
The Great Reef
This charming beachside maison d'hôte (gueshouse) is warm and welcoming. The large, spotless rooms are outstanding and look like they've been freshly…
Southern Madagascar
Beautifully designed, this lovely property sits among canyons with elegant stone-built cottages. Service is impeccable (it's the sort of place where you…
The Great Reef
This resort sits high on a sandy headland, affording spectacular 270-degree views from the restaurant (mains Ar40,000), taking in a broad turquoise lagoon…
The Great Reef
The bungalows at the Arboretum d'Antsokay, 12km east of the city, represent fabulous value as long you don't need to be in town. The superior bungalows…
The Great Reef
With massive (100 sq metre) high-end bungalows, on a broad, beautiful 1.3km of private beach, the family-friendly Ankasy Lodge is terrific. Food is…
Fort Dauphin (Taolagnaro)
This friendly, well-run guesthouse has brightly painted bungalows in a superb location on the edge of a steep peninsula looking back over Libanona Beach…
Southern Madagascar
This stunning property shares amenities and owners with the adjacent Le Relais de la Reine. On offer are unique stone bungalows, including custom hand…
Southern Madagascar
This wonderful lodge, beautifully situated beneath a range of sandstone outcrops, has a majestic pool in the shape of Madagascar, with endless desert…
Southern Madagascar
It's a rough drive in, and somewhat-bare surrounds hide this convivial backpacker’s hang-out and budget gem not far from the centre of Ranohira. Run by…
Southern Madagascar
These rustic bungalows at Evatra are run by Lavasoa in Fort Dauphin. It also has a campsite and hires equipment. The accommodation is made from local…
Ifaty & Mangily
This high-end property has a magnificent thatched-roof lodge for eating and pretty bungalows made of locally quarried stone. The villas get the beach…
Ifaty & Mangily
This luxury, but attractively priced Ifaty property has a tropical-jungle lobby that opens onto a sea-facing courtyard dining room and a shimmering…
The Great Reef
Located between two fishing villages, this resort offers some neat circular bungalows strung along an elegant arc of beach. The rooms are fine, if…
Southern Madagascar
Just down the hill from the MTC Office, the ITC Lodge is a well-run place with Dutch-Malagasy owners. The rooms are tidy, rather than remarkable, but they…
Southern Madagascar
A real surprise packet near the eastern end of town, this engaging little hotel-guesthouse has simple rooms, but those with private bathroom, especially…
The Great Reef
Three cheers for the best entrance to a lodge on this coast: you arrive by pirogue on the resort’s little white powder beach and sink your toes in the…
Fort Dauphin (Taolagnaro)
The sister hotel to the adjacent Le Dauphin, and the better choice. It’s like a large plantation house, with a big metal roof and porches. Painted in…
Southern Madagascar
This excellent campsite is the best place in the park to spot lemurs, but you'd want to be all packed up by late morning when the crowds arrive. Watch for…
The Great Reef
‘Upscale beach shack’ sounds like a contradiction in terms, but this place manages to pull it off. The family versions are claustrophobic, but the doubles…
Southern Madagascar
The sand pathways of this lodge tie its bungalows together into a welcoming little village, aided by a shady and cosy restaurant with an international…
The Great Reef
It may be close to the taxi-brousse station, but Chez Alain has a quiet garden area sheltered from the surrounding clamour. The simplest rooms are basic…
The Great Reef
Laguna Blu is an excellent Andavadoaka choice, blissfully isolated and with good if unexciting-for-the-price beachfront bungalows. For a long time, it…
The Great Reef
A secluded location overlooking the spiny forest to Nosy Ve, a private stretch of beach, wooden bungalows discreetly hidden in the dunes with hammocks and…
The Great Reef
The rooms here are attractive and wonderfully central – the newer, more expensive doubles on the 2nd floor are worth the extra price and most have views…
The Great Reef
Lots of nice touches set these beach bungalows apart from the crowd, including stone steps, drapes, shady terraces and well-appointed bathrooms with…
Southern Madagascar
This well-run place south of town opened in 2016 and has some bungalows and rooms with mosquito nets; the grounds that will be better once the trees…
The Great Reef
This old Tuléar stalwart has rather attractive rooms arrayed around a large garden and set back from the road at the eastern entrance to town. The rooms…
Southern Madagascar
The campsite at Piscine Naturelle is equipped with showers, toilets, sheltered dining and a large cooking area. Sites can be reserved at the MNP Office in…
