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4 Star Hotel
Protea Hotel Ryalls
Very classy old-fashioned place, with a grand entrance hall and sophisticated rooms decorated with old b...
Southern Malawi hotels and hostels
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Sunbird Mount Soche Hotel
Popular with business travellers, it also has all the required facilities although is not quite as swish...
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Sunbird Ku Chawe Hotel
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Hostellerie De France
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Pakachere, Backpackers & Creative Centre
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Villa 33 Blantyre
Limbe Country Club
An alternative for those with wheels. Here you can park and camp on the edge of the playing fields. Rates include club membership, so you can use the showers and restaurant inside.
Alendo Hotel
In the centre, this is the Malawian Institute of Tourism training school and has super-eager staff and bright airy corridors but tight rooms. The facilities are good, however, and there's secure parking.
Kabula Lodge
Northwest of the city centre, off Michiru Rd, this place is highly recommended. Dorms have only two or three beds and rates for the spotless, comfortable rooms include breakfast.
Henderson Street Guest House
This small and welcoming guesthouse has five rooms with large baths and DSTV. The house itself sits in a massive garden and is a great place to shut yourself away from the noise of the city. Rates include breakfast.
Doogles
Backpackers can pitch their tents here and there's also room for a few trucks and cars with tents. The rooms and dorms are decent enough but some of the chalets are looking a little rough and it's not the most friendly of places.
Jambo House
A homely little place, off Michiru Rd, with just four bedrooms, a swimming pool and gardens with excellent views of the surrounding hills. There's also a TV lounge and a self-service 'honesty' bar.
Blantyre Lodge
Large hotel near the bus station. It has a rather clinical feel to it, but the rooms are good value (although they could do without the wall-to-wall, plush maroon carpeting) and the premises secure.
Ryalls Protea Hotel
Very classy old-fashioned place, with a grand entrance hall and sophisticated rooms decorated with old black-and-white photos and African artefacts. It's also home to the superb eatery, 21 Grill on Hanover.