Polana Serena Hotel
In a prime location on the cliff top with uninterrupted views over the sea, the Polana is Maputo's classiest hotel, and one of the most genteel hotels in the region.
In a prime location on the cliff top with uninterrupted views over the sea, the Polana is Maputo's classiest hotel, and one of the most genteel hotels in the region.
Centrally located just off Praça da Independência and opposite the cathedral, the 200-room Pestana Rovuma is another venerable Maputo establishment, with a long history, well-appointed rooms, a small gym, a business centre and a selection of upsc.
One of the newer arrivals on the scene, the four-star Girassol offers reliable rooms and service at reasonable prices.
This five-star high-rise in a busy location in the upper part of town offers good dining, efficient service, a business centre and sleek rooms with all the amenities. Prices include use of the health club and sauna.
Located in the upper part of town, Maputo's longest-running backpackers has a helpful owner, an outdoor kitchen and bar area, and rooms plus dorm beds in a house next door.
There are several private residences in the Sommerschield area offering B&B-style accommodation. Most are of similar quality, with nicely-furnished rooms, usually with air-con, TV and telephone, and most also with private bathroom.
Under the same management as Hotel África II and of similar standard.
Popular and often full, with a convenient location on the edge of the baixa, a mixture of dorm rooms and doubles, a kitchen, and a backyard bar, terrace and braai area with views to the port in the distance.
In a convenient, central location one block west of the Hospital Central, Mozaika has small but well-appointed rooms - each decorated with its own theme, and all set around a garden courtyard with a small pool.
Under the same management as Hotel Costa do Sol, and just next door, with serviced self-catering chalets - each with a double bed and a loft with two twin beds - set behind a fence on the inland side of the beach road.
This cosy place is near Costa do Sol and just in from Av Marginal. The spotless rooms all have fans, and if the house isn't too crowded, cooking is permitted. Chapas to/from town stop nearby.
This is a low-key place with a convenient, central location, a predominately male clientele and 22 rather spartan rooms with TV and minifridge, that are decent value for the doubles. There's an outdoor restaurant.
The good-value Ibis is centrally located in the baixa, with small, spiffy rooms at very reasonable prices, plus a restaurant, business facilities and disabled access.
Opposite the Natural History Museum, and on the cliff top overlooking the bay and port, this 130-room hotel is a Maputo classic, with good service, a business centre and a bar with sunset views over the water.
A converted residence with a handful of quiet, clean and comfortable rooms - all but one with private bathroom, and all with TV - near the British High Commission. Continental breakfast included.
This large colonial-era house has a popular restaurant downstairs, a homey ambience and a few spacious, spotless rooms on the upper level. Breakfast included.
The only upper-end hotel set directly on the water (though there's no swimming). Rooms and services are on a par with those of other Holiday Inns in the region, and there's a small gym and a waterside restaurant.
A good-value place that could just as easily be midrange, with straightforward rooms in a convenient central location. Prices include continental breakfast.
The most basic of the bunch, in a nondescript high rise near the corner of Av Amilcar Cabral, with reasonable rooms and some plants in the courtyards to brighten things up. Not optimal for solo women travellers.
This solid, no-frills hotel lacks pizzazz but its 36 rooms are comfortable, serviceable and fairly-priced, with TV and breakfast included. The inhouse restaurant, Petiscos, is known for its delicious Goan cuisine.
Good-value rooms and a restaurant. It's just off Av Marginal; chapas drop you at the turnoff.
Next door to Hotel África II and under the same management is this unsigned place, in a refurbished green and white house with polished wood décor and rooms with ceiling fan, mini-fridge and TV. Continental breakfast included.
This three-star establishment has small but well-appointed rooms with TV, plus good service and facilities, a business centre, a tiny pool and a restaurant.
This sprawling place has chalet-style rooms with TV set around a large, grassy compound en route to Costa do Sol. There's a restaurant and conference facilities, and prices include breakfast.
Villa das Mangas offers a busy albeit convenient location, and tiny, overpriced rooms around a small garden. Rooms come with TV, lots of mosquitoes and a rather mediocre breakfast, and there’s an adjoining restaurant and bar.
Above Restaurante Costa do Sol, with straightforward rooms with fan, and the beach across the road.
A popular, efficient place with good-value, well-appointed rooms in a small apartment block on a quiet street in the Sommerschield residential area. Meals are available on request, as is help arranging excursions.
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