Must-see hotels in Mozambique

Imagine a cross between Swedish and Mozambican design (if you can) and you've imagined Villa Sands, which mixes sleek, minimalist Scandinavian lines with…

Look out, Quelimane: the accommodation bar has been raised! Seeming small and relatively modest, the new Hotel Elite is something of a palace behind its…

Located on a lovely and apparently endless stretch of shore some 12km north of Zalala Beach village, this wonderful lodge is accessed via a signposted,…

One of Tete’s smart new business hotels built during the coal boom, the Park is modern, friendly and comfortable. There's a gym, a pool, wheelchair…

You'll feel like a Swahili sultan as you recline in the tropical luxury of the Chuiba Bay. Six stone bungalows with individual, ethnic-chic decor are…

About 2km north of the main Ponta Malongane 'junction', and well signposted, this lovely and tranquil retreat has spacious, comfortable safari-style tents…

Hidden behind the museum, this thoroughly decent new option offers a lot more than its ordinary exterior suggests. Rooms are furnished to a high standard…

This is a barefoot-luxury type of place in an isolated and beautiful coastal setting. Accommodation is in well-appointed thatch, wood and canvas chalets (…

This popular place has bright decor, comfortable, good-value rooms (all but one with private bathroom) and a tiny garden. It’s near the British High…

The Quilálea offers delicious Robinson Crusoe–like tranquility, but rather than Man Friday to keep you company you get butler service, exquisite meals,…

This wonderful resort has 18 spacious, well-appointed Indonesian-style self-catering bungalows set in expansive green grounds overlooking the sea. All…

This Portuguese-owned B&B is heavy with antiques and redolent of the exotic flavours of northern Mozambique. The six rooms, nay suites, are doused in…

If you're feeling isolated in Songo, head to one of the Montebelo group's newer acquisitions (formerly Hotel Girassol), a small but select place with…

A few blocks back from Macuti Beach, the Sena styles itself as a business hotel, though there's a boutique edge to its slick lobby and super-modern rooms…

Possibly the most un-Tete-like of all Tete's accommodation is this lovely B&B in a renovated mansion on the north bank of the river about 1km downriver…

A restored residence close to a patch of beach, Sunset Boulevard offers simple but – given its location on the road to nowhere – surprisingly good rooms…

Ndzou Camp, a joint venture between Eco-Micaia and the local community, is a basic back-to-nature place in the middle of Moribane Forest Reserve with…

This ingenious upmarket ecolodge has no electricity, no running water, alfresco showers and composting toilets. The beachside accommodation in specially…

Continuing the tradition of sustainable, community-involved lakeside lodges, N'Tendele is a tranquil and beautifully simple place set in 4 hectares of…

Rustic, thatched beachfront and garden self-catering bungalows and campsites on a large, manicured bougainvillea- and palm-studded lawn running down to…