Sunbird Mzuzu

Easily the city's plushest digs, this large hotel in imposing grounds has huge rooms with deep-pile carpet, flat-screen DSTV, fridge and views of Mzuzu's golf course. As you'd expect from Sunbird, the service is friendly and efficient and the place is of an international standard.

The bathrooms are looking slightly dated in the rooms, but are all new in the four suites. Facilities include two gift shops, gym, restaurant, and bar offering light meals by day and a disco after dark.