Zambia
'New' is rather optimistic given the creaky state of the corridors but the Ambassador provides reasonable value for its spacious rooms. It has an…
Zambia
'New' is rather optimistic given the creaky state of the corridors but the Ambassador provides reasonable value for its spacious rooms. It has an…
Southern Mozambique
This amenable boutique place is on a small rise at the eastern edge of town. Although it lacks a beachfront (it's on the inland side of the coastal road),…
Southern Mozambique
CFM Lodge is smack in the centre of things, opposite the market and about 100m back from the beach behind Hotel Tofo Mar. Its row of attached rooms come…
Northern Mozambique
In a good setting at the island’s northern tip in the shadow of the fort and opposite a beach, this place has a governmental, utilitarian feel despite a…
Mozambique
The 1st of July is distinctly old-fashioned, or maybe those dusty wooden animal carvings were never in fashion – who knows? Near the old cathedral, this…
Mozambique
On the main road a few blocks west of Millennium BIM, this small-town resthouse-style place is a cut above your average African roadside digs. Simple,…
Southern Mozambique
The long-standing Fatima’s, ever popular and now considerably expanded, has camping, dorm beds and a mix of very basic bungalows and rooms, all on low…
Mozambique
This place is worth checking out if you’re on a budget and the Pink Papaya hostel around the corner is full. Rooms have TV and hot water, and there’s an…
Southern Mozambique
In a fine seaside location (though not all rooms manage to have full sea views), this motel is a throwback to colonial days. It has a restaurant that does…
Southern Mozambique
Blue Anchor Inn has pleasant rooms and cottages in large grounds, and a restaurant. About 50km north of Maputo and about 20km north of Marracuene …
Southern Mozambique
About 400m from the sea along the main road into town and next to the police station, this is basically a dive camp, but with more pampering…
Southern Mozambique
África Tropical has a row of small, tidy rooms facing a tiny garden. Some rooms have a double bed, others a double plus a single; all have fan, net and…
Maputo
This solid, no-frills hotel lacks pizzazz, but its 36 small rooms are serviceable and reasonably comfortable, and the ambience is familial.
Mozambique
If you’re coming from the north and get stuck in Vila Gorongosa, this place – which is not azul (blue) at all, but white with yellow trim – has no-frills…
Southern Mozambique
A long-standing place with large grounds, a beachside restaurant, camp sites (towards the back of the property), and accommodation in small, faded sea…
Northern Mozambique
This family house at the island’s northern end has a quintet of clean but view-less downstairs rooms (each with bathroom and air-con) and a larger…
Northern Mozambique
This place has clean, air-conditioned rooms and is currently favoured by Moçimboa's growing contingent of natural-gas workers. It also has Moçimboa’s best…
Southern Mozambique
The unassuming Nordin’s is at the northern edge of town in a good, shaded location directly on the beach. It has four rustic, dark and rather faded…
Malawi
This faded banana-and-pastel-green beachfront place has a sandy patio with scattered loungers, a little bar and a Caribbean vibe. Clean rooms have vividly…
Lilongwe
Behind its decrepit exterior, this three-floor, 48-room monolith boasts restaurant, gym and more marble than Persepolis. The rooms are comfy and colourful…
Malawi
Four simple rooms with modern bathrooms and fans just before the Likhubula gate, plus two basic external rooms sharing ablutions at the rear of the…
Malawi
Five minutes' walk from the town centre, this old-fashioned place sits in a leafy garden and has a welcoming veranda. The seven rooms are tired but clean…
Malawi
So-so en-suite rooms with grotty bedspreads, TV, bare white walls and a few sticks of furniture. On the upside, the hotel is close to the main bus station…
Southern Mozambique
This backpackers on the waterfront has simple rooms and dorms, and a rooftop terrace overlooking the bay. It's a five-minute walk from the ferry: turn…
Zambia
It's a bit overpriced, especially as there's no air-con, but Dazi's en-suite rooms are sparkling clean. There's an appealingly kitsch bamboo bar on the…
Mozambique
Although it acts primarily as a beach bar and restaurant, ever-popular Biques, set on a breezy rise overlooking Macuti Beach, also offers limited camping…
Southern Mozambique
A collection of rustic self-catering reed chalets on the beach almost at the northwesternmost edge of the Barra Peninsula; once at the main Barra junction…
Northern Mozambique
At the northeastern edge of town, this above-average resthouse has clean, low-ceilinged rooms with flat-screen TVs and mosquito nets. Staff are friendly…
Southern Mozambique
This rather run-down place is redeemed by its lovely setting amid the dunes fringing a spectacular beach. Accommodation is in rustic cottages on the dune…
Malawi
Built in 1886, this tin-roofed, turreted old dame has an air of faded grandeur. Choose between a room up top and a brick-red chalet in the garden of roses…
Southern Mozambique
About 200m north of the town centre, past the Catholic church, Coco Rico has large, well-equipped, eight-person wooden self-catering chalets just back…
Zambia
The most comfortable option in town is these rondavels fitted out with modern interiors including cable TV, wi-fi and air con. It's within a secure…
Northern Mozambique
With clean if unremarkable rooms, the Brasília is set on improving its standing among the city's newer, bigger competition – it was undergoing…
Southern Mozambique
Just in from the beachfront road, this place is light, bright, airy and clean, with well-appointed, whitewashed stone-and-thatch cottages set in lush,…
Northern Mozambique
Clean, quiet, slightly cramped rooms are available in this small private home opposite a coffee plantation. It's about a 10-minute walk from the dhow port…
Southern Mozambique
This locally run place has eight quite basic but adequate rooms (a mix of twins and doubles) with fans and nets (one with air-con), a small restaurant and…
Lilongwe
This tranquil site is next to the green, and campers can use the bar-restaurant with its terrace, kids' playground and pool. There's a basic ablutions…
Mozambique
The inaptly named Moderna isn't exactly a bastion of shining modernity these days, but it still serves as a good budget bet, with adequate rooms, most…
Southern Mozambique
This is the spot to go if you’re interested in chilling out, with Moorish-style stone houses with bathrooms, a few very basic grass huts, camping and a…
Maputo
Unexciting but clean and fair-value rooms in a three-story building in an unexciting but reasonably convenient location. There's also a restaurant.