Northern Madagascar
One of the best-value options in the Diego Suarez area, La Case en Falafy is about 200m up the hill from the beach. It has a great bar, pool and…
Must-see hotels in Madagascar
Madagascar
In a scenic spot 2km north of Ambalavao, Espace Zongo offers eight simple but impeccable rooms and a smattering of comfortable bungalows. It's all well…
Western Madagascar
This shaded tented camp, run by tour operator Mad Caméléon, has an atmospheric location with epic sunsets on the southern banks of the Manambolo River…
Madagascar
This charming throwback to the colonial era, a nicely renovated French chateau with grand embracing stairways, is just oozing with atmosphere, from its…
Nosy Be
Housed in an old colonial mansion, this is a charming little place with a small pool. Ask to see a few rooms before you settle as the cheaper ones can be…
Western Madagascar
Friendly Ecolodge de Kirindy has oh-so-basic, overpriced wooden bungalows with mosquito nets, uncomfortable mattresses and questionable plumbing. Camping…
Northern Madagascar
Run by the hospitable Hobaya family, the Relais is a pleasant enough halt on the Diego–Nosy Be route. The rooms are comfortable with fans and nets. The…
Western Madagascar
The only place to stay in Manja, Kanto Hotel is a friendly spot with an OK restaurant, but basic rooms with shower water that barely trickles from the…
Northern Madagascar
A brilliant option for independent budget travellers, Chez Aurélien is located right next to the park entrance on the RN6 – perfect for those travelling…
Southern Madagascar
This place has great potential but hasn't quite lived up to it yet. The closest place to the park, and with sweeping views of the Isalo escarpment, it has…
Nosy Be
With a handful of comfortable, cheerful rooms with doors opening right onto the beach, Sambatra is simple but good value for Nosy Be. The sunsets and…
Northern Madagascar
A few hundred metres up a hill from the beach, this popular and laid-back budget place has a stylish terrace, and a restaurant that gets good reviews for…
Nosy Be
Bungalows nestle in a luxuriant garden just outside Hell-Ville, off the road to Ambatoloaka. They are beautifully decorated using local materials but are…
Northern Madagascar
This charming, quiet, leafy hotel, tucked away on a pleasant side street across from the beach, has whitewashed buildings and a manicured courtyard. The…
Northern Madagascar
This large white house has four rooms in the main building all named after American cities, and modern bungalows in the grounds. Rooms are modern and…
Nosy Be
Belle Vue is an excellent midrange option in Hell-Ville's centre. Cheaper rooms have fans and share a toilet, but all are immaculate and cheerful. The…
Southern Madagascar
While a bit storm-ravaged in spots, Libertalia offers five solar-powered bungalows in stone buildings that are simple but not uncomfortable and a sense of…
Northern Madagascar
Basic but clean hotel with 10 rooms set around a lovely, small garden with ylang-ylang trees. There's just one double with air-conditioning (Ar75,000) but…
Northern Madagascar
Les Baobabs has modern round bungalows on a gorgeous beach with superb views across to Nosy Komba, or ordinary bungalows in the pretty garden. They are…
Madagascar
Located north of the centre, in a residential neighbourhood, this family-run hotel is a friendly and welcoming option. The two-storey villa is modern and…
Antananarivo
This budget stalwart is an excellent option in a lively part of town. Rooms have brightly coloured walls, parquet floors and new bathrooms (most rooms…
Nosy Be
There are just five rooms at this little hotel and restaurant owned by a French and Malagasy couple. It has two separate wings joined under one big…
Northern Madagascar
Las Palmas is not signposted, but is the most southerly of the beach hotels. It is a well-manicured property in a great location across from the beach,…
Monastère Saint Jean Baptiste des Benedictines de Joffreville
Northern Madagascar
The eight rooms in this block have showers but share toilets, all set in a glorious garden. It's spartan and rooms are small, but it's all very clean…
Nosy Be
Situated in a beautiful garden and quiet location back from the main road, this is a pretty good deal for Nosy Be. The six bungalows are furnished simply,…
Southern Madagascar
Although simple, the rooms at this Indian-owned hotel are the best you'll find close to Parc National Zombitse-Vohibasia, 20km away to the northeast. They…
Madagascar
Spacious, but very faded rooms can be found upstairs of the atmospheric restaurant of the same name. The furniture hasn’t changed since the 1950s and the…
Madagascar
These chalets near the Namoly park entrance are very basic and none too clean, with erratic water supply. However, the food (advance notice needed) is…
Madagascar
Right in the town centre, Hôtel Hasina is reasonable value and the wood panel–lined walls and floors give it a certain yesteryear charm. The rooms…
Western Madagascar
Around 5km south of the park entrance, friendly Blue Vanga Lodge has large, spotless bungalows set around a sandy garden. There's no hot water, and…
Northern Madagascar
Floraly Komba is on the beach at Ampangorinana. Rooms are quite small, but there's a variety of accommodation ranging from upstairs or ground-floor rooms…
Northern Madagascar
This is a pleasant hotel in a pretty garden setting. Rooms have fans and nets. It might not be on the beach, but the added bonus is the tearoom:…
Madagascar
Tucked away in a leafy, gated courtyard in the centre of town, the well-run Mania has big, clean rooms painted in tarty disco colours. The old building…
Northern Madagascar
Just outside the town, this place comes as a welcome relief from the dross of Ambilobe. There are slightly rundown bungalows with fans, and nine of the 22…
Madagascar
Draped in its colourful namesake plant, this hotel has a bit of character. Rooms are spread across several buildings in a quiet compound; all are…
Madagascar
With sleek, up to date rooms, this relatively new place, in the quieter northern suburbs, has fast gained a name for itself for offering first class value…
Madagascar
With its vaguely Swiss-chalet feel, La Pineta is an unusual but enjoyable option in Ambatolampy. The four basic rooms have creaky, shiny wooden floors and…
Madagascar
The go to choice of big tour groups, the Zomatel has a wide variety of functional rooms with lots of comfort assured. Rooms in the old building are…
Western Madagascar
A handful of haphazard but coquettish bungalows, the Corail is a family-run outfit right by the beach just south of town. There are some nice touches…
Madagascar
Next to the large and modern village church, this Catholic mission-run place offers a winning combination of low prices and spotless, simple rooms…
