Maputo
Set attractively directly on the water (although there’s no beach swimming), Southern Sun has comfortable rooms, attentive service, a small gym and a…
Must-see hotels in Mozambique
Northern Mozambique
At the far northern end of the beach, nZuwa offers a rustic, undone Mozambique beach paradise where comfort doesn't have to be compromised. It's all palm…
Mozambique
This recently renovated Portuguese-owned place has modern, dare we say funky rooms done out with sparkling tiles, although most only have interior windows…
Mozambique
This recently renovated option puts on a good show, with tastefully decorated if small rooms equipped with water bottles, kettle, assorted toiletries and…
Residencial Duqueza de Connaught
Maputo
This lovely, quiet, eight-room boutique hotel is in a restored home with polished wood, linen bedding and spotless rooms. Meals can be arranged with…
Northern Mozambique
Newly opened in 2016, the Chambo hosts three simple but beautifully sited bamboo bungalows right on the beach beside Lake Niassa. On offer are meals, a…
Northern Mozambique
The butik (boutique) suggestion is probably stretching it, but this relatively new 21-room hotel is a comfortable and functional place to stay in the…
Mozambique
This popular hotel opposite Praça dos Heróis has two levels of motel-style rooms arranged around a central pool and restaurant. It's nothing to look at…
Mozambique
One of numerous guesthouse options in the Ponta Gêa neighbourhood, Aulio's looks good from the outside and keeps up the image inside with large, clean…
Maputo
This three-star establishment in the upper part of town has small but well-appointed rooms with TV, plus good service and facilities, a business centre, a…
Maputo
The pluses at this tidy, whitewashed establishment are its aesthetics and its convenient central location. Rooms – most clustered around the pool in a…
Maputo
This place, in a quiet corner of Sommerschield, has well-appointed rooms and apartments (‘chalets’) set in expansive, manicured, enclosed gardens. There’s…
Pemba
Clean, modern rooms (the best are the spacious ‘suites’), none with nets and all with bathroom and TV, are on offer here. It’s at the start of the Wimbi…
Mozambique
This intimate residential-style B&B in the shady Ponta Gêa area has large, characterful rooms with mini fridge, TV and laundry service. No meals (apart…
Northern Mozambique
A Dutch-Mozambican-run guesthouse with three very characterful rooms that reflect the hybrid personality of Mozambique Island. Rooms are spacious and…
Mozambique
This attractive guesthouse is a dark horse on the accommodation scene, tucked away on a side street in the city centre. Quiet rooms out the back are large…
Maputo
Opposite the Natural History Museum, and on the clifftop overlooking the bay, this 130-room hotel is a Maputo classic, with good service, well-appointed…
Mozambique
A B&B in an old private home in the residential Ponta Gêa, just off Rua do Comandante Gaivão. The clean rooms come with mosquito nets and swatters. It's…
Mozambique
The cleanest, safest, most up-to-date lodging in Milange is the Tumbine, with a handful of air-conditioned rooms and a small restaurant (mains Mtc200 to…
Maputo
A high-rise in a busy location in the upper part of town with efficient service, a business centre and sleek rooms with all the amenities, plus a…
Northern Mozambique
This new Portuguese-owned place in one of Ibo's finest and most lovingly restored mansions opened in late 2016. It offers large, high-ceilinged rooms, a…
Maputo
This popular place offers good-value, well-appointed double-bedded rooms in a small apartment block on a quiet street in the Sommerschield residential…
Maputo
This place has been recently renovated, and offers reliable, well-appointed rooms, efficient service, a convenient location just up from the baixa and…
Northern Mozambique
Clean, efficient, central and within easy walking distance of the bus stand, this otherwise journeyman hotel is augmented by its excellent restaurant.
Maputo
This new 11-storey high-rise about 4km from the centre towers above its neighbours, and offers sleek, modern, well-appointed rooms, a restaurant and a…
Maputo
A convenient central location, efficient staff, tidy rooms (some of the higher-priced ones are quite spacious) and a restaurant make this business hotel…
Northern Mozambique
One of many small business hotels in Nampula, this place doesn't exactly ooze charm, but it has all the necessities for a relatively comfortable stay.
Northern Mozambique
This new place a couple of kilometres north of the airport has clean, minimalist rooms, a restaurant and the largest and best swimming pool in town.
Northern Mozambique
On the grounds of an old coconut estate, this German-run place has six clean rooms and offers food (US$30 for two meals). Bookings are essential.
Mozambique
The Dabhad offers good value: friendly, basic twin or double rooms have TV, hot water and even mini toothbrushes. No meals apart from breakfast.
Mozambique
The small, rather pleasant Villa Nagardas has African decor, cosy rooms and a restaurant. It’s near the municipal library.
Maputo
This hotel on a busy corner in the baixa offers small, slick, modern rooms and a compact gym.
Residencial da Universidade Pedagógica
Northern Mozambique
This university accommodation, with 14 simple, secure, good-value rooms, is in a quiet area.
Northern Mozambique
For total cultural immersion, head to this authentic but rough-around-the edges place in Makuti Town, the scruffy neighbourhood of reed houses where the…
Northern Mozambique
This Portuguese-run working farm, dotted with mango and orange groves, is nestled beneath towering Monte Nairucco about 16km west of town. It makes a…
Mozambique
A beautiful spot in the mountains 5km above Penha Longa (and signposted), Quinta da Fronteira has camping and a few basic rooms in darkish thatch-and…
Maputo
A small, quiet place well away from the centre and near Costa do Sol, with a handful of rooms (including eight- and 10-bed dorms) with fans but no nets…
Maputo
This scruffy but friendly backpackers is small, but justifiably popular and often full, with a convenient, quiet location on the edge of the baixa. It has…
Maputo
This hotel is not up to the standards of others in its class in terms of service and ambience, but it's worth considering because of its baixa location…
Mozambique
Opened in 2009, the Inter already looks dated. Maybe it's the slightly grotesque decor: the wood-striped walls and thick, patterned carpets are freaky…
