Skoura
An oasis within an oasis, 4 acres of organic gardens and a working farm make a bucolic setting for rammed-earth bungalows, with produce used to prepare…
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Malawi
This German-run lodge offers 10 simple garden rooms, each with mozzie net, fan and private veranda overlooking the lake, and a six-bed dorm next to 200m…
Zanzibar Island
Casa del Mar brings a dash of colour and design to Jambiani with 14 rooms in two double-storey houses set amid tropical gardens just a few short steps…
Winelands
Far from towns and paved roads, this is the perfect place to recharge. There are wildlife drives exploring the Karoo landscape, hikes to see San rock art…
Okavango Delta
This intimate camp was one of the delta's original luxury retreats, though frequent renovations have kept it up to speed with recent properties. Six linen…
Campement Touristique de Dittilou
Djibouti
This campement has helpful and friendly management offering a series of well designed daboytas (traditional huts) brimful of rustic charm. They are set…
Anti Atlas Mountains
Le Safran has basic, colourful en-suite rooms, with two doubles on the roof terrace and a spacious four-person suite. The 1st-floor salon looks across the…
Malawi
On a quiet stretch of beach in well-tended gardens, these high-ceilinged thatch rooms are full of African flair behind their oxblood exterior; each has a…
Mozambique
If you can handle the slightly out-of-town setting (which has its advantages in hot, hectic Tete), this Tete institution is an excellent option, set off…
Ghana
It's the hosts' friendly welcome that makes this guesthouse so special. Originally from Jamaica, the family settled in Britain and then here. The rooms,…
Eastern Ethiopia
Popular with Addis Ababa’s elite, this is a massive but attractive resort – the only one on Lake Kuriftu. There’s a wide variety of spacious, spick-and…
Kenya
Set in the heart of Rukinga Wildlife Sanctuary and with a lovely remote feeling surrounded by acacia woodland and Tsavo's distinctive red soils, Kivuli …
Republic of Congo
A satellite camp of Mboko Camp, Lango has the more enchanting position, overlooking a massive jungle clearing and bai, where buffaloes, elephants and many…
Durban
At the northern end of the beachfront, away from the promenade crowd, Blue Waters is a classic hotel that has recently undergone an extensive renovation…
Siwa Oasis
Talist, meaning 'lake' in the Amazig language, is a place to get away from it all. On offer in this family-owned ecolodge are simple but comfortable rooms…
Réunion
Your well-travelled hosts keep their three chambre d'hôte (guest rooms) spick and span and serve delicious breakfasts on a terrace overlooking the pool…
Johannesburg
Comfort, charm and atmosphere: this superb venture has it all. It offers the chance to unplug in a series of separate, narrow, self-contained buildings…
Pemba
This tranquil spot along the extension of the Wimbi Beach road has 10 clean, spacious rooms – with hot water, air-con, satellite TV, mini fridge and…
Diani Beach
As beach resorts go, Leopard is rated among the best in Africa. Rooms are spacious, with king-sized beds and West African art, while splurge-worthy sea…
Luxor
Far from the crowds, off the road to the Valley of the Kings and on the edge of the desert, this is a place for anyone wanting to do the west bank slowly,…
Rabat
This restored 19th-century riad has retained its traditional character, with 11 rooms and deluxe suites spread around a sky-high courtyard, with smooth…
Gabon
Modern two-storey wooden cottages look out onto the river or the beach here. It's an idyllic setting with palm trees and a pool. The beach-side restaurant…
Windhoek
The name of this German-oriented place is derived from the owners’ names: Gesa Oldach and Erno Gauerke, who go out of their way to provide a good measure…
Réunion
From this B&B hidden in the hills above the airport, you can easily reach St-Denis (10km), the airport (5km) and the east coast, making it an ideal base…
Rwanda
Built on a ridge near the park office, this motel-like place has large and well-appointed rooms with views over the hills to the hippo-filled lake below…
Mauritius
Squeeze down a side road on the way to Tamarin Beach and you'll uncover the famous Chez Jacques. Forty years ago Jacques' parents opened their home to…
Kruger National Park
The oldest and smallest of the bushveld camps, Bateleur has loads of wilderness ambience. The seven thatched-roof self-catering cottages with their 1930s…
Tunisia
On a working farm just outside Testour, tranquil 'Orchard of the Mountains' is just a side project for brothers Farouk and Fadhel, who left Tunis to get…
Southern Tunisia
This hotel 2km west of town has the facade of a traditional ksar (fortified granary), but it's a movie set as much as any Star Wars location. The…
Mahé
High on ambition, but low on atmosphere, this sprawling resort is not bad if you can get online promos. Its public facilities are its strength: two…
Johannesburg
This 1935 villa on the outskirts of Melville is just the ticket for those seeking a stylish ‘home away from home’ experience. The eight rooms are…
Lusaka
This upmarket and peaceful guesthouse is one of the best in Lusaka, with only a handful of snug en-suite rooms. It used to be a farm and today the…
Madagascar
The exterior of this hotel might be uninspiring, but it is actually a very well cared for hotel centred around a garden courtyard crammed with banana…
Zanzibar Island
Karamba, on the northern end of Kizimkazi Dimbani, has around 20 rooms of different sizes in whitewashed cottages along a small cliff overlooking the sea…
Tunis
The best budget option in the city, this colonial-era hotel next to the Marché Centrale has welcoming, English-speaking staff and a faded but endearing…
Rwanda
What a fabulous setting! This temporary tented camp perched on the edge of an escarpment overlooking an incredible sweep of savannah offers six…
Windhoek
Perched on a hilltop in Eros Park, akin to the Beverly Hills of Windhoek, Hotel Thule commands some of the most impressive views of any hotel in the…
Cape Town
This Gone with the Wind–style, heritage-listed villa presents a very classy boutique operation, with some rooms opening onto the secluded courtyard…
South Coast
Entered by a separate park gate from the main entrance, this dark timber lodge features an attractive interior, strewn with numerous Congolese and West…
Northeastern Tanzania
This place has a lovely dining-bar-lounge area, shady beachfront camping, breezy bungalows set in expansive, palm-studded grounds, a small pool, a kite…
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