Nungwi
A luxurious hotel complex, with rooms in several two- and three-storey buildings, some with sea views, others overlooking the large swimming pool and…
Must-see hotels in Africa
Réunion
This small (some would say 'cramped') two-storey hotel is a good deal if you can get online specials. The rooms, which sport colourful walls and are…
eSwatini (Swaziland)
With a palatial facade and grounds to match, the Royal Swazi certainly looks the part, though the rooms are in need of a revamp. Still, they have the…
Zanzibar Island
Blink and you might miss this tiny guesthouse with its sandy front yard and just five simple double rooms. There are two external bathrooms, and one of…
Zanzibar Island
Towards the southern end of Matemwe, this immaculate place has 12 rooms with louvre doors, soft furnishings and traditional-style in-room bathrooms. All…
Western Tanzania
Situated on a beautiful sandy bay, this is a real Robinson-Crusoe-in-his-hippie-years kind of place where all the rooms are made of knocked-together,…
Réunion
This B&B in a pert little case créole features two adjoining rooms enhanced with touches of colour, back-friendly mattresses and spotless bathrooms. Au…
Southern Ethiopia
The pink concrete pavilions are plain and overpriced but well maintained. If you're counting the birrs, the budget rooms in a separate block are smaller…
Northern Tanzania
In an area on the crater rim where few travellers pass, Ngorongoro Wild Camp has a sense of wilderness that you just don't get elsewhere on the rim – don…
Essaouira
This striking villa 3km south of the medina, is now a sprawling boutique hotel, furnished with retro finds and design pieces, with a photogenic pool and…
Eastern Ethiopia
This solid, no-frills four-storey option is deservedly popular with tour operators. Rooms in the main building are comfortable, serviceable and fairly…
Casablanca
Its central location means that this five-star hotel is a popular meeting place for Casablancais, who enjoy lunch at Café M, a coffee or drink in the…
Saadani Park Resthouse & Bandas
Northeastern Tanzania
Saadani's nice park bandas (thatched-roofed huts) and resthouse are just back from the beach near Saadani village, in an area that elephants seem to like…
Rabat
Geared towards business people, this friendly modern hotel located a 10-minute walk from Rabat Ville train station offers well-maintained and attractive…
Gabon
This camp is close to the Kongou Falls in the national park and is run by the NGO Fondation International Gabon Eco-tourisme (FIGET). Visits here to view…
Zanzibar Island
The enormous luxury resort of Bluebay has around 100 rooms and suites, some in the gardens, others overlooking the ocean. There's a large swimming pool, a…
The Wild Coast
Around the headland en route to Hole in the Wall, White Clay boasts an adorable setting on a hillside with stupendous ocean views. It comprises standard…
Cape Town
If you want to be in the thick of Cape Town's dining, drinking and shopping scenes, 40 on Burg has a marvellous location just off Greenmarket Sq. Based in…
Djibouti
Facilities are fairly rundown at this rustic campement (huts with shared showers and toilets) about 5km west of the centre, but the location is ace – it’s…
Todra Gorge
In the village of Aït Baha Tizgui, about 800m before the gorge, Hotel Valentine rolls out the welcome mat with thoughtful service and remarkably budget…
Winelands
There is a variety of accommodation on offer here, from simple apartments (two people R650) to more luxurious self-catering houses (four people R1600) and…
Réunion
A five-minute stroll from the beach, this little two-storey résidence hôtelière (mini-resort) won't knock your socks off but it contains 15 modern, well…
Southwestern Uganda
This welcoming and atmospheric camp sits deep in the forest with monkeys and birdlife. There are deluxe safari tents with stone floors and porches, solar…
Guinea
With a wonderfully helpful management who'll go out of their way to please, and quiet, tidy rooms with floral bedsheets, this is as good as it gets in…
Madagascar
There are five spacious, well-equipped and comfortable rooms in this welcoming Malagasy-French-run guesthouse. It's a particularly good option for…
Marina Cap Monastir Appart-Hôtel
Tunisia
The reception for this low-slung complex is behind the yacht-filled harbour and marina restaurants. The range of simple and modern concrete cabins –…
Okavango Delta
This island camp lies in an area of subterranean springs that attract flocks of pelicans (kwara means ‘where the pelicans feed’). These pools also attract…
Namibia
The sister property of the Sossusvlei Lodge, located 3km outside the park gate, targets midrange travellers who want the comforts of a lodge without…
Chamarel
These beautiful log cabins sleep between four and eight people and are tucked into the mountainside amid gnarled tropical trees. The decor stays true to…
Northern Mozambique
About 15km south of Metangula, ecofriendly Mbuna Bay has four wooden beachfront cottages, four brick cottages set back in the bush, and one wattle-and…
Southwestern Uganda
Located 15km outside Kisoro off the road to the Rwanda border, these cottages offer a great hideaway by the lake. There are plenty of activities including…
Durban
On a poky little street near the Botanic Gardens, this is an excellent, homey B&B that is terrific value. The former colonial residence has five en-suite…
Swakopmund
This place has 24 rooms, so you have a good chance of snagging accommodation here if you haven’t booked ahead. Housed in the former colonial military…
Malawi
This rustic camp is immersed in the park, with stilted safari tents, dorm and campsite sharing ablutions and a self-catering kitchen. There's a plunge…
Pretoria
A short amble from the Hatfield Gauteng station, this B&B is the epitome of a refined cocoon, revelling quietly in minimalist lines, soothing colour…
Dadès Gorge
Book early for one of the four 'seasonal' rooms at Youssef Azrarag's welcoming guesthouse, where Amazigh (Berber) hospitality, vintage French furniture…
Southern Tunisia
Opulence in the desert that could do with a bit of a brush up since the tourism downturn ate into its market. Luxury tents have bathrooms and air-con, and…
Red Sea Coast
This low-key four-star resort is popular with European divers. The hotel fronts a wonderful stretch of sand and accommodation is in whitewashed, airy…
The North
Right in the thick of things and across the road from the public beach, this old-timer looks dated from the front, but the rooms are surprisingly neat…
Uganda
This new locally owned lodge on 18 hectacres occupies some cool real estate at the end of the road on a breezy riverside spot. The tree house is actually…
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