Northern Tanzania
This quiet, church-run place offers simple rooms around a flower-filled courtyard, and local-style meals. It's just outside Ngorongoro Conservation Area's…
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Cabo Verde
On a breezy bluff pointing out to sea is this glossy Praia address. Though similar to business-class hotels around the world, the spacious rooms are…
Sunshine Coast
These four self-catering apartments, ideally located directly across the street from Kelly’s Beach, are one of the best values in town, though some might…
Western Tanzania
You can't get closer to the lakeshore than at Aqualodge, where you're mere steps away from the lapping waters. While the rooms are basic, they have…
Eastern Cape
The best hotel in the area, the Ripple Hill harbours 14 entirely renovated rooms with wooden floors and sparkling bathrooms. The attached restaurant …
Southern Tunisia
On the northern edge of Medenine near the bus station, the El Morjen is a bright modern hotel with useful rooms. Some are big and echoey, but the fixtures…
Northern Cape
Jurg and Rita run several cottages around town as well as a caravan park where nightly stargazing evenings take place. The cute ‘honeymoon suite’ in a…
Western Cape
This efficient and friendly place close to the harbour offers homely budget accommodation, including small garden studios with TV and basic kitchen…
Western Cape
A laid-back place in Struisbaai, with a cheery pool and bar area. Breakfast and dinner are available, or you can make use of the shared kitchen. It's in a…
Eastern Cape
Run by affable owners, this place offers three amply-sized, well-thought-out cottages with separate bedrooms, immaculate en suites and well-equipped…
Lesotho
Mmelesi Lodge has sandstone, thatched-roof mokhoro (traditional Basotho huts), reached along flower-lined paths. The bar often fills with government…
Rwanda
Arguably the best budget option in town, this church-run abode arranged around a neat garden courtyard has a variety of clean rooms, including large 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…
Swakopmund
A great option close to town that won’t break the budget, d’Avignon is a smart, well-run guesthouse that has been recommended by travellers. Triple rooms…
Sal
The hotel is a little dull, but otherwise these spacious rooms are spick and span, with air-con and balconies (in some). It also has a small pool and a…
Southern Ethiopia
The Eda Pension is as no-frills as it gets but the rooms are well kept and the staff pleasing, making it an obvious choice for budget-minded travellers…
Todra Gorge
This reliable place hits all the right notes, with bright rooms – some with small balconies – a riverside location and friendly service. Some rooms are…
The North
Hibiscus boasts a stone path that wends past thick jungle-like gardens, a super pool and a private beach of sorts (although there's quite a bit of rock to…
Eastern Cape
Relaxed, simple and beautiful seem to be the rule here. All rooms have a pleasing rustic touch. But it's the garden that steals the laurels, with its…
Ouarzazate
Despite feeling like a '60s throwback, the spacious grounds and pleasant pool won us over to this budget-friendly motel near the centre of town. Rooms are…
Southwestern Uganda
With lovely mountain views and enjoyable al fresco dining, Silverback proves to be a relaxing destination. Service is attentive but, for the price, rooms…
Northern Cape
These stilted cabins perch in a very remote section of the park, with excellent sunset vistas across a pan. Access is via a rough, one-way, 4WD-only route…
Mombasa
One of the best-value midrange options in Mombasa, the old-world Lotus is central and has clean, compact rooms with hot water and functioning air…
Lamu Island
Terrific value, and just metres away from the beach, this centrally located B&B comprises a clutch of snug rooms with four-poster beds and a breezy…
Ghana
This superchic boutique hotel, decked out in shades of white and red, is one of the best places to stay in town. There's a pool, a garden and a balcony to…
Gaborone
Extremely well-priced rooms north of the city centre are what Linville's all about. It markets itself as a boutique B&B and while that's slightly…
Zambia
It’s a bit of a hulking concrete block from the outside and the 154 rooms add up to the largest hotel in the Copperbelt; however, inside the Savoy is…
Senegal
The large Hôtel du Djoudj, near the headquarters of the Parc National des Oiseaux du Djoudj, has comfy rooms and a very inviting swimming pool. They offer…
Cabo Verde
A pretty spot with lime and lavender trim, Casa Lavra Cicilio has rooms set around a small lava-rock courtyard. Good meals (CVE800) available upon request…
Garden Route
There are wonderful sea views from this campsite and caravan park. It's worth paying a little extra for a site on the Western Terrace (per site from R415)…
Flic en Flac
Less pretentious than other places around here and popular with families, Villas Caroline has attractive rooms, many of which front right onto the beach…
Namibia
This attractive whitewashed, colonial-style lodge is a nice place to break up the drive to Etosha. Lofty, sometimes cavernous rooms retain their…
Toubkal National Park
Book here for private rooms at the top of the village, with some of the best views of any guesthouse in the valley. In gîte d’étape (homestay) style,…
Western Madagascar
A well-designed, personable little hotel, Coco Lodge has pretty pink buildings built around a small pool and bar. The rooms are huge, very comfortable,…
KwaZulu-Natal
A no-nonsense, friendly place with beautiful spaces, set around a beautiful garden. There’s a range of rooms, from doubles inside the main house to…
Southern Madagascar
This well-run place south of town opened in 2016 and has some bungalows and rooms with mosquito nets; the grounds that will be better once the trees…
Senegal
The Bancals, the old Saint-Louisian family that owns this classic place, have done a great job of evoking history. Each item and picture in its 24…
Khartoum
A fine choice in the area. Rooms are well appointed with a modernish feel, while the hotel as a whole offers good quality. Bathrooms are on the small size…
Eastern Cape
This restored historic farmhouse, built in 1837 and hidden in a secluded valley near a dam, can sleep six people in two doubles and two singles. It has…
Limpopo
On the town's northern fringe, this three-star hotel has 129 modern rooms and an excellent poolside restaurant. It lacks the personal charm of other…
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