Wasini Island
The 10 rooms here, which overlook the delicious turquoise ocean, are uncomplicated, with mosquito nets, flush toilets and small verandahs. Running water…
Must-see hotels in East Africa
Mwanza
The ever-popular Tilapia, on the city side of Capri Point, has a variety of rooms, most of which are dated but decent and look out at the lake. It also…
Southwestern Uganda
One of Bwindi's best-value options for budget travellers, here you can pitch a tent, use one of theirs, go for a room or – best of all – the tented rooms…
Dar es Salaam
Sea Cliff has an excellent setting overlooking the ocean at the northern tip of Msasani Peninsula. The extensive facilities include a fitness centre, a…
Zanzibar Town
Down by the old dhow harbour, in a restored former merchant's house, the Warere is a friendly and well-run budget hotel. Rooms are clean and tidy, with…
Northern Tanzania
This long-standing hotel is the first place you reach as you come from Moshi. It has a cosy and appealing old-world ambience, pleasant rooms in expansive,…
Northern Kenya
A short way out of town, this new place is also Lodwar's flashest place to stay, with large, cool, quiet, tiled rooms in a bungalow setting. It might be…
Kenya
Just before the park entrance near Voi Gate, this quiet place sits atop an impossibly steep hill and the views that result from this location are…
Selous Game Reserve
Lake Tagalala campsite has basic but good facilities, including cold-water showers and covered cooking areas. There is usually water, but it is worth also…
Western Kenya
Named after Udo Savalli, a well-known ornithologist, this lovely KWS site is tidy, well maintained and has seven simple thatched bandas. Nets are provided…
Northern Kenya
Drop your tent on the grass beneath acacias and doum palms, lie back in one of the clean, tiled, newly constructed rooms, or crash in the tidy domed huts…
Kilifi
This polished, makuti (thatched-roofed) place sits right on the beach and has a series of bright, comfortable, Swahili-themed rooms with high beds and sea…
Northern Kenya
The single rooms are starting to look a little old and damp but, by and large, this very friendly place has quiet, clean and comfortable rooms with nice…
Nungwi
The small and welcoming Flame Tree offers unfussy and thoughtfully furnished rooms in cottages surrounded by beautiful flowering gardens. It's at the…
Masai Mara
This welcoming camp, which has recently come under the orbit of the excellent Asilia company, is buried away among a patch of woodland but has views over…
Kenya
This beautiful unfenced lodge lets the wildlife right in; keep an eye on your possessions, as the baboons and/or Sykes’ monkeys will nick your stuff…
Pemba
This place is a little gem: simple but clean rooms with TV in the lounge, and a nice walled garden with banana trees and a couple of shaded seats. Meals…
Lamu Island
This beautiful 17th-century house is made from coral, wrapped around a tranquil, leafy courtyard. Add mid-sized, fan-cooled rooms decorated with pleasant…
Masai Mara
A fine tented camp in the heart of Olare-Orok Conservancy, Porini Lion Camp lacks the bells and whistles of other premier camps nearby, but the tents are…
Arusha
The 19 rooms behind this popular Ethiopian restaurant are simple but warm, with woven-grass mats and wooden wardrobes adding character not often found at…
Nungwi
The Z has luxurious rooms with contemporary decor in two large four-storey blocks overlooking the sea towards the southern end of Nungwi's west beach…
Nairobi
An excellent choice that puts many of the more prestigious and pricier places in town to shame. The Fairview is nicely removed from the central hubbub and…
Zanzibar Island
In a great position overlooking the ocean, Jambiani Beach Hotel has rooms in bungalows set back slightly from the beach, while the bar and restaurant…
Southwestern Uganda
Sitting directly on the shores of Lake Albert these ample thatched-roof tented camps have wooden floors, some claw-foot tubs and patios overlooking the…
Western Tanzania
With glitter walls and mood lighting the rooms here are certainly eye-catching, but it's also one of the town's smarter offerings. It has wi-fi, but the…
South Coast
This tidy little complex has direct access to the beach and a choice of appealing, bamboo-finished hotel rooms (nab a sea-facing one) and self-catering…
Kenya
Perched on the edge of the Galana River, approximately 15km west of Lugards Falls, this has long been the swishest property in Tsavo East. In 2016 it was…
Masai Mara
Set on a hill of dry acacia woodland about 3km back from Sekenani gate, this Maasai-run place offers fairly hot and simple safari tents, but the welcome…
Zanzibar Island
A collection of thatch-roof bungalows with veranda located right on the beach, with a choice of compact ocean-view rooms or more spacious garden rooms…
Rwanda
Beach Garden is a great place to stay. Jean-Pierre (when he is not in Belgium) is a helpful host, the five rooms are colourful and neat (the more stylish…
Northeastern Tanzania
This good-value place run by the Lutheran church offers clean twin-bed rooms and hot-water showers in a two-storey compound overlooking tiny gardens. A…
Nairobi
Tucked away on a quiet street on Karen’s north side, this tranquil guesthouse offers large, comfortable rooms with contemporary artworks on the walls and…
Northern Tanzania
One of Eyasi’s best campgrounds, Eyasi-Nyika has seven widely spaced grassy sites, each under an acacia tree, and you can cook for yourself. It’s in the…
Zanzibar Island
This small resort just north of Michamvi village has comfortable rooms in two-storey buildings set in gardens with direct access to the beach. There's…
Northern Tanzania
The rooms here are tired and in desperate need of an overhaul, and the service can be dysfunctional. But (and it's a big but), the crater views (from the…
Kigali
Not far from the city centre, and down a quiet dusty lane (and a very steep hill!), this place, with its decent rooms and prim bathrooms, offers…
Lake Naivasha
This stunning property off the southernmost tip of Lake Oloiden has fine views and captures that old-style feel that so defined the Lake Naivasha region…
South Coast
This waterfront base for deep-sea fishing and diving with a saltwater pool and an average (though beautifully situated) restaurant is a tranquil spot. The…
Selous Game Reserve
Friendly and relaxed, Sable Mountain is about halfway between Matambwe gate and Kisaki village on the northwestern boundary of the reserve. There are cosy…
Rwanda
Akagera's most spectacular campsite, Mutumba is perched on the Mutumba Hills, which form the highest point of the park. Needless to stay, the views are…
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