Northern Mozambique
This place has clean, air-conditioned rooms and is currently favoured by Moçimboa's growing contingent of natural-gas workers. It also has Moçimboa’s best…
Must-see hotels in Southern Africa
Garden Route
This caravan park and campground has an excellent location within walking distance of the Point's restaurants, bars and surf. There is a small supplement…
Malawi
This faded banana-and-pastel-green beachfront place has a sandy patio with scattered loungers, a little bar and a Caribbean vibe. Clean rooms have vividly…
Namibia
If you get stuck here for the night, Oshandira Lodge, next to the airstrip, offers simple but spacious rooms that surround a landscaped pool and a…
Cape Town
Silks and velvets in metallic colours add a sophisticated touch to the contemporary-style rooms here, which are relatively good value for this area…
Eastern Cape
Behind their whitewashed facades and green shutters, these mid-19th-century Karoo-style cottages and rooms house colonial furniture and modern amenities…
Lilongwe
Behind its decrepit exterior, this three-floor, 48-room monolith boasts restaurant, gym and more marble than Persepolis. The rooms are comfy and colourful…
Northern Cape
This surprisingly large and modern hotel has spacious rooms with basic comforts such as fridges and TVs. The bar-restaurant has tables in a leafy patio…
Malawi
Five minutes' walk from the town centre, this old-fashioned place sits in a leafy garden and has a welcoming veranda. The seven rooms are tired but clean…
Malawi
Four simple rooms with modern bathrooms and fans just before the Likhubula gate, plus two basic external rooms sharing ablutions at the rear of the…
Protea Hotel Cape Town Victoria Junction
Cape Town
Vintage suitcases hang on the lobby walls like artwork at this Protea hotel offering something a bit edgier than usual, with industrial-loft-style rooms…
KwaZulu-Natal
This quaint guesthouse, located 30km south of Dundee on the R33 towards Greytown, is well placed for visits to Rorke’s Drift and Isandlwana. Owner Foy…
Namibia
Despite its relative youth, the property was designed to evoke images of a colonial-era farmhouse, albeit one with a large swimming pool in the backyard!…
Malawi
So-so en-suite rooms with grotty bedspreads, TV, bare white walls and a few sticks of furniture. On the upside, the hotel is close to the main bus station…
Mpumalanga
This African-run property has 18 basic rooms, plus a central courtyard and black-and-orange breakfast room – both with tribal-themed decor.
Zambia
It's a bit overpriced, especially as there's no air-con, but Dazi's en-suite rooms are sparkling clean. There's an appealingly kitsch bamboo bar on the…
Mozambique
Although it acts primarily as a beach bar and restaurant, ever-popular Biques, set on a breezy rise overlooking Macuti Beach, also offers limited camping…
Northern Mozambique
At the northeastern edge of town, this above-average resthouse has clean, low-ceilinged rooms with flat-screen TVs and mosquito nets. Staff are friendly…
Lesotho
In leafy grounds on the edge of town, Mafeteng Hotel offers worn rooms in a peachy-pink hexagonal building that looks like a displaced air-traffic control…
Northern Cape
A friendly guesthouse with simple rooms, some with self-catering facilities and all with a small terrace. There's no swimming pool but there is a bar, a…
Malawi
Built in 1886, this tin-roofed, turreted old dame has an air of faded grandeur. Choose between a room up top and a brick-red chalet in the garden of roses…
Stellenbosch
The central location means you’re within easy stumbling distance of some of the more popular bars. Rooms are in converted apartments, so each dorm comes…
Zambia
The most comfortable option in town is these rondavels fitted out with modern interiors including cable TV, wi-fi and air con. It's within a secure…
Southern Sun Gold Reef City Hotel
Johannesburg
Part of the Gold Reef City Casino, this hotel's 38 rooms contain faux-riche furniture, comfy beds and well-appointed bathrooms. Guests receive free entry…
Sunshine Coast
Close to the town centre and golf course, this slightly old-fashioned canal-side venue has thatched units opening onto a flowery garden, plus fantastic…
Northern Mozambique
With clean if unremarkable rooms, the Brasília is set on improving its standing among the city's newer, bigger competition – it was undergoing…
Cape Town
Offers 12 stylish rooms, beds piled with pillows. The all have decent bathrooms and soundproofing, we're assured, to deal with the location on one of Long…
Namibia
Ganab is a dusty, exposed facility, translating to ‘Camelthorn Acacia’, that sits beside a shallow stream bed on the gravel plains. It’s shaded by hardy…
Northern Mozambique
Clean, quiet, slightly cramped rooms are available in this small private home opposite a coffee plantation. It's about a 10-minute walk from the dhow port…
Lilongwe
This tranquil site is next to the green, and campers can use the bar-restaurant with its terrace, kids' playground and pool. There's a basic ablutions…
Harare
This guesthouse lacks atmosphere, but the friendly owners, pool, jacuzzi (per person for two hours US$5), attractive lawns, soft beds and free wi-fi make…
Mozambique
The inaptly named Moderna isn't exactly a bastion of shining modernity these days, but it still serves as a good budget bet, with adequate rooms, most…
Zimbabwe
A good option for budget travellers is this holiday camp–style lodge with en-suite cabins set about a grassy compound. There's no restaurant, but there's…
Northern Cape
A much sought after and very rustic option that sleeps up to four people. It cannot be booked online and only one-night stays are possible. Bring all your…
Maputo
Unexciting but clean and fair-value rooms in a three-story building in an unexciting but reasonably convenient location. There's also a restaurant.
Namibia
Bethanie Guesthouse, one of Namibia's oldest hotels and under newish management, inhabits a personality-steeped building with good facilities including…
Botswana
This is an excellent choice for budget travellers who want to stay in the city centre. Standard rooms are basic, but they’re elevated above the norm by…
Stellenbosch
Although it's grown up in recent years, this is still Stellenbosch’s party hostel. It's split over two old houses – the second building is the quieter…
Zambia
Open year-round, Nkondo offers a comfortable self-catering option with safari tents with attached bathroom. There's a common kitchen to cook up meals. It…
Northern Mozambique
Faced with a raft of newer, plusher competition, the Lurio struggles to impress, with bland rooms, an average restaurant and a slightly old-fashioned feel…
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