Must-see hotels in Zambia, Malawi & Mozambique

  • Chambe Hut

    Malawi

    One of eight forestry huts on Mulanje, equipped with benches, tables, two toilets and open fires with plenty of wood. Book through the Mulanje Infocentre…

  • Lichenya Hut

    Malawi

    One of eight forestry huts on Mulanje, equipped with benches, tables, two toilets and open fires with plenty of wood. Book through the Mulanje Infocentre…

  • Thuchila Hut

    Malawi

    One of eight forestry huts on Mulanje, equipped with benches, tables, two toilets and open fires with plenty of wood. Book through the Mulanje Infocentre…

  • Chisepo Hut

    Malawi

    One of eight forestry huts on Mulanje, equipped with benches, tables, two toilets and open fires with plenty of wood. Book through the Mulanje Infocentre…

  • Minunu Hut

    Malawi

    One of eight forestry huts on Mulanje, equipped with benches, tables, two toilets and open fires with plenty of wood. Book through the Mulanje Infocentre…

  • Sombani Hut

    Malawi

    One of eight forestry huts on Mulanje, equipped with benches, tables, two toilets and open fires with plenty of wood. Book through the Mulanje Infocentre…

  • Stay Easy Lusaka

    Lusaka

    Only in Lusaka would a mall parking lot be considered an ideal location for a hotel. Part of a South African hotel group along with the Southern Sun, this…

  • Amakuthini

    Northern Mozambique

    For total cultural immersion, head to this authentic but rough-around-the edges place in Makuti Town, the scruffy neighbourhood of reed houses where the…

  • Complexo Montes Nairucco

    Northern Mozambique

    This Portuguese-run working farm, dotted with mango and orange groves, is nestled beneath towering Monte Nairucco about 16km west of town. It makes a…

  • New Kalala Camp

    Zambia

    Just outside the park boundary in the GMA is this locally run place with large, bland chalets in a rocky setting overlooking beautiful Lake Itezhi-Tezhi…

  • Kokotowa Executive Lodge

    Malawi

    Popular for conferences, Kokotowa's 12 rooms (with more coming) are basic but clean, spacious and comfortable, with large beds, plentiful furniture and…

  • Crossroads Hotel

    Lilongwe

    With two restaurants, a gym, and 100-plus rooms around a pleasant courtyard and pool, Crossroads is conveniently close to the mall of the same name. It's…

  • Quinta da Fronteira

    Mozambique

    A beautiful spot in the mountains 5km above Penha Longa (and signposted), Quinta da Fronteira has camping and a few basic rooms in darkish thatch-and…

  • Stone House

    Malawi

    This atmospheric granite house, also home to the Stone House Museum, was built on the crest of the mountain in 1903 and its rooms are redolent with…

  • Maputo Backpackers

    Maputo

    A small, quiet place well away from the centre and near Costa do Sol, with a handful of rooms (including eight- and 10-bed dorms) with fans but no nets…

  • Base Backpackers

    Maputo

    This scruffy but friendly backpackers is small, but justifiably popular and often full, with a convenient, quiet location on the edge of the baixa. It has…

  • David Livingstone Safari Lodge

    Livingstone

    A waterfront luxury hotel, with all rooms having river views, Rhodesian teak furniture, four-poster beds and stand-alone bathtubs looking out to the water…

  • Zamcom Lodge

    Lusaka

    Although it looks like a school built in the '70s or earlier, this small motel-style complex has simple spick-and-span rooms. There’s a shady courtyard…

  • Hotel Afrin Prestige

    Maputo

    This hotel is not up to the standards of others in its class in terms of service and ambience, but it's worth considering because of its baixa location…

  • Hotel Inter

    Mozambique

    Opened in 2009, the Inter already looks dated. Maybe it's the slightly grotesque decor: the wood-striped walls and thick, patterned carpets are freaky…

  • Munyemeshi River Lodge

    Zambia

    An affordable waterfront lodge close to the park, Munyemeshi's stone-and-thatch chalets are rough around the edges, but at these prices you can't be too…

  • Hotel Zambeze

    Mozambique

    Tete's grand old dame is a bit long in the tooth these days, although it still seems to act as the city's nexus. Some of the rooms are a little on the…

  • Hotel Moçambicano

    Maputo

    This large, long-standing hotel offers decent budget value for money. Rooms are slightly musty and nothing fancy (it's worth paying a bit more for a …

  • Fatima’s Place

    Maputo

    In the upper part of town, the long-standing Fatima’s has an outdoor kitchen-bar, a small courtyard garden, a mix of rooms and lots of travel info.

  • Sisheke Lodge

    Zambia

    On the outskirts of town heading towards Livingstone is this functional and practical motel with basic rooms with TV, fridge and fan. Self-caterers can…

  • Livingstonia Lodges

    Malawi

    These simple wooden cabins perch on the escarpment, offering rooms with a view in Livingstonia town. There's a craft shop, and a restaurant (mains MK2000)…

  • Hotel Miramar

    Mozambique

    The Miramar offers cheap but old rooms that look as tired as a backpacker after 10 hours on a jam-packed chapa (minibus). Some rooms have private bathroom…

  • Limbe Country Club

    Malawi

    Park and camp on the edge of the playing fields at this old gents' club with a nine-hole golf course and echoes of tweedy colonialism. Rates include day…

  • Sumuka Inn

    Malawi

    The Sumuka's rooms are badly in need of renovation – and a good clean – but it remains a friendly and reasonably comfortable stopover. You can have a hot…

  • Lakeside Hotel

    Malawi

    On the outside these peeling, white motel-style digs are unprepossessing, but step within and they become more tempting, especially the ones facing the…

  • Quality Residencial

    Northern Mozambique

    Over a decade old and showing it, the Quality is about 1km from the city centre along the Quelimane road, meaning it's handy for most bus departures (the…

  • Hotel Maputo

    Maputo

    This new-ish hotel is grey and bland outside and in, but rooms are clean and decent value, and the location is convenient to the baixa and to the…

  • Hotel Santa Cruz

    Maputo

    This long-standing place is in the midst of undergoing a facelift. Ask for one of the renovated rooms, which are bland, but fair value for the price.

  • Bar-Restaurante Massinga

    Northern Mozambique

    In a pink-walled compound behind an eponymous restaurant lie several double-room rondavels (round huts) of varying degrees of comfort. The restaurant is…

  • Mongu Lodge

    Zambia

    Set in a nice, quiet location in the backstreets of town, this lodge resembles a run-down conference centre. Rooms are small and some could do with more…

  • New Ambassador Hotel

    Zambia

    'New' is rather optimistic given the creaky state of the corridors but the Ambassador provides reasonable value for its spacious rooms. It has an…

  • Pousada Ilha de Moçambique

    Northern Mozambique

    In a good setting at the island’s northern tip in the shadow of the fort and opposite a beach, this place has a governmental, utilitarian feel despite a…

  • Pensão 1 de Julho

    Mozambique

    The 1st of July is distinctly old-fashioned, or maybe those dusty wooden animal carvings were never in fashion – who knows? Near the old cathedral, this…

  • Pensão Flamingo

    Mozambique

    On the main road a few blocks west of Millennium BIM, this small-town resthouse-style place is a cut above your average African roadside digs. Simple,…

  • Residencial Safari

    Mozambique

    This place is worth checking out if you’re on a budget and the Pink Papaya hostel around the corner is full. Rooms have TV and hot water, and there’s an…

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