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Reviews of Sunnyside Inn

Smythe Road 3, Blantyre, Malawi

#11 of 13 hotels in Blantyre

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Review score

Based on 36 hotel reviews

5.9

Score breakdown

  • Cleanliness

    6.7

  • Comfort

    6.8

  • Location

    7.3

  • Facilities

    6.2

  • Staff

    8.2

  • Value for money

    6.9

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  • Reviewed: 4 August 2025

    5.0
    Not too bad but not comfortable
    • Business trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Budget Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Sanitation of the bathroom and toilets

    Service

    Stayed in August 2025

  • Reviewed: 25 February 2025

    7.0
    Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Budget Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Location. Facilities could be a lot better.

    Staff - very helpful.

    Stayed in February 2025

  • Reviewed: 18 August 2024

    7.0
    Good and affordable place to stay.
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Family Room with Shared Bathroom
    • Stayed 15 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Water pressure was sometimes an issue, and blackouts happened a few times during our 2-week stay. But these seem to be a problem for the entire Malawi. We drove to the North and experienced similar issues.

    Liked the room, and the location was great, quiet, hidden place but still close to town. The staff was very welcoming and friendly. Big thank you to all staff for making the stay more enjoyable.

    Stayed in August 2024

  • Reviewed: 9 June 2024

    7.0
    Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Budget Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    No hot water or WiFi.

    We enjoyed breakfast on a bench in the sun and liked the coffee.

    Stayed in May 2024

  • Reviewed: 7 November 2023

    7.0
    Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Budget Double Room
    • Stayed 10 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Alan and the staff where very accommodating. The communication before and during the stay was also great.

    Stayed in October 2023

  • Reviewed: 29 August 2023

    7.0
    Good
    • Solo traveller
    • Budget Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Fair price. Good location.

    Stayed in August 2023

  • Reviewed: 9 August 2023

    5.0
    Fair
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Budget Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Staff were helpful.

    Stayed in July 2023

  • Reviewed: 3 July 2023

    7.0
    Good room with big TV screen, smart shower room, very clean. Good breakfast.
    • Business trip
    • Couple
    • Budget Double Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    N/A

    The room was so beautiful

    Stayed in July 2023

  • Reviewed: 2 August 2025

    9.0
    Superb
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Family Room with Shared Bathroom
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    There is bad water pressure in the shower but it's nothing compared to everything good at the place

    Nice beds, car wash, helpful,

    Stayed in July 2025

  • Reviewed: 23 July 2025

    9.0
    Superb
    • Leisure trip
    • People with friends
    • Family Room with Shared Bathroom
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Super nice accommodation in a peaceful area. Staff was super friendly, price was great and everything worked. Breakfast was also delicious! Hot water was also a nice to have.

    Stayed in July 2025

  • Reviewed: 5 July 2025

    4.0
    Disappointing
    • Business trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Family Room with Shared Bathroom
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Run down , zero hot water .

    Great Location and very reasonable rates . Reception staff helpful.

    Stayed in July 2025

  • Reviewed: 1 May 2025

    2.0
    Very poor
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Family Room with Shared Bathroom
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Everything accept the chill area

    Only your chill section at the bar

    Stayed in April 2025

  • Reviewed: 7 December 2024

    10
    Value for money
    • Business trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Budget Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Nothing at moment

    Excellent facility, friendly staff .

    Stayed in September 2024

  • Reviewed: 11 November 2024

    4.0
    It’s an okay place
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Family Room with Shared Bathroom
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Old need repairs

    Staff

    Stayed in November 2024

  • Reviewed: 25 October 2024

    4.0
    Just okay for one short night - without a shower
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Family Room with Shared Bathroom
    • Stayed 1 night

    The single bed lacked a mosquito net and the other mosquito nets didn't close properly. The bathtub doesn't have a shower head nor a lid for the bath hole, and separate taps for the hot and cold water. As a result, we did not manage to wash ourselves. For 4 people there was only one bath towel, rather dirty, and we asked for 2 other ones. There was nothing to put on the bathroom floor. The toilets had only one small toilet roll. The person at the reception did not know how much we were supposed to pay. The light in the corridor stayed on almost the whole night, and there's a glass window above the door, that let the light inside the room. We could hear very well people coming in and out during the night. The whole place looks like it's under renovations - so I don't know if that's going to get better?

    We stayed in the family room, which has 2 double beds and a single bed, with a bathroom attached.

    Stayed in October 2024

  • Reviewed: 26 May 2024

    1.0
    Very poor
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Budget Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night

    bathrooms and blanketswere dirty

    bad service ever

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: 4 May 2024

    8.0
    Basic in Blantyre
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Budget Double Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The Wi-Fi never worked during my stay. No bottled water available, even if bought. No common room, only the dining room to meet in.

    Friendly and helpful staff. Breakfast included on the price. Spacious dorm bedroom. A fairly central location to Blantyre town.

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: 28 April 2024

    3.0
    Need some sprucing up, I feel floors need some ceramic tiles, stoep polish no.
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Budget Double Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Nothing to write home about, it is basic, bed was not comfortable, Wardrobes had no cloth hangers, bath tub had no stopper

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: 28 April 2024

    9.0
    Great value stay in Blantyre
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Budget Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Alan and the team were great. The room was comfortable, hot water pressure was great, breakfast was included and they were helpful in getting me mosquito coils to sleep a bit easier at night and Alan was very helpful at answering my numerous questions! Thank you!

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: 27 April 2024

    9.0
    Lovely place
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Budget Double Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    They served breakfast only from 7 to 8. Thats not what you want in your holidays. I spend my first days in Malawi there and wanted to relax a bit and not get up that early. I was so shocked, that they offered me to come half an hour later, what was very nice. But it should be possible to organize more convenient breakfast times. By the way, on my last day I saw some people getting breakfast after ten and felt a bit cheated out of two hours sleep:-).

    The location was wonderful - it felt a bit like being in the middle of nature, although it was only a 15 minutes walk to town. Everything was green and it was very quiet and peaceful. It would be nice having something to relax in the nice garden area (like hammocks or sunbeds). The room was spacious, had a nice chair, table and TV and the bed was comfortable. The people were really nice and helpful, even after I left. Great value for money, I would always come back, when I'm in Blantyre.

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: 1 November 2023

    9.0
    Superb
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Budget Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    The TVs were not connected to the decoder for viewing. But overall it's a nice place

    Stayed in October 2023

  • Reviewed: 21 October 2023

    8.0
    Affordable and clean
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Budget Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Loads, and I mean loads, of mosquitoes but thankfully the mosquito net was really good. So many mosquitoes that there was this constant noisy buzz. Never seen that many mosquitoes outside of my net before.

    The room was very clean. Very basic, just a bed, but the bed was one of the nicer ones I’ve come across in Africa. Nice enough bathroom. For the price this place is very very nice. Breakfast was nothing special but better than nothing.

    Stayed in October 2023

  • Reviewed: 18 August 2025

    6.0
    Pleasant
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Budget Double Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    There are no comments available for this review

    Stayed in August 2025

  • Reviewed: 27 June 2025

    5.0
    Passable
    • Business trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Budget Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    There are no comments available for this review

    Stayed in June 2025

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