Smythe Road 3, Blantyre, Malawi
#11 of 13 hotels in Blantyre
Guests' ChoiceBased on 36 hotel reviews
5.9Cleanliness
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
Foster
MalawiSanitation of the bathroom and toilets
Service
Stayed in August 2025
Reviewed: 25 February 2025
Sunirmal
United KingdomLocation. Facilities could be a lot better.
Staff - very helpful.
Stayed in February 2025
Reviewed: 18 August 2024
Agnieszka
United KingdomWater 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
Kristoffer
DenmarkNo 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
Annicka
GermanyAlan and the staff where very accommodating. The communication before and during the stay was also great.
Stayed in October 2023
Reviewed: 29 August 2023
Olivier
SwitzerlandFair price. Good location.
Stayed in August 2023
Reviewed: 9 August 2023
Denis
QatarStaff were helpful.
Stayed in July 2023
Reviewed: 3 July 2023
Mavuto
MalawiN/A
The room was so beautiful
Stayed in July 2023
Reviewed: 2 August 2025
Bjuhr
MalawiThere 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
Till
SwitzerlandSuper 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
Walter
South AfricaRun down , zero hot water .
Great Location and very reasonable rates . Reception staff helpful.
Stayed in July 2025
Reviewed: 1 May 2025
Derrick
South AfricaEverything accept the chill area
Only your chill section at the bar
Stayed in April 2025
Reviewed: 7 December 2024
Phiri
South AfricaNothing at moment
Excellent facility, friendly staff .
Stayed in September 2024
Reviewed: 11 November 2024
Ileme
United KingdomOld need repairs
Staff
Stayed in November 2024
Reviewed: 25 October 2024
Alexandra
MalawiThe 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
Nelson
South Africabathrooms and blanketswere dirty
bad service ever
Stayed in April 2024
Reviewed: 4 May 2024
Trevor
United KingdomThe 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
Mabasha
ZimbabweNothing 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
Vin
United KingdomAlan 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
Jessica
GermanyThey 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
Chokani
MalawiThe TVs were not connected to the decoder for viewing. But overall it's a nice place
Stayed in October 2023
Reviewed: 21 October 2023
Andreas
SwedenLoads, 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
Chokani
MalawiThere are no comments available for this review
Stayed in August 2025
Reviewed: 27 June 2025
Saqib
MalawiThere are no comments available for this review
Stayed in June 2025
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