Ratings based on 28 Verified Reviews
3.9 Room cleanliness
3.7 Service & staff
3.6 Room comfort
3.3 Hotel condition
Expedia Verified Reviews
by A verified traveler
Posted 25 May 2024
Large rooms, bed nets, kitchenette, location (20mn by foot to BICC), good English-style breakfast, friendly personnel, reasonable price.
Bed and linen not so new, not much choice for dinner.
by A verified traveler
Posted 12 May 2023
by A verified traveler
Posted 22 Sep 2021
The property is an old home in the middle of a better part of Lilongwe. It’s much better than most places there. It’s in a relatively safe neighborhood. As long as you don’t have an “American hotel” expectation you’ll survive. Hotel is peaceful and quaint. Staff is nice. WiFi will drive you nuts though.
by A verified traveler
Posted 30 Mar 2019
by A verified traveler from Aberdeen, Scotland
Disappointing
Posted 29 Nov 2017
Pros: The apartments were a good idea
Cons: Breakfast; removing furniture out of the bedroom in the apartment.
I was expecting more from this hotel based on the website. However, the hotel was basic. While it was clean the condition of the rooms were poor. Breakfast was poor. At the moment Malawi has numerous power cuts. When we arrived the hotel had a blackout, their generator was broken so there was no back up power. One of the bedrooms in the apartment was crowded with furniture. The double bed took up most of the room up to the door so you crawl into the bed from the living room. There was an unnecessary desk and swivel chair in the room. It would have been better with a single bed rather than a double bed. We arrived at 6pm. The cook was not on the premises when we arrived and would be phoned to come in to cook a meal if we wanted dinner.
by Alison from London UK
Food issues
Posted 7 Apr 2016 on HotelsArrived to late to go out so ate in the lodge.
Food was terrible and expensive. They were also unable to provide any bottle water to buy but they did accommodate my early check out by giving me an early breakfast.
by GERY from Mauritius
Nice area
Posted 25 Aug 2015 on HotelsGood One meet some Nice people.
Recommended
for Business Travelersby A verified traveler from Rom
Nice quiet hotel
Posted 26 Jul 2015
Pros: Very quiet. Staff are also nice.
Cons: Sometimes there isn't hot water. Be careful when taking a shower.
Location: There is a cafe 'ulando7 just around the corner- takes 3 min to walk- and you could get very nice coffee and food there.
It's a nice and quiet hotel... since the city center of Lilongwe is not concentrated but scattered, this hotel is not close to anything...
by Marilyn from Bristol
Lovely gardens. Book a garden room.
Posted 17 Jul 2015 on HotelsWe stayed 2 nights as part of our 2 week holiday in Malawi. It was a good base from which to explore the northern part of the capital - so different from the old town area where we were based for the first part of our holiday. The good things were: lovely gardens, helpful staff, feeling of safety and security, good cooked breakfast, walkable to the parliament, the Banda mausoleum and the splendid Four Seasons cafe/restaurant. We had a room on the main lodge which was spacious. The worst things were: tatty decor in our bedroom (brolen tiles, broken lampshade, stained ceiling tiles, dirty electric sockets).
We had a look in the newer garden block and these were much better, cleaner, fresher and with a terrace front and back. If I were booking again, I'd definitely want a garden room. The price is very reasonable. One more thing: The hotels.com site says there is an outdoor pool. There is no pool .
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by Robert from cary, NC
Annie's Lodge Malawi
Posted 15 May 2015 on HotelsAnnie's Lodge has a homely feel about it. I enjoyed it quite a bit.
