NOTE: Madagascar is a remote, isolated part of the world. Accommodations are the best available, but are natural in their design, and most have only basic Western-style amenities.

Antananarivo, Hotel Colbert:  A blend of French tradition and Malagasy hospitality, the Hotel Colbert creates an oasis of warmth and quality. The hotel is less than 1 mile from the Business District, Prim Ministry Mausoleum, and less than 2 miles from the Queen Palace 2.0 km. The hotel has two restaurants, as well as a café bar and patisserie. Other services and amenities include a barber shop, beauty salon, boutiques, a business center, conference facilities, concierge desk, currency exchange, 24 hour front desk, disco, doctor on call, drugstore, florist, exercise gym, health club, guest laundromat, and a free newspaper.

There are 140 comfortable and well-equipped rooms and suites with air conditioning, TV by satellite, magnetic key, individual safe, mini-bar, direct telephone line, coffee maker, hairdryer, room service 24 hours a day.

Berenty Reserve, Gite d’Etape Hotel:  This remote 30-room accommodation is basic but comfortable. Built in the colonial French style, the property is next to expansive Sisal plantations. There is a large restaurant, an outside eating and a small shop. The rooms are spacious but basic, equipped with ceiling fans to cool the warm days. The electricity may be shut off after 11pm.

Perinet Reserve, Vakona Forest Lodge:  Situated in the middle of the hotel, an open center fire place is the principal support of the lodge’s restaurant – offering French, Chinese and Malagasy dishes.

The design of the bungalows has been conceived in the local Malagasy style of architecture and in harmony with its biotope. A bathroom with toilet, a personal safety deposit box and a mini-bar are in all rooms.

Montagne d’Ambre, Le Domaine de Fontenay:  A century old plantation, this property has been transformed into exceptional place of reception and relaxation. The altitude of the field of Fontenay, 760 meters audessus of the sea level, ensures a healthy and particularly pleasant climate, making it possible to rest heat of Diego-Suarez and coast. The restaurant, Fontenay, offers authentic and refined cuisine, as well as succulent grills with the barbecue.

Anjajavy, Anjajavy Relais Chateau Hotel:  Set along the Mozambique Channel in an extremely diverse environment where flora and fauna offer a perfect reflection of Malagasy nature, the hotel comprises an outstanding complex of 25 rosewood villas facing the sea. The Anjajavy Hotel, is ranked by European standards as a Four-Star plus establishment and is ideal for the demanding eco-tourist.

This exclusive and remote resort offer many amenities and activities. The oasis, designed by Camille Muller, a well known Parisian landscape designer who also has a deep love for Madagascar, is the result of the search for harmony through all the essences to be found in this immense country. It is a genuine Garden of Eden, a place where you will find a vast variety of aquatic plants, papyrus reeds, tree ferns, climbing plants, palm trees that are home to humming birds, lemurs, malachite kingfishers and Malagasy foudis. A grid of vaporizers maintains a constant humidity level and offers a genuinely satisfying feeling of freshness during the hot hours. Other facilities include a 200 sq.m. swimming pool, a boutique offering a wide range of Malagasy homecrafts and beach articles; Satellite telephone is available on request from reception using the telephone in your villa and Satellite television available at the bar. Some of the many activities include water skiing, boating by catamaran, speed boat or canoe, wind surfing, snorkeling, fishing, trail walks, mountain biking, badminton and more.

The restaurant offers an international menu of fresh produce with just of touch of Malagasy specialties.

Each villa features a large terrace overlooking the sea, a living room area and breakfast area and a bedroom. A small staircase provides access to the first floor which features a relaxation room that can be used as an office or children’s/guest room. The bathroom boasts a vast bath with separate lavatories. Your room is maintained at the ideal temperature for you by an individual and silent air conditioning system.