“A Comfortable Hotel in Antananarivo”

I stayed at this hotel for few days during my onward and return journey from Madagascar. The hotel is tiny and is comfortable. The restaurant is quite simple and does not offer great breakfast. I found their breakfast very underwhelming. They charge for an Omlette as well. It has a open terrace wh… more

I stayed at this hotel for few days during my onward and return journey from Madagascar. The hotel is tiny and is comfortable. The restaurant is quite simple and does not offer great breakfast. I found their breakfast very underwhelming. They charge for an Omlette as well. It has a open terrace where one could sit and have a good view of the city. The rooms are tiny but comfortable. Nothing great to write home about. It definitely felt safe and secure in that property. If youa re looking for safety and security during your stay, this place is for you. Just don't expect five star service or hospitality. Their WI-FI is terribly slow.

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“Great view ”

We stayed here very shortly before heading elsewhere in Madagascar, so cannot assess the location. Welcoming and nice staff, clean room, TV, A/C, WiFi. A balcony with a view over Antananarivo. Hot water and toiletries in the bathroom. An okay buffet breakfast.

“Lovely rooms - but restaurant very underwhelming”

We stayed here for 3 nights as part of a longer trip in Madagascar. I’m a regular visitor to Tana and have stayed in several different hotels in the city over the years, but this was my first visit to the Pallisandre. The hotel itself is very nice - pristinely clean, rooms are lovely and well appo… more

We stayed here for 3 nights as part of a longer trip in Madagascar. I’m a regular visitor to Tana and have stayed in several different hotels in the city over the years, but this was my first visit to the Pallisandre. The hotel itself is very nice - pristinely clean, rooms are lovely and well appointed. Comfortable beds and our rooms had balconies with fantastic views over the city. Staff were friendly and courteous, anticipating our needs and doing all they could to help - going out of their way to find us a driver when ours failed to turn up, for example. The pool is nice, although not truly ‘heated’, as the water is rather tepid. We still enjoyed a refreshing swim! The Hammam is very nice, but you have to book it, and the gym looked good. What let the experience down for us was the restaurant. The terrace is beautiful with a lovely view, and breakfast was actually pretty decent (although eggs weren’t included, which was a shame given the price you pay to stay at this hotel). For lunch and dinner however, the menu is bizarre. Trying to be French, but not really managing it. We had dinner one night and none of us were wholly satisfied with our meal. Vegetarians are especially poorly catered for. And if you just want a snack menu at lunchtime, it’s quite limited and the quality isn’t great - we ordered a burger that had clearly come out of the freezer. The staff were also quite inflexible - for example, telling us we couldn’t have the snack menu when we were the only customers in the restaurant, then saying we could! They were also a bit OTT about getting you to sign for everything - to the point where you felt like they suspected you of wanting to run away without paying! Given Faravohitra doesn’t have tons of good restaurants in the area, the lack of a decent restaurant at this hotel is a bit problematic. Would recommend this is addressed, as the rest of our experience in the hotel was very good! So would recommend staying here if you’re happy to eat elsewhere in the evening, which we did.

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“Great place to stay - clean, sage and friendly :)”

Just one night here, but was a lovely place to stay. An oasis of tranquility in Tana! My room had a great view over Ananalaky market and over towards to train station. From the restaurant terrace, you can just about see the Palace. Was nice to be able to leave doors open at night for a bit of fres… more

Just one night here, but was a lovely place to stay. An oasis of tranquility in Tana! My room had a great view over Ananalaky market and over towards to train station. From the restaurant terrace, you can just about see the Palace. Was nice to be able to leave doors open at night for a bit of fresh air, but the aircon worked well and was fairly quiet. Good place to stay! Very clean and comfortable and super friendly and helpful staff

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