Where to stay in Madagascar?

A hostel in Antaninarenina, on the central hill, a few minutes from the stairways and lanes of the upper town. For small budgets who want Tana on foot rather than from a taxi.

A guesthouse in Isoraka, a district on the heights with Tana below. A calm base for walking to the upper town, for those who prefer a home to the anonymity of a hotel.

A boutique hotel in Antaninarenina, the district of old colonial buildings, on the central hill. For a short stay with the stairways, Lake Anosy and the upper town within walking distance.

A house known for its jumble of antiques: old objects everywhere, down to the vintage cars in the courtyard.

A boutique hotel in Ambohidratrimo, out towards the airport, away from the traffic jams of the centre. The logical choice for the night of arrival or the eve of an early flight to Morondava or Nosy Be.

A lodge on the heights, two kilometres from the centre, with the Andasibe forest below. For those who want a little elevation and comfort after a day of tracks and trails.

A good-standard lodge deep in the forest, two kilometres from the centre, on the Andasibe lodge circuit. For sleeping near the indris with more comfort than the village bungalows.

The same lodge, in its suite version in the tropical garden, two kilometres from the centre of Andasibe. For a couple who want the forest on waking without giving up space or quiet.

Beach bungalows in Nosy Kely, the tip of Morondava, some fifteen kilometres from the Avenue of the Baobabs. You come back with your feet in the sand after sunset on the avenue.

A guesthouse on the beach road, in central Morondava, some fifteen kilometres from the Avenue of the Baobabs. For a tight budget that wants the town, its street eateries and the pirogues nearby.

A boutique hotel facing the sea in Nosy Kely, at the tip of Morondava, at the end of the beach. For a room with character before or after the Kirindy track, with the sea as the evening backdrop.

A resort on a secluded beach at Tsimahavaokely, a little north of Morondava, and the closest in the selection to the Avenue of the Baobabs. For the calm of a beach with no town behind it.