The hotel is basic though scrupulously clean with very good food and fabulous views accross the valley from the pool and garden drinking/eating areas. It is decorated with French posters and nick naks in addition to the owners piece de resistance - national flags - these are hung by your table at dinner by the highly entertaining owner Michel. I... More

My wife and I stayed here for a week in the fall of 2009. This place is good value for money. The rooms are comfortable for the price. The location is good for those driving and acceptable especially if using public transport. The breakfast portions were amazing generaous and healthy. Service was outstanding. The owners sure know how to make... More

We stayed here for a month in July/Aug. Good points: - Food at the restaurant is fantastic!! Granted we only ate the steak if we ate there. But definably good food for a good price! - Owners are very pleasant and happy to help. Workers very polite and courteous too. (Especially Charlie!) - Dogs looks scary but are really friendly!... More

I visited Blantyre for work, and due to a lack of space in the business-oriented hotels, I stayed at the Hostellerie de France. The hotel is well kept, with dedicated owners, and has great views when sitting at the patio. It's also reasonably priced. It's an old building, and furniture is dated, but that was not a problem. For business-oriented... More

This is a wonderful establishment, which I thoroughly recommend to any visitor to Blantyre. We have recently arrive, after 8 years in Zimbabwe, and were welcome with open arms by the proprietor, Michel, and his wife. They have been enormously helpful in getting us organised. I do not think that there is any comparable gesut house in Blantyre: it is... More

Salvador-Dali lookalike proprietor has not heard of personal space and insists on touching his guests, photographing them (without permission) and imagining that all guests are captivated by his charisma. I wasn't. The room was depressing if clean, fan fell to pieces, nylon cover circa 1970 on the bed, and towels of same vintage. Fierce and intimidating dogs in the car... More

A small motel-like hotel on the outskirts of Blantyre, a little isolated from the town but only five minutes away by car. Our room was somewhat spartan - strip fluorescent lighting, a bedside lamp that needed a new bulb, the double bed rather small with a mosquito net that tucks into the mattress leaving little room for manoeuvre once inside.... More

A real wee French bijou in Central Africa. I have now stayed there twice and already booked my next visit for later this year. It is unpretentious, excellent value for money and has a very personal feel to it. Michel, le patron, does not come from the shy, retiring school of management, but is very interested in his clients' welfare... More

I tried many hotels in Blantyre from 2006 when I arrived for the first time in Malawi. None of them had given me the sattisfaction and the joy to return as l'hostellerie de France". Jean Michel and Bui are attentive to all your needs. They operate a typical French restaurant with a various choice of an excellent family cooking. These... More