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street across from the beach. The brightly painted rooms have nice tiled baths (but no nets),
and the amiable staff serves up good food. The two beachfront bungalows are a steal, with
crashing surf right outside your door.
Villa Scheridanne
GUESTHOUSE €
( 032 69 687 10; d Ar30,000-40,000) Next to Orchidea Beach, this new pastel guest-
house has upper-storey rooms with beautiful balconies, and a cosy warmth. If it weren't for
the caged lemurs, we would make this our top choice.
Las Palmas
BUNGALOW €€
( 88 920 87, 032 40 073 72; laspalmas.hotel@gmail.com; bungalows with air-con
Ar52,000; set menus Ar18,000; ) Another well-manicured property in a great location
across from the beach, offering nice rooms with great bathrooms and some bungalows.
For the budget-minded, there are two clean and incredibly cheap hotels near the large Hotel
Victoria on the main street, just two blocks from the beach.
Hotel Flamboyant
( 032 40
639 20; d Ar12,000) has no sign, but is down the alley to the right of the Victoria, past the
gate, while
Hotel Florencia
( 032 02 466 21; d Ar14,000-28,000) is one block closer to
town.
La Terrasse
( 8am-1am), the Polynesian hut 200m from Victoria, has good Mala-
gasy seafood and fun karaoke at night.
Boule d'Or
( 4pm-9m Tue-Sun), the mustard
building down the street opposite La Terrasse, is the only pizzeria.
INFORMATION
There are several banks with ATMs at the northern end of town. Internet access is available
at BIC for Ar50 per minute.
GETTING THERE & AROUND
Air
Air Madagascar
( 88 920 37; Rte Principale) flies from Sambava several times weekly
to Antananarivo (€184, one hour), sometimes via Maroantsetra (€88, 30 minutes). There
are also flights to Diego Suarez (€122, 30 minutes). The Sambava airport is about 2km
south of town. A taxi is Ar5000, or you can walk.
Taxi-Brousse
Taxis-brousses to Antalaha (Ar15,000, three hours) depart from the southern taxi-brousse
station in the market. The northern taxi-brousse station handles transport to Andapa
(Ar7000, 2½ hours), Vohémar (Ar8000, six hours) and Diego Suarez (Ar50,000, 17 hours).
