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Ylang-Ylang
(12 rooms) 86 502 40;
m
032 05 502 40. Range of rooms with TV,
some en suite with hot water & fridge. Internet. €€-€€€
Cocotiers
(13 rooms & 1 villa)
m
032 04 847 93. Dbl rooms with en-suite cold
showers, a few with AC. Also 8-person villa with hot water. Good restaurant. €€-€€€
Bougainvilleas
(
m
032 40 659
53),
Chez Sachine
(
m
032 40 876
74),
Patricia
(
86
500 22
) &
Salama Rose
(
m
032 45 243 2 7
) offer the cheapest accommodation. €€
ANKIFY AREA
This beautiful area of coast is being developed as a resort, and has some
very good hotels. But don't expect a proper village here - there are no shops or other ways
of whiling away the time as you are waiting for the ferry.
Hotel transfers to the ferry port typically cost 15,000Ar, but you should be able to find a
local vehicle for 5,000Ar - or walk.
Where to stay and eat
Baobab
(20 bungalows)
m
032 40 478 68/032 07 208 87;
e
baobabankify@yahoo.fr
.
Nestled between rocky cliffs & a beach that overlooks Nosy Komba, 1.5km from ferry.
Pleasant dbl bungalows with separate bathrooms (cold water) in beautifully planted
grounds. Electricity in evenings. Good food. €€€€
Chez Nono
(2 bungalows & 4 rooms)
m
032 04 664 22/032 07 927 97. En-suite
rooms (cold water), 1 with kitchenette; 4.5km from ferry. €€€€
Dauphin Bleu
(8 bungalows) 86 926 11;
m
032 45 334 61;
e
info@ledauphinbleu.eu
;
www.ledauphinbleu.com
.
Stone bungalows, en-suite cold water
for 2-4 people, 4km from ferry. Private beach; snorkelling possible. €€€€
Ankify-Marina
(2 bungalows & 4 rooms) 86 920 80;
m
033 17 846 03. Dbl
Rooms, 3km from ferry. Electricity in evenings. €€€
Mangroves
&
Porte Rouge
both offer very basic cheap rooms right at the port. €
BAOBAB BEACH
On the opposite side of Ampasindava Bay from Ankify is a new eco-
lodge only really accessible by boat.
Eden Lodge
(
m
032 02 203 61/034 86 931 19;
f
86
932 75;
e
resa@edenlodge.net
;
www.edenlodge.net
;
) has good food and facilities in a
tremendous location with a marvellous beach and lush forest. Its eight bungalows are en-
tirely solar powered
PRISON DETAIL
Rupert Parker
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