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( 21-450115; rcs@teledata.mz; Avenida Marginal; s/d Mtc1400/2400)
Above Restaur-
ante Costa do Sol, this place has faded but tolerable rooms with fan, noise from down-
stairs and the beach across the road.
SOMMERSCHIELD & POLANA
Hotel Polana $$$
( 21-491001;
www.serenahotels.com
;
1380 Avenida Julius Nyerere; s/d from US$295/
330; )
In a prime location on the clifftop with uninterrupted views over the sea,
the Polana is Maputo's classiest hotel. Rooms are in the elegant main building or in the
'Polana Mar' section closer to the water. There's a large pool set amid lush gardens, a
business centre, and a restaurant with daily breakfast and weekend dinner buffets.
HOTEL
Hotel Cardoso $$$
( 21-491071;
www.hotelcardoso.co.mz
; 707 Avenida Mártires de Mueda; s/d from
US$240/ 260; )
Opposite the Natural History Museum, and on the clifftop
overlooking the bay, this 130-room hotel is a Maputo classic, with good service, well-ap-
pointed rooms, a business centre and a bar with views over the water and port area.
HOTEL
Hotel Monte Carlo $$
( 82-312 8160, 21-304048;
www.montecarlo.co.mz
; 620 Avenida Patrice Lumumba; r
Mtc2800-4000; )
A convenient central location, efficient staff, tidy rooms
(some of the higher-priced ones are quite spacious) and a restaurant make this business
hotel overall good value.
HOTEL
Hoyo-Hoyo Residencial $$
( 82-300 9950, 21-490701;
www.hoyohoyo.odline.com
;
837 Avenida Francisco
Magumbwe; s/d Mtc2000/2400; )
This solid, no-frills hotel lacks pizzazz, but its 36
small rooms are comfortable, serviceable and fairly priced, and the ambience is familial.
The location, just back from Avenida Julius Nyerere, is convenient, and there's a good
restaurant.
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