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villea and boulders down to the beach. There are four rooms in the lodge, five stone
chalets and two family-sized chalets (hut 7 is the best).
The beach is a mere two minutes' walk through a wood singing with monkeys, but
there's also a spotless kidney-shaped pool. The rooms themselves are delightful, with
warm-patterned bedspreads, choice art, fridges, air-con and driftwood bureaus and DSTV.
The deluxe rooms are
even
nicer with wood floors and verandahs. You'll also find free
kayaks and snorkels, and should you want to, hikes up Senga Mountain can be arranged
for US$15. The lodge is 1km off the main road; turn off just before the gates to the Sun-
bird Livingstonia Beach Hotel.
GUESTHOUSE, CAMPGROUND
Cool Runnings $$
( 0999-915173, 01-263398; coolrunnings@malawi .net; campsite per person US$5, dm
US$10, caravan per person US$12, r US$35; )
Like a home away from home,
and run by warm host Sam, this is excellent-value beachside accommodation. Sleep in the
fixed trailer, in the main building, or in what has to be one of Malawi's nicest dorms.
There's room for camping too (if you don't have your own tent you can rent one for
US$7).
There's also an inviting bar flickering in candlelight and a tin-roofed cafe featuring
fresh fish and chicken. Boat charters can be arranged as well as car hire and if you feel
like it you can get involved in one of the many social programs on offer; Cool Runnings
built a school, runs a football team, set up a volunteer police force and built a library! In-
spiring.
Sunbird Livingstonia Beach Hotel $$$
Offline map
( 01-263444, 01-263222;
www.sunbirdmalawi.com
; standard s/d from US$100/130,
deluxe US$145/175; )
Formerly the Grand Beach Hotel, this spearmint-
white pile (built back in the 1920s and once a favourite haunt for fancy colonial balls)
with its columned entrance and manicured lawns, takes you back to another era. The
beach is immaculate and tempting for swimming with decent views of nearby Lizard Is-
land crested in white guano.
Take dinner on the alfresco terrace, plunge in the spotless pool or head for a massage,
for this is a place to do very little but unwind. Rooms vary in size but are traditional with
international standard furnishings. Pure quality.
HOTEL
CAMPGROUND
Steps Campsite $
