Eulophiella

This was my favourite hotel. While the rooms are relatively basic I loved everything about it - the setting is amazing, a long rough road to arrive at a little piece of paradise. The garden is gorgeous, sitting on the terrace overlooking it and hearing the indri in the forest nearby is just fantastic. The rooms have big decks, ours looking over a meadow and the forest beyond. The restaurant, with its fire roaring in the evening and terrace for breakfast, serves good food. The owners and their team are lovely, so helpful and working so hard to build their business. They have new rooms coming on stream and a spotless conference room. I’d wholeheartedly recommend it and would love to return.

Access is on a quite rough road, which is best done by a 4x4, but such a vehicle is anyway recommended, if one also wants to visit the prime forest of the Mantadia National Park around Andasibe, one of Madagascar's top destinations. The Eulophiella Lodge, named after a Madagascar orchid, which can be seen by the entrance, is surrounded by beautiful nature, which one can discover on one's own or during a guided night walk, offered for a fee by the lodge. Check-in was easy and all the staff in general very friendly. We stayed in a Villa Deluxe all on our own with great views from the veranda with deckchairs. It had two king size beds and two washbasins in the bathroom, maybe meant for two couples staying together. Storage space in comparison is rather limited. There is an attractive restaurant, where we were seated by a fireplace, with a small, but good choice of items. Breakfast was served out on the restaurant's veranda. Only here, not in the rooms, is WiFi available. Don't expect a swimming pool. From all the accommodations in Andasibe this is probably the one in the most beautiful surroundings and with an unusual high standard.

The 5 km of bouncy off road to reach the resort worths the effort! The place is immerse in the forest, with huge and well spaced bungalows, a fancy restaurant and a detailed cured communal area. The room is clean and comfortable. The restaurant is delicious. Waking up with the sound of Indri is just amazing! Only thing to be improved is the breakfast: too expensive for the offering (croissant and bread with honey and jam with fresh fruit for 40k Ar/pp).