The Best Hotels for First Time Visitors in Antananarivo

Where to Stay on Your First Trip to Antananarivo

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Visiting Antananarivo, Madagascar for the first time can be an exciting, yet overwhelming experience. With so many incredible hotels to choose from, it can be difficult to know where to stay. If you're deciding where to stay for your first visit to Antananarivo, we've compiled a list of the best hotels for first time visitors. We analyzed all of the hotels in Antananarivo based on price, location, amenities, guest ratings, and more to determine which would be the ideal places to stay for first timers. Whether you're here for just a few days or longer, these hotels offer the perfect combination of amenities, location, and price. For those visiting Antananarivo for the first time, it's important to choose a hotel in a safe and convenient area to make the most of your first visit. You'll want to be close to the activities, shopping, and dining options, of course. When looking for hotels, consider the amenities they offer. Some hotels may have a fitness center, a bar or restaurant, a pool, or even a spa. All of these features can add to your overall enjoyment if you've never been to Antananarivo before. Also, guest ratings and reviews are also important to consider when choosing a hotel. Whether you're visiting Antananarivo for the first time, or you're a seasoned traveler, the best hotels in Antananarivo for first-timers offer the perfect combination of comfort, convenience, and affordability. So, here's our list of suggestions for your next trip.

(Prices are listed in U.S. Dollars.)

Carlton Hotel

5-star Hotel with prices starting at $139 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for Your First Time in Antananarivo

Located at BP 959- Rue Pierre Stibbe- Anosy, Carlton Hotel has great rooms from $139 (before taxes). It offers an outdoor pool, room service, a casino, a restaurant, and a fitness center. It has a terrific 8.30 rating out of 10 from previous guests who have stayed here. Only 0.2 km from the city center, first time visitors will especially love a bar, child care, laundry services, city views, and a game room at this relaxing hotel. You'll enjoy relaxing while having room service delivered.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Child pool
More Great Amenities
  • Casino
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Game room
  • Free parking
  • Family rooms
  • Private pool
  • Tennis
  • Coffee shop
  • Refrigerator
  • Playground
  • Breakfast in the room


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N&t Bdr Hotel

3-star Hotel with prices starting at $72 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for First-Timers
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for first time trip hotels.
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.

A great place to stay is N&t Bdr Hotel which has nice rooms starting at $72. Offering room service, a restaurant, a bar, pet-friendly rooms, and city views, it also has a great guest rating of 9.00 out of 10 from many previous guests. It's located at Lot Iav 269 Iavoloha. This convenient hotel is also nice because it offers free parking, laundry facilities, bicycle rental, family rooms, and a 24-hour desk which visitors will enjoy. Also, it's just 8.6 km from the city center. The restaurant serves delicious food, too. It's also less than the average price for first time trip hotels, so it's a great value.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Room service
  • Airport shuttle
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Pets allowed
  • Free parking
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Refrigerator
  • Breakfast in the room


Bg Tours

Bed & Breakfast with prices starting at $34 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Among the Best Places to Stay for a First Visit to Antananarivo
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 3-star hotels.
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Heated pool

We found Bg Tours to be a great place to stay, and the price starts at $34. We loved that is has an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, and a bar, and it also has a terrific guest rating of 8.90 out of 10 from previous guests. It's located at Lot H 201 Merimanjaka - Ambohijanaka. You'll also find hiking, rooms with kitchens, rooms with kitchenettes, child care, and laundry services which travelers will love. And this fun hotel is just 8.1 km from the center of town. The heated pool is comfortable, relaxing, and fun for everyone. It's a great value, too, because it's less than the average price for first time trip hotels.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Kitchen
  • Child pool
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Hiking
  • Kitchenette
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Game room
  • Free parking
  • Family rooms
  • Heated pool
  • Private pool
  • Tennis
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator
  • Playground
  • Infinity pool


Radisson Blu Hotel Antananarivo Waterfront

5-star Hotel with prices starting at $136 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect Hotel to Make the Most of Your First Visit
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.

With terrific rooms from $136, Radisson Blu Hotel Antananarivo Waterfront, at Tana Water Front, Ambodivona provides an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, and a bar. Its terrific guest rating is 8.70 out of 10 from previous guests staying here. New visitors will really like this amazing hotel which also offers child care, laundry services, pet-friendly rooms, city views, and a hot tub. It's located just 3.1 km from the city center, too. Make sure to set aside some time for swimming in the pool, too.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Indoor pool
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Pets allowed
  • Hot tub
  • Free parking
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Private pool
  • Breakfast in the room


San Cristobal Boutique Hotel

3-star Hotel with prices starting at $52 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Great Hotel for First Time Visitors
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 3-star hotels.
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Heated pool

San Cristobal Boutique Hotel has a great guest rating of 8.50 out of 10, and offers an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a bar, and rooms with kitchenettes. The great rooms here start at $52 before taxes and depending on the season. It can be found at Lot Mai 33 Maibahoaka Talatamaty. Furthermore, it also offers laundry services, city views, a spa, free parking, and a pool table, which is nice for first time visitors. Just 11.1 km from the city center, this fantastic hotel is a terrific choice. It's always nice to have a kitchenette to cook some basic meals or have an easy breakfast. We found the price of this hotel to be a great value because the price is less than average for first time trip hotels.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Spa
  • Airport shuttle
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Kitchenette
  • Laundry service
  • Free parking
  • Family rooms
  • Heated pool
  • Refrigerator
  • Breakfast in the room


Avamada Lodge

Bed & Breakfast with prices starting at $33 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for Your First Visit to Antananarivo
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 3-star hotels.

The great guest rating of Avamada Lodge is 8.20 out of 10. This place has an outdoor pool, a pool bar, room service, a restaurant, and a bar. Prices for the terrific rooms are from $33, and it's located at 284 Mc Bis Mandrosoa, Ambohidratrimo. We also love the pet-friendly rooms, free parking, laundry facilities, family rooms, and a private pool which are great for visitors. And since it's just 11.3 km from the center of the town, the location is great, too. We always love having a pool, and the one here is really nice. The price of this hotel is less than average for first time trip hotels, which makes it a great value.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Airport shuttle
More Great Amenities
  • Pool bar
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Pets allowed
  • Free parking
  • Family rooms
  • Private pool
  • Breakfast in the room


Nosy Manga - Hotel Ivato Airport

4-star Hotel with prices starting at $83 (before taxes) - See All Prices
A Good Stay for Your First Trip
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 4-star hotels.
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.

A cool place is Nosy Manga - Hotel Ivato Airport because it has great rooms that start at $83. It has an outdoor pool, a restaurant, a bar, city views, and free parking, it also earned a great guest rating of 9.00 out of 10 from people who have stayed here before. It's found at Propriété Beryl lot prk 7/108 Ivato. Only 12.9 km from the city center, travelers will especially love a free airport shuttle, family rooms, air-conditioning, a 24-hour desk, and a refrigerator at this convenient hotel.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Free parking
  • Family rooms
  • Refrigerator


Radisson Hotel Tamboho Waterfront Antananarivo

4-star Hotel with prices starting at $109 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for Your First Time in Antananarivo
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Family-Friendly
  • Heated pool

Radisson Hotel Tamboho Waterfront Antananarivo offers an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a bar, and laundry services which we really like. The terrific rooms here start at $109 (before taxes). It's located at Tana Water Front and has earned a guest rating of 8.60/10. This fun hotel is also nice because it offers pet-friendly rooms, free parking, laundry facilities, bicycle rental, and family rooms which new visitors will enjoy. Also, it's just 3 km from the city center.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Laundry service
  • Pets allowed
  • Free parking
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Heated pool
  • Breakfast in the room


Lokanga Boutique Hotel

3-star Hotel with prices starting at $141 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for First-Timers
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Family-Friendly

Located at Lot Vw 115 Ambohimitsimbina Haute Ville, Lokanga Boutique Hotel has great rooms from $141 (before taxes). It offers room service, a restaurant, a bar, city views, and free parking. It has a terrific 9.50 rating out of 10 from previous guests who have stayed here. You'll also find laundry facilities, family rooms, a 24-hour desk, a refrigerator, and an airport shuttle which first time visitors will love. And this amazing hotel is just 1.8 km from the center of town.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Room service
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Free parking
  • Family rooms
  • Refrigerator
  • Breakfast in the room


Andriana Luxury

3-star Hotel with prices starting at $92 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Among the Best Places to Stay for a First Visit to Antananarivo
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.

A great place to stay is Andriana Luxury which has nice rooms starting at $92. Offering room service, a restaurant, a bar, rooms with kitchens, and rooms with kitchenettes, it also has a great guest rating of 9.30 out of 10 from many previous guests. It's located at Lalana Venance Manifatra. Visitors will really like this fantastic hotel which also offers city views, free parking, evening entertainment, laundry facilities, and air-conditioning. It's located just 1.5 km from the city center, too. Having a kitchen means that you'll be able to cook, which is very convenient when you're on the road.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Room service
  • Kitchen
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Kitchenette
  • Free parking
  • Refrigerator
  • Breakfast in the room


Also, you might be interested in the nearby first time trip hotels in Antananarivo and Antsirabe.

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How much do hotels for first-time visitors cost in Antananarivo?

Antananarivo Average First Time Trip Hotel Price
$74

Visitors will find a large range of terrific first time trip hotel choices when planning a visit to Antananarivo, Madagascar. The price of these first time trip hotels can vary according to location, type, and amenities. The average first time trip hotel price in Antananarivo, Madagascar based on data from 31 hotels is an affordable $74. If you're interested in more information about hotels here, see our guide to hotel prices in Antananarivo.

The average prices of our suggested first time trip hotels by star rating:

  • 5-star hotels: $136
  • 4-star hotels: $87
  • 3-star hotels: $60
  • 2-star hotels: $51


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