Tranquilo Resorts Lilongwe

2.5 star property

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Exterior
Front of property – evening/night
Executive Room | Private kitchenette | Fridge, coffee/tea maker
LCD TV
Superior Room | 1 bedroom, premium bedding, desk, free WiFi

Reviews

7.6 out of 10

Good

Popular amenities

  • Bar
    Bar
  • Room service
    Room service
  • Breakfast included
    Breakfast included
  • Housekeeping
    Housekeeping
  • Laundry
    Laundry
  • Air conditioning
    Air conditioning

Explore the area

Map
Chilango Drive 285, Lilongwe, 2188
  • Parliament Building
    4 min drive
  • Tobacco Auction Floors
    4 min drive
  • Kamuzu Mausoleum
    5 min drive
  • Lilongwe (LLW-Kamuzu Intl.)
    42 min drive

Room options

Executive Room

  • 36 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed OR 1 Single Bed

Apartment, 2 Bedrooms

  • 100 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed

Superior Room

  • 25 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed and 1 Single Bed

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About this property

Tranquilo Resorts Lilongwe

Guesthouse with free breakfast, near Parliament Building
This smoke-free guesthouse features a restaurant, a bar/lounge and a coffee shop/cafe. Free full breakfast, free WiFi in public areas and free self parking are also provided. Additionally, coffee/tea in a common area, a business centre and a meeting room are on-site.
Tranquilo Resorts Lilongwe offers 9 air-conditioned accommodations, which are accessible via exterior corridors, and features complimentary bottles of water and coffee/tea makers. Rooms open to balconies. Beds feature premium bedding. LCD televisions come with digital channels.

Bathrooms include baths or showers. This Lilongwe guest house provides complimentary wireless Internet access, with a speed of 25+ Mbps. Housekeeping is provided on a daily basis.

During your stay at Tranquilo Resorts Lilongwe, you'll be close to Parliament Building. Free breakfast, free WiFi in public areas and free self-parking are available.
  • Free full breakfast served daily
  • Free Wi-Fi (speed: 25+ Mbps)
  • Free self-parking
  • Options for a bite to eat or a relaxing drink include a coffee shop, a restaurant and a bar/lounge
  • Take a swim in the outdoor pool
  • Amenities include a front desk safe, a business centre and a meeting room
  • Just a 4-minute drive from Parliament Building and a few minutes from Tobacco Auction Floors
  • Airport and local-area shuttle service available for a fee
Along with a restaurant, there's a coffee shop/cafe on site. You can enjoy a drink at the bar/lounge. Free breakfast is served daily. WiFi is free in public spaces.

Business amenities include a business centre and a meeting room. The business-friendly Tranquilo Resorts Lilongwe also features a terrace, a garden, and coffee/tea in common area. You'll have access to the outdoor pool at a partner property. An airport shuttle (available 24 hours) and an area shuttle are available for a fee. Self parking is free.

This Lilongwe guest house is smoke free.

Guests are served a free full breakfast daily from 7 AM to 10 AM.
Tranquilo Resorts Lilongwe has a restaurant on site.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.

Languages

English

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • In-room WiFi speed: 25+ Mbps
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • 24-hour return airport shuttle on request for a surcharge
  • Area shuttle (surcharge)
  • Free self parking on site
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking available

Food and drink

  • Free full breakfast available daily 7 AM to 10 AM
  • A bar/lounge
  • A coffee shop/cafe
  • A restaurant
  • Coffee and tea in common areas

Family friendly

  • Access to nearby outdoor pool
  • In-room refrigerator
  • Laundry facilities
  • Separate bedroom

Conveniences

  • Laundry facilities
  • Limited-hour front desk
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk

Guest services

  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Housekeeping (daily)

Business services

  • Business centre
  • Meeting room

Outdoors

  • Garden
  • Outdoor furniture
  • Terrace

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • 2 accessible parking spaces
  • Front entrance ramp
  • No lift
  • Well-lit path to entrance
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
  • Wheelchair-accessible business centre
  • Wheelchair-accessible lounge
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible registration desk

More

  • 1 floor
  • 2 buildings
  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Premium bedding

Bathroom

  • Bathtub or shower
  • Private bathroom
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • LCD TV with digital channels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Free bottled water
  • Limited room service
  • Refrigerator

More

  • Access via exterior corridors
  • Air conditioning
  • Desk

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2 PM; check-in end time: 10 PM
Contactless check-in and check-out are available

Check-out

Check-out before 10:30 AM
Contactless check-out

Special check-in instructions

This property offers transfers from the airport (surcharges may apply); to arrange pick-up, guests must contact the property 72 hours prior to arrival, using the contact information on the booking confirmation
Front desk staffed during limited hours

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours)

Pets

  • No pets allowed, but service animals are welcome

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.
  • Kids stay free! Children stay free when using existing bedding. Children may not be eligible for complimentary breakfast.
  • Rollaway/extra beds are not available.
  • Cots (infant beds) are not available.

Payment types at the property

Important information

Optional extras

The fees and deposits listed below will be charged at the time of service, check-in, or check-out.

  • Airport shuttle fee: MWK 40000 per vehicle (one way)

This may not be a comprehensive list. Fees and deposits are subject to change and might not include tax.

You need to know

This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business or profession.
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted
This property is professionally cleaned
Tranquilo Resorts Lilongwe offers transfers from the airport (fees may apply). Please contact the property on the number on the booking confirmation 72 hours prior to arrival with your arrival details. Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival.

We should mention

  • Children may not be eligible for complimentary breakfast.

Property is also known as

Annie's Lilongwe Area 10
Annie's Lodge 10
Annie's Lodge Lilongwe Area 10
Lilongwe Area 10
Annie's Lodge Lilongwe Area 10
Tranquilo Resorts Lilongwe Lilongwe
Tranquilo Resorts Lilongwe Guesthouse
Tranquilo Resorts Lilongwe Guesthouse Lilongwe

Tranquilo Resorts Lilongwe Reviews

Reviews

7.6

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 9 out of 29 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 9 out of 29 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 7 out of 29 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 2 out of 29 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 2 out of 29 reviews" "

8.0/10

Cleanliness

7.6/10

Staff & service

5.4/10

Amenities

6.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.6/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

Philippe

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Large rooms, bed nets, kitchenette, location (20mn by foot to BICC), good English-style breakfast, friendly personnel, reasonable price. Bed and linen not so new, not much choice for dinner.
Stayed 7 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Phillip

Stayed 7 nights in May 2023

6/10 Okay

Myong

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Amenities
The property is an old home in the middle of a better part of Lilongwe. It’s much better than most places there. It’s in a relatively safe neighborhood. As long as you don’t have an “American hotel” expectation you’ll survive. Hotel is peaceful and quaint. Staff is nice. WiFi will drive you nuts though.
Stayed 12 nights in Sep 2021

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Property conditions & facilities
Stayed 5 nights in Mar 2019

4/10 Poor

Scotty, Aberdeen, Scotland

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Disappointing
I was expecting more from this hotel based on the website. However, the hotel was basic. While it was clean the condition of the rooms were poor. Breakfast was poor. At the moment Malawi has numerous power cuts. When we arrived the hotel had a blackout, their generator was broken so there was no back up power. One of the bedrooms in the apartment was crowded with furniture. The double bed took up most of the room up to the door so you crawl into the bed from the living room. There was an unnecessary desk and swivel chair in the room. It would have been better with a single bed rather than a double bed. We arrived at 6pm. The cook was not on the premises when we arrived and would be phoned to come in to cook a meal if we wanted dinner.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2017

6/10 Okay

Alison, London UK

Disliked: Staff & service, room comfort
Food issues
Arrived to late to go out so ate in the lodge. Food was terrible and expensive. They were also unable to provide any bottle water to buy but they did accommodate my early check out by giving me an early breakfast.

6/10 Okay

GERY, Mauritius

Liked: Cleanliness
Nice area
Good One meet some Nice people.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Nice quiet hotel
It's a nice and quiet hotel... since the city center of Lilongwe is not concentrated but scattered, this hotel is not close to anything...

6/10 Okay

Marilyn, Bristol

Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
Lovely gardens. Book a garden room.
We stayed 2 nights as part of our 2 week holiday in Malawi. It was a good base from which to explore the northern part of the capital - so different from the old town area where we were based for the first part of our holiday. The good things were: lovely gardens, helpful staff, feeling of safety and security, good cooked breakfast, walkable to the parliament, the Banda mausoleum and the splendid Four Seasons cafe/restaurant. We had a room on the main lodge which was spacious. The worst things were: tatty decor in our bedroom (brolen tiles, broken lampshade, stained ceiling tiles, dirty electric sockets). We had a look in the newer garden block and these were much better, cleaner, fresher and with a terrace front and back. If I were booking again, I'd definitely want a garden room. The price is very reasonable. One more thing: The hotels.com site says there is an outdoor pool. There is no pool . . y

8/10 Good

Robert, cary, NC

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Annie's Lodge Malawi
Annie's Lodge has a homely feel about it. I enjoyed it quite a bit.

2/10 Terrible

Karen, Tauranga

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
DO NOT RECOMMEND
We had a lot of money stolen out of our room as there was no safe available. Management of the hotel were extremely unhelpful in the matter and said there was nothing they could do to help us. They didn't care that this had happened to us. We would certainly NOT recommend this place to anyone and they are a chain of hotels throughout the country. DO NOT use this place.

8/10 Good

Jesse, Johannesburg

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
A bit far from things but good service
Cozy guesthouse with good service and decent food. Not particularly close to anything except one cafe, but that is probably standard for Lilongwe. A/C didn't work and it was lacking some amenities (like shampoo!) but overall it was a decent deal for the money.

8/10 Good

Danie, Somerset West, South Africa

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
XXX
Relaxing

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort

8/10 Good

Mary, Scotland

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stopover on way to airport.
Very nice room, service very good and altogether a very relaxed visit.

8/10 Good

Serolo

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
It was memorable and i will definitely recommend it to friends

10/10 Excellent

Stephen, Canada

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Peasant Stopover
We needed a night's lodging in Lilongwe before getting to the plane the next day. We were greeted pleasantly and given a very comfortable large room. We enjoyed the breakfast on the veranda looking out on the lovely grounds. Over all a very pleasant experience for us.

4/10 Poor

Ken, Glen Davis, NSW, Australia

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Possibly fraudulent booking
I was booked into Annie's Lodge area 10, which may be quite good. But I was told that I would be in their Guest House and taken a couple of miles to a room that I refused to accept. No air conditioning, no fan, no private bathroom, no refrigerator, no safe. After a bit they took me to Annie's Lodge area 47 where I had a room with most of the above. But there were louvre windows all around, some of which refused to shut, some even lacking glass. At least the mosquito netting was intact.

10/10 Excellent

for Cara Malawi, Ireland

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
It was in a nice area
The stay was most enjoyable and we will book to stay there from now on thank you

10/10 Excellent

UK/Jali team, Scotland

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent service:Home from Home.
Grounds well maintained.Beds were comfy.Clean bedrooms.Breakfast was good included cooked items.Found as was advertised.Staff friendly and attentive without been intrusive. Stayed there for first and last night in Malawi. great fro Airport...about 10 miles away. One great asset of Malawi is the people...friendly,happy,great service and reflected in lodge. Obviously not a 5 star hotel but great place to stay.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Reasonable hotel in suburb
Reasonable hotel. Different types of rooms. Some room with kitchen. Friendly staff. Lokation is in suburb but close to new city center

10/10 Excellent

Mikael

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Hyggelig lodge I area 10
Fantastisk Lodge i area 10 I Lilongwe, meget venligt personale, aldrig nogen problemer. Jeg havde et fantastisk ophold, maden var veltilberedt, aircon og tv virkede, komfur og et lille køleskab gjorde det lettere at få hverdagen til at fungere.
Stayed 18 nights in Nov 2023

6/10 Okay

Emil Bruneau

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2019

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
No bar!
No bar, no joy.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2019

10/10 Excellent

Sunniva Lilleberg

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Rent hotell og hyggelige ansatte
Vi hadde ett fint opphold på Annies Lodge. De ordnet frokost når vi kom for å spise; egg, pølse og bønner i tomatsaus. Middag kunne vi bestille når vi følte for det, de hadde en meny med forskjellige retter, veldig god mat. Den ene dagen var de tom for kylling og chambo, men det hadde ikke noe å si, siden det var flere retter å velge mellom. De som jobbet der var veldig gjestestue og høflige personer. Jeg vil anbefale ett opphold på Annies. NB! Trenger transport for å komme inn til byen.