Lakeside Hotel

"I have never written a review like this, but people need to be warned. We booked this hotel largely because of the pool and lakeside location. When we arrived, not only was the pool unusable, but there was no wifi, our room had no air conditioning, there was little to no protection from the insane amount of bugs invading our room, and the shower didn't drain. The rooms are not even close to being worth the price they charge and were clearly neglected after many years of little maintenance. We reported everything immediately. The next morning, the manager responded with excuses and even tried to shift the blame onto us. After a heated argument, they reluctantly agreed to refund our second night so we could leave. However, they claimed to not have any cash and the only option was to wait until Monday morning. We didn't have enough cash to pay for an alternative on Saturday evening, so we had to head back to Lilongwe. The weekend was ruined. The owners live in Lilongwe and clearly don't care enough to invest ANY money back into the hotel. Absolutely zero maintenance or customer service training. The best thing about this hotel is the incredible photographer who took the pictures you can see on Google Maps! By the way, those pictures are like 10 years old. Very misleading. Avoid this place. There are far better options."

Safari Beach Lodge

"Fantastic lodge to spend a relaxing couple of days. Beautiful surroundings and comfortable and very clean rooms. Great view over the lake where you see the boats from the nearby fisher’s village. What also makes this place unique is the welcoming atmosphere, created by the staff!"

Blue Waters by Serendib

"The experience from checking in the gentleman’s attitude and finding our room not ready then waiting for lunch and the service also being terrible. Food came from the kitchen not covered and the orders were mixed up. They gave us left over salad instead of coleslaw as the meal we ordered stated. Then breakfast was another terrible experience. We ordered the eggs with the chef (Vincent) to make for us and when he finished he was just screaming to us to come collect ourselves and the eggs were all burned. The wifi and tv never worked until we checked out. We really appreciated the guy on the Saturday who was very helpful , he looks after the pool etc.."

Main Stream Beach Villa

"Such a beautiful place with a nice lake view,the stuff is so welcoming and the owner is so friendly."

Sunbird Waterfront

"We had a great time at Sunbird Waterfront in Salima during our team building and end of year party in December 2025. We enjoyed great services from everyone working with the hotel. The environment, bedrooms, conference facilities were great. The food was amazing. The lake view was refreshing."

Kambiri Beach Resort

"This is so beautiful lake front resort for family’s and friends .very large beach front with massive spaces and so much of nature and huge lands spaces-we enjoyed big and massive agriculture project and massive resort never seen in Malawi , the biggest Swming pool ever come a cross in lake Malawi truly massive and you never regret.. Excellent food varieties/ very good Indian food and Malawian food massive large landscaping to work around and foot-cycles available to ride around the resort and free of charge. Very attentive staff specially in Swming pool, The swimming pool attendants are very attentive and keep Swming pool very clean and tidy at all times, our kids love the place. Rooms are very clean and tidy never expected the quality and well kept, swimming pool bar surrounded by three different size of pools and we salute for thus concept.. Supervisors and management always around, thanks for front office peter zunduwe for his specials attention for our needs and thanks for all team members for continued care and service rendered to us. Thanks kambiri keep it up…"

Sigelege Beach Resort

Silver Sands Holiday Resort

"I love the place, very satisfying 😍😍😍 The rooms are beautiful and the service is massive. They have friendly staff😍😍😍"

Sunbird Livingstonia Beach

"I stayed here for 13 nights on business in October. Being in my own I was concerned but I need not have worried. I was welcomed from the word go. It’s a very safe hotel with security visible and not once did I feel unsafe. The staff to guest ratio is high and so there is always someone to help it look after you and are very willing to do so. The food is what you would expect from a hotel of this quality. The beach is lovely and the staff are so flexible they serve you there even at night."